The Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, continues the tradition of singing to a psalmodicon. In Karelia and Leningrad Oblast, this instrument has also been known as virsikannel and jouhikkokannel. While there is a psalmodicon in a showcase at Russian National Museum of Music in Moscow, the Vyborg congregation lets you hear it … [Read more...]
Roman Sukharev ordained as pastor in Vyborg
On October 23, 2022, the 19th Sunday after Trinity, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev ordained Roman Sukharev into the Office of Pastor at the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast. Congratulations to Pastor Roman and the congregation on this joyful event! “So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of … [Read more...]
Koltushi hosts 2nd Interconfessional Media Seminar
The ELCIR Theological Institute and the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, hosted the 2nd Interconfessional Media Seminar. The seminar gathered 25 Lutherans, Roman Catholics, Baptists, and Methodists coming from 11 locations in Leningrad Oblast, Karelia, and Buryatia. In his introductory comments, Bishop Laptev of The Church of … [Read more...]
Toksovo Lutheran Church celebrates St. John’s Day
The attached photos show the celebration of St. John’s Day at the Lutheran Church of Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, on June 25, 2022. The divine service was celebrated by the senior pastor of the church Rev. Aleksei Uimanen and Rev. Dean Ivan Hutter of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery. Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, senior pastor of St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. … [Read more...]
Vyborg Lutheran Church performs historical song and Lutheran chorales during Long Night of Museums
The theme of the Long Night of Museums at the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, on May 21, 2022 was Czar Peter the Great (1672—1725), an older contemporary of J. S. Bach (1685-1750). “It is known that sometimes Peter visited Lutheran churches on worship days and even sang spiritual songs there,” — Olga Kurilo, Lyuterane v Rossii, XVI-XX … [Read more...]
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