Praise the Lord for the three new church members who were confirmed during the festive divine service on Sunday, September 18, 2022 as St. George’s Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, was celebrating the 30th anniversary of its dedication! Some of the other highlights of the day included the new stained glass window installed on … [Read more...]
ELCIR youth ministers meet, pray, read Scripture, discuss ministry aspects
On September 16, 2022, the lecture room of the new coffeehouse at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg hosted a meeting of children’s & youth ministers—“Don’t Let Yourself Dry Out!” What did they do? - Group discussion of the minister’s characteristics and responsibilities described in the Old and New Testaments, … [Read more...]
St. Michael’s Church joins in with other St. Petersburg residents commemorating Siege victims
On September 8, 2022, the city of St. Petersburg, named Leningrad in the Soviet era, commemorated the Siege of Leningrad by the Nazi German army, which began on this day in 1941 and continued into 1944 during WW2. Standing in different parts of the city on this day, people read out loud in public the lists of city residents who died from starvation … [Read more...]
St. Petersburg Lutherans and Roman Catholics join together at Levashovo to commemorate victims of political repression
On August 28, 2022, members of St. Michael's Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (The Church of Ingria) visited Levashovo Memorial Cemetery. Levashovo Memorial Cemetery commemorates the victims of Soviet political repression between 1937 and 1954 who were executed there or died in the city's prisons and were buried in unmarked graves at … [Read more...]
ELCIR charity helps orphan start off in life, partners with business to boost up his career
This is Sasha. A barista at Special Coffeehouse established by Anna Pomogayet, a charity project run by St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg (a.k.a. Annenkirche) assisting orphanage alumni find solutions during crises, make friends and find a vocation. At 12, he lost his parents and was put in an orphanage. Fortunately, some sad stories … [Read more...]
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