On June 2, 2022, the ELCIR Synodal Council made a decision to ordain Vyacheslav Ostanin into the Office of Pastor for service in the ELCIR Siberian Deanery. On June 25, 2022, Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, the Right Reverend Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia and the Right Reverend Bishop … [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...]
Special coffeehouse opens in St. Petersburg
A new charitable coffeehouse was opened next to St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg on June 15, 2022. Special Coffeehouse is a project of the Anna Pomogayet charity cluster in The Church of Ingria. Alumni of orphanages in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast receive hands-on training and employment as personnel of the coffeehouse. Part … [Read more...]
Skvoritsy Lutheran Church holds music festival
On June 13, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Skvoritsy, Leningrad Oblast, held the annual music festival “Sing to God a Hymn of Gladness.” This year, the locations from which musicians came to the festival were Gatchina, Pushkin, Skvoritsy, Yukki, and St. Petersburg. By now, this celebration of music and prayer has become a good tradition in the ELCIR … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral hosts White Nights festival
On June 10-11, 2022, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg hosted the White Nights 2022 youth festival. The young people meditated on passages from the Book of Revelation, sang and proclaimed Jesus Christ, fellowshipped and prayed. At night, they played an adventure game (a "quest") in the city, involving 5 teams. And in conclusion, … [Read more...]
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