St. Mary Magdalene's Church in Luga, Leningrad Oblast, invites all physical or legal entities to help the church obtain sports equipment needed for a children's sports ground under construction on the church’s land. The church will appreciate donated items or financial donations to buy them. See bank account info on the link below. Needed items:1. … [Read more...]
ELCIR Continues Child & Youth Work
Hi! I’m Nikolai Minenkov, the head of the ELCIR Child & Youth Department. And I’m Yelena Tatti, a child & youth work instructor. Since there are only two of us, we don’t have a segregation of duties as we do all the work together. The Child & Youth Department is called to help our congregations enhance and keep up work with children … [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...]
Ingrian Students Learn from Social Workers
On March 8, 2020, the Theological Institute's child & youth worker course was happy to welcome Darya Vasilyeva and Diana Makarenko, co-workers of Pristan (“Harbor”), a charity for social rehabilitation of orphans. The young ladies conducted a class of a literature & theater studio project called Voobrazharium ("Imaginarium"). The Ingrian … [Read more...]
New Young People Join Congregation in Mordovia
Based on the Russian translation by Darya Shkurlyatyeva of a news story by Riita Pyykkö and Miina Makkonen on kansanlahetys.fi The Velmema Congregation in the Republic of Mordovia celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The young people who grew up in the congregation have moved to bigger cities for jobs. Currently, the congregation is … [Read more...]