Yelena Tatti and Nikolai Minenkov with the ELCIR Children & Youth Department from St. Petersburg held a seminar at the ELCIR Lutheran Church of Novosibirsk on November 27, 2021. They talked about how and why we should talk to children about God. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Servants’ Conference in Moscow
From November 11-12, 2021, the servants of the ELCIR Moscow Deanery met together for a servants’ conference at Holy Trinity Lutheran Congregation of Moscow. Motto: “Be Faithful!” During a roundtable discussion, the clergymen and lay servants made plans for their ministries in 2022. Participants & presentations: Bishop Ivan Laptev, “The … [Read more...]
ELCIR Uralic Deanery Development Days
From May 18-21, 2021, ELCIR Uralic Dean Rev. Konstantin Subbotin, head of the ELCIR Children & Youth Department Nikolai Minenkov, and youth work coordinator Yekaterina Wilhelm traveled to the deanery’s churches. Their work together with local church leaders resulted in an SMM strategy for Holy Cross Church of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, and … [Read more...]
St. Petersburg Deanery Meets in Yukki
On March 9, 2021, Haapakangas Lutheran Congregation in Yukki, Leningrad Oblast, hosted a meeting of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery. Bishop Ivan Laptev talked about the life of the Church during the pandemic and about the implementation of the ELCIR development strategy, giving the examples of several congregations. Rev. Yevgeni Mikhailov, … [Read more...]
Update on ELCIR Children & Youth Dept.
By CYD Head Nikolai Minenkov and CYD Instructor Yelena Tatti On September 29, 2020, the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. We remember God’s protection which He gives us through His angels. Since children are an important focus of this feast, our Church has a tradition of collecting offerings on that day for the work … [Read more...]