On Saturday, December 12, 2020, the church in Sortavala, Karelia, celebrated Pikkujoulu, “Little Christmas.” It’s a Finnish traditional party held to anticipate Christmas among colleagues, fellow-students, coworkers, and friends. Together, we sang a thanksgiving hymn and then ate the tastiest riisipuuro (a type of rice pudding) with kissel and … [Read more...]
Online Advent Projects of ELCIR Churches
During this year’s Advent period when not all believers are able to meet in churches, some of the ELCIR congregations' groups on VK.com invite their followers to participate in day-to-day projects: - Musical Advent. Every day, the VK group of St. Mary’s Church in St. Petersburg uploads a Christmas-related piece of music with a short … [Read more...]
Church of Kondopoga Hosts Sacred Music Festival
On November 7, 2020, the Church of Kondopoga, Karelia, hosted the 11th Sacred Music Festival recorded on video. Click link to watch 2 videos (only in Russian) … [Read more...]
1st Sunday School Class in New Building of Murmansk Church
The first Sunday school class was taught in the new church building of the Congregation of Murmansk. The students started preparing for the great feast of the Birth of Christ. In order to act in a Christmas play, they were reminded of the details of the nativity story. Everyone enjoyed a warm friendly atmosphere in the classroom. Source … [Read more...]
Sunday School Takes Boat Ride to Solovki
Sunday school students and their parents from the Lutheran Congregation of Kem, Karelia, visited Bolshoy Zayatsky Island of Solovetsky Archipelago in the White Sea. The boat trip was kindly offered by Fr. Simeon from the Russian Orthodox Church who is a skipper, the superior of two Orthodox monasteries (one of which is on that island) and a friend … [Read more...]
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