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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.

2010 Fall Lecture Series – The Orthodox Experience in America

September 26, 2010 Featured

St. Athanasius is now in the midst of our annual Fall Lecture Series.  Our talks this year are centered around the theme of Orthodox Christianity in America.  Each presenter, including all of our local Lexington priests, will discuss the history of his particular church body, the key moments of …

Mid-September Events

September 21, 2010 Featured

Special Talk on Music in Judaism and the Early Church This coming Wednesday evening, our parish is hosting a scholar from Russia, Dr. Yelena Kolyada, author of the award-winning 2009 book A Compendium of Musical Instruments and Instrumental Terminology in the Bible. Dr. Kolyada is considered an …

September 1st: the Crown of the Year

August 30, 2010 Featured

It’s our Ecclesiastical New Year, but you will not see any fireworks.  It quietly comes once a year in September so that members of the Orthodox Faith can again experience, participate, and remember the 12 Great Feasts of our Church.  This succession of feasts allows us to live the life of …

July Events in our Parish

June 25, 2010 Featured

Summer months often seem rather uneventful.  Our children are out of school and families focus on traveling for vacations.   We here at St. Athanasius receive many vacationing visitors in our midst.  However, Church life continues even in times of rest. During July in addition to our regular …

Christ is Risen! ??????? ????????!

April 4, 2010 Featured

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!   — Troparion for Pascha We welcome everyone to pray with us as we celebrate the joy of what we Orthodox call “Bright Week,” the festal week that follows Pascha …

Pascha: The Feast of Feasts

March 22, 2010 Featured

Holy Week and Paschal Services We invite Kentuckians to visit us at this most sacred time of the year. Holy Week and Bright Week, which is the first  week of the Paschal celebration, constitute the very heart of the year for Orthodox Christians.  “Taste and see that the Lord is good!” …

Great Lent 2010

February 3, 2010 Featured

A pastoral note from Fr. Justin on Great Lent: Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For some people, the word “Lent” occasionally conjures up images of deprivation, guilt, and sadness. But if I may boldly borrow from St. Paul: “Brethren, this ought not to be so!” Too often in our …

Season of Theophany 2010

January 2, 2010 Featured

House Blessings One of the features of Orthodoxy Christian piety is our custom of an annual blessing of each person’s home during the season of Theophany (extended practically to most of January).  By inviting the priest to enter our homes, we implicitly are inviting Christ into the space …

Nativity and New Year Services

December 20, 2009 Featured

Nativity Services: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 7am: Matins of the Forefeast (1hr) Wednesday, Dec. 23, 6:30pm: Vespers of the Forefeast (45 min) Thursday, Dec. 24, 8am: Royal Hours (1.5 hr) Thursday, Dec. 24, 11:30am: Vesperal Liturgy (2.5 hr) Thursday, Dec. 24, 6:30pm: Vigil for Nativity (2 hr) Friday, Dec. …

December News and Events

December 11, 2009 Featured

Renovations and Iconostasis Completed By the grace of God, with a generous grant from the Diocese of the South of the OCA, and with much effort by dozens of committed parishioners, St. Athanasius completed renovations on our church facility in South Nicholasville.  Fr. Justin Patterson led the …

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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
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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.

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