On October 26, 2022, Deacon Vladislav Golubovas represented the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta, Karelia, at the interfaith conference “Spiritual and Moral Values as Societal Orientation in Karelia.” The conference was sponsored by the Ministry of Ethnic and Regional Policy in the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, and held in Petrozavodsk. It … [Read more...]
Petrozavodsk Lutheran Church hosts ITC class
From September 16-18, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted the Personal Spiritual Life class of the Initial Theological Course. Teachers and topics: Ivan Skorets: Spiritual Life in the Old and New Testaments Deacon Anton Rudoi: Tithing; Saved or Being Saved Danil Andreyev: Prayer Life; The Church and … [Read more...]
ELCIR servants bring Word and Sacrament to nursing home residents
As The Church of Ingria continues to give spiritual care to its nursing homes called houses of mercy, on August 23, 2022, Rev. Arvo Survo and the band Elo-Sooni visited the house of mercy in Kikerino, Leningrad Oblast, and performed the Taiga Mass (or “Korpimessu” in Finnish), composed by Pastor Survo and based on songs in the style of the … [Read more...]