On March 21, 2021, the birthday of J. S. Bach, Darya Shkurlyatyeva presented her Russian translation of an excerpt from “Johann Sebastian Bach and Liturgical Life in Leipzig,” a book by Günther Stiller. The piece is about how Bach chose his profession. Darya Shkurlyatyeva, MA, is Head of the ELCIR Information Department, an accomplished … [Read more...]
ELCIR Events Calendar for March 2021
March 12-14 – Children & youth servant course. March 13 – Zoom meeting for children & youth servants to discuss ideas for celebrating Easter. Start at 1 p.m. (MSK) March 15-26 – The Initial Theological Course (dogmatics, liturgics, church history, missiology) at the Theological Institute. Live streams planned. March 18 – Bishop’s … [Read more...]
Join a tour to see, hear, and touch St. Mary’s Church Organ!
On Saturday, November 28, 2020, St. Mary’s Cathedral of St. Petersburg offers a unique guided tour of the Cathedral’s organ! The baroque pipe organ built in the 21st century following the 18th-century Gottfried Silbermann tradition has 27 registers and almost 1500 pipes. It is the type of organ J. S. Bach wrote his music for! Get a chance … [Read more...]
Church of Kronstadt Kicks Off Musical Ministry on Reformation Day
On October 31, St. Elizabeth's Church of Kronstadt started a musical ministry. A lovers of sacred music club plans to hold music & literature meetings focusing on soul, man’s place in this world, and man’s relationship with God. Hopefully, such meetings will happen on an ongoing basis and help enhance interdenominational communication and … [Read more...]
Synod Approves Church Music Committee
The 32nd Synod has supported the initiative to establish a Church Music Committee in the ELCIR. For many years, the ministries of The Church of Ingria have been facilitated by a children & youth, missionary, and diaconal committees, but there hasn’t been a committee coordinating one of the most important ministries, the ministry of church … [Read more...]
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