From December 1-3, 2023, married couples from ELCIR congregations in the St. Petersburg Deanery went on a retreat to Ruskeala Mountain Park in Karelia for a Family Christmas program. The group enjoyed a variegated recreation program for adults and kids which included a visit to a zoo and the Marble Canyon, “St. Nicholas” giving gifts, … [Read more...]
Christ’s Nativity exhibition opens at Annenkirche
On December 2, 2023, an exhibition entitled The Nativity opened at Annenkirche—St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. During a music concert, the following ministers of different Christian denominations recounted the Nativity story together:Bishop Ivan Laptev, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia;Archbishop Vladimir Provorov, … [Read more...]
ELCIR members participate in social media seminar
On November 28, 2023, Nevskaya Ratusha Business Center in St. Petersburg hosted a seminar entitled “Promotion of Social Projects in Social Networking Services.” Organizer: Department for Relations with Religious Associations in the St. Petersburg Governor’s Administration. The seminar presented an overview of social medias in Russia, an analysis of … [Read more...]
Sergei Bondarenko ordained as deacon
Praise God for Sergei Bondarenko, head of the ELCIR Pilgrimage Center, a 3rd-year student in the extramural bachelor’s degree program at the ELCIR Theological Institute, who was ordained into the Office of Deacon at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on Judgment Sunday November 26, 2023! We pray many will stand at the right hand of … [Read more...]
ELCIR soccer team takes 1st place!
On November 25, 2023, Kirovets Stadium in St. Petersburg hosted an Interfaith Soccer Tournament on the occasion of National Unity Day in Russia. The ELCIR soccer team Severnaya Rys (“The Northern Lynx”) led by Dmitri Glechikov won 1st place! Congrats! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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