On March 12, 2020, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev, ELCIR Chief Secretary Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, Bishop’s Vicar Rev. Olav Panchu, Rev. Dean Aleksei Kronholm of the ELCIR Karelian Deanery, and Rev. Aleksei Uimanen met with ecclesiastic leaders of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and the Diocese of Helsinki. Kind acknowledgments to Chief Secretary … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Attends Interfaith Meeting
On February 27, 2020, Bishop Laptev of the ELCIR attended a meeting for interfaith collaboration at Dom Druzhby (“The House of Friendship”) of the Leningrad Oblast located by the Garden of Taurida in St. Petersburg. The main item on the agenda was the presentation by Fr. Vladimir Filippov on the importance of promoting the discipline of religious … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev and Rev. Subbotin Teach in Moscow
Bishop Ivan Laptev and Dean Konstantin Subbotin taught hermeneutics and homiletics as part of a module of the Initial Theological Course hosted by the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Moscow from February 28 through March 1, 2020. Photo credits: Holy Trinity Lutheran See photos on vk.com … [Read more...]
How will the New Synod be Formed?
The Synod of The Church of Ingria consists of 34 representatives (10 ordained ministers, 24 laypersons). The powers of the current members of the Synod expire on August 31, 2020, after which the new members of the Synod will be in power for 4 years. According to the information from the Bishop’s Office, the new membership of the Synod will be … [Read more...]
BISHOP’S CALENDAR 2020
February 29-29 – Travel to Moscow, meeting in Koltushi with sister congregations of the Koltushi church. March 11-13 – Meeting with Archbishop Tapio Luoma and Bishop Seppo Häkkinen in Finland. March 15 – Participation in the worship service and a congregational meeting at St. John’s Estonian Congregation in St. Petersburg. March 19-21 … [Read more...]
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