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...]
Darya Shkurlyatyeva tells undergraduates about Agricola and his work
On April 7, 2022, in anticipation of Mikael Agricola Day, April 9, Darya Shkurlyatyeva, member of the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, musician, church music teacher, journalist and publishing expert, guided an excursion for the church’s guests—students from the Higher School of Printing and Media Technologies in St. Petersburg. Darya talked about the … [Read more...]
Darya Shkurlyatyeva shares about music ministry in St. Petersburg Deanery
Another highlight of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery Meeting on January 18, 2022 was the presentation of Darya Shkurlyatyeva, church music history teacher, director of Agricola Choir in Vyborg. Darya shared about the current state of music ministry in the deanery. Thirteen of the deanery’s 21 congregations have instruments which can be used to … [Read more...]
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