The Sunday of August 27, 2023 was a tripled joy for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chalna, Karelia, as children Aleksandr and Polina were baptized and Valentina was confirmed and became a communicant member of the church! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Trilistnik Shelter continues service
From January to August 2023, Trilistnik Children’s Shelter in Kronstadt, St. Petersburg, run by the ELCIR aided 28 children. Shelter workers participated in child custody trials and did legal paperwork for child custody by relatives upon a court-decreed withdrawal of parental rights or upon parents’ death. The children were placed in kindergartens … [Read more...]
15 church musicians graduate from ELCIR Cantor Course
From August 21-27, 2023, the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, held the 4th and final class & exam period of the Cantor Course. Fifteen students attended class and took exams, making it the biggest class of church musicians in the Institute’s history. The course’s main topics were the musical setting of the … [Read more...]
Confirmations and installation at St. Anne’s
On Sunday August 20, 2023, Irina and Anastasia came into full fellowship with the Church, having publicly witnessed to their faith during the Rite of Confirmation at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (otherwise known as Annenkirche)! Thanks be to God for our new sisters in Christ! On the following Sunday, August 27, St. Anne’s … [Read more...]
Holy Cross Lutheran Church hosts Uralic deanery family retreat
From August 18-20, 2023, Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, hosted the annual family retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The topics centered around issues in the husband-and-wife relationship, discussing their spiritual and mundane causes and suggesting practical solutions. For example, the proper way to apologize, why a … [Read more...]
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