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...]
ELCIR servants bring Word and Sacrament to nursing home residents
As The Church of Ingria continues to give spiritual care to its nursing homes called mercy houses, on August 23, 2022, Rev. Arvo Survo and the band Elo-Sooni visited the mercy house in Kikerino, Leningrad Oblast, and performed the Taiga Mass (or “Korpimessu” in Finnish), composed by Pastor Survo and based on songs in the style of the Kalevala, the … [Read more...]
Children’s program in Murmansk
On August 23, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Murmansk started a children's program called “I, You, He, She.” The children met each other, played a ball game, and began to read The Wordless Book, a series of evangelism lessons for children. A tour of the city reminded everybody what a wonderful city they live in. Murmansk is only 105 years … [Read more...]
Refugee aid efforts continue in Cheboksary
Dobraya Pochva (“Good Ground”), a charity cluster run by St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, continues work. Dozens of refugees receive humanitarian aid daily. The food packages sent by St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg have run out, but thanks to caring fellow-citizens and volunteers the project continues to give … [Read more...]
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