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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.

Upcoming December Events

November 27, 2009 Featured

St. Nicholas Day Festivities On Saturday evening, Dec. 5, St. Athanasius will begin our parish celebration of the Feast of St. Nicholas.  Our Vigil service for the feast starts at 6:30pm and will include special hymns concerning this giant of a saint.  On Sunday morning, St. Nicholas Day itself, we …

Fall Events at St. Athanasius

October 7, 2009 Featured

3rd Annual Fall Lecture Series This year, our Fall Lecture Series focuses on “The Forgotten Church: Early Christian Answers to Today’s Questions.”  Mark your calendars for our second talk in our Lecture Series, Wednesday evening, Nov. 11, at 7pm.  Fr. Justin Patterson, pastor of …

History in the Making

Pardon our Dust (literally)!

July 14, 2009 Featured

As we get ready to head into a new liturgical and school year, our parish has decided to do some serious improvements in our chapel and fellowship spaces at 926 S. Main St.  (We want to focus special attention on our current space in the light of the fact that we will soon be starting …

Worship: the Heartbeat of our Lives

May 13, 2009 Featured

In the Gospels, it is written that all of the teachings of the Law and the Prophets can be hung on two broad commandments: loving God with all our heart, mind, and soul and loving our neighbor as ourselves.  Too often, in our day, Christians seek to fulfill “love” by merely being …

Feast of St. Athanasius Events

April 28, 2009 Featured

Friday, May 1, at 6:30pm: Vigil for St. Athanasius Saturday, May 2, at 9am: Divine Liturgy for St. Athanasius Please note that BOTH of these services will be served in the church on Main St.  Due to inclement weather forecast for this week and weekend, we will not be serving our patronal cycle on …

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

April 19, 2009 Featured

We welcome everybody to continue praying with us as we celebrate the joy of what we Orthodox call “bright Week,” the festal week that follows Pascha Sunday, the Feast of Feasts in the Orthodox Church–the Day of Christ’s Holy Resurrection.  On this week, we offer the following …

Holy Week & Pascha 2009: Pray with us!

April 3, 2009 Featured

Note that Orthodox Pascha (Easter) falls one week after Easter in the Western churches. Schedule of Services (for more information see sidebar) Friday, April 17, 6:30pm: Matins for Holy Saturday (1 1/2 hr) Saturday, April 18, 9am: Liturgy for Holy Saturday (2 1/2 hr) special Holy Saturday meal …

An Evening Discussion: Our Holy Week Journey

March 25, 2009 Featured

For Orthodox Christians, the highlight of our worshiping year remains Holy Week, which culminates in the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ on what we call Pascha (Passover).  During this sacred week, Orthodox Christians may spend as much as 30 hours in Church services and many other hours in …

Keeping the Fast with Joy: Come Pray with Us!

March 10, 2009 Featured

The St. Athanasius community invites you to pray with us as we continue our Lenten journey to the Pascha of our Lord (Easter)!  Throughout Lent, our basic schedule remains: 6pm Wednesdays: Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts (with Lenten Meal) 7am Fridays: Lenten Matins 6:30pm Saturdays: Vigil (Vespers …

Entering Great Lent: Pray with Us!

February 27, 2009 Featured

Great Lent–rather than being a time of joylessness or mere deprivation-remains chiefly a time to celebrate the awesome reality that the Lord calls us to Himself.  We are not called to remain as we are, but to “remember Sion” and return to the promised Land of sinlessness and joy.  …

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It's high summer at St. Athanasius as we prepare for the Lord's Day cycle. Join us for Saturday Vigil at 630pm. Confessions follow at 730pm. The Sunday Liturgy begins at 930am with Fellowship Hour following. ... See MoreSee Less

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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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