On November 17, 2022, sixth-graders and their history teacher from the school in Läskelä, a village in Karelia, visited a local ELCIR congregation, Resurrection of Christ Lutheran Church, as part of the history course in their school curriculum. The students learned from Rev. Oleg Menaker about the reasons for the Great Schism in Christianity, the … [Read more...]
Young people get together for retreat in Pitkyaranta
In late September and early October 2022, the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta, Karelia, hosted a Christian youth retreat which also brought together youth from Hiidenselga and Läskelä in Karelia and from Larsmo, a Swedish-speaking community in Finland. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev and Church Workers Travel around Lake Ladoga
More photos of Theological Institute and ELCIR Headquarters staff members and Bishop Laptev traveling around Lake Ladoga from September 13-15, 2021. Seminar at the Lutheran Church of Ruskeala, Karelia Visiting a mountain park Visiting the churches in Läskelä and Pitkyaranta, Karelia Sleepover and seminars at the Lutheran Church of Vidlitsa, … [Read more...]
Church Members Visit Lahdenpohja
On Saturday, June 26, 2021, parishioners from Harlu Lutheran Church of Läskelä and the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta in Karelia traveled to Lahdenpohja, a trip they’d been looking forward to for a long time! They visited the nonfunctioning Lutheran church building in Lumivaara, the conserved ruins of the Lutheran church of Jaakkima in Lahdenpohja … [Read more...]
Children & Youth Meetup at Harlu Church
On June 19, 2021, Harlu Lutheran Church of Läskelä, Karelia, hosted a children & youth meetup commemorating St. John the Baptist. Together with Rev. Oleg Menaker, the young people discussed what God wants us to do: to be obedient and upright? or to believe in Him and therefore live as His children? His children have eternal life! Original … [Read more...]