The ELCIR Theological Institute and the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, hosted the 2nd Interconfessional Media Seminar. The seminar gathered 25 Lutherans, Roman Catholics, Baptists, and Methodists coming from 11 locations in Leningrad Oblast, Karelia, and Buryatia. In his introductory comments, Bishop Laptev of The Church of … [Read more...]
ELCIR Cantors’ Guild pulls off its first project
The ELCIR Cantors’ Choir directed by Marina Väisä debuted at Tyrö Lutheran Church in Lomonosov, St. Petersburg urban area, on June 18, 2022 as part of the festival “The Music of St. Petersburg’s Temples.” At the moment, the choir has 7 members: Irina Sorokina (Kingisepp), Darya Shkurlyatyeva (Vyborg), Anna Sokolova-Kalinina (St. Mary’s Cathedral, … [Read more...]
Vyborg Lutheran Church performs historical song and Lutheran chorales during Long Night of Museums
The theme of the Long Night of Museums at the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, on May 21, 2022 was Czar Peter the Great (1672—1725), an older contemporary of J. S. Bach (1685-1750). “It is known that sometimes Peter visited Lutheran churches on worship days and even sang spiritual songs there,” — Olga Kurilo, Lyuterane v Rossii, XVI-XX … [Read more...]
Petrozavodsk church hosts liturgics class of ITC
From April 30 through May 3, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted the 2nd module of the Initial Theological Course—Liturgics. The students passed their written test and will soon receive their module graduation certificates. Many thanks to the teachers for their interesting lectures, which uncovered the wealth of … [Read more...]
Music Festival of The Church of Ingria held in St. Petersburg
On April 23, 2022, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg hosted a music festival which gathered congregational choirs from the St. Petersburg and West Ingrian Deaneries of the ELCIR, located in the St. Petersburg urban area and Leningrad Oblast. Opening the event, Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi offered a homily about spiritual vigilance. … [Read more...]
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