Last weekend, fifteen families from the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery went camping on the shore of Lake Salmenjärvi in Suoyarvsky District of Karelia. For many of the participants it was their first time they had joined the annual family camping with church people from the deanery. Everyone had a great time living in the tents, cooking food … [Read more...]
ELCIR Lutherans and other Christians uphold family values together on Russia’s Family Day
The Church of Ingria held interdenominational activities in connection with Family, Love and Faithfulness Day, July 8, 2022. July 8-9 – Petrozavodsk Lutheran Church, Karelia July 9 – Koltushi Lutheran Church, Leningrad Oblast Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Koltushi Church hosts One Flesh family retreat
One-day family retreat “One Flesh” took place at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on March 12, 2022. Take care of each other! “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits … [Read more...]
Highlights of St. Petersburg Deanery meeting
Below are some of the highlights of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery meeting held at the ELCIR Theological Institute, Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on January 18, 2022. • Bishop Laptev introduced a new coworker of the ELCIR Headquarters in St. Petersburg—Bishop’s Secretary Yelena Novichkova, 33, who was born in St. Petersburg, but now lives in … [Read more...]
St. Anne’s Church selects grant recipients
On December 15, 2021, the expert committee of St. Anne’s Church Grant with Bishop Laptev in attendance met to vote for the winners of a project proposals contest. The ₽500,000 of prize money will be divided among the winning ELCIR congregations. A total of 13 congregations applied for the grant. Their project proposals were evaluated based on … [Read more...]
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