News story on Karelian TV in Finnish about church life under lockdown in Karelia Based on a Russian translation by Darya Shkurlyatyeva Last Sunday, many Christians including Lutherans celebrated Palm Sunday. The faithful spent the holiday at home as all pubic associations including religious ones had to close their doors to prevent the spread of … [Read more...]
TICI Adjusts Schedules
Due to the epidemic situation in the country, the Theological Institute of The Church of Ingria has had to adjust its schedule of activities for spring 2020. On-campus classes of the bachelor’s program have been canceled since late March and all the students are at home. Classes of the bachelor’s extramural program will be done remote. Schedule to … [Read more...]
Bishop’s Hour Live-Streamed from Koltushi
On March 28, 2020, Bishop Ivan Laptev and Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi led a pilot live-stream of the Bishop’s Hour from the sacristy of St. George’s Church in Koltushi. The live stream could be watched via Church of Ingria vk.com and facebook pages. Feedback was by typing comments online where viewers could ask questions or send prayer requests. … [Read more...]
Audio Files of All Hymns are Online
By Darya Shkurlyatyeva The project to upload the audio files of all the 456 hymns from the Church’s Hymnal on elci.ru is complete! The links are below the liturgical calendar at http://elci.ru/liturgicheskiy-kalendar/ There, you can also download a pdf version of the Hymnal. You can use those materials for home prayers and online worship … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev’s Address to All the Faithful of The Church of Ingria
Brothers and Sisters beloved in the Lord, The situation with the spread of the COVID-19 virus is getting worse worldwide as well as in our country. On Wednesday March 25, Christians around the world joined together in a prayer to our Lord for mercy and protection. Everywhere, brothers and sisters in Christ are volunteering to provide help in word … [Read more...]