On July 2, 2023, St. John’s Estonian Church of the ELCIR in St. Petersburg (a.k.a. Jaanikirik) hosted a Lutheran Hymn Festival which gathered 57 participating musicians. Acknowledgments: Darya Shkurlyatyeva for the overall coordination ELCIR Liturgical Commission Senior Pastor Konstantin Subbotin of Jaanikirik for the valuable … [Read more...]
St. John’s Church celebrates Jaanipäev
On June 23-24, 2023, members of St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Church of the ELCIR in St. Petersburg celebrated Jaanipäev (Nativity of St. John the Baptist) during a retreat at the Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. On the first day, the group prayed, sang to the guitar and picnicked together. On June 24, the day included prayer and … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev visits ELCIR Southern Deanery
On July 3, 2023, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev and Southern Dean Valeri Antipov started a visitation of the deanery’s congregations, visiting also some of the congregations in the Moscow Deanery. Itinerary: St. Petersburg – Tver – Schyokino – Borisoglebsk - Saratov – Voronezh – Kursk – Zheleznogorsk – Moscow – St. Petersburg. As they … [Read more...]
Recent confirmations and baptisms
July 2, 2023: Pavel was confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church (Annenkirche) in St. Petersburg. Three children Ivan, Darya, and Sofia were baptized at Christ the Savior Lutheran Church in Novosibirsk. They are from The Vine of David Messianic Jewish Congregation. July 9, 2023: Bella and Viktor were baptized and Igor and Viktor’s mom … [Read more...]
Baptisms and confirmations at St. Anne’s Lutheran
On June 25, 2023, Day of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, 2 people were baptized and 25 people were confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Annenkirche)! Congratulations to our brothers and sisters in Christ on coming into full fellowship with the Church! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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