One of the ongoing online projects of the ELCIR congregations is The Lutheran Coffeehouse, an online talk show hosted by Rev. Aleksandr Furs, pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Congregation of Saratov. For those who know Russian, click https://www.instagram.com/lutherrussia/ to watch the installments on St. John’s church Instagram channel. Pastor Furs’ … [Read more...]
Days of Eastern Work Go Online!
By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, ELCIR Press Service “Christ Unites” was the motto of Idäntyönpäivät / Days of Eastern Work 2021. Almost 50 years ago, in the times of the Soviet Union, Finnish Christians agreed to get together once a year in order to pray about their eastern neighbors. Today, one can openly follow Christianity in Russia, Estonia, and … [Read more...]
Darya Shkurlyatyeva Translates Part of Book about J. S. Bach
On March 21, 2021, the birthday of J. S. Bach, Darya Shkurlyatyeva presented her Russian translation of an excerpt from “Johann Sebastian Bach and Liturgical Life in Leipzig,” a book by Günther Stiller. The piece is about how Bach chose his profession. Darya Shkurlyatyeva, MA, is Head of the ELCIR Information Department, an accomplished … [Read more...]
Watch Video Spot!
Video spot: "From the Ashes: the Experience of Restoring Lutheran Churches within St. Petersburg and in Leningrad Oblast." Exhibition at Architects' House (Polovtsov Mansion), St. Petersburg, March 2021. Click to watch … [Read more...]
Sunday School Teachers Meet in Person and Online in Koltushi
Sunday school teachers met together at St. George’s Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on March 13, 2021, to discuss the upcoming celebration of Easter. The teachers came from the congregations in Koltushi, Toksovo, Yukki, and St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Congregation officers from the ELCIR Karelian and Moscow Deaneries … [Read more...]
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