By Olga Yakushova The existence of an invisible world full of angels and other fleshless powers was a surprise for the children who first started to attend the Sunday school of the church in Rabocheostrovsk, a town near Kem, this fall. Scripture shows that angels are powerful protectors who are faithful to God and serve people by guarding … [Read more...]
Karelian Deanery Holds One-Day Retreat
On September 26, 2020, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted a warm meeting of the Karelian Deanery. The event gathered around 60 people from the congregations in Derevyanka, Kondopoga, Olonets, Petrozavodsk, Rabocheostrovsk, Segezha, Sodder, Sortavala, Tyrö Congregation, Chalny as well as students from the … [Read more...]
Ingrian Pastor in Kem Speaks at Local Gov’t Meeting
On September 23, 2020, the Administration of Kemsky Municipal District, Karelia, hosted a meeting of the Consultative Council for the Implementation of Ethnic Policy and the Development of State & Religion Relationship.” The meeting gathered workers of the district’s educational authorities, mass media, law enforcement, religious and public … [Read more...]
Congregation in Petrozavodsk Aids Disabled and Needy
Disabled Children’s Regional Public Organization in Karelia Rebyonok – invalid detstva (“Disabled since Childhood”) thanks the Holy Spirit Congregation in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, for physical assistance it provides to the organization! Also, last Sunday the pastor of the congregation Rev. Aleksei Kronholm announced a drive to collect food aid … [Read more...]
Toksovo Church Members Visit in Karelia
This past weekend, a small group of church members from Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, visited the Congregation in Vidlitsa, Karelia. The group went mushrooming and berry-picking in a forest, read the Bible, prayed together, and enjoyed a sauna. On Sunday, September 13, they attended the divine service in Olonets and on the way back they stopped to … [Read more...]