Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church

Christ is risen, dear Brothers and Sisters! Since we recently celebrated the Sunday of the Good Shepherd, which is dedicated to Christ as well as to the faithful shepherds of His Church, we would like to bring to your attention a part of the sermon of our Bishop Vsevolod. This is a small parish. But […]

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, During this time of Great Lent, let us bring to your attention a part of the sermon of our Bishop Vsevolod. Death is increasingly invading our lives, and even if this is not death itself, then its harbingers (three preceding “horsemen of the apocalypse”): epidemics, war

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, May we bring to your attention the Christmas message of our Bishop Vsevolod (will be read in the parishes of Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church during the Christmas liturgy). Brothers and sisters, We long to see with our own eyes the peace that we sing following the

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Since we are celebrating the Transfiguration today, let us dedicate this newsletter to this Festival. Transfiguration is not just one of episodes of the sacred history. Transfiguration is an event of the same level as the incarnation of Christ, His crucifixion and resurrection.  On the day

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the beginning of July, the Christian family camp “Pilgrims” was held in the village of Efremkino (Khakassia, Siberia).  This year participants came from Abakan, Tuim, Tomsk, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg. Most of the people who gathered are members of our parishes, but there were also those

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Missionary work in our country is often not a “Christian pioneer mission” but the attempt to restore what existed a hundred years ago. Of course, we will never be able to restore that huge and great Lutheran Church, which was the second most important denomination (after

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We wish you God’s blessings and congratulate you on the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul! I would like to remind you of two stories from the Book of Acts, both from the church calendar this coming week. The first is from the tenth chapter,

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Traditionally, if any event in the Church coincided with a church festival, then next years it is celebrated in accordance with the church (but not secular) calendar. Therefore, we celebrate the anniversary of the consecration of our Bishop on the 4th Sunday after Easter. This year

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, …We beseech to You, Lord: look down from heaven to this church. May this place be holy forever. Here, let the crimes of people be washed away by the stream of Divine grace. Here, let the old sinful man die, and may a new generation of

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, May we bring to your attention the Christmas message of our Bishop Vsevolod (will be read in the parishes of Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church during the Christmas liturgy). Brothers and sisters, History has not yet witnessed things that happen to our world today. While there were