Easter greetings of Fr. Konstantin Perederiy, rector of Mary the Queen of the Apostles Higher Theological Seminary, The Roman Catholic Church, St. Petersburg. “He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.” (Mt. 28:6) On behalf of our whole seminarian community I wish you a blessed Feast of Easter! Priest Konstantin Perederiy, rector Easter … [Read more...]
Aleksandr Kaus ordained as deacon
On Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022, Aleksandr Kaus was ordained into the Office of Deacon. This joyful news comes from Pastor Aleksandr Burtsev, the leader of Lutheran congregations in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2018, the ELCIR Theological Institute (TICI) developed an education program for church servants in the Asian region. TICI teachers have … [Read more...]
ELCIR and EELC ecclesiastics meet in Narva
On April 8, 2022, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria and Pastor Yevgeni Raskatov, head of the ELCIR Mission Department, met with Bishop Tiit Salumäe of the Western and Northern Region of The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Visiting with each other at Alexander's Lutheran Cathedral in Narva, Estonia, the … [Read more...]
Sortavala Lutherans visit friends in Finland
From April 1-3, 2022, Rev. Andrei Antonov, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia, and some of the church members visited a sister congregation in Finland—the Lutheran Church of Virrat. On the way, they also visited their church’s old friends—former senior pastor Rev. Antero Paananen in Pieksämäki and Rev. Jussi Pitkänen in … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev meets with Protestant church leaders
On April 6, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Laptev attended the 92nd session of the Advisory Council of the Heads of Protestant Churches in Russia. “Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.” (Prov. 15:22, ESV) Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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