On Sunday, September 26, 2021, Bishop Laptev visited the church of Skvoritsy, Leningrad Oblast. Click for photos … [Read more...]
Congregants Tour Leningrad Oblast
On July 11, 2021, congregants from the Lutheran Church of Skvoritsy, Leningrad Oblast, and attendees of German-language worship services at St. Anne's Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg took an excursion to Shpankovo, Moloskovitsy, Kingisepp (attending a worship service at Yamburgsky Church), and the Church of Gubanitsy. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Skvoritsy Church Celebrates Johnmas
On June 26, 2021, Skvoritsy Lutheran Church in Petrovo, Leningrad Oblast, celebrated the feast of Juhannus or Johnmas. Church members sang songs to a kantele, read passages from the Book of Isaiah and the Gospel. Thanks be to God and to everyone who joined the celebration! Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Skvoritsy Congregation to Hold Worship in German
On April 17, 2021, Skvoritsy Lutheran Church in Petrovo, Leningrad Oblast, will have a German-language worship service with guests from the German community of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. Start at 1 pm. Earlier at 10 am you can join the church members in a cleanup in the local historical cemetery and in St. Catherine’s church. … [Read more...]
Easter Sunday Confirmations at Skvoritsy
There was a night worship service on Saturday and a main worship service on Easter Sunday at Skvoritsy Lutheran Church of Petrovo, Leningrad Oblast. The night liturgy opened with a cross procession around St. Catherine’s church. After that, the rite of confirmation was administered to Sergei and Irina. Sunday school children concluded the … [Read more...]