On October 13, 2023, the 35th Synod (Convention) of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia convened in St. Petersburg. Greetings came from Archbishop Tapio Luoma of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland; Bishop Tiit Salumäe of The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church; Archbishop Vladimir Provorov of The Evangelical … [Read more...]
Five pastoral ordinations at St. Mary’s Cathedral
It was a truly joyful Sunday for The Church of Ingria on September 3, 2023, as masters of theology Jarkko Haapanen, Veli-Matti Kujala, Matti Rusama, Santeri Marjokorpi and doctor of theology Hiroaki Yoshimura were ordained into the Office of Pastor at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg. Some of them were in the diaconal ministry for … [Read more...]
Tyomniye Nochi 2023 night festival held in St. Petersburg
The program started at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg in the evening of August 25. The participants and the church’s band established themselves on the front steps of the church and filled Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street in downtown St. Petersburg with music and song! Passersby stopped to listen to the Lutherans singing … [Read more...]
ELCIR commemorates war victims on Day of Remembrance and Sorrow
On June 22, 2023, St. Petersburg together with all Russia remembers the beginning of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45. On this day, the city’s residents visit Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery to commemorate the war victims. About 420,000 civilians and 50,000 soldiers of the Leningrad Front were buried in the cemetery’s 186 mass graves. During the … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s Church holds youth retreat in white night season
The night of June 16, 2023, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg held a White Night 2023 youth retreat! The group discussed the blessings of the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, prayed, did evangelism, played a quest game and of course enjoyed the sight of drawn bridges across the Neva! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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