On June 23-24, 2023, members of St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Church of the ELCIR in St. Petersburg celebrated Jaanipäev (Nativity of St. John the Baptist) during a retreat at the Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. On the first day, the group prayed, sang to the guitar and picnicked together. On June 24, the day included prayer and … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev visits ELCIR Southern Deanery
On July 3, 2023, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev and Southern Dean Valeri Antipov started a visitation of the deanery’s congregations, visiting also some of the congregations in the Moscow Deanery. Itinerary: St. Petersburg – Tver – Schyokino – Borisoglebsk - Saratov – Voronezh – Kursk – Zheleznogorsk – Moscow – St. Petersburg. As they … [Read more...]
Baptisms and confirmations at St. Anne’s Lutheran
On June 25, 2023, Day of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, 2 people were baptized and 25 people were confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Annenkirche)! Congratulations to our brothers and sisters in Christ on coming into full fellowship with the Church! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Confirmations in Pushkin
On June 25, 2023, Day of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, Olga, Sofia, Yekaterina, Nadezhda, and Oleg were received into full fellowship with the Church through the rite of confirmation at the Lutheran Church in Pushkin, St. Petersburg. Congratulations to the newly-confirmed members and all the other … [Read more...]
Ingria celebrates Juhannus
On June 24, 2023, Bishop Laptev participated in the celebration of the Nativity of John the Baptist (Juhannus Festival) in the Lyalin Meadow in Siversky, Gatchinsky District, and at the Lutheran church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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