On February 22, 2024, St. Petersburg State University hosted “Traditional Values and Images of the Future,” a conference of researchers and educators as part of the Int'l Interreligious Youth Forum. The following presentations came from the ELCIR Theological Institute: “Traditional Family Affections in Early Christian Hagiography … [Read more...]
Christian art park to be built at Vuoksa Hutor holiday camp
Students from the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, St. Petersburg, proposed house designs and land improvement plans for the camp. As they are not final, their plans will be changed and touched up. Originally, 2nd-year students of environmental design presented 13 design plans for selection. Five design sketches made it to the … [Read more...]
Anna Pomogayet Charity Cluster wins award
Anna Pomogayet Charity Cluster has won the Future of St. Petersburg–2024 award in the Charity Project of the Year category. Anna Pomogayet was established by St. Anne’s Lutheran church members in St. Petersburg in 2018. It operates a coffeehouse, a crisis aid center, and workshops where orphanage alumni can get new professional skills. The … [Read more...]
Newly-ordained deacon set to serve in Kirov
On February 17, 2024, Bishop Laptev ordained catechist Ivan Ryasik, a 3rd-year extramural bachelor’s program student at the ELCIR Theological Institute, into the Office of Deacon to serve Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirov, 896 km (557 mi) northeast of Moscow. Cordial congratulations to Deacon Ivan! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
More baptisms and confirmations in ELCIR
February 4, 2024: Sofia, Dmitri, Olga, and Dmitri were baptized and 20 people were confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Annenkirche). Photos by Maria Vasilyeva. Svetlana was confirmed at the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan. Svetlana lives in Kaliningrad, however she wished to join the Church in Kazan. February … [Read more...]
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