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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.…

O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvellous things. (Psalm 98:1) “Sing to the Lord a new song!”—this is the call of today, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, inviting us to join in the joy of the Resurrection. Cantate Sunday reminds us that Christian life is more than the grey…

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Our Sunday-school children made symbolic rabbits to hold Easter eggs. The Easter Bunny is an ancient symbol of fertility and new life, originating in Germanic culture and associated with spring and the awakening of nature. Because rabbits reproduce quickly and abundantly, they symbolise the victory of life over…

For children in Sunday school, the cross is one of the most important and meaningful symbols of Christianity. It can be explained to them in simple and heartfelt language: The cross as a sign of love The cross reminds us of Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to show his great love for humanity.…

Look, your king is coming to you; righteous and victorious is he! (Zechariah 9:9) Archbishop Urmas Viilma sends this greeting for the beginning of the new Church year: Once again the moment has arrived when we light the first Advent candle and set out on the journey into a new Church year. Advent is a…

Christ is coming soon! “Soon”, as we know, is a highly relative term. Its precise meaning depends on the context. In any case, when Christ says “soon”, it means that his coming is not an event that has no bearing on us yet. The opposite of “soon” is something still far away—something that, in our…

On 28 February at 11:00, Liisa Rossi, MTh, will lead a Bible study in the confirmation hall. The subject is St Paul’s Letter to the Colossians. Liisa Rossi’s Bible studies take place on the fourth Saturday of February, March, April and May, enabling participants to work through the whole Letter to the Colossians during the…