On June 18, 2022, Rev. Fyodor Tulynin, pastor of St. John’s Estonian Congregation of the ELCIR in St. Petersburg joined Rev. Anton Tikhomirov, DTh, deputy archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia and rector of its Theological Seminary, and Fr. Konstantin Perederiy, parish priest and rector of the Roman Catholic Theological Seminary … [Read more...]
ELCIR Senior Ecclesiastics and Lay Members Commemorate Victims of 1930’s Political Repressions
On November 6, 2021, there was a prayer service in Levashovo Memorial Cemetery, St. Petersburg, in remembrance of people who suffered persecution, privation, and martyrdom during the political repressions of the 1930's. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Jaani kirik Pays Homage to Victims of 1930’s Political Repressions
On October 30, 2021, Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions, members of St. John's Estonian Congregation of St. Petersburg (Jaani kirik) with Pastor Fyodor Tulynin and Consul General of Estonia Carl Eric Laantee Reintamm attended a memorial ceremony in Levashovo Memorial Cemetery, St. Petersburg. In memory of the victims, the … [Read more...]