On April 8, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Petrozavodsk hosted a clergy meeting of the ELCIR Karelian and Northern Deaneries with the participation of ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev. The meeting gathered senior pastors of the congregations in Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga, Pitkyaranta, Läskelä, Rabocheostrovsk, Segezha, Sodder, Sortavala as well as workers … [Read more...]
Workers of ELCIR Headquarters and Bishop Laptev Visit Congregation of Moscow
Workers of the ELCIR Headquarters from St. Petersburg and Bishop Laptev visited Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Moscow on March 26-27, 2021. On Saturday, March 27, the bishop co-celebrated a communion service where he preached a sermon. The worship service was followed by informal fellowship. Bishop Laptev discussed with the congregants the … [Read more...]
ELCIR Events Calendar for March 2021
March 12-14 – Children & youth servant course. March 13 – Zoom meeting for children & youth servants to discuss ideas for celebrating Easter. Start at 1 p.m. (MSK) March 15-26 – The Initial Theological Course (dogmatics, liturgics, church history, missiology) at the Theological Institute. Live streams planned. March 18 – Bishop’s … [Read more...]
EXCERPTS FROM THE DECISIONS OF THE ELCIR SYNODAL COUNCIL OF JANUARY 29, 2021
- Appoint Pastor Ivan Hutter deputy chairman of the Synodal Council. - Pastor Mikhail Ivanov was elected chairman of the ELCIR Headquarters Collegium, Business Manager Aleksandr Smirnov was elected deputy chairman. - The composition of the Bishop’s Council shall include Deans by virtue of their position, ELCIR Chief Secretary, TICI … [Read more...]
Update on the work of the ELCIR Headquarters
Telephone: Incoming calls to the Headquarters phone no. +7 (812) 312-83-39 can now be forwarded to the mobile phone of secretary Nina Savolainen and head of the Diaconal Dept. Aleksandr Smirnov. We do our best to keep in touch with our congregations. If you hear a forwarding message (or strange sounds), please wait a little and your call will be … [Read more...]