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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.

Community Open Event: Exploring Great Lent

February 19, 2009 Featured

While Great Lent remains a great mystery to most Americans (including American Christians), from the first centuries of the early Church, the forty day period preceding Pascha (Easter) was considered an integral part of Christian life.   As we prepare to enter into the season of of Lent, St. …

Project Lazarus: Feeding the Hungry

January 8, 2009 Featured

Free Bread Every Sunday 1pm-2pm We are pleased to announce that beginning Sunday, January 18, St. Athanasius Orthodox mission is launching Project Lazarus Bread Ministry.  Partnering with Panera Bread Co.–which is generously providing the bread–we will be offering free bread to all who …

“When Thou, O Lord, wast Baptized…”

January 2, 2009 Featured

The Great Feast of Theophany (sometimes called Epiphany) is upon us!  The word Theophany indicates, in Greek, the appearance of God Himself among us.  In the life of the Orthodox Christian Church, this feast of Theophany remains second only to Pascha (Easter) in importance–because now Christ …

Come Worship the Incarnate Savior with Us!

December 18, 2008 Featured

In the coming week, our parish begins its celebration of what some have called the Winter Pascha–the dual feasts of Nativity of our Lord in the Flesh (Dec. 25) and Theophany (Jan. 6). In the cases of both feasts, however, the feasts themselves never stand alone. Leading up to Nativity, we keep …

Are you really sold out for God?

November 22, 2008 Featured

A Glimpse into the World of Orthodox Monasticism Have you ever wondered why someone would become a monk?  Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a nun?  If you have ever asked these questions or wondered what it means to be “sold out” to Christ, you are invited to spend an evening …

St. Athanasius Annual Clothing Drive & Giveaway

November 6, 2008 Featured

The coat hanging in your closet belongs to the man who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the man who has no shoes. You do wrong to everyone you could help, but fail to help. –St. Basil of Caesaria in Cappadocia (AD 330-370) St. Athanasius Chapel On Saturday, November 22, …

Fall Lecture Series: Part 3

October 23, 2008 Featured

So far this fall, we have welcomed two of our four fall lecturers. On September 24, Architect Thomas Smith delivered the first lecture on Orthodox Church Architecture. Click here for an audio of Thomas’ talk entitled “Orthodox Architecture as an Encounter of the Kingdom.” On …

2006 Fall Lecture Series

October 3, 2008 Featured

Our Fall Lecture Series got off to a grand start with Part 1 of our series, given by Architect Thomas Smith of Lexington, on Wednesday evening, September 24.   In presenting his multimedia talk on Orthodox Architecture, Thomas was able to draw not only from his rich experience worshiping in the …

Foreclosure Seminar: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 7:30pm

September 26, 2008 Featured

This Tuesday evening at 7:30pm, St. Athanasius Orthodox Church is hosting a free seminar on Foreclosure.  While the theme sounds a little heavy–if not depressing for many people struggling with money–Foreclosure Attorney Scott Pennington will walk us through: 1.  What Foreclosure is. 2.  …

Fall Lecture Series 2008: Architect Thomas Smith

September 13, 2008 Featured

2008 Series Theme: Encountering the Kingdom, Part 1 of 4 7:30pm, Wednesday, September 24 (Childcare provided) For our first installation of our 2008 Fall Lecture Series, we welcome Architect Thomas Smith, a long-term member of St. Michael’s Orthodox Church in Louisville. Thomas is an associate …

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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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