The Easter Addressof Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria Christ is risen! “Risen” is an amazing word! On the one hand, it is so familiar and close to our heart, especially now in this time of spring as we see tree buds swelling, new grass sprouting up through the ground, birds singing and everything coming alive once … [Read more...]
ELCIR Congregations Celebrate Easter!
Click links for photos: Easter Sunday at the Lutheran Congregation of Ulan-Ude, Buryatia Easter worship service at the Lutheran Congregation of Lovozero, Murmansk Oblast Easter worship service at Harlu Lutheran Congregation of Läskelä, Karelia Easter celebration at the Lutheran Congregation of Segezha, Karelia The festive Easter worship on … [Read more...]
Easter Message of Bishop Seppo Häkkinen
He Helped Others “Well then. . ." The story of Jesus’ suffering is described very harshly. So much the more startling is its beginning in a casual style of speaking. At the foot of the cross, Jesus is being mocked: “Well then, you who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!” … [Read more...]
The Easter Message of Ivan Laptev, Bishop of The Church of Ingria, 2021
Click to watch Christ is risen! “Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.” (Rev. 1:7, ESV) Christ is risen! The word that was said is fulfilled, “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little … [Read more...]
Ingrian Cantors Sing Hymn and Record Audio in Remote Mode
SURREXIT DOMINUS VERE! A distance choir of Church of Ingria cantors would like to present you with an Easter song! Each recorded their part at home and then we joined the voices together into one choir and ensemble! This is our first experiment, and next time we will try and edit together a video! Many thanks to the cantors and their friends who … [Read more...]