On January 30, 2021, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg hosted a seminar for married couples on the topic “Forgiveness.” The seminar was attended by ten couples. The men and wives prayed together, had conversations, and participated in contests. Also, the men and the women were given an opportunity to spend some time apart in their … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s Church Hosts Diaconal Seminar
On January 16, 2021, Aleksandr Smirnov and Irina Makkonen led a diaconal seminar at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. They talked about the biblical basis for the church’s social work and how to organize such work in a particular church congregation. Training through such seminars helps get a better understanding of the congregation’s … [Read more...]
Churches Hold Children’s Artwork Contests & Displays
During the Christmas season which can last pretty long in our country , ELCIR churches have held children’s artwork contests and displays. Visit the VK page of the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, to see the artwork children sent in for an online contest. Visit St. Mary's Lutheran Cathedral at Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street 8a, St. … [Read more...]
Online Advent Projects of ELCIR Churches
During this year’s Advent period when not all believers are able to meet in churches, some of the ELCIR congregations' groups on VK.com invite their followers to participate in day-to-day projects: - Musical Advent. Every day, the VK group of St. Mary’s Church in St. Petersburg uploads a Christmas-related piece of music with a short … [Read more...]
November 2020 Update on ELCIR Diaconal Department
In November, because of the pandemic restrictions, we had to cancel most of our public events. We only managed to hold a seminar at the old people’s home in Koltushi and had young people from St. Anne’s church in St. Petersburg travel to Kronstadt. We performed a concert in the pastor’s house in Kronstadt as part of our Church’s social work and … [Read more...]
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