Month: July 2026

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! (Luke 13:34) It is the Fifth Sunday in Lent, the beginning of Passiontide. While the…

So must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes may have eternal life in him. (John 3:14b–15) Palm Sunday is not only the feast of Jesus’ arrival. It is also the feast of his humility. Today we stand on the threshold of Holy Week and, with the benefit of hindsight, see clearly…

On Good Friday, together with Christians from several congregations in Pärnu, we walked the Lord’s Way of the Cross (Latin: Via Crucis), meditating on the Passion of Jesus Christ from his condemnation to his crucifixion and burial. In Estonia and throughout the world, this devotion holds a particularly important place during Lent and on Good…

Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” (John 20:26) A week has passed since the holy day of the Lord’s Resurrection, yet the newness and significance of that event have not diminished in the slightest. If anything, as time passes we learn to recognise its meaning ever more deeply—as we…

The parish pastor, the Revd Toomas Nigola, will be on spring leave from 15 to 18 April. During his absence, the assistant pastor, the Revd Joel Pulk (tel. 5647 6417, email joel.pulk@eelk.ee), can assist with pastoral matters. For other enquiries, please contact the parish office (Monday to Thursday, 10:00–14:00; tel. 5666 4626).

On 11 April, a Bible mini-retreat for young people was held at Pärnu St Elizabeth’s Church. Its central theme was sacrifice and redemption in the Old and New Testaments. In the light of Easter, the retreat offered young people an opportunity to explore what Christian redemption means and what Christ sets humanity free from. About…

The name Jubilate (“rejoice”), taken from the antiphon of today’s psalm (Psalm 66:1), expresses the character of the Easter season. With joy, the Church celebrates the Lord’s Resurrection and his victory over death, and turns its gaze towards the new life in heaven, where Jesus has gone to prepare a dwelling place for his own.…

Bishop Anti Toplaan of Saare-Lääne concluded his episcopal visitation to the local authorities of Pärnu County with a meeting at St Elizabeth’s Church, where he also met the Mayor of Pärnu, Kristel Voltenberg. The hosts were the Revd Toomas Nigola, pastor of St Elizabeth’s Parish and dean of Pärnu Deanery, and Andres Riivits, chair of…

On Saturday, 25 October, the outer windows on the Kuninga Street side of our church that had been replaced by plastic sheeting in recent weeks returned from the restoration workshop. If you have a moment while walking through town, look up—aren’t they beautiful! The next windows will soon have their turn, so we hope to…

It is the penultimate Sunday before the beginning of Lent. Jesus said, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work” (John 4:34). The Letter to the Hebrews, quoting the Old Testament Psalter, says: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” (Hebrews 3:15)…