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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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July at St. Athanasius

With the glorious seasons of Pascha, Pentecost (Holy Trinity,) and the Apostles’ Fast behind us, we now enter July, which is one of the quietest months of the year, liturgically. Yet it is in these “normal days” of the post-Pentecost period that the real measure of our spiritual life unfolds. To that end, our parish family invites you to visit St. Athanasius this summer. We have parishioners from across 10 Kentucky counties, including Lexington-Fayette and beyond! You can learn more about making an in-person visit to St. Athanasius here. You can also take a peek inside our church by checking our our parish YouTube channel. Check out our “hard copy” July 2026 calendar below and remember that our google calendar is here (and you can import it into your own calendars if you wish.) As is typical in traditional Orthodox Christianity, there are many services each week beyond our Sunday Liturgy–even during this relatively quiet month.

For those in (or close to) Madison County or south of Richmond, we invite you to consider a visit our St. Nina Mission (213 Pauline Drive #5, Berea, KY,) which helps extend the reach of the Orthodox Faith along the I-75 corridor & Wilderness Trail. We are drawing people from Somerset, London, Corbin, and beyond. We are now serving weekly Tuesday & Saturday night services at 630pm plus a monthly Sunday Liturgy. Again, see our mission website for details.

Below is a collection of photos June 2026, showing the full range of liturgical, educational, missional, and social life in our parish. We hope these photos and the depth of our Faith inspire you to visit St. Athanasius Orthodox Church and/or our St. Nina Mission! If you have questions about our calendar or any aspect of our Faith or parish life, please reach out to our associate priest Fr. Giorgi at fr.giorgi@bluegrassorthodox.org.

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April 3, 2018 News

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Bulletin April 1, 2018

March 29, 2018 News

Entrance Into Jerusalem / Palm Sunday Today’s Readings: Phil. 4:4-9 John 12:1-18 Welcome to our Divine Liturgy for Palm Sunday as we remember Jesus’ Entrance into Jerusalem that begins Holy Week leading into Great & Holy Pascha! Bridegroom Matins introduces us to Holy Week will be held each …

Holy Week & Pascha 2018

March 28, 2018 Featured

If you ask an Orthodox Christian which days are most special, you are bound to get either “Holy Week” or “Pascha.” Over the course of the next two weeks, we celebrate the Passion Week and the Paschal Week–with the Feast of Feasts, Pascha, being located at the very …

Bulletin March 25, 2018

March 23, 2018 News

  5th Sunday of Great Lent: St. Mary of Egypt Today is also the Feast Day of Annunciation of the Most-Holy Theotokos (always on March 25) and is one of two days during Lent (also Palm Sunday) that we are permitted to eat fish. Final Evening Presanctified Liturgy (&Lenten Meal) is served on …

Bulletin March 18, 2018

March 16, 2018 News

4th Sunday of Great Lent /  St. John of the Ladder Today’s Readings: Heb.6:13-20 Mark 9:17-31 Presanctified Liturgy will be served at 6:15pm on Wednesday, March 21 (followed by the Lenten meal w/readings) and also on Friday the 23rd at 11am. Only 3 more opportunities for Presanctified service after …

Lenten Retreat 2018 with Fr. Stephen Freeman

March 13, 2018 News

“Providence & the Fire of God” On Saturday, March 3, our parish family at St. Athanasius welcomed one of our “parish founding fathers,” Archpriest Stephen Freeman, back to the Bluegrass. Fr. Stephen led our day retreat in two sessions on the theme of “Providence …

Bulletin March 11, 2018

March 9, 2018 News

3rd Sunday of Great Lent–Sunday of the Cross Today’s Readings: Heb.4:14-5:6 Mark 8:34-9:1 Presanctified Liturgy will be served at 6:15pm on Wednesday, March 14. Join us in a soup & salad meal following Liturgy as we read from the book, Everyday Saints. A second Presanctified Liturgy will …

Great Lent Continues

March 8, 2018 Featured

We are glad you are visiting our parish website! We invite you to join us for any of our upcoming services leading up to our most sacred time: Holy Week and the Pascha of our Lord!  Our parish’s master booklet for Great Lent and Holy Week can be found here. If you prefer to view our schedule …

One Very American Story

March 8, 2018 News

In 2017, Katerina Huffman interviewed Father Justin Patterson, pastor of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She asked him a series of questions on behalf of “Foma” (“Thomas”) magazine, a Russian-language journal that tells stories of faith and attempts especially to engage …

Bulletin March 4, 2018

March 2, 2018 News

Today we enter the 2nd Sunday of Great Lent known as the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas. Today’s Readings: Heb. 1:10-2:3 Mark 2:1-12 Presanctified Liturgy will be served at 6:15pm on Wednesday, March 7. Join us in a soup & salad meal following Liturgy as we read from the book, Everyday Saints. A …

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In September, we will have 5 open parish council seats to fill (with 3 members standing for re-election.) We invite parishioners to contemplate nominating solid candidates to serve a 3-year term. What is the parish council about and what qualities should be sought in a parish council member?

According to our bylaws and the general OCA tradition, the parish council is the executive body that works with the parish priest in administering the parish. Both the priest and the council itself function under the archpastoral care of the ruling bishop of the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America. According to the Statute of the Orthodox Church in America and the Uniform Parish Bylaws of the Diocese of the South, the parish council consists of the rector of the parish, any full-time clergy, and a certain number of elected lay members -- 7 in our case -- from whom are chosen the parish warden, the parish secretary, and the parish treasurer (the officers.) Any attached clergy are allowed by statute to be part of the council ex officio, should they wish to participate in council meetings.

The parish council members are elected from among parishioners of our parish community. Parishioners who meet the following criteria are able to be nominated for service on the parish council:

He or or she is an Orthodox Christian for at least 3 years and a full member of the parish for at least one year.

He or she is at least 18 years of age.

He or she makes Confession regularly in the parish (or elsewhere with the explicit blessing of the rector.)

He or she receives Holy Communion regularly in the parish.

He or she is a tithing or pledging member of the parish.

He or she is engaged in some kind of service/support within the parish.

He or she receives the blessing of the rector to be considered for nomination.

Accordion to the Statute of the Orthodox Church in America, the parish council is responsible (collectively) to:

Exercise fiduciary responsibility for the Parish;

Implement within its competence the decisions of the Annual Parish Meeting (also called the Assembly,) the Diocesan Authority, and the All-American Council;

Formulate, implement, and direct stewardship programs;

Oversee implementation of the budget adopted by the APM;

Authorize any fundraising activity within the Parish;

Manage, inventory, and maintain Parish properties, both real and personal;

Regulate use of Parish facilities;

Maintain and verify the official roster of the Parish’s general and voting membership;

Oversee and regularly receive reports from Parish ministries and organizations;

Prepare reports on aspects of Parish life within its competence for the annual Parish Assembly;

Propose an annual budget for consideration at the APM; and

Set a date and propose an agenda for all Parish Assemblies.

In addition, our parish council often serves as a vital sounding board for our rector as he carries out the responsibilities assigned to him, including determining the church schedule, setting a vision for the parish, and navigating a host of practical questions that come up through the course of the year.

When a parish council member is installed, he or she makes the following pledge:

To zealously, honestly, voluntarily, with diligence and fear of God, fulfill the duties of my office, according to the requirements of the Statute of the Orthodox Church in America, the Uniform Parish By-laws of our Diocese and the traditions of our parish,

To uphold not personal interests but the Glory of God,

To support the welfare of the holy Church and to seek salvation,

To attend to the welfare, the cleanliness, and the adornment of the holy temple,

To uphold the pursuit of peace, tranquility, and brotherly Christian love among the parishioners of our Church.

For those interested in serving or nominating someone to stand for election, please reach out to the rector to begin that process.
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We are a parish of the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), under the archpastoral care of his grace, the right reverend Alexander, Bishop of Dallas and the South. We are the first OCA parish in Kentucky. We are located in the heart of the bluegrass region just outside Lexington.

Saint Athanasius Orthodox Church
100 Lime Lane
Nicholasville, KY 40356
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Priest Justin Patterson
Church: (859) 881-8144
Cell: (859) 361-2823
E-mail Fr. Justin

We are a parish of the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), under the archpastoral care of his grace, the right reverend ALEXANDER, Bishop of Dallas and the South. We are the first OCA parish in Kentucky. We are located in the heart of the bluegrass region just outside Lexington.

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