A group of ELCIR church members from St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Church and St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg visited Trilistnik Children’s Shelter in Kronstadt, St. Petersburg metropolitan area, on February 19, 2022. They brought treats, gifts, clothes, and toys. They met Aleksandr Smirnov and Yelena Stoyanova running the aid … [Read more...]
Charities Meet in St. Petersburg
On February 9, 2022, Aleksandr Smirnov, director of the Trilistnik Project of The Church of Ingria, attended a meeting of specialists from St. Petersburg's crisis centers for women with children and from shelters. The meeting took place at Roditelsky Most Charity Foundation, St. Petersburg. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Trilistnik Projects Needs Support – You Can Help!
Aleksandr Smirnov, head of the ELCIR Diaconal Department, solicits support for Trilistnik ("Trefoil") Project assisting struggling mothers and children: Take a child under wing! Dear Friends, We need your support! At our assistance center in St. Petersburg for mothers in crisis we have 11 children in residence and 4 in follow-up. … [Read more...]
Diaconal Dept. Head Visits Segezha, Discusses Mercy Ministry
On November 26, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Segezha, Karelia, met with Aleksandr Smirnov, head of the ELCIR Diaconal Department, to discuss ways to assist struggling people, in particular, single mothers. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Seminar on Diaconal Work in Petrozavodsk
On September 4, 2021, Aleksandr Smirnov, the head of the ELCIR Diaconal Department, held a seminar at the Lutheran Congregation of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, talking about the various forms of diaconal ministry in The Church of Ingria and helping plan diaconal work in Karelia. As a result of the meeting, church activists formed a group to discuss, … [Read more...]