On August 26, 2021, Darya Shkurlyatyeva, the head of the ELCIR Information Department, presented a report at a seminar organized by the Department for Relations with Religious Associations under the St. Petersburg Governor’s Administration. Topic: “Interdenominational Interaction as a Standing Topic in ELCIR Media.” The seminar gathered media … [Read more...]
Kristiina Paananen Graduates from Soulcare Course
Congratulations to ELCIR Information Department coworker Kristiina Paananen on her graduation from a soulcare course! The two-year training took place in Kalajoki, Finland. The curriculum included such classes as theological foundations of soulcare, spiritual guidance, development psychology, various soulcare therapies and models, family and … [Read more...]
Darya Shkurlyatyeva Translates Part of Book about J. S. Bach
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 at 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...]