During the Long Night of Museums on May 21, 2022, Yekaterina Wilhelm and Ivan Potyanov, members of Velmema Lutheran Church in Saransk, Mordovia, held a lecture recital at the Erzia Museum of Visual Arts in Saransk. Before each of the songs they performed, they talked about the Heavenly Jerusalem, the imagery of the evangelists, the apostolic … [Read more...]
Vyborg Lutheran Church performs historical song and Lutheran chorales during Long Night of Museums
The theme of the Long Night of Museums at the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, on May 21, 2022 was Czar Peter the Great (1672—1725), an older contemporary of J. S. Bach (1685-1750). “It is known that sometimes Peter visited Lutheran churches on worship days and even sang spiritual songs there,” — Olga Kurilo, Lyuterane v Rossii, XVI-XX … [Read more...]
ELCIR Events Calendar for May 2022
(April 30) May 2-3 – Liturgics Module of the Initial Theological Course at Petrozavodsk Lutheran Church, Karelia.May 2 – Forgiveness Youth Meeting at Pushkin Lutheran Church, St. Petersburg. Time: 12 noon–8 pm.May 3-6 – Pastoral Leadership Institute International teaching Year One at the ELCIR Theological Institute.May 7-9 – Touching by Faith Youth … [Read more...]
Music Festival of The Church of Ingria held in St. Petersburg
On April 23, 2022, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg hosted a music festival which gathered congregational choirs from the St. Petersburg and West Ingrian Deaneries of the ELCIR, located in the St. Petersburg urban area and Leningrad Oblast. Opening the event, Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi offered a homily about spiritual vigilance. … [Read more...]
Photo Exhibition Opens at Kondopoga Church
On March 16, 2022, the Lutheran Congregation of Kondopoga, Karelia, inaugurated a photo exhibition—"The Traditional Costume of Ingrian Finns." The exhibition is part of a project called "Finns of Karelia in the Capital City and in the Countryside" implemented by the Karelia–Finland Friendship Society with support from grants of the Head of the … [Read more...]
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