From January to August 2023, Trilistnik Children’s Shelter in Kronstadt, St. Petersburg, run by the ELCIR aided 28 children. Shelter workers participated in child custody trials and did legal paperwork for child custody by relatives upon a court-decreed withdrawal of parental rights or upon parents’ death. The children were placed in kindergartens … [Read more...]
15 church musicians graduate from ELCIR Cantor Course
From August 21-27, 2023, the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, held the 4th and final class & exam period of the Cantor Course. Fifteen students attended class and took exams, making it the biggest class of church musicians in the Institute’s history. The course’s main topics were the musical setting of the … [Read more...]
Confirmations and installation at St. Anne’s
On Sunday August 20, 2023, Irina and Anastasia came into full fellowship with the Church, having publicly witnessed to their faith during the Rite of Confirmation at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (otherwise known as Annenkirche)! Thanks be to God for our new sisters in Christ! On the following Sunday, August 27, St. Anne’s … [Read more...]
Rev. Mikhailov guides tour for people with disability
On August 16, 2023, Senior Pastor Yevgeni Mikhailov of the Lutheran Church in Pushkin, suburban St. Petersburg, guided a tour of his church for a group from the Social Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Adults and Children in Kirovsky District, St. Petersburg. The guests learned about the history of this Ingrian Lutheran congregation and Lutherans. … [Read more...]
Confirmation at St. Anne’s Church
Thanks be to God for Anna who was confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church (Annenkirche), St. Petersburg, on August 13, 2023, the tenth Sunday after Trinity! Thanks be to God for the growth of the Church and for those who teach as the Lord Himself has commanded! (Mt. 28:20) Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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