Our parish women’s choir took part in a song festival held at Hanila Church on Saturday. According to the choir representative, everything went well and the singers returned with happy memories. This year’s song festival was dedicated to Estonia’s Year of the Book and was entitled “Writing Begins at the Church … Songs from the…

According to the Church calendar, the theme of the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost is “Truth and Error”.  A Christian must struggle in life to distinguish truth from falsehood and right from wrong. Knowing God and seeking his will lead a person to the truth. We must enter through the narrow gate and walk the hard…

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 Holy Cross—the Black Cross of Pärnu and the White Cross of Vastseliina. Pilgrimage programme 8:00 Holy Mass in Pärnu and Tallinn9:30 Pärnu: procession…

Faithfulness in using God’s gifts is the theme of this Sunday. The biblical readings call us to use the gifts received from God faithfully, wisely and responsibly. St Josemaría Escrivá writes in his book The Way: “What zeal people put into their earthly affairs: dreaming of honours, striving after wealth or sensual pleasures! Men and…

This year’s major façade work is successfully drawing to a close, and the scaffolding is coming down. Our heartfelt thanks to PREV OÜ, led by Enn Pirsko, for carrying out this extensive work, and to all our supporters—beginning with the National Heritage Board—who have helped improve both the appearance and the technical condition of the…

While the evenings are still light, they are worth spending at church! At 20:00 on Friday evening, this year’s organ festival concludes with a concert by two wonderful young organists. On Saturday, 30 August, we will share fellowship with members of Narva-Jõesuu Parish, our prayer partner for this year. We will look at historic photographs…

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself. (Matthew 22:37–39) In one of his biblical commentaries, the renowned fourth-century Church Father St Jerome tells a story…

The autumn confirmation course begins on Sunday, 19 October. It will still be possible to join during the following couple of weeks. We will begin with Mass at church at 10:00 and continue over coffee. See you there! See also:

The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. (Psalm 145:15) Today, on the second Sunday of October, we celebrate Harvest Thanksgiving. We pause to reflect on all the good gifts with which God has blessed us. Our fields have borne fruit, our tables are spread, and our…

Jesus came forward and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, rise!” The dead man sat up and began to speak. (Luke 7:14–15) In today’s Gospel, Jesus, the Son of the Virgin, meets a widow’s son in the town of Nain. Jesus, who is the…