Brothers and Sisters beloved in the Lord, The situation with the spread of the COVID-19 virus is getting worse worldwide as well as in our country. On Wednesday March 25, Christians around the world joined together in a prayer to our Lord for mercy and protection. Everywhere, brothers and sisters in Christ are volunteering to provide help in word … [Read more...]
ELCIR Central Office Launches vk.com Group
We invite clergymen, lay congregants, and everyone who wants to be in touch with the departments of The Church of Ingria to the group of the Central Office at https://vk.com/bishopsoffice. Bishop Ivan Laptev speaks about the new group in a video (only in Russian). Thank you Kristina Gainova for the video! In the Lutherans of Russia – The Church of … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s Church Teaches Confirmands via YouTube
St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral Church in St. Petersburg uploads videos of confirmation class lectures in the congregation’s group on vk.com and on YouTube. Since not everybody is able to attend class in the church during this period, this is done so that the students of the School of the Christian Faith do not have to interrupt their studies. The … [Read more...]
Audio Files of Hymns in Public Domain
The audio files of all of the hymns from Yevangelichesko-lyuteranskii sbornik gimnov (“Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal” © The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia) will be uploaded in a public domain: http://elci.ru/liturgicheskiy-kalendar/ The links to the audio files are under the church calendar. There, you can also download the hymnal in … [Read more...]
ELCIR Information Dept. Gets SMM Specialist
The Information Department of The Church of Ingria gets an SMM specialist! By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, head of the ELCIR Information Department Do you remember the video taken during the KoLa confirmation camps and the eye-catching report photos with ©KRISTA in the bottom right-hand corner? On March 3, Kristina Gainova joined the team of the … [Read more...]