From August 27-29, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, held a family retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. Motto: “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:15, ESV). The large group discussed such topics as periods of marriage, feelings and how to discern them and the importance of talking about … [Read more...]
Fathers & Children Camping Trip Wraps Up
Fathers and children from the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery have wrapped up their traditional camping trip, enjoying fishing, baths, Bible conversations around a campfire, and a wonderful worship service on a Lake Ladoga skerry on August 15. Thanks be to God for all things! Photos Previous post about Day 1 … [Read more...]
Thank you, Jaani kirik!
A thank-you post by Assistance for Mothers in Crisis project in St. Petersburg, August 3, 2021: We’d like to thank the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John (Jaani Kirik) in St. Petersburg for holding a charity concert! The donations collected during the concert and the worship service will be used to buy groceries, medicines and to … [Read more...]
Church of Koltushi Goes Camping
From July 23-25, 2021, six families from St. George’s Congregation of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, went on a camping trip organized by family ministry servants Vitali and Marina Mikhalitsyn. This is the second year the church has organized this activity. The group spent time boating, gathering firewood, preparing food on a campfire, fishing for … [Read more...]
Family Meeting in Rzhev
From July 23-25, 2021, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Rzhev, Tver Oblast, held a family meeting entitled “The Unifying Thread.” Brothers in Christ from Finland joined in online with words of greeting and encouragement. Bishop Laptev joined in holding a Bible study in a Zoom meeting, sharing about the unifying thread of salvation in the … [Read more...]
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