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...]
Youth Leaders Meet at Yoshkar-Ola Church
On October 16-17, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, hosted a meeting of youth leaders from the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. Yelena Tatti, instructor with the ELCIR Children & Youth Department, facilitated seminars about the personality and spiritual life of the youth leader and interactive methods of holding Bible … [Read more...]
Children & Youth Dept. to Hold Online Conference
On November 21, 2020, the ELCIR Children & Youth Department will hold an online conference on children & youth ministry. The conference will start at 12 noon. Sunday school secretaries, teachers and assistants, youth workers, children & youth retreat counselors are invited. Please send relevant questions to Yelena Tatti, an … [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...]
Seminar for Children & Youth Ministers
On September 19, 2020, St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg hosted a seminar of the ELCIR Children & Youth Department, called “Don’t Let Yourself Dry Out.” The event gathered servants of children & youth ministries from different Church of Ingria congregations. The main topic was preventing a burnout in your ministry. Missionary … [Read more...]