On November 4, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan, hosted a meeting of the ministers of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery, which gathered almost all of the deanery’s pastors, deacons, and catechists. Those who could not come, joined online. The main topic for discussion was “Modern Heresies.” Bishop Ivan Laptev presented a report on this … [Read more...]
Some of the decisions of the ELCIR Synodal Council made on October 27, 2022
- give a blessing to Sergei Bondarenko to serve the Lutheran Church of Koltushi as a catechist after he passes the catechist’s exam; - affirm Deacon Aleksei Karabtsov and Pastor Vladimir Shilovski as candidates for filling the vacant position of Senior Pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Krasnoyarsk. Appoint Deacon Oleg Khlyakin … [Read more...]
Synodal Council’s decisions of Sep. 30, 2022
Some of the decisions of the ELCIR Synodal Council made on September 30, 2022 - Confer a blessing to Filipp Rodionov to serve the religious group of the Nativity of Christ Lutheran Church in Schyokino, Tula Oblast, as a catechist. - Confer a blessing to Anton Andreyev to serve St. Anne’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. … [Read more...]
August 26, 2022 decisions of ELCIR Synodal Council
Below are some of the decisions made by the ELCIR Synodal Council on August 26, 2022 Confer a blessing to Danil Andreyev to serve Holy Spirit Evangelical Lutheran Church in Petrozavodsk, Karelia as a catechist upon passing the catechist exam. Confer a blessing to Anatoli Gudkov to serve as a catechist and ordain him into the Office of Deacon when … [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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