Sunday, February 23, 2020 saw a unique event at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg: a performance of the St. Matthew Passion! For more than three and a half hours, the captivating sacred oratorio involving more than 100 performers, eighteenth-century instruments, and overwhelming choir singing told the story from the Gospel! The St. … [Read more...]
Brother in Christ Confirmed in Velikiye Luki
We are happy to share our joy about the confirmation of Valeri which took place at St. Mark’s Lutheran Congregation in Velikiye Luki, ca. 450 km west of Moscow, on February 23, 2020. God’s blessings! Original news post in Russian on vk.com … [Read more...]
Norwegian and Local Youth Meet, Celebrate Friendship, Uphold Social Project in Taytsy
From February 18-19, 2020, Norwegian young people led by Mr. Steinar Harila, the founder of the charity Hjelp til Russland, visited Vesenneye Solntse / Vårsol (“The Spring Sun”), a social village built on Hjelp til Russland funds in Taitsy, Leningrad Oblast, in 2009 for families with own and adopted children, which also has a chapel and guest … [Read more...]
Dean Hutter Attends Municipal Meeting for Interethnic Cooperation
Rev. Dean Ivan Hutter of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery attended the meeting of the Council for Interethnic Cooperation under the administration of the Vsevolozhsk Municipal District, Leningrad Oblast, on February 20, 2020. The meeting was hosted by the local branch of the Road of Life Museum. Ms. Svetlana Khotko, deputy administration head for … [Read more...]
Youth Meet-Up in Ruskeala
On February 22, 2020, the young people of the Ruskeala Lutheran Congregation in Ruskeala near Sortavala, Karelia, held an evening meet-up which included a Bible study entitled What Is Happiness? Also, the participants reflected on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The meet-up also gathered the church’s friends from Sortavala, Koltushi, and … [Read more...]
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