The ELCIR Synodal Council (2021/22 composition) met in the ELCIR Bishop's Office, St. Petersburg, on January 29, 2021. … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Commemorates Leningrad Siege Victims on Siege End Anniversary
On January 27, 2021, the Day of the Lifting of the Siege of Leningrad (1944), a Day of Military Honor in Russia, Bishop Ivan Laptev participated in the laying of flowers at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery. Source & photos … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Introduces New Dean as Moscow Deanery Clergy Meet Online
By Rev. Yaroslav Boichenko, Dean of the ELCIR Moscow Deanery Thanks be to God! “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron.” (Ps. 133:1-2, ESV) On January 25-26, 2021, Bishop Ivan Laptev, Southern Region Dean Valeri Antipov, and … [Read more...]
ELCIR Southern Deanery: Lay Officers and Clerics Meet in Voronezh
The ELCIR Synodal Council passed a decision in December 2020 to form a new Southern Deanery of The ELCIR. On January 23, 2021, lay representatives and clergymen from the congregations in the newly-established Southern Deanery met in Voronezh in the city’s Roman Catholic church. The meeting opened with a worship service celebrated by Bishop Ivan … [Read more...]
Volga Deanery Clergymen and Lay Officers Meet in Saratov
By Rev. Aleksandr Furs On January 24, 2021, St. John’s Lutheran Chapel of Saratov in the Volga Region hosted a meeting of clergymen and lay officers from several ELCIR churches in the Volga Deanery as well as ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev, Moscow Region Dean Valeri Antipov, and Rev. Leif Camp. The gathering opened with a worship service on the … [Read more...]
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