By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, ELCIR Press Service “Christ Unites” was the motto of Idäntyönpäivät / Days of Eastern Work 2021. Almost 50 years ago, in the times of the Soviet Union, Finnish Christians agreed to get together once a year in order to pray about their eastern neighbors. Today, one can openly follow Christianity in Russia, Estonia, and … [Read more...]
ELCIR Commemorates WW2 Deportees
On March 20, 2021, members of the Lutheran Church of Koltushi and Bishop Ivan Laptev, Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi, and Pastor Ivan Hutter went on the Road of Life to a place on the shore of Lake Ladoga. "The Road of Life" is the former ice road winter transport route across the frozen Lake Ladoga, which provided the only access to the besieged … [Read more...]
Synodal Council Meets, Visits Places of Community Service
On March 19, 2021, the ELCIR Synodal Council met at the ELCIR Headquarters in St. Petersburg. After the meeting, the council members visited From the Ashes exhibition at Architects’ House, Anna Pomogayet Charity Cluster, and Vasilyevsky Diaconal Center. Dear council members, I'd like to thank you with all my heart for your efficient … [Read more...]
Sunday School Teachers Meet in Person and Online in Koltushi
Sunday school teachers met together at St. George’s Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on March 13, 2021, to discuss the upcoming celebration of Easter. The teachers came from the congregations in Koltushi, Toksovo, Yukki, and St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Congregation officers from the ELCIR Karelian and Moscow Deaneries … [Read more...]
Remembrance Service to be Held at Lake Ladoga
On March 20, 2021, there will be a prayer service at Lake Ladoga in remembrance of our church members who were deported to Siberia on a lake route in March 1942. 09:00 Departure from Church of Koltushi 10:00 Prayer service at Lake Ladoga 12:30 Lunch at church 14:00 “Unity in Christ” ELCIR Mission Days: online communication with brothers and … [Read more...]
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