Christmas Eve at Lutheran Church of Voronezh and Christmas at Lutheran Church of Kursk Christmas at Yamburgski Lutheran Church of Kingisepp, Leningrad Oblast Christmas at Lutheran Church of Ulan-Ude, Buryatia Christmas at St. John's Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Jaani kirik) Christmas at Lutheran Church of Luga, Leningrad Oblast Christmas at … [Read more...]
Dean Panchu attends meeting with local gov’t
On December 22, 2021, Rev. Olav Panchu, ELCIR Volga Region Dean, attended a meeting of the Council for Relations with Religious Associations under the Saratov Oblast Governor. Rev. Panchu is a standing member of the council. The council members discussed the strategy of the state’s ethnic policy in Saratov Oblast. Natalia Troshina, Domestic Policy … [Read more...]
Dean Panchu represents ELCIR at state gala
Rev. Dean Olav Panchu represented the ELCIR Volga Deanery and St. John’s Lutheran Church of Saratov at the gala celebration of the 85th anniversary of Saratov Oblast. In his speech, Oblast Governor Valeri Radayev noted the great achievements of the oblast's residents in the past years and conferred awards. Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State … [Read more...]
Live or recorded streams on Sunday, November 14, 2021
10:00 Worship service at the Congregation of Kalevala: https://vk.com/marian_kirkko_kalevala 10:00 Worship service in Finnish and Russian at the Congregation of Koltushi: https://www.facebook.com/parish.koltushi/ 10:20 Sermon at Velmema Lutheran Congregation of Saransk: https://vk.com/lutersaransk 10:30 Worship service in Finnish at St. … [Read more...]
Saratov gov’t sends Day of National Unity greetings to Dean Panchu
Rev. Olav Panchu, Volga Region Dean and Senior Pastor of St. John’s Congregation of Saratov, has received greetings in connection with Day of National Unity (November 4) from the Governor of Saratov Oblast and the Saratov Oblast Minister for Domestic Policy and Social Relations. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]