On July 11, 2021, congregants from the Lutheran Church of Skvoritsy, Leningrad Oblast, and attendees of German-language worship services at St. Anne's Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg took an excursion to Shpankovo, Moloskovitsy, Kingisepp (attending a worship service at Yamburgsky Church), and the Church of Gubanitsy. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Skvoritsy Church Celebrates Johnmas
On June 26, 2021, Skvoritsy Lutheran Church in Petrovo, Leningrad Oblast, celebrated the feast of Juhannus or Johnmas. Church members sang songs to a kantele, read passages from the Book of Isaiah and the Gospel. Thanks be to God and to everyone who joined the celebration! Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Skvoritsy Congregation to Hold Worship in German
On April 17, 2021, Skvoritsy Lutheran Church in Petrovo, Leningrad Oblast, will have a German-language worship service with guests from the German community of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. Start at 1 pm. Earlier at 10 am you can join the church members in a cleanup in the local historical cemetery and in St. Catherine’s church. … [Read more...]
Easter Sunday Confirmations at Skvoritsy
There was a night worship service on Saturday and a main worship service on Easter Sunday at Skvoritsy Lutheran Church of Petrovo, Leningrad Oblast. The night liturgy opened with a cross procession around St. Catherine’s church. After that, the rite of confirmation was administered to Sergei and Irina. Sunday school children concluded the … [Read more...]
Church of Skvoritsy Continues Mercy Ministry
On March 17, 2021, the diaconal group of the Congregation of Skvoritsy, Leningrad Oblast, brought clothes and shoes as humanitarian aid to the Gatchina Clinical Inter-District Hospital. There are situations when a patient is brought in by ambulance in nothing more than a bed sheet or blanket. Cardiology workers were very grateful for the aid! … [Read more...]