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...]
Youth Meet-Up in Ruskeala
On February 22, 2020, the young people of the Ruskeala Lutheran Congregation in Ruskeala near Sortavala, Karelia, held an evening meet-up which included a Bible study entitled What Is Happiness? Also, the participants reflected on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The meet-up also gathered the church’s friends from Sortavala, Koltushi, and … [Read more...]
Youth Meeting in Sortavala
On January 25, 2020, the ELCIR congregation in Sortavala, Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, hosted a youth meeting on the topic of The Presence of the Holy Spirit. The attendance included guests from Pitkyaranta, Hiidenselga, Läskelä (Russia) and Helsinki (Finland). Photo credits: Rev. Oleg Menaker. Original news post in Russian at … [Read more...]
Visit to the boarding school in Murmansk
On December 21, participants of the "Good hearts" Foundation Murmansk visited a boarding school for children with developmental disabilities (visually impaired, blind, deaf, hard of hearing, etc.). The children listened to the Christmas story, sang a songs, played a games, drank tea together and talked to the visitors. ELCI press-service … [Read more...]