On January 21, 2023, St. Nicholas’ Lutheran Church of Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, held an interfaith festival of church song and organ music. Participants: Otroki v peshchi (“Three Youths in the Furnace”) men’s singing ensemble, St. Nicholas’ Lutheran Church choir, All Saints’ Russian Orthodox Church choir from Gatchina, and int’l contest … [Read more...]
Prayer for Christian Unity at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg
On January 19, 2023, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of the ELCIR in St. Petersburg hosted the Prayer for Christian Unity! Together, we prayed our Lord to help us overcome the divisions in the Christian world and gain strength to witness to Christ. The Prayer was joined by members of different churches in town including Bishop Ivan Laptev of … [Read more...]
Christmas greetings from Senior Presbyter (Bishop) Igor Kuznetsov, Association of the Churches of Evangelical Christians–Baptists in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, to ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev
Beloved Brother in the Lord, Happy Feast of the Nativity of Christ! Once again we celebrate the birth of the One who, according to the Apostle Paul, was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you. (1 Pet. 1:18-20) Peter emphasizes that “things into … [Read more...]
Christmas greetings from Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, to Bishop Ivan Laptev
Moscow, Christmas 2022/2023 Dear Brother in Christ, I wish you a blessed Feast of the Nativity of Christ! Now the earth is illuminated again by the unfading light of the Star of Bethlehem, which brings good news of “great joy.” (Lk. 2:10) Sheltered in a poor cave, the grace of our Lord shone forth for all nations … [Read more...]
The Christmas message of Archbishop Tapio Luoma of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
SIGNS OF HOPE In a troubled world, people look for signs of hope. Without them, it is difficult to navigate the future when the mind is filled with only negative and depressing things. Indeed, over the past year, the prospects for the future have been overshadowed by a lot of bad news from around the world. Things have also happened in our … [Read more...]
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