In the new year, St. John the Baptist Lutheran Church in Gubanitsy, St. Nicholas’ Lutheran Church in Gatchina, and St. Nicholas’ Roman Catholic Church in Luga, all in the St. Petersburg region, welcomed guests who visited them on a series of excursions entitled “Christmas as in the Movies” with presentations by ELCIR Bishop Ivan … [Read more...]
Youth program in Vyborg
From January 3-4, 2024, the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, hosted a youth program entitled The Bible Agent. The young people studied some of the Bible stories as detectives looking into crime files, gathering evidence and finding out motives. Other activities included contests, singing Christian hymns together, and social … [Read more...]
Gospel outreach in Kazan
Every year before Christmas Day according to the Julian calendar, Protestant churches in Kazan, Tatarstan, get together outdoors and read the Gospel out loud standing between a metro station and the city’s Moskovsky Market. They also give away copies of the Gospels and the Book of Psalms and other Christian literature in Russian and Tatar. Eight … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev attends Christmas service and reception with other Christian leaders and gov’t officials
On January 7, 2024, Christmas Day in the Julian calendar, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended Great Vespers at the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, part of St. Alexander Nevsky Monastery in St. Petersburg. The invitation had been extended by Metropolitan Barsanuphius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga. Other worshipers included the … [Read more...]
Youth retreat in Vidlitsa
From January 3-5, the Lutheran Church of Vidlitsa, Karelia, hosted a retreat for young people from Olonets on the topic of responsibility. Even the cold weather (-40°С, -40°F) could not stop the youth from getting together for Christian fellowship! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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