On April 19, 2022, Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi and interim head of the ELCIR Diaconal Department Irina Makkonen visited Koltushi Social Diaconal Community Service Center in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. Bishop Kugappi celebrated a communion service for the residents. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Days of Eastern Work Go Online!
By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, ELCIR Press Service “Christ Unites” was the motto of Idäntyönpäivät / Days of Eastern Work 2021. Almost 50 years ago, in the times of the Soviet Union, Finnish Christians agreed to get together once a year in order to pray about their eastern neighbors. Today, one can openly follow Christianity in Russia, Estonia, and … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s Church Hosts Diaconal Seminar
On January 16, 2021, Aleksandr Smirnov and Irina Makkonen led a diaconal seminar at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. They talked about the biblical basis for the church’s social work and how to organize such work in a particular church congregation. Training through such seminars helps get a better understanding of the congregation’s … [Read more...]
Initial Theological Course to be Taught in Kronstadt
A new series of eight study modules of the Initial Theological Course will be taught in Kronstadt with the support of the Theological Institute of The Church of Ingria. Module 1, Personal Spiritual Life, will take place in the congregational house of St. Elizabeth’s Church. Start: February 28, 18:30. The Module will end with a divine service on … [Read more...]