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...]
Vyborg Congregation Welcoming Locals and Tourists, Telling Them about Organ Music and Church
By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, compere of musical meetings, Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Vyborg, September 12, 2020 Today we held the 15th meeting as part of our Organ Stories project. During five Saturdays, we had a total of almost 450 people visiting us. We have parents with children, young people, adults, residents of Vyborg and tourists. One … [Read more...]
Hymnal to Be Available as Phone App
The Hymnal of The Church of Ingria will be a phone app! After a volunteer from Finland offered to create the app, we needed the lyrics of all the hymns in electronic form. Darya Shkurlyatyeva, the head of the Hymnal working group, had all of the source materials for the Hymnal, however the first verses of the hymns were only in the MuseScore and … [Read more...]
Confirmation Training Coming to a Close in Koltushi
The confirmation training for young people in Koltushi is coming to a close. The events of almost each day full of spiritual programs, lectures, excursions, etc., are covered in the VK group of ELCIR Children & Youth Department (in Russian). Photo gallery … [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...]