On January 27, 2022, a delegation of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland met with Metropolitan Barsanuphius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga. The guests arrived at St. Petersburg Theological Academy for talks about organization of theological colloquies. Participants: Bishop Seppo Häkkinen of the Diocese of Mikkeli, Finland, head of the … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev and Bishop Häkkinen Meet in St. Petersburg
On January 27, 2022, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria met with Bishop Seppo Häkkinen of the Diocese of Mikkeli, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The bishops met in Dom Palomnika ("Pilgrims' House") at St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra Russian Orthodox Monastery in St. Petersburg. Bishop Häkkinen shared news of … [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...]
Easter Message of Bishop Seppo Häkkinen
He Helped Others “Well then. . ." The story of Jesus’ suffering is described very harshly. So much the more startling is its beginning in a casual style of speaking. At the foot of the cross, Jesus is being mocked: “Well then, you who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!” … [Read more...]
Christmas Greetings of Bishop Häkkinen
Christmas Greetings of Bishop Seppo Häkkinen of the Mikkeli Diocese of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland for Bishop Ivan Laptev To Bishop Ivan Laptev Dear Brother in Christ, The first impression of the Nativity night was shocking. “The shepherds were filled with great fear,” says the Evangelist Luke. The shepherds were used to … [Read more...]