On December 6, 2021, St. Mary’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg had a festive worship service marking Finland’s Independence Day, December 6. Leading up to the celebration was a reception at the Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg on December 3. Many thanks to Consul General Mrs. Sannamaaria Vanamo for the opportunities to do … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev visits Krasnoyarsk
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’” Mt. 9:36-38 On December 5, 2021, Bishop … [Read more...]
Religious education organizations sign cooperation agreement
The Council for Protestant Education and the Scientific-Educational Theological Association (NOTA) have signed a cooperation agreement. ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev is on the Council’s board. Click here to read our earlier post about this. Photo credit: Institute of Religion and Policy … [Read more...]
Bishop Elect Salomäki returns Bishop Laptev’s greetings
On November 23, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria sent greetings to Bishop Elect Matti Salomäki who was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Lapua of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Bishop Salomäki has replied: “A warm thank you for your kind greetings and congratulations! “I hope we can continue to … [Read more...]
Church leaders meet with Governor’s liaison
On December, 2021, leaders and representatives of St. Petersburg’s traditional Christian denominations met with Vladimir Ivanov, chief of the Department for Relations with Religious Associations of St. Petersburg Governor’s Administration. They discussed current and future work together in 2022. Bishop Laptev represented The Church of … [Read more...]
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