The Holy Cross Society in collaboration with St. Mary’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in St. Petersburg (ELCIR) has published and printed 200 prayer books for the 4 old people’s homes of The Church of Ingria. Plans are made to gather the homes’ inmates in small prayer groups. Pastors Vladimir Bitkin and Yevgeni Mikhailov are planning to visit … [Read more...]
ELCIR Congregation Hosts Pastors’ Breakfast
On January 15, 2020, the ELCIR congregation in Petrozavodsk hosted an interdenominational meeting of pastors and other religious servants based in the city, unofficially called Pastors’ Breakfast. The attendance included representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and various Protestant church bodies. Rev. Aleksei Kronholm, senior pastor, ELCIR … [Read more...]
TICI Students Defend Term Papers
On January 15, 2020, the followings students defended their term papers: Deacon Vladimir Vasiliev (4th year, extramural program). Topic: The Development of the Christian Church in the 2nd Century and the 3rd-Century Crisis. Research adviser: S. Isayev, Cand. Sc. (History) Deacon Yevgeni Raskatov (4th year, extramural program; photo at right). … [Read more...]
Visit to the boarding school in Murmansk
On December 21, participants of the "Good hearts" Foundation Murmansk visited a boarding school for children with developmental disabilities (visually impaired, blind, deaf, hard of hearing, etc.). The children listened to the Christmas story, sang a songs, played a games, drank tea together and talked to the visitors. ELCI press-service … [Read more...]
Celebration in Toksovo
The consecration of the Church in Toksovo took place 25 years ago, on December 4, 1994, on the second Sunday of Advent. On December 8, 2019, the congregation celebrated this date. The Worship service and the festive program were accompanied by the parish choir. ELCI Press-service … [Read more...]
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