The head of administration of Toksovo Settlement and the chairman of the regional committee for preservation of cultural heritage discussed the possibilities of renovating a Lutheran church. The Lutheran Church of Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles in Toksovo, Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast, is planned to be renovated, says the website … [Read more...]
Toksovo Lutherans Reconnect with Friends in Finland via Zoom
Last Sunday, September 20, 2020, members of the Congregation in Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, reconnected with their friends in Hämeenlinna, Finland, via a Zoom call. They sang several hymns together and exchanged words of encouragement and instruction. Thanks be to God for the modern technology and the ability of keeping in touch with brothers in … [Read more...]
Toksovo Church Members Visit in Karelia
This past weekend, a small group of church members from Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, visited the Congregation in Vidlitsa, Karelia. The group went mushrooming and berry-picking in a forest, read the Bible, prayed together, and enjoyed a sauna. On Sunday, September 13, they attended the divine service in Olonets and on the way back they stopped to … [Read more...]
New Confirmation in Toksovo
On the 12th Sunday after Trinity, August 30, 2020, Maksim was confirmed at the Congregation in Toksovo. After graduating from confirmation class in Koltushi, he was received into the fellowship of the Church at his home congregation where he already serves. Source … [Read more...]
SPb Deanery Conducts Summer Retreat, Plans Camping
Activities of the St. Petersburg Deanery of The Church of Ingria Summer Spiritual Days. Fathers & Children Camping. It’s been around ten years that the St. Petersburg Deanery has been organizing summertime retreats and outings for church members called Spiritual Days. The idea originated from the close friendship with Firstborn Laestadians in … [Read more...]