On February 22, 2024, St. Petersburg State University hosted “Traditional Values and Images of the Future,” a conference of researchers and educators as part of the Int'l Interreligious Youth Forum. The following presentations came from the ELCIR Theological Institute: “Traditional Family Affections in Early Christian Hagiography … [Read more...]
Christian art park to be built at Vuoksa Hutor holiday camp
Students from the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, St. Petersburg, proposed house designs and land improvement plans for the camp. As they are not final, their plans will be changed and touched up. Originally, 2nd-year students of environmental design presented 13 design plans for selection. Five design sketches made it to the … [Read more...]
Anna Pomogayet Charity Cluster wins award
Anna Pomogayet Charity Cluster has won the Future of St. Petersburg–2024 award in the Charity Project of the Year category. Anna Pomogayet was established by St. Anne’s Lutheran church members in St. Petersburg in 2018. It operates a coffeehouse, a crisis aid center, and workshops where orphanage alumni can get new professional skills. The … [Read more...]
More baptisms and confirmations in ELCIR
February 4, 2024: Sofia, Dmitri, Olga, and Dmitri were baptized and 20 people were confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Annenkirche). Photos by Maria Vasilyeva. Svetlana was confirmed at the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan. Svetlana lives in Kaliningrad, however she wished to join the Church in Kazan. February … [Read more...]
“From the Passover to Easter”: exhibition at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church, St. Petersburg
From February 10 through May 19, 2024, St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Annenkirche) welcomes visitors to “From the Passover to Easter,” an exhibition about the history of the two related religious holidays. Once again, the church has been transformed with the help of 30 tons of sand, large-scale installations including the Old … [Read more...]
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