Catching up on some early May news. . . On May 8, 2021, a team from Annenkirche (St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg) traveled to Palekh, Ivanovo Oblast, to attend the inauguration of an art center. While there, the pastor of the church Rev. Raskatov participated in the roundtable discussion “The Future of Palekh” with leading Russian … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Attends City Governor’s Annual Report Presentation
On May 12, 2021, Governor of St. Petersburg Aleksandr Beglov spoke to St. Petersburg’s Legislative Assembly presenting a report on the work of the City Government in 2020. The report had two parts: “The Pandemic” and “The Development of St. Petersburg.” The Governor also shared about strategic tasks for 2021. The governor’s annual report … [Read more...]
Voronezh Lutherans Clean Up Historical Church Campus As City Provides Tools
On May 8, 2021, St. Mary's Lutheran Congregation of Voronezh in collaboration with the city’s administration organized a volunteer clean-up near the Lutheran church. For the time being, the ELCIR congregation in Voronezh has to rent its space, however the church members see it as their duty to keep the land in good order around the building … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Attends V-Day Military Parade, Shares Photos
Bishop Laptev has shared some of the photos he took as he watched the military parade in Palace Square, St. Petersburg, on Victory Day, May 9, 2021. “And many nations shall come, and say: ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.’ For out … [Read more...]
Moscow Pastors Pay Homage to Fallen Soviet WW2 Soldiers
On May 8, 2021, before Victory Day in Russia, the pastors of the ELCIR congregations in Moscow and representatives of other religious organizations participated in the laying of a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a war memorial dedicated to the Soviet soldiers killed during World War II and located in the Alexander Gardens adjacent to the … [Read more...]
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