On September 26, 2020, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted a warm meeting of the Karelian Deanery. The event gathered around 60 people from the congregations in Derevyanka, Kondopoga, Olonets, Petrozavodsk, Rabocheostrovsk, Segezha, Sodder, Sortavala, Tyrö Congregation, Chalny as well as students from the … [Read more...]
Toksovo Church Members Visit in Karelia
This past weekend, a small group of church members from Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, visited the Congregation in Vidlitsa, Karelia. The group went mushrooming and berry-picking in a forest, read the Bible, prayed together, and enjoyed a sauna. On Sunday, September 13, they attended the divine service in Olonets and on the way back they stopped to … [Read more...]
Outing in Petrozavodsk
On September 12, 2020, the Holy Spirit Congregation in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, organized an outdoor outing. Men, women, and kids had a great social time together, checked their knowledge of Scripture and the Catechism, and had a picnic! Thank you everybody for helping and joining in, and we hope such get-togethers become a good tradition! Source … [Read more...]
Vårsol Hosts Children’s Retreat
Since August 28, 2020, Vårsol/Vesenneye solntse Social Village in Taitsy, Leningrad Oblast, has been holding children’s Christian retreat The Sea Journey. On the first day, the children went on a journey with Noah. They learned how long his ark was, how many animals were aboard, and how long the flood lasted. The day included outdoor games, Bible … [Read more...]
Family Retreat in Uralic Deanery, August 11-13, 2020
By Natalia Antipova, family ministry coordinator, Church of Ingria Iglino, a village not far from Ufa, Bashkortostan, was the location of a family retreat where the couple Sergei and Veronika Kochetkov warmly welcomed us in their house. The head of the household opened the retreat. On the first day, we discussed how and in what order God … [Read more...]