In late September and early October 2022, the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta, Karelia, hosted a Christian youth retreat which also brought together youth from Hiidenselga and Läskelä in Karelia and from Larsmo, a Swedish-speaking community in Finland. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Newly installed catechist to serve church in Schyokino
According to the decision of the ELCIR Synodal Council made on September 30, 2022, Filipp Rodionov was installed in the ministry of catechist to serve the Lutheran congregation in Schyokino, Tula Oblast. The ceremony of blessing took place at St. George’s Lutheran Church in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on October 16, 2022, the 18th Sunday after … [Read more...]
TICI gathers extramural students for class & exams
The students of the extramural bachelor's program are having a class & exam period at the ELCIR Theological Institute (TICI) from October 17-29, 2022. The attached photos show a students' worship service in the Institute's chapel. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Saransk youth ministers visit cantor’s family in Penza
Irina Piglitsina, cantor of Velmema Lutheran Church in Saransk, Mordovia, lives in Penza. She travels to the church around 140 km by car. Servants of the Saransk congregation Ivan Potyanov and Yekaterina Wilhelm visited Irina in Penza. The Piglitsins warmly welcomed their guests: they sang hymns together and read a sermon out of Luther’s House … [Read more...]
ELCIR preserves historical heritage, shares history through Open Kirche project
On October 15, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, held the presentation of a project called “Open Kirche.” The project is a winner of a Presidential Grant Foundation contest and involves 25 historical Evangelical Lutheran parishes in Leningrad Oblast and St. Petersburg. The project’s goal is to preserve the historical … [Read more...]
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