In commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, Deacon Pavel Tsvetkov of Kronstadt Lutheran Church, Catechist Mark Kirschstein of Tyrö Lutheran Church, and members of St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral laid flowers at the Motherland monument in Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in St. … [Read more...]
Deacon Tsvetkov speaks at police university
On March 31, 2022, Deacon Tsvetkov, MTh, of the Lutheran Church of Kronstadt, St. Petersburg, participated in an international scientific conference entitled “Peter the Great and His Era: a 21st Century Perspective,” held at the St. Petersburg University of the RF Ministry of Internal Affairs. Deacon Pavel presented a report—“The Church Reforms of … [Read more...]
Infant is Baptized as She and Her Mom and Sibling Continue to Receive Diaconal Care
Trilistnik (“Trefoil”) Organization, a ministry of the ELCIR Diaconal Department aiding mothers in a crisis, is happy to share some good news: On August 19, 2021, the Leninsky District Court in St. Petersburg ruled to leave a mother and her children, assisted by this ministry, in the care of Trilistnik Organization. On Sunday, August 22, … [Read more...]
Deacon Tsvetkov and Fellow-Christians Meet, Plan Collaboration
On March 14, 2021, Deacon Tsvetkov of St. Elizabeth’s Lutheran Congregation in Kronstadt, a municipality in St. Petersburg, met with pastors of the Ark Presbyterian Church and a member of the Open Door Gospel Choir to discuss ways to work together. They developed a general strategy and collaboration plans. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Diaconia: Mothers and Children in Care Go on Excursion, Attend Church
From September 18-20, 2020, the ELCIR Diaconal Dept. organized an excursion to Kronstadt for the mothers and children in its care and for young people from St. Anne’s Congregation in St. Petersburg. They visited some of the historical places and parks in town. On Sunday, they attended the divine service and sang hymns together. Deacon Pavel … [Read more...]