Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church

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 »

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our Bishop Vsevolod visited three parishes in Khakassia (Tuim, Abakan and Sayanogorsk) to celebrate the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels there. Local priests assisted the Bishop during the liturgies. May we bring to you attention part of the Bishop’s sermon: We read in today’s …

SELC Newsletter #272 – Faith and Hope – October 2019 Read More »

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, May we share with you the small travel-report we received from father Vitali Gavrilov of the parish of Transfiguration in Tuim. Many of our parishioners live quite far from us. Well, what is “far”? Here in Siberia, everything is “far.”  Or… maybe not far. Just a …

SELC Newsletter – Faith and Hope #271 – August 2019 Read More »

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, in accordance with her calendar, the Church celebrates the day of Saint James the Apostle. Of course, in some parishes, this holiday (like the others that fall on a weekday) is moved to the nearest Sunday. But we congratulate you today, and may we bring …

SELC Newsletter – Faith and Hope #270 – July 2019 Read More »

Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our Church is very serious about her liturgy and, therefore, only ordained ministers serve the liturgy and distribute the holy sacrament. The laymen can help at the liturgy (for example, to open the altar gate and to light the altar candles). The laymen can also read …

SELC Newsletter – Faith and Hope #269 – March 2019 Read More »

Download as PDF Peace to you, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ! We just celebrated one of the most significant festivals of the Church: Presentation in the Temple. This festival is unusual. We are already far from Christmas, we have already heard about the Baptism of the Lord, we heard about the miracle at the …

SELC Newsletter – Faith and Hope #268 – February 2019 Read More »

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, The shepherds hurried to Bethlehem [Luke 2:15] to see the Saviour born. “Bethlehem” is …

SELC Newsletter – Faith and Hope #267 – Christmas and New Year Greetings Read More »