Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church

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

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

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

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

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

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