The attached photo shows some of the graduates of the New Testament class taught as part of the ELCIR Initial Theological Course at the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia. They were awarded their graduation certificates on August 28, 2022. Initial theological education given during the ITC’s eight modules taught at ELCIR … [Read more...]
ELCIR charity helps orphan start off in life, partners with business to boost up his career
This is Sasha. A barista at Special Coffeehouse established by Anna Pomogayet, a charity project run by St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg (a.k.a. Annenkirche) assisting orphanage alumni find solutions during crises, make friends and find a vocation. At 12, he lost his parents and was put in an orphanage. Fortunately, some sad stories … [Read more...]
Coffeehouse and gift shop at St. Anne open doors
The new coffeehouse and gift shop of St Anne’s Lutheran Church (a.k.a. Annenkirche) in St. Petersburg are open. The coffeehouse is open from 9 am to 9 pm. This is not an official opening, but a “test run” to see if it works correctly, but you’re invited to drop in to have a coffee and evaluate the esthetic properties of the new interior … [Read more...]
Trilistnik crisis shelter gets extra space
Trilistnik, an ELCIR-run crisis shelter for women with children in St. Petersburg collaborating closely with St. Michael’s and St. Mary’s Lutheran churches and St. Petersburg’s charities, provided assistance to 20 women and 31 children in 2021. Additionally, the shelter plans to focus more closely on assisting children left without parental care. … [Read more...]
ELCIR servants bring Word and Sacrament to nursing home residents
As The Church of Ingria continues to give spiritual care to its nursing homes called mercy houses, on August 23, 2022, Rev. Arvo Survo and the band Elo-Sooni visited the mercy house in Kikerino, Leningrad Oblast, and performed the Taiga Mass (or “Korpimessu” in Finnish), composed by Pastor Survo and based on songs in the style of the Kalevala, the … [Read more...]
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