On October 30, 2021, Pastor Valeri and Natalia Antipov held the final session of the preparation for marriage course at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. Many thanks to Senior Pastor Mikhail Ivanov for his assistance in this activity! May the Lord bless our families and these young men and women who intend to be united in the holy bonds … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Visits Trilistnik Aid Project, Baptizes Child
On Sunday, October 10, 2021, Bishop Laptev visited Trilistnik Project (aid for women and children in crisis) and St. Elizabeth's Lutheran Congregation of Kronstadt, St. Petersburg. The bishop administered the Sacrament of Holy Baptism to young Semyon in the care of Trilistnik Project. The group extended birthday wishes to the young lector Denis who … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Updates on Uralic Deanery
Post by Bishop Laptev, September 9, 2021: Lately, in spite of the pandemic, the Lord has given me several opportunities to visit the congregations of our Uralic Deanery. It’s a vibrant part of our Church as it has new congregations in Izhevsk and Kirov and is seeing ministry starting in Ufa, Bashkortostan. Soon, if the Lord wills and we live, … [Read more...]
Family Retreat in Yoshkar-Ola
From August 27-29, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, held a family retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. Motto: “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:15, ESV). The large group discussed such topics as periods of marriage, feelings and how to discern them and the importance of talking about … [Read more...]
Fathers & Children Camping Trip Wraps Up
Fathers and children from the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery have wrapped up their traditional camping trip, enjoying fishing, baths, Bible conversations around a campfire, and a wonderful worship service on a Lake Ladoga skerry on August 15. Thanks be to God for all things! Photos Previous post about Day 1 … [Read more...]
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