On October 16-17, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, hosted a meeting of youth leaders from the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. Yelena Tatti, instructor with the ELCIR Children & Youth Department, facilitated seminars about the personality and spiritual life of the youth leader and interactive methods of holding Bible … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s Church Hosts Seminar
On September 18, 2021, St. Mary's Cathedral Church in St. Petersburg hosted a seminar for congregational servants entitled "Don't Let Yourself Dry Out!" Together with Pastor Mikhail Ivanov, the group studied the letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor from the Book of Revelation and talked about spiritual dangers church servants might face … [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...]
ELCIR Events Calendar for September 2021
September 3 – Online meeting for Sunday school teachers. Beginning of school year. Organizer: ELCIR Children & Youth Department. Start at 6:30 pm. September 4 – Diaconal seminar at Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia. Organizer: ELCIR Diaconal Department. Start at 11 am September 7 – Bishop Laptev participates in St. Petersburg … [Read more...]
Confirmation Training 2021
Thanks be to God! Yesterday, the annual youth meeting in Koltushi ended in a Confirmation Festival! Cordial thanks to the workers of the Children & Youth Department, volunteers, instructors, parents, and everyone involved! We wish the new church members from Izhevsk, Yoshkar-Ola, Kazan, Koltushi, Moscow (Sts. Peter and Paul Congregation), Perm, … [Read more...]
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