By CYD Head Nikolai Minenkov and CYD Instructor Yelena Tatti On September 29, 2020, the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. We remember God’s protection which He gives us through His angels. Since children are an important focus of this feast, our Church has a tradition of collecting offerings on that day for the work … [Read more...]
Seminar for Children & Youth Ministers
On September 19, 2020, St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg hosted a seminar of the ELCIR Children & Youth Department, called “Don’t Let Yourself Dry Out.” The event gathered servants of children & youth ministries from different Church of Ingria congregations. The main topic was preventing a burnout in your ministry. Missionary … [Read more...]
ELCIR Continues Child & Youth Work
Hi! I’m Nikolai Minenkov, the head of the ELCIR Child & Youth Department. And I’m Yelena Tatti, a child & youth work instructor. Since there are only two of us, we don’t have a segregation of duties as we do all the work together. The Child & Youth Department is called to help our congregations enhance and keep up work with children … [Read more...]
Module 6 of Child & Youth Worker Course
From January 24 to 26, 2020, the Theological Institute of The Church of Ingria conducted Module 6 of the course for child & youth workers. Here is what Tatiana Liukonen who attended the class had to say: “As always, we enriched ourselves spiritually, we learned new things, shared ideas, and discussed important things.” During class we discussed … [Read more...]