On August 17, 2023, Saransk, the capital city of Mordovia, hosted the 2nd All-Russian Forum of Finno-Ugric Ethnic Groups. The event gathered delegations from 35 regions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, sent his greetings to the forum. The total number of people who belong to the … [Read more...]
Rev. Mikhailov guides tour for people with disability
On August 16, 2023, Senior Pastor Yevgeni Mikhailov of the Lutheran Church in Pushkin, suburban St. Petersburg, guided a tour of his church for a group from the Social Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Adults and Children in Kirovsky District, St. Petersburg. The guests learned about the history of this Ingrian Lutheran congregation and Lutherans. … [Read more...]
Confirmation at St. Anne’s Church
Thanks be to God for Anna who was confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church (Annenkirche), St. Petersburg, on August 13, 2023, the tenth Sunday after Trinity! Thanks be to God for the growth of the Church and for those who teach as the Lord Himself has commanded! (Mt. 28:20) Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
ELCIR musicians go on their first musical expedition to Northern Deanery
From August 3-8, 2023, a group of ELCIR musicians from Vyborg, Petrozavodsk, Rzhev, and St. Petersburg, traveled to the ELCIR congregations in Kalevala and Segezha, Karelia, starting off from, and coming back to, Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia. The musical expedition was undertaken in connection with the First Summer Festival of Sacred Music … [Read more...]
Confirmation in Tver
On August 6, 2023, the Feast of the Transfiguration, the Lutheran Church of Tver also saw a confirmation, first in many years. Yulia who had graduated from confirmation class and passed the exam, joined the Church through the Rite of Confirmation which was administered by Deacon Konstantin Kulalayev. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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