It was a truly joyful Sunday for The Church of Ingria on September 3, 2023, as masters of theology Jarkko Haapanen, Veli-Matti Kujala, Matti Rusama, Santeri Marjokorpi and doctor of theology Hiroaki Yoshimura were ordained into the Office of Pastor at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg. Some of them were in the diaconal ministry for … [Read more...]
Tyomniye Nochi 2023 night festival held in St. Petersburg
The program started at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg in the evening of August 25. The participants and the church’s band established themselves on the front steps of the church and filled Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street in downtown St. Petersburg with music and song! Passersby stopped to listen to the Lutherans singing … [Read more...]
Church dedication in Ulan-Ude
The 12th Sunday after Trinity, August 27, 2023, saw the long-awaited dedication of the church building for Grace of Christ Lutheran Church in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia! The worship service was led by Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi and the Congregation’s Senior Pastor Vladimir Nikiforov. During the dedication ceremony, they were joined by ELCIR … [Read more...]
Baptisms and confirmation in Chalna
The Sunday of August 27, 2023 was a tripled joy for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chalna, Karelia, as children Aleksandr and Polina were baptized and Valentina was confirmed and became a communicant member of the church! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Trilistnik Shelter continues service
From January to August 2023, Trilistnik Children’s Shelter in Kronstadt, St. Petersburg, run by the ELCIR aided 28 children. Shelter workers participated in child custody trials and did legal paperwork for child custody by relatives upon a court-decreed withdrawal of parental rights or upon parents’ death. The children were placed in kindergartens … [Read more...]
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