Today nearly 50 volunteers depart America traveling to Kyiv, Ukraine. There they will begin their prihoda (adventure) for spreading the gospel message in 12 congregations of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church. The volunteers depart from Chicago, Minneapolis and Detroit as well as some coming from more distant locations. The group arrives in Kyiv at about 4:30 on Wednesday and will be taken by bus to the Dubek Conference Center. Thursday will be a day to tour Kyiv. After dinner on Thursday there will be a worship service with communion led by Pastor Yuriy Fizer. Friday will continue the orientation for the VBS sessions including a presentation on church history in Ukraine by Bishop V'yacheslav Horpynchuk. Later in the afternoon or early evening they will depart to the 12 congregations all across Ukraine by car, van, bus or train.
There will be six days of VBS lessons culminating in the worship service on Sunday July 12th. The volunteers then return to Kyiv for another day of sightseeing and shopping. They return to the US on Tuesday July 14th.
As long as we can find access to the Internet, VBS updates will be posted on this website.
Please keep the volunteers, the Ukrainian host congregations and all of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church in your thoughts and prayers.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Ordinations in Plzen, Czech Republic
Ordination of the First Czech National Pastors: The two Czech seminary students, Martin Vršecký and Petr Krákora, finished their seminary studies in May. Their ordination service was on Sunday, June 7, at St. Paul’s Church in Plzen. The children from the school and the adult choir presented special music. The Ladies Club hosted a reception following the service. Several pastors from the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in Germany, as well as several ELS pastors participated in the service. Petr and Martin have been studying for the Holy Ministry since 2001. Their seminary preparation has been thorough and, in addition, they have had many years of “practical” preparation…writing sermons, conducting worship, making sick calls, teaching Religion and Catechism classes in Martin Luther School, etc. Keep these two men in your prayers as they begin their service as shepherds of God’s people in the Czech Republic!
Mission Director, Rev. Mark Grubbs, conducted the rite of ordination.
(Left to Right) Rev. Martin Vršecký and Rev. Petr Krákora
Pastors participating in the ordination ceremony.
Mission Director, Rev. Mark Grubbs, conducted the rite of ordination.
(Left to Right) Rev. Martin Vršecký and Rev. Petr Krákora
Pastors participating in the ordination ceremony.
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