Activities of the St. Petersburg Deanery of The Church of Ingria Summer Spiritual Days. Fathers & Children Camping. It’s been around ten years that the St. Petersburg Deanery has been organizing summertime retreats and outings for church members called Spiritual Days. The idea originated from the close friendship with Firstborn Laestadians in … [Read more...]
Vårsol Hosts You are Special Program
From July 8-10, 2020, Vesenneye Solntse / Vårsol, a social village in Taytsy, Leningrad Oblast, hosted a children’s fellowship program entitled “You are Special.” Rev. Ivan Hutter, the dean of the St. Petersburg Deanery, celebrated a family worship service on Sunday, July 12. Vårsol is a social village built on the funds of Norwegian charity Hjelp … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Dean Hutter Visit Congregations, Discuss Plans
On May 15, 2020, Bishop Ivan Laptev and Rev. Ivan Hutter, dean of the St. Petersburg Deanery, visited the congregation in Steklyanny. They delivered food aid, held a meeting with the congregation about the upcoming repairs on the church building, and made plans for a volunteer work day. Later that day, in the Kanneljärvi Congregation in Pobeda, … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Deans Give Update on Situation in Regions
On May 13, 2020, Rt. Rev. Ivan Laptev, Bishop of The Church of Ingria, and Rev. Deans Pavel Krylov (West Ingrian Deanery), Aleksei Kronholm (Karelian Deanery), Valeri Antipov (Moscow Deanery), Ivan Hutter (St. Petersburg Deanery), Konstantin Subbotin (Uralic Deanery) held an online conference in VK group Sluzhiteli Tserkvi Ingrii ("Ministers of The … [Read more...]
Rev. Ivan Hutter Continues to Lead Worship in Seniors’ Home
A photo gallery from the old people’s home in Koltushi where Rev. Ivan Hutter, Dean of the St. Petersburg Deanery, celebrates a communion service once a month. Sincere acknowledgements to Aleksandr Smirnov, head of the ELCIR Diaconal Department for the photos. Original news post in Russian and photos on vk.com … [Read more...]