On June 13, 2021 at the Lutheran Congregation of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, Daniil Urayevski from Vyborg received a blessing to serve as a catechist. The blessing ceremony was performed by Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi. Daniil is an extramural student at the ELCIR Theological Institute. He's doing his summer internship at the congregations of the … [Read more...]
12th Regional Prayer Breakfast Held in St. Petersburg
The topic of the 12th Annual Regional Prayer Breakfast which took place at Emerald Grand Hotel in St. Petersburg on April 15 was “Time to Do Good.” The Prayer Breakfast is an annual prayer meeting that gathers representatives of centralized religious associations, government authorities, public associations, nonprofit social-cause … [Read more...]
Advisory Board of ELCIR and ELCF Meets Online
By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, ELCIR Press Service The Advisory Board of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria and The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland met online on April 16, 2021. The key item on the order of business was the prolongation of the cooperation agreement between the two church bodies. Both parties expressed their desire to … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Bishop Emeritus Kugappi Attend Prayer Breakfast
On April 15, 2021, Bishop Ivan Laptev and Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi participated in the 12th Prayer Breakfast of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast entitled “Time to Do Good. Charity in Christian Churches during the Pandemic.” The meeting's biblical motto was “He has told you, O man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you: to do … [Read more...]
Easter Greetings of Bishop Emeritus Kugappi
The Easter Greetings of Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi in Finnish. See English translation below. Broadcast in Viestit-Karjala news program on Rossiya 1 Karelia, a regional channel of VGTRK, a state-owned broadcaster which operates many television and radio channels in 53 of Russia's languages. Dear Friends, Brothers and Sisters in Jesus … [Read more...]
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