On June 25, 2023, Day of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, Olga, Sofia, Yekaterina, Nadezhda, and Oleg were received into full fellowship with the Church through the rite of confirmation at the Lutheran Church in Pushkin, St. Petersburg. Congratulations to the newly-confirmed members and all the other … [Read more...]
Ingria celebrates Juhannus
On June 24, 2023, Bishop Laptev participated in the celebration of the Nativity of John the Baptist (Juhannus Festival) in the Lyalin Meadow in Siversky, Gatchinsky District, and at the Lutheran church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev calls to prayer
Brothers and sisters, for more than a year we have been praying for peace to come and for the enmity between the peoples to stop. Today we also invoke God to keep peace in our country and to prevent discord which can split our society and bring suffering into people’s lives. As the Church which builds its teaching on the basis of Holy Scripture, we … [Read more...]
ELCIR commemorates war victims on Day of Remembrance and Sorrow
On June 22, 2023, St. Petersburg together with all Russia remembers the beginning of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45. On this day, the city’s residents visit Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery to commemorate the war victims. About 420,000 civilians and 50,000 soldiers of the Leningrad Front were buried in the cemetery’s 186 mass graves. During the … [Read more...]
Children’s Bible retreat in Yukki
From June 15-18, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Yukki, Leningrad Oblast, held a children’s Bible retreat for kids from Koltushi, Roshchino, Toksovo, and Yukki. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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