ELCIR Family Work Coordinator Natalia Antipova will facilitate a seminar on marriage at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg on Saturday, April 24, 2021, from 11 am to 7 pm. Program: 11:00 Introductions. Prayer. 11:30 “Love is More than a Feeling.” Rev. Valeri and Natalia Antipov. 13:00 Lunch 14:00 “What Men (Women) Talk … [Read more...]
Church of Noviye Peski Hosts Families’ Meeting
On March 27, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Noviye Peski, Karelia, hosted a meeting of Christian families. Rev. Fyodor Sidorenko facilitated a discussion about love and the commandments. There were also family assignments on the Bible, song singing, and sports games. The lady chefs prepared a most delicious lunch and also everyone joined … [Read more...]
St. Petersburg Deanery Meets in Yukki
On March 9, 2021, Haapakangas Lutheran Congregation in Yukki, Leningrad Oblast, hosted a meeting of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery. Bishop Ivan Laptev talked about the life of the Church during the pandemic and about the implementation of the ELCIR development strategy, giving the examples of several congregations. Rev. Yevgeni Mikhailov, … [Read more...]
Churches Hold Children’s Artwork Contests & Displays
During the Christmas season which can last pretty long in our country , ELCIR churches have held children’s artwork contests and displays. Visit the VK page of the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, to see the artwork children sent in for an online contest. Visit St. Mary's Lutheran Cathedral at Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street 8a, St. … [Read more...]
Children Meet Up in Taytsy in Anticipation of Christmas
From December 11-13, 2020, Vesenneye Solntse (Vårsol) Social Village in Taytsy, Leningrad Oblast, hosted a children's Christian retreat entitled “Looking Forward to Christmas.” The social village in Taytsy was built through the support of Hjelp til Russland Foundation in 2009 for families with own and adopted children and has a chapel and guest … [Read more...]