tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post2204812019688673859..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Christmas limboElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-52482949831472479772012-01-14T14:41:00.433+04:002012-01-14T14:41:00.433+04:00I know, I love how the costumes are all different!...I know, I love how the costumes are all different!<br /><br />We did the nativity scene one Christmas on a whim at Bible study. I had bought some clay and we made everyone choose a part of nativity to sculpt (they all claimed they had no talent). Then we ran out of one type of clay, so we had to use another!<br /><br />I would never have the patience to make a whole set on my own, so I'm glad we did it as a group activity! So far one has protested that I've kept it. :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-33751068290655682132012-01-12T17:52:00.974+04:002012-01-12T17:52:00.974+04:00How CUTE are those kids in the Christmas play!! An...How CUTE are those kids in the Christmas play!! And the baby! Ah! That's wonderful everything worked out with the songs this year, I'm sure you blessed many people. Also, I absolutely love your nativity scene, did you make it yourself? I wish I had thought to make sweet things like that when I took ceramics in college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-46863219143839728192012-01-06T23:03:33.087+04:002012-01-06T23:03:33.087+04:00Thanks, Karen! You're right. Enjoyed your Chri...Thanks, Karen! You're right. Enjoyed your Christmas posts!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-55182072833682000272012-01-02T07:39:51.321+04:002012-01-02T07:39:51.321+04:00Glad to hear that you are resting a bit! It's...Glad to hear that you are resting a bit! It's a great first Christmas gift!!The Herdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472507772885670488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-72352489087988713372012-01-01T19:34:16.558+04:002012-01-01T19:34:16.558+04:00All Russian except for me, although there's an...All Russian except for me, although there's another American guy that joined recently. Most Protestants celebrate Dec.25th now and sometimes do a follow-up event on Jan.7th.<br /><br />Russian Orthodox Christmas is similar to Easter where there is more of an emphasis on fasting in the time leading up to it (as opposed to concerts and parties in Protestantism) and then they all break the fast together.<br /><br />I've never been to a "Yolka" celebration, they have trees up near every metro station and I guess kids in younger grades at least usually have a party at school.<br /><br />Maybe Andrei will do a sermon write-up at some point.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-50945159167600033122011-12-31T02:22:11.622+04:002011-12-31T02:22:11.622+04:00Tell me - is your congregation mostly Russian or n...Tell me - is your congregation mostly Russian or not? Do most Russians celebrate Dec. 25 or use the Russian date? Do Orthodox congregations do one thing, and other denominations another? <br /><br />Do you have a typical Yolka celebration? <br /><br />Just curious! <br /><br />I'd be interested in Andre's sermon; seems to me like sermons on Christmas and Easter must be the most difficult of all.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com