On Sunday, December 26, 2021, Yevgeni Raskatov was ordained into the Office of Pastor at St. Anne's Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. Our cordial congratulations for Pastor Yevgeni! Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Servants’ Conference in Moscow
From November 11-12, 2021, the servants of the ELCIR Moscow Deanery met together for a servants’ conference at Holy Trinity Lutheran Congregation of Moscow. Motto: “Be Faithful!” During a roundtable discussion, the clergymen and lay servants made plans for their ministries in 2022. Participants & presentations: Bishop Ivan Laptev, “The … [Read more...]
Uralic Deanery Meets in Birsk
From June 23-25, 2021, the Lutheran Church of Birsk, Bashkiria, hosted a meeting of pastors and lay servants of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery from Birsk, Cheboksary, Kazan, Saransk, Ufa, and Yoshkar-Ola. Deacon Yevgeni Raskatov, head of the ELCIR Mission Department, conducted seminars on mission. The time together included a festive Augsburg Confession … [Read more...]
Rev. Raskatov Meets with Palekh Artists, Offers Cooperation
Catching up on some early May news. . . On May 8, 2021, a team from Annenkirche (St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg) traveled to Palekh, Ivanovo Oblast, to attend the inauguration of an art center. While there, the pastor of the church Rev. Raskatov participated in the roundtable discussion “The Future of Palekh” with leading Russian … [Read more...]
St. Petersburg Deanery Meets in Yukki
On March 9, 2021, Haapakangas Lutheran Congregation in Yukki, Leningrad Oblast, hosted a meeting of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery. Bishop Ivan Laptev talked about the life of the Church during the pandemic and about the implementation of the ELCIR development strategy, giving the examples of several congregations. Rev. Yevgeni Mikhailov, … [Read more...]