On Sunday, June 13, 2021, St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Jaani kirik) held a remembrance service commemorating Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, and members of other ethnic groups who were deported from their homelands during the June 1941 forced deportation by Stalinist authorities. Many of the deportees died during the … [Read more...]
ELCIR Clergy Visit Roman Catholic Church in Ulan-Ude
While the clergymen of the ELCIR Siberian Deanery were in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, for a meeting, an ELCIR clergy delegation visited the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Congregation and was warmly welcomed by Bishop Kirill Klimovich, Ordinary of St. Joseph’s Diocese in Irkutsk, and Priest Adam Romanyuk, the congregation’s rector. Original … [Read more...]
Students of Christian Faith Visit Religion Museum in St. Petersburg
On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, graduates of the Christian Faith School based at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg visited the State Museum of the History of Religion. Pastor Mikhail Ivanov and museum worker Yelizaveta Kizyma, a member of St. Mary’s Church, led an excursion on church history. Because of the pandemic restrictions on the … [Read more...]
Latest Decisions of ELCIR Synodal Council
Below are some of the decisions made by the ELCIR Synodal Council on June 4, 2021 - Confer a blessing to Daniil Urayevski to serve as a catechist at Twelve Apostles Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roshchino, Leningrad Oblast, after a catechist exam and an interview with the bishop; - Confer a blessing to Maksim Masalski to serve as a … [Read more...]
Congregation of Saratov Celebrates 20th Anniversary
On June 13, 2021, St. John’s Lutheran Church of Saratov celebrated its 20th anniversary! The celebration started with a festive liturgy and a cross procession. The church’s senior pastor Rev. Olav Panchu preached a sermon. The congregation’s first curate Deacon Vladimir Grigoryev and sacristan Aleksandr Yerofeyev assisted in the … [Read more...]
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