Easter greetings of Head of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov for Christians who celebrate Easter according to the Gregorian calendar Dear parish priests, members of Christian churches in the Republic of Karelia, believers who celebrate Easter according to the Gregorian calendar, I wish you a Happy Easter! The Easter traditions create a special … [Read more...]
Sortavala Lutherans visit friends in Finland
From April 1-3, 2022, Rev. Andrei Antonov, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia, and some of the church members visited a sister congregation in Finland—the Lutheran Church of Virrat. On the way, they also visited their church’s old friends—former senior pastor Rev. Antero Paananen in Pieksämäki and Rev. Jussi Pitkänen in … [Read more...]
Aleksei Lozhkin ordained as deacon
On April 5, 2022, Aleksei Lozhkin, coworker of the ELCIR Children & Youth Department, intramural ELCIR Theological Institute student, was ordained into the Office of Deacon during a student worship service at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. The rite of ordination was performed by ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev assisted by ELCIR St. … [Read more...]
Koltushi Church hosts tour guide seminar
On April 2, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Koltushi hosted a seminar for church tour guides. Attending the lecture course were more than 50 active church servants from 20 locations in the St. Petersburg, Karelian, Uralic, Moscow, and Siberian regions. Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi blessed the first educational activity of the Pilgrimage Center and … [Read more...]
ELCIR Events Calendar for April 2022
April 2 – Seminar for congregational tour guides at the ELCIR Theological Institute. Time: 10 am – 5 pm.April 9 – Closure of the exhibition “From the Ashes” at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral, St. Petersburg.April 10 – Palm Sunday.April 14 – Maundy Thursday. Institution of the Sacrament of Holy Communion.April 15 – Good Friday.April 17 – EASTER. THE … [Read more...]
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