NEW DECONS AND DEACONESSES

On February 14, 2010, three new deacons and three new deaconesses were commissioned in the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Kyiv. Their names are: Anatoliy Dmytrenko, Serhiy Berezin, Dmytro Propkopchuk, Hanna Kuchma, Anzhela Horpynchuk and Emilia Zinchenko. They will "wait on tables" (Acts 6).  The Resurrection Lutheran Church has prayerfully asked the Lord to grant those brothers and sisters many happy and blessed years as they serve their neighbors and share the Gospel.

GRADUATES OF THE DIAKONIA SCHOOL

Eight ULC communicant members became graduates of the Diakonia School that was conducted in the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Kyiv. They are: Anatoliy Dmytrenko, Serhiy Berezin, Dmytro Prokopchuk, Emilia Zinchenko, Anzhela Horpynchuk, Hanna Kuchma, Svitlana Leschenko and Victoria Sukhotska. They received special Certificates from the Ukrainian Lutheran Theological Seminary of Saint Sophia and in the near future they will receive special tasks to "wait on tables" (Acts 6:2) in order to serve the needy and assist their pastors in other ways.

NEW COMMUNICANT MEMBERS IN THE RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH

With Christmas celebrations on January 7 (since Ukrainian Lutheran Church follows Julian Calendar as most churches in Ukraine do), 3 more men were invited to become communicant members of the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Kyiv: Dmytro Bobrynets, Oleksiy Boiko and Hryhoriy Samoilenko.  After Catechism studies, examinations  and public confession of their Lutheran faith, they were welcome into our fellowship. According to a long-standing tradition each of them was presented with a copy of the Ukrainian translation of the Book of Concord ( published by the LHF), a Luther's seal pin, and a white rose, symbol of Christ's righteousness.

A NICE GIFT FOR A NEW YEAR

A nice New Year gift was received by Lutheran theology followers and good and qualitative Christian literature readers.  The Lutheran Heritage Foundation has published the next volume of the People's Bible series in Ukrainian: Galatians/Ephesians. The book is written by Rev. Professor Armin Panning who is well-known to Ukrainian readers by his commentaries on the Epistle to Romans. The book can be ordered at local Lutheran congregations in Ukraine or by writing to my e-mail address: vhorpynchuk@hotmail.com. Have a happy and blessed New Year and pleasant, edifying reading!