The theme of the Long Night of Museums at the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, on May 21, 2022 was Czar Peter the Great (1672—1725), an older contemporary of J. S. Bach (1685-1750). “It is known that sometimes Peter visited Lutheran churches on worship days and even sang spiritual songs there,” — Olga Kurilo, Lyuterane v Rossii, XVI-XX … [Read more...]
Kazan Christians read Bible out loud publicly, give away Bibles
For seven years, St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Kazan, Tatarstan, has taken part in a public reading of the Bible out loud before Christmas and Easter. On April 23, 2022, Pastor Anatoli Pogasiy also participated in this interdenominational project. Part of the project was free distribution of Bibles provided by The Gideons International. The … [Read more...]
Lutheran volunteers share Easter joy at children’s home in Cheboksary
On April 23, 2022, volunteers from the Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, brought Easter greetings to the children at the Cheboksary Social Rehabilitation Center for Minors run by the Ministry of Labor of the Chuvash Republic. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Ordained and lay church servants reach out to nursing home in Pitkyaranta
On April 20, 2022, Senior Pastor Oleg Menaker of the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta, Karelia, and Olga Smirnova visited a nursing home in Pitkyaranta, a branch of Karelia’s state-run Integrated Social Service Center, and shared the Good News of Easter with its residents. Their next meeting is scheduled for May. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
ELCIR launches website for church musicians!
In commemoration of the Lutheran “Urkantor” Johann Walter (1496-1570) in April, web designer Vladimir Miroshnik made a template for the Church of Ingria’s website devoted to music https://music.elci.ru/ During May, the website will be filling with content. Currently, we’re working on the Congregations section which will feature … [Read more...]
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