The ELCIR clergy continues to grow as Aleksei Karabtsov from Novosibirsk was ordained as a deacon at the Lutheran Congregation of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on Sexagesima, the 8th Sunday before Easter! Source & photos … [Read more...]
Church of Gatchina Serves as Set for TV Show about Ingrian Tradition
St. Nicholas’ Lutheran Congregation of Gatchina lovingly keeps alive the spiritual and cultural traditions of Ingrian Finns. On February 2, Bishop Ivan Laptev, Senior Pastor Viktor Vorontsov, and Chairman of Inkerin liitto Vladimir Kokko participated in the shooting of a TV show about the Finnish celebration called Laskiainen or Sunday before Lent, … [Read more...]
Synodal Council Meets on Jan 29
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...]
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