On March 21, 2021, the birthday of J. S. Bach, Darya Shkurlyatyeva presented her Russian translation of an excerpt from “Johann Sebastian Bach and Liturgical Life in Leipzig,” a book by Günther Stiller. The piece is about how Bach chose his profession. Darya Shkurlyatyeva, MA, is Head of the ELCIR Information Department, an accomplished … [Read more...]
Darya Shkurlyatyeva Receives Master’s Degree, Shares Plans
We’d like to congratulate Head of the ELCIR Information Department Darya Shkurlyatyeva on the excellent defense of her master’s degree thesis! Darya has completed her graduate studies in the Higher School of Printing and Media Technologies of St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technology and Design. She majored in editorial … [Read more...]
Interview with Darya Shkurlyatyeva, Choir Leader of Lutheran Church in Vyborg
By Yulia Podskrebayeva, Vyborg newspaper, gazetavyborg.ru November 14, 2020 “I have some Finnish heritage on my father’s side, but I first knew about it after I became a Lutheran. His ancestors lived somewhere in Leningrad Oblast and moved to Moscow in 1914. A hundred years later, my mother and I moved back. And everything changed in my … [Read more...]
Magazine with Bishops’ Autographs
By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, responsible editor, The Church of Ingria magazine It looks like the first 2020 issue of The Church of Ingria magazine is going to be just as rare an item as Issue 1 of 1991! This issue is really special! - It came out during the pandemic. Right after the layout was done, its electronic version was published … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Deans Give Update on Situation in Regions
On May 13, 2020, Rt. Rev. Ivan Laptev, Bishop of The Church of Ingria, and Rev. Deans Pavel Krylov (West Ingrian Deanery), Aleksei Kronholm (Karelian Deanery), Valeri Antipov (Moscow Deanery), Ivan Hutter (St. Petersburg Deanery), Konstantin Subbotin (Uralic Deanery) held an online conference in VK group Sluzhiteli Tserkvi Ingrii ("Ministers of The … [Read more...]