A new charitable coffeehouse was opened next to St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg on June 15, 2022. Special Coffeehouse is a project of the Anna Pomogayet charity cluster in The Church of Ingria. Alumni of orphanages in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast receive hands-on training and employment as personnel of the coffeehouse. Part … [Read more...]
Saratov Lutheran Church joins in with celebration of Peter the Great
On June 9, 2022, in Saratov, Rev. Dean Olav Panchu of the ELCIR Volga Deanery represented The ELCIR at the opening of festivities on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of Czar Peter the Great. The ceremony was held in Pyotr Pervy [Peter I] Square recently created in the city and rallied religious leaders, scholars, workers of culture, artists, … [Read more...]
Skvoritsy Lutheran Church holds organ recital, renews folk museum
On June 6, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Skvoritsy, Leningrad Oblast, held an organ recital. Following the recital, the church members and guests of the church including the administration head of Pudostskoye Rural Settlement exchanged impressions during a coffee & Karelian pasties reception in the church and saw the renewed display of the … [Read more...]
Koltushi mercy home resident presents her handicraft to public
On Saturday May 28, 2022, Yekaterina who is a resident of the ELCIR mercy home in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, presented her work at “Seniors in Town,” a festival which was held in the Mikhailovsky Garden, St. Petersburg. Congratulations on the remarkable premiere! Residents of the ELCIR mercy homes are able to pursue their hobbies and … [Read more...]
Young Velmema church members reach out with Gospel in song
During the Long Night of Museums on May 21, 2022, Yekaterina Wilhelm and Ivan Potyanov, members of Velmema Lutheran Church in Saransk, Mordovia, held a lecture recital at the Erzia Museum of Visual Arts in Saransk. Before each of the songs they performed, they talked about the Heavenly Jerusalem, the imagery of the evangelists, the apostolic … [Read more...]
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