One of the recent teaching activities at the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, was Module 1 of the ELCIR Diaconal Course on March 2, 2024. It gathered students from the ELCIR congregations in Kanneljärvi, Koltushi, Olonets, Steklyanny, and the churches of St. Mary and St. Anne in St. Petersburg. Rev. Ivan Hutter, … [Read more...]
Christian art park to be built at Vuoksa Hutor holiday camp
Students from the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, St. Petersburg, proposed house designs and land improvement plans for the camp. As they are not final, their plans will be changed and touched up. Originally, 2nd-year students of environmental design presented 13 design plans for selection. Five design sketches made it to the … [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...]
“From the Passover to Easter”: exhibition at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church, St. Petersburg
From February 10 through May 19, 2024, St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Annenkirche) welcomes visitors to “From the Passover to Easter,” an exhibition about the history of the two related religious holidays. Once again, the church has been transformed with the help of 30 tons of sand, large-scale installations including the Old … [Read more...]
Church growth
The last Sunday of the year December 31, 2023 was blessed by the confirmation of Timur at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg. Praise God for our brother in Christ! We wish him to continue growing in the knowledge of God’s Word! Artyom was confirmed at the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, as we celebrated the Feast … [Read more...]
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