On All Saints’ Day, ELCIR Bishop Laptev and several church members lifted a prayer at the abandoned Lutheran church of the former Vuoksela Parish, which is nowadays Romashki, Leningrad Oblast. As we believe in the power of the resurrection, we pray that spiritual life be brought back to this church one day. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Reformation Sunday confirmations in St. Petersburg
During the Reformation Sunday worship service on October 30, 2022, Aleksandr and Yekaterina Sazonov were confirmed at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. Cordial greetings to the new members of St. Mary! We wish Aleksandr and Yekaterina and their wonderful children to keep growing in the faith and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ and … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev visits Vyborg
On October 23, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev visited the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast. A Vyborg newspaper took his interview (click here to read his full interview in Russian). Quote: “For me, the Church is living people with their joys and problems, it's specific ministers and parishioners who need support and whose lives I want to … [Read more...]
Psalmodicon in use in Vyborg
The Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, continues the tradition of singing to a psalmodicon. In Karelia and Leningrad Oblast, this instrument has also been known as virsikannel and jouhikkokannel. While there is a psalmodicon in a showcase at Russian National Museum of Music in Moscow, the Vyborg congregation lets you hear it … [Read more...]
Cleanup on historical church site in Pavlovsk
Many thanks to each and every one who took part in the cleanup on October 29, 2022 on the site of St. Dorothy’s Lutheran church in Pavlovsk, St. Petersburg. What did they do? – hauled away around 40 bags of trash – removed all trash on the adjacent territory; – sawed up and stacked fallen trees; – uprooted bushes on the church’s … [Read more...]
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