On April 23, 2022, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg hosted a music festival which gathered congregational choirs from the St. Petersburg and West Ingrian Deaneries of the ELCIR, located in the St. Petersburg urban area and Leningrad Oblast. Opening the event, Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi offered a homily about spiritual vigilance. … [Read more...]
Prayer for Christian Unity in Gatchina
On January 23, 2022, the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, held a prayer service as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The worshipers sang hymns of the ecumenical Taizé Community. The prayer service was attended by ca. 30 people from the Roman Catholic, Methodist, Russian Orthodox, and … [Read more...]
Christmastide Singing in Skvoritsy
The Lutheran Church of Skvoritsy, Leningrad Oblast, has an annual tradition—to sing Christmas hymns after worship on Epiphany Day by way of saying "see you later” to them till next Advent. Joining the congregation’s celebration were members of St. Anne’s German congregation, Senior Pastor Viktor Vorontsov of the Church of Gatchina and Tuutari … [Read more...]
ELCIR Clergy Invited to Attend Mass During Nuncio’s Visit to Gatchina
ELCIR clergymen Pastor Viktor Vorontsov of the Church of Gatchina and Pastor Roman Pavlov of the Church of Skvoritsy attended the Eve of Pentecost mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church in Gatchina at its invitation. The mass was celebrated by Archbishop Giovanni d’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to the Russian Federation. Archbishop … [Read more...]
Church of Gatchina Serves as Set for TV Show about Ingrian Tradition
St. Nicholas’ Lutheran Congregation of Gatchina lovingly keeps alive the spiritual and cultural traditions of Ingrian Finns. On February 2, Bishop Ivan Laptev, Senior Pastor Viktor Vorontsov, and Chairman of Inkerin liitto Vladimir Kokko participated in the shooting of a TV show about the Finnish celebration called Laskiainen or Sunday before Lent, … [Read more...]