On July 24, 2021, Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, held a children’s meeting called “The Day of John the Baptist.” The kids met each other, shared about their favorite pastimes in summer, found a hidden treasure, sang hymns to the guitar with Rev. Aleksei Kronholm, watched a Christian cartoon, baked cinnamon rolls for … [Read more...]
Petrozavodsk Congregants Visit Russian Orthodox Church
On July 10, 2021, confirmands and other interested congregants from the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, took an excursion to the city’s St. Pantaleon’s Russian Orthodox Church. The excursion was guided by Fr. Viktor Zarovnyaev, the director of the Mission Department of the Diocese of Petrozavodsk and Karelia, The Russian Orthodox Church. … [Read more...]
Congregation of Chalna Resumes Bible Studies for Children
After a 3-year pause, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Chalna, Karelia, starts Bible studies for children again next Sunday! In photo: ELCIR Theological Institute student Ludmila Rybakova teaches class. Photo credit: Marina Kirpu Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Church Members Visit Lahdenpohja
On Saturday, June 26, 2021, parishioners from Harlu Lutheran Church of Läskelä and the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta in Karelia traveled to Lahdenpohja, a trip they’d been looking forward to for a long time! They visited the nonfunctioning Lutheran church building in Lumivaara, the conserved ruins of the Lutheran church of Jaakkima in Lahdenpohja … [Read more...]
Johnmas Program in Kondopoga
In the heat of summer in the Republic of Karelia, it’s pleasantly cool in the Lutheran Church of Kondopoga. Thanks be to God that this year parishioners were able to meet together in their church on June 24, the Nativity of John the Baptist. Kondopoga Lutherans followed their tradition and prepared a program for spiritual fellowship. The … [Read more...]
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