On the Feast of the Holy Trinity, June 7, 2020, church congregations in St. Petersburg and its region, in Nizhny Novgorod, Novorossiysk, and Kazan will celebrate festive worship services! The attached photo shows a decree of the St. Petersburg Governor permitting attendance of religious facilities in town provided that they meet the safety … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Deans Give Update on Situation in Regions
On May 13, 2020, Rt. Rev. Ivan Laptev, Bishop of The Church of Ingria, and Rev. Deans Pavel Krylov (West Ingrian Deanery), Aleksei Kronholm (Karelian Deanery), Valeri Antipov (Moscow Deanery), Ivan Hutter (St. Petersburg Deanery), Konstantin Subbotin (Uralic Deanery) held an online conference in VK group Sluzhiteli Tserkvi Ingrii ("Ministers of The … [Read more...]
Clergymen Hold Seminar, Keep in Touch Online
On April 28, 2020, clergymen of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery held an online seminar, “The Experience of the Early Church in the Works of the Apostolic Fathers.” The pastors prepared reports and discussed soteriology, sacramentology, and ecclesiology in the epistles of Polycarp of Smyrna, Ignatius of Antioch, Clement of Rome, the Didache, and other … [Read more...]
Update from Church in Syktyvkar
An update from St. John the Baptist Lutheran Church in Syktyvkar, Republic of Komi. God's peace! We’ve been holding burial services for those who died from the coronavirus, following them to the cemetery. They’re our brothers and sisters. Christ will make answer for each one. We sent a roll of nonwoven fabric to the worst affected area to make … [Read more...]
New Young People Join Congregation in Mordovia
Based on the Russian translation by Darya Shkurlyatyeva of a news story by Riita Pyykkö and Miina Makkonen on kansanlahetys.fi The Velmema Congregation in the Republic of Mordovia celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The young people who grew up in the congregation have moved to bigger cities for jobs. Currently, the congregation is … [Read more...]