Anna Pomogayet Charity Cluster has won the Future of St. Petersburg–2024 award in the Charity Project of the Year category. Anna Pomogayet was established by St. Anne’s Lutheran church members in St. Petersburg in 2018. It operates a coffeehouse, a crisis aid center, and workshops where orphanage alumni can get new professional skills. The … [Read more...]
Newly-ordained deacon set to serve in Kirov
On February 17, 2024, Bishop Laptev ordained catechist Ivan Ryasik, a 3rd-year extramural bachelor’s program student at the ELCIR Theological Institute, into the Office of Deacon to serve Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirov, 896 km (557 mi) northeast of Moscow. Cordial congratulations to Deacon Ivan! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
More baptisms and confirmations in ELCIR
February 4, 2024: Sofia, Dmitri, Olga, and Dmitri were baptized and 20 people were confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Annenkirche). Photos by Maria Vasilyeva. Svetlana was confirmed at the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan. Svetlana lives in Kaliningrad, however she wished to join the Church in Kazan. February … [Read more...]
Summer festival of sacred music continues this winter
“The Kantele and the Virsikannel,” a summer festival of sacred music, found unexpected continuation on February 10-11, 2024! Mikael Agricola Choir from Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, did a concert tour in Ladoga Karelia, a region in NW Russia. The choir is currently reviving the tradition of … [Read more...]
ELCIR and ELCR meet for theological colloquy
On February 14, 2024, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia and The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia met for another theological colloquy. Decisions: 1. Adopt the text of the Declaration on Marriage and get approval from the ELCR General Consistory to sign it. 2. Prepare a Declaration on the Historical … [Read more...]
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