On September 10, 2021, ELCIR Pastor Fyodor Sidorenko performed a short music recital and taught a master class in pizza making for the residents of the temporary housing facility in Essoila, Karelia. During the recital, personnel and residents sang songs to the guitar about peace, love, and God. Also, Pastor Fyodor extemporized a music quiz, … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev updates on ELCIR 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...]
The Ark Exhibition closes at St. Anne’s
From June 22 through September 5, 2021, St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg, otherwise known as Annenkirche, held an exhibition entitled “The Ark.” The exhibition had 65,000 visitors and provided 842 excursions where the guides shared about the Old Testament story of the righteous man Noah and his salvation and the Sacrament of Holy … [Read more...]
St. Michael’s Church remembers Siege victims
On September 8, 2021, St. Michael’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg held an outdoor ceremony commemorating the victims of the Siege of Leningrad by the German Nazi troops which began on September 8, 1941. Its death toll among civilians is ca. 1 million people who died mostly from starvation. Standing near the building which served as a Vitamin … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev takes part in SPIRF 21
ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev took part in the St. Petersburg International Religious Forum (SPIRF 21) on September 7, 2021. The topic of the rally was Spiritual Activities in the Times of the Pandemic. St. Petersburg Governor Aleksandr Beglov attended the opening ceremony. In his speech, he noted that by hosting the forum St. Petersburg confirms … [Read more...]
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