From left, Bishop Vsevolod Lytkin of the Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church administers the host while Bishop Arri Kugappi of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia (ELCIR) offers the chalice during opening worship for the ELCIR’s 24th Synod Convention, Oct. 16 in St. Petersburg, Russia. This was the first time that they have served Holy Communion together. (ELCIR/©Kristiina Paananen)
