Mikael Agricola Choir from Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, participated in Liki, an open interconfessional choir festival which was held for the 3rd time in St. Petersburg. The festival gathers appreciators of antique and modern liturgical and non-liturgical Christian music and involves church and secular musicians. … [Read more...]
Dean Hutter and Zerno Art Group director attend exhibition opening in St. Petersburg
On January 26, 2024, Rev. Dean Ivan Hutter of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery, and Svetlana Ivashkevich, director of Zerno Art Group, attended the inauguration of “The Hero City of Leningrad,” an exhibition project launched in connection with the 80th anniversary of the end of the Siege of Leningrad. The Siege of Leningrad was a prolonged … [Read more...]
Recent confirmations and a baptism
Praise God for these new members of our congregations: Tatiana and Grigori who were confirmed at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg on January 25, 2024! The Sunday of January 28 saw several confirmations at different ELCIR churches: Confirmation of Andrei at Velmema Lutheran Church of Saransk, … [Read more...]
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was celebrated internationally from January 18-25, 2024. The prayer week is annually coordinated by the World Council of Churches, with participation by its member Churches. Russia has participated in the week’s prayers since the 1990’s. On January 20, St. Nicholas’ Lutheran Church of Gatchina, … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev attends 32nd Int’l Christmastide Education Lecture
On January 24, 2024, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended the plenary meeting of the 32nd International Christmastide Education Lecture—“Orthodoxy and the Nation’s Culture: Losses and Gains of the Past, a Vision of the Future.” Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ presided over the meeting which took place at the State Kremlin Palace in … [Read more...]
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