As it is customary in many countries, some people move from their native regions to warmer places. So it is in Russia: those who are tired of living in our cold frozen Siberia, they move to live closer to Black Sea, to Sochi area or to Krasnodar region. Many of our parishioners from different Siberian …
Peace to you dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Recently, our Bishop Vsevolod visited the parish of Saint Luke in Yurga (Kemerovo region) to celebrate the feast of Saint James the apostle. Deacon Ruslan Zinnurov assisted him during the liturgy. May we bring to your attention a part of the Bishop’s sermon. It is for …
SELC Newsletter #282 – The Feast of St. James the Apostle Read More »
Our Bishop Vsevolod conducted the commemorating prayer service at the Estonian cemetery in Estono-Semionovka (about 70 miles from Novosibirsk). Once there was a village here, but then all the inhabitants left, and now there is only a cemetery on which stands a monument to the Estonians who suffered during the years of the political repressions …
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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 »
