On April 6, 2022, students of the Basics of Christian Faith course from St. Anne’s Lutheran Church, St. Petersburg, went on an excursion to Feodorovsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Parish priest Fr. Aleksandr Sorokin shared about the history of the church and its careful restoration after it housed a dairy factory in the Soviet … [Read more...]
Aleksei Lozhkin ordained as deacon
On April 5, 2022, Aleksei Lozhkin, coworker of the ELCIR Children & Youth Department, intramural ELCIR Theological Institute student, was ordained into the Office of Deacon during a student worship service at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. The rite of ordination was performed by ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev assisted by ELCIR St. … [Read more...]
Koltushi Church hosts tour guide seminar
On April 2, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Koltushi hosted a seminar for church tour guides. Attending the lecture course were more than 50 active church servants from 20 locations in the St. Petersburg, Karelian, Uralic, Moscow, and Siberian regions. Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi blessed the first educational activity of the Pilgrimage Center and … [Read more...]
Andrei Polyakov ordained as deacon
On the sunny day of April 3, 2022, extramural ELCIR Theological Institute student Andrei Polyakov was ordained into the Office of Deacon at Hietamäki Lutheran Church in Innolovo, Leningrad Oblast. Congratulations on the ordination! May the Lord let Deacon Andrei bear abundant fruit in His vineyard! “I am the true vine, and my Father is the … [Read more...]
ELCIR Events Calendar for April 2022
April 2 – Seminar for congregational tour guides at the ELCIR Theological Institute. Time: 10 am – 5 pm.April 9 – Closure of the exhibition “From the Ashes” at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral, St. Petersburg.April 10 – Palm Sunday.April 14 – Maundy Thursday. Institution of the Sacrament of Holy Communion.April 15 – Good Friday.April 17 – EASTER. THE … [Read more...]
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