November 1 – All Saints’ Day. Memorial services in ELCIR congregations. (May be moved to November 5).

 

November 3-6 – “Hear your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.” Youth retreat at the Lutheran Church of Yukki, Leningrad Oblast (age 14-27).

 

November 4 – Meeting of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery at the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan.

 

November 5 – Prayer service at Levashovo, Leningrad Oblast, in remembrance of the victims of political repression. Start at 11 am. To be followed by a meal at Yukki Church.

 

November 5, 12, 19, 26 – Initial Theological Course in the lecture room of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church, St. Petersburg. Time: 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm.

 

November 6 – Churchwide collection of offerings for the mission ministry of The Church of Ingria.

 

November 7-19 – Class and exam period for master’s degree students at the ELCIR Theological Institute.

 

November 11 – Karelia’s Open Festival of Sacred Music at the Lutheran Church of Kondopoga, Karelia.

 

November 12 – Cleanup at the ruins of the “White Church” in Moloskovitsy, Leningrad Oblast. Start at 11 am.

 

November 12 – The ELCIR Children & Youth Department will go online and take ideas for Christmas celebration.

 

November 12-13 – Celebration of the 120th anniversary of Lutheranism on the Kola Peninsula and 30th anniversary of the Lutheran Congregation of Murmansk, which received a church building 3 years ago.

 

November 14-19 – Cantors’ course at the ELCIR Theological Institute.

 

November 20 – Closure of the exhibition celebrating the 300th anniversary of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Annenkirche).

 

November 25-26 – Children & youth servants’ course at the ELCIR Theological Institute.

 

November 27 – Advent I. Beginning of a new church year.