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...]
Coffeehouse and gift shop at St. Anne open doors
The new coffeehouse and gift shop of St Anne’s Lutheran Church (a.k.a. Annenkirche) in St. Petersburg are open. The coffeehouse is open from 9 am to 9 pm. This is not an official opening, but a “test run” to see if it works correctly, but you’re invited to drop in to have a coffee and evaluate the esthetic properties of the new interior … [Read more...]
Trilistnik crisis shelter gets extra space
Trilistnik, an ELCIR-run crisis shelter for women with children in St. Petersburg collaborating closely with St. Michael’s and St. Mary’s Lutheran churches and St. Petersburg’s charities, provided assistance to 20 women and 31 children in 2021. Additionally, the shelter plans to focus more closely on assisting children left without parental care. … [Read more...]
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