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...]
ELCIR Clergy Visit Senior Members during Christmas Holidays
The Christmas holidays are always a great opportunity for the clergymen to visit elderly church members, to come to those who are unable to come to the church. Christ Himself comes to their homes in the Sacrament of Holy Communion. The Lord shows His love and care through the humble gifts that adorn the celebration. We’d like to extend our cordial … [Read more...]
New Year and Christmas Greetings of Governor Beglov
New Year and Christmas Greetings of Governor of St. Petersburg Aleksandr Beglov Dear Ivan Sergeyevich, I wish you and your church members a Happy 2021 and a Merry Christmas! In these joyful days, we turn to eternal spiritual values. For Christians, the Nativity is a time of expecting a miracle, a time of pure hopes. It moves one to be … [Read more...]
New Year Greetings of Regional Gov’t Committee
New Year Greetings of Lira Burak, Chair of the Leningrad Oblast Committee for Local Self-Government, Interethnic and Interconfessional Relations, for Bishop Ivan Laptev To Bishop Ivan Laptev, Head of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia Dear Ivan Sergeyevich, I cordially wish you a Happy New Year! This good joyful … [Read more...]
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