By invitation of the Roman Catholic archbishop Paolo Pezzi, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev participated in a discussion of the synodal process in the Roman Catholic Church. From June 15-16, 2022, the Roman Catholic Theological Seminary of St. Petersburg hosted a diocesan conference—“Communion, Participation, and Mission.” Bishop Laptev shared his … [Read more...]
Special coffeehouse opens in St. Petersburg
A new charitable coffeehouse was opened next to St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg on June 15, 2022. Special Coffeehouse is a project of the Anna Pomogayet charity cluster in The Church of Ingria. Alumni of orphanages in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast receive hands-on training and employment as personnel of the coffeehouse. Part … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral hosts White Nights festival
On June 10-11, 2022, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg hosted the White Nights 2022 youth festival. The young people meditated on passages from the Book of Revelation, sang and proclaimed Jesus Christ, fellowshipped and prayed. At night, they played an adventure game (a "quest") in the city, involving 5 teams. And in conclusion, … [Read more...]
Baptisms and confirmations at St. Anne
On Pentecost Sunday, June 5, 2022, St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg became 22 Lutherans stronger as 5 persons were baptized and 17 were confirmed! One of the newly baptized was Nikolai Raskatov, the father of the church’s senior pastor Yevgeni Raskatov, so that now their family has 3 generations of Lutherans. And it was the first … [Read more...]
Zelenogorsk Lutherans share church space with Roman Catholics
On June 5, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Zelenogorsk, St. Petersburg urban area, opened its doors for Roman Catholics to celebrate their first mass in Zelenogorsk in many years since the local Roman Catholic church was closed after WW2. With this gesture of friendship, ELCIR Lutherans reciprocated the favor of Roman Catholics in Pskov where the … [Read more...]
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