On May 25, 2022, Senior Pastor Oleg Menaker of the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta, Karelia, met again with the residents of Pitkyaranta's nursing home affiliated with Karelia’s state-run Integrated Social Service Center. He said a homily and led a discussion on the topic of prayer. Olga Smirnova taught a master class on how to make a photo frame. … [Read more...]
Ordained and lay church servants reach out to nursing home in Pitkyaranta
On April 20, 2022, Senior Pastor Oleg Menaker of the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta, Karelia, and Olga Smirnova visited a nursing home in Pitkyaranta, a branch of Karelia’s state-run Integrated Social Service Center, and shared the Good News of Easter with its residents. Their next meeting is scheduled for May. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev and Church Workers Travel around Lake Ladoga
More photos of Theological Institute and ELCIR Headquarters staff members and Bishop Laptev traveling around Lake Ladoga from September 13-15, 2021. Seminar at the Lutheran Church of Ruskeala, Karelia Visiting a mountain park Visiting the churches in Läskelä and Pitkyaranta, Karelia Sleepover and seminars at the Lutheran Church of Vidlitsa, … [Read more...]
Church Members Visit Lahdenpohja
On Saturday, June 26, 2021, parishioners from Harlu Lutheran Church of Läskelä and the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta in Karelia traveled to Lahdenpohja, a trip they’d been looking forward to for a long time! They visited the nonfunctioning Lutheran church building in Lumivaara, the conserved ruins of the Lutheran church of Jaakkima in Lahdenpohja … [Read more...]
Easter Sunday Confirmation in Pitkyaranta
On Easter Sunday, the Lutheran Congregation of Pitkyaranta, Karelia, celebrated a confirmation! Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]