From June 25-26, 2021, the Lutheran Church of Verkhny Suetuk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, held a Bible meeting for children. ELCIR Theological Institute student Vladimir Shilovski led the kids in a discussion of creation, the fall, and redemption. The Godly Play® method enables the child to immerse themselves in history and express their feelings after the … [Read more...]
Church of Novosibirsk Builds Own Organ Console, Enhances Music Ministry
Members of Christ the Savior Lutheran Church in Novosibirsk are enhancing their music ministry by using Hauptwerk® and their own God-given skills. Hauptwerk® is a computer program designed to allow the playback or live performance of pipe organ music using MIDI and recorded sound samples. With the multitude of regularly updated samples provided … [Read more...]
New Deacon is Ordained at Church of Koltushi
On June 20, 2021, at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, Bishop Laptev ordained Aleksandr Protasov into the Office of Deacon to serve St. Mary's Lutheran Church of Irkutsk in SE Siberia. "Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. They must hold the mystery of … [Read more...]
ELCIR Clergy Visit Roman Catholic Church in Ulan-Ude
While the clergymen of the ELCIR Siberian Deanery were in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, for a meeting, an ELCIR clergy delegation visited the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Congregation and was warmly welcomed by Bishop Kirill Klimovich, Ordinary of St. Joseph’s Diocese in Irkutsk, and Priest Adam Romanyuk, the congregation’s rector. Original … [Read more...]
Siberian Deanery Meets in Ulan-Ude
From June 10-13, 2021, the clergymen of the ELCIR Siberian Deanery gathered at the Congregation of Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, for fellowship and a series of seminars under the overarching topic “Faithfulness in Ministry.” For the ministers in Siberia it was a rare chance to meet all together with Bishop Ivan Laptev and Dean Ville Melanen. Rev. Juha … [Read more...]
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