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…

Our redemption is drawing near! The Fourth Sunday of Advent places before us Mary awaiting the birth of the Christ Child. The expectation of our Redeemer’s mother and the Christmas expectation of God’s people belong together. The early Church Father St Irenaeus reflects in his treatise Against Heresies: “The Lord, coming visibly into his own…

From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders, chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. (Matthew 16:21) The First Sunday in Lent sets before us the question of how we…

So many events take place at the church during the Christmas season that it is difficult to fit them all into a single image. A reminder, therefore: the full programme, including concerts and men’s fellowship mornings, is available in the calendar on the parish website. See you at church this Christmas!

Following the Ash Wednesday evening Mass, Archbishop Urmas Viilma presented his book Rist kolbal: Kuidas saada pühaks (“A Cross on a Skull: How to Become Holy”) in the confirmation hall of St Elizabeth’s Church. We were delighted that both the Mass and the book presentation were attended by so many people from several Christian traditions.…

The Sundays of Advent speak to us of Christ’s coming. The First Sunday of Advent recalled the Lord’s humble coming two thousand years ago. The Second Sunday of Advent focused on his return as almighty King at the end of the age. The Third Sunday of Advent reminds us that today he desires to enter…

Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord! Lift your hands to him for the lives of your children! (Lamentations 2:19) Christmas week is like a liturgical service: a dialogue between God and humanity. On Christmas Day, God gives the world his only-begotten Son. On the second day of Christmas, people…

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…

On Saturday, 4 October at 10:30, missionary Liisa Rossi will lead a Bible study entitled “Hosea’s Love Story” in the confirmation hall. This time we will explore the Gospel message of the Old Testament prophet Hosea. Everyone is warmly welcome! God willing, the next Bible study in the series will take place at the same…