Last Sunday, September 20, 2020, members of the Congregation in Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, reconnected with their friends in Hämeenlinna, Finland, via a Zoom call. They sang several hymns together and exchanged words of encouragement and instruction. Thanks be to God for the modern technology and the ability of keeping in touch with brothers in … [Read more...]
Volunteers Fix Basketball/Ice Hockey Rink Near Church in Kazan
Here’s how Lutheran church volunteers cleaned and fixed the basketball/ice hockey rink near St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Kazan! Rev. Subbotin, Dean, Uralic Deanery: “It's almost done! They uprooted the tree stumps on the rink, fixed and painted the board, made a new door, restored the ring backboards, and put up new rings! Many thanks to … [Read more...]
Seminar for Children & Youth Ministers
On September 19, 2020, St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg hosted a seminar of the ELCIR Children & Youth Department, called “Don’t Let Yourself Dry Out.” The event gathered servants of children & youth ministries from different Church of Ingria congregations. The main topic was preventing a burnout in your ministry. Missionary … [Read more...]
Youth Meet Up in Kazan, Do Servant Event
From September 18-20, 2020, St. Andrew’s Church in Kazan gathers young people from the ELCIR Uralic Deanery for an informal meet-up. The program includes a volunteer effort to restore a deserted ice hockey rink near the church. The participants promise to show us the result of their work! Source & photos … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Visits Church in Zelenogorsk
On September 17, 2020, Bishop Ivan Laptev made an episcopal visitation to Transfiguration of Our Lord Church in Zelenogorsk, a municipal town in greater St. Petersburg. The bishop met with Head of the Town Administration Igor Dolgikh. They discussed plans to continue collaboration. Later, Bishop Laptev met with the congregation’s clergy and … [Read more...]
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