December 3-5 – Family retreat of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery at Ruskeala Lutheran Church. December 7 – 25th anniversary of Chalna Lutheran Church (to be celebrated on December 12). December 11, 23 – Christmas Days at Petrozavodsk Lutheran Church. December 16 – The Bishop’s Council meets. December 17 – The Synodal Council … [Read more...]
ELCIR Diaconal Dept. head visits Segezha, discusses mercy ministry
On November 26, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Segezha, Karelia, met with Aleksandr Smirnov, head of the ELCIR Diaconal Department, to discuss ways to assist struggling people, in particular, single mothers. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Christianity class visits churches of three Christian denominations
“For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” (1 Jn. 3:11) On Sunday, November 28, 2021, students of the Basics of Christian Faith course from the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, had a field class visiting churches of three Christian denominations in St. Petersburg: the Roman … [Read more...]
St. Michael’s Church celebrates new member, welcomes descendants of 19th-century pastor
It was a truly blessed First Sunday in Advent on November 28, 2021 for St. Michael’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg as Yuliana came into full communion with the Church through the rite of confirmation! Also, as St. Michael’s congregation is preparing to celebrate 145 years since the church’s dedication in a few weeks, the worshipers were … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev upholds traditional family values
“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.” (Eph. 5:22-24, ESV) On November 28, 2021, Bishop Laptev presented a … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 169
- 170
- 171
- 172
- 173
- …
- 369
- Next Page »