From April 1-3, 2022, Rev. Andrei Antonov, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia, and some of the church members visited a sister congregation in Finland—the Lutheran Church of Virrat. On the way, they also visited their church’s old friends—former senior pastor Rev. Antero Paananen in Pieksämäki and Rev. Jussi Pitkänen in … [Read more...]
Live or recorded streams on Sunday, April 10, 2022
PALM SUNDAY Topic: The Triumph of the King’s Humble Way 10:00 Worship service at the Congregation of Kalevala: https://vk.com/marian_kirkko_kalevala10:30 Worship service in Finnish at St. Mary’s Cathedral of St. Petersburg: https://vk.com/stmariaspb10:30 Sermon at Velmema Lutheran Congregation of Saransk: https://vk.com/lutersaransk11:00 Worship … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev meets with Protestant church leaders
On April 6, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Laptev attended the 92nd session of the Advisory Council of the Heads of Protestant Churches in Russia. “Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.” (Prov. 15:22, ESV) Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Students of Christianity visit Feodorovsky Cathedral in St. Petersburg
On April 6, 2022, students of the Basics of Christian Faith course from St. Anne’s Lutheran Church, St. Petersburg, went on an excursion to Feodorovsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Parish priest Fr. Aleksandr Sorokin shared about the history of the church and its careful restoration after it housed a dairy factory in the Soviet … [Read more...]
Aleksei Lozhkin ordained as deacon
On April 5, 2022, Aleksei Lozhkin, coworker of the ELCIR Children & Youth Department, intramural ELCIR Theological Institute student, was ordained into the Office of Deacon during a student worship service at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. The rite of ordination was performed by ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev assisted by ELCIR St. … [Read more...]
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