Bishop Seppo Häkkinen of the Diocese of Mikkeli sent a congratulatory letter to Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi: Mikkeli, March 23, 2020 To Bishop Emeritus, Brother in Christ Arri Kugappi I congratulate you with all my heart on being awarded the Cross of St. Henry! The Cross of St. Henry is an award that few people are honored with. The Archbishop … [Read more...]
Bishop Emeritus Kugappi Awarded Cross of St. Henry
Arri Kugappi, Birgitta Rantakari, and Tuomas Magga Receive Awards of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Based on the Russian translation from Finnish by Darya Shkurlyatyeva Original article in Finnish Archbishop Tapio Luoma awarded the Cross of St. Henry to Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi and Social Counselor Birgitta Rantakari and the Cross … [Read more...]
The Church of Ingria Joins in Worldwide Prayer to End Pandemic
Christians around the world were invited by Pope Francis I to join together in prayer on March 25 (at 14:00 Moscow time) to end the coronavirus pandemic. The prayer in The Church of Ingria was led by Bishop Ivan Laptev, Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi, Rev. Dean Valeri Antipov of the Moscow Deanery, Rev. Dean Pavel Krylov of the West Ingrian Deanery, … [Read more...]
Deacon Tsvetkov Meets with Evangelical Christians, Discusses Collaboration
On March 20, 2020, Deacon Pavel Tsvetkov of St. Elizabeth’s Lutheran Church in Kronstadt, St. Petersburg, met with pastors and lay officers of Evangelical churches in Kronstadt, New Covenant Church and Ark Church, to discuss collaboration in social work and fellowship in prayer. Original post in Russian on vk.com … [Read more...]
Ingrian and Finnish Church Leaders Meet in Helsinki
On March 12, 2020, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev, ELCIR Chief Secretary Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, Bishop’s Vicar Rev. Olav Panchu, Rev. Dean Aleksei Kronholm of the ELCIR Karelian Deanery, and Rev. Aleksei Uimanen met with ecclesiastic leaders of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and the Diocese of Helsinki. Kind acknowledgments to Chief Secretary … [Read more...]
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