Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In Christianity, salvation is not given to us abstractly; it is given to us through the word and the sacraments of the Church. There is no salvation outside the Church, because only in there are the baptismal font and the altar and the priests who are …
Peace to you dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Now, when coronavirus infection is already gradually weakening in some countries, but still growing in Russia, we would like to invite you to pray with us using the prayer that we read at this time: Oh Lord Jesus Christ, You went throughout every town and village (Luke …
Peace to you dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ! Christ is risen! Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. John 15:4 This text is read on the third Sunday of Easter, and …
Note: This essay is republished here with the kind permission of Father Alexey, who includes this brief explanation for the sake of context: It is important to note that I do not blame any pastors and laypeople in the US who are stuck at the moment and have little choice, that is, I don’t want …
The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Digitization of the Church Read More »
Peace to you dear Brothers and Sisters, We are glad to greet you with Easter Greetings: Christ is risen! May we bring to your attention the Easter message of our Bishop Vsevolod, that was read today in all parishes of SELC during Easter liturgies. Of course, this Easter is unusual, and because of the epidemic, …
Easter Greetings from the Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church Read More »
Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we entered the Holy Week, may we bring to your attention the homily that our Bishop Vsevolod said during the Holy Monday evening service, How important it is for us that Jesus said these words (with which the fourteenth chapter of Saint John’s Gospel begins): …
Download a Printable PDF Peace to you, beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ! Our Bishop Vsevolod traveled to Yekaterinburg, where he celebrated the Feast of the Annunciation in the parish of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, with assistance of priests Alexey Trapeznikov and Sergey Glushkov. At the beginning of his sermon, the Bishop said, We …
SELC Newsletter #276 – Feast of the Annunciation 2020 Read More »
Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ! “And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved” (Acts 2:47). Our modern time is not like the time of the first apostolic community. But our Lord Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever (Heb. 13:8), which means that …
Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, May we bring to your attention the words of greetings from our Bishop Vsevolod that were read in the parishes of Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church during the Christmas liturgy. Brothers and sisters, When did the Christian Church begin? Different people respond differently. Martin Luther speaks of Adam …
SELC Newsletter #274 – Faith and Hope – Christmas and New Year Greetings Read More »
Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Let us tell you about the trip of Fr. Igor Kizyaev (of the parish of the Holy Trinity in Chita) to Kharagun. This village is not far from Chita (only about 150 miles), but it is almost impossible to get there by car, because the road …
SELC Newsletter #273 – Faith and Hope – November 2019 Read More »
