Month: July 2026

“A happy end to the old year!”—this is what we wish one another today. But if we pause for a moment, what exactly is good about this ending? Do we rejoice that…

The biblical readings appointed for the Second Sunday of Christmas (1 Samuel 3:1–10, Romans 12:1–5 and John 10:22–30) remind us that God desires a relationship with us and speaks to us even…

The celebration of Christmas concludes with the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord.

In today’s Gospel, the Samaritan woman said to Jesus: “Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.” (John 4:5–26)

A hybrid confirmation course begins on Thursday, 12 February and concludes with Confirmation at Pentecost on 24 May. Most classes will be held as online lectures using Zoom.

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…

On Saturday, 25 October, the outer windows on the Kuninga Street side of our church that had been replaced by plastic sheeting in recent weeks returned from the restoration workshop.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…

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…

According to the Church calendar, the theme of the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost is “Truth and Error”. 

An ecumenical Holy Cross pilgrimage to Vastseliina will take place on Saturday, 13 September 2025. The pilgrimage route leads from Pärnu to Vastseliina to honour the memory of former relics of the…