St. John's Day greetings from Bishop Tiit Salumäe of The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church to St. John's Estonian Lutheran Congregation of St. Petersburg (Jaani kirik) Bishop of The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Message to St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Congregation of St. Petersburg on St. John’s Day John the … [Read more...]
Sortavala Lutherans visit sister church in Virrat
From June 17-21, 2022, Senior Pastor Andrei Antonov and members of the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia, Russia, visited their sister church in Virrat, Finland. A special focus of this trip was our compatriots who live in Virrat. Thanks to the active efforts of Timo Wenell, a friend of the Ingrian congregation, the divine service was … [Read more...]
Lutherans and Catholics commemorate Soviet-era Baltic deportees
On June 18, 2022, Rev. Fyodor Tulynin, pastor of St. John’s Estonian Congregation of the ELCIR in St. Petersburg joined Rev. Anton Tikhomirov, DTh, deputy archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia and rector of its Theological Seminary, and Fr. Konstantin Perederiy, parish priest and rector of the Roman Catholic Theological Seminary … [Read more...]
Izhevsk Lutheran team participates in track-and-field event
On June 18, 2022, the Chekeril Sports Resort near Izhevsk, Udmurtia, hosted a cross country race as part of the 2nd Interfaith Spartakiad* of the Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation. Many thanks to the team of the Lutheran Church of Izhevsk for their commitment, dedicated effort and endeavor! Many thanks to the fans for rooting and lending moral … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev speaks at Catholic conference on synodal process
By invitation of the Roman Catholic archbishop Paolo Pezzi, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev participated in a discussion of the synodal process in the Roman Catholic Church. From June 15-16, 2022, the Roman Catholic Theological Seminary of St. Petersburg hosted a diocesan conference—“Communion, Participation, and Mission.” Bishop Laptev shared his … [Read more...]
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