The Church of Ingria held a night prayer, fellowship and Bible study festival in St. Petersburg—Tyomniye Nochi 2022. On August 19, there was an evening praise and prayer meeting at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral involving the congregation’s music band. This was followed by a Bible study reflecting on ways to be in constant anticipation of the second … [Read more...]
Church cantor course starts again in Koltushi
Since August 15, 2022, the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, has been teaching a course for church cantors. The twenty-three congregational musicians in attendance come from five of the ELCIR deaneries: Karelian, Siberian, St. Petersburg, Uralic, and West Ingrian. The program of the first teaching period includes … [Read more...]
Toksovo Lutherans sing through church hymnal in less than one year
Members of the Lutheran Church of Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, completed their Hymnal in One Year marathon! They started meeting to sing in September and on July 13, 2022 sang the final chorales from the ELCIR Hymnal! Thanks be to God for making this possible and for each person who came to sing together with us! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Toksovo Lutheran Church celebrates St. John’s Day
The attached photos show the celebration of St. John’s Day at the Lutheran Church of Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, on June 25, 2022. The divine service was celebrated by the senior pastor of the church Rev. Aleksei Uimanen and Rev. Dean Ivan Hutter of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery. Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, senior pastor of St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. … [Read more...]
ELCIR Cantors’ Guild pulls off its first project
The ELCIR Cantors’ Choir directed by Marina Väisä debuted at Tyrö Lutheran Church in Lomonosov, St. Petersburg urban area, on June 18, 2022 as part of the festival “The Music of St. Petersburg’s Temples.” At the moment, the choir has 7 members: Irina Sorokina (Kingisepp), Darya Shkurlyatyeva (Vyborg), Anna Sokolova-Kalinina (St. Mary’s Cathedral, … [Read more...]
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