Sunday, February 23, 2020 saw a unique event at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg: a performance of the St. Matthew Passion! For more than three and a half hours, the captivating sacred oratorio involving more than 100 performers, eighteenth-century instruments, and overwhelming choir singing told the story from the Gospel! The St. … [Read more...]
Norwegian and Local Youth Meet, Celebrate Friendship, Uphold Social Project in Taytsy
From February 18-19, 2020, Norwegian young people led by Mr. Steinar Harila, the founder of the charity Hjelp til Russland, visited Vesenneye Solntse / Vårsol (“The Spring Sun”), a social village built on Hjelp til Russland funds in Taitsy, Leningrad Oblast, in 2009 for families with own and adopted children, which also has a chapel and guest … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Meets with Working Group in Kem
On February 22, 2020, in Rabocheostrosvk, Kem District, Karelia, Bishop Laptev met with the working group for the construction of a new church building in Kem. They discussed the project and held a prayer service on the future construction site. Cordial thanks to the congregation’s pastor Rev. Vladimir Yakushov for the warm welcome and Fr. Simeon, … [Read more...]
Followup on Recent Ordinations
The recent ordination of new deacons in The Church of Ingria has become the focus of a material published at a Finnish website, kotimaa24.fi. Bishop Seppo Häkkinen of Mikkeli believes that the ordination of Finnish citizens as deacons of The Church of Ingria does not constitute any problems for The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland because the … [Read more...]
Steinar and Youth Group Visit Church in Vyborg
Longtime friends of Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church in Vyborg Steinar Harila with a group of young people from Norway visited the congregation on February 17, 2020. By tradition, the fellowship opened with the pastor of the congregation Rev. Vladimir Dorodni saying a word of greeting to the guests. He thanked the organization Hjelp til … [Read more...]
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