On Alexander Pushkin’s birthday, June 6, there was a subbotnik, a volunteer team work to clean and fix, at Resurrection of Christ Lutheran Church in Pushkin, a suburb of St. Petersburg. Many thanks to everybody for the work! "How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and … [Read more...]
Bishop and Church Leaders in Pushkin Work Out Strategy
On May 28, 2020, Bishop Laptev and ELCIR Central Office workers met with church council members of the congregation in Pushkin, a suburb of St. Petersburg. The meeting participants worked together on the strategy of the congregation’s further ministry. Photo credits: Bishop Laptev, Dean Ivan Hutter Original post in Russian and photos on VK … [Read more...]
New Confirmation in Pushkin
On January 26, 2020, Rev. Yevgeni Mikhailov, the senior pastor of Resurrection of Christ Lutheran Church in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, administered the Rite of Confirmation to Aleksei Shvaryov at the beginning of the divine service. We cordially congratulate Aleksei, his family, and all of the church members, on this important event and wish him … [Read more...]