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At the request of listeners, we are publishing selected excerpts from the audio recording of today’s Mass (15 April—the Fourth Sunday in Lent).

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…

So must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes may have eternal life in him. (John 3:14b–15)

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…

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On Saturday, 25 October, the outer windows on the Kuninga Street side of our church that had been replaced by plastic sheeting in recent weeks returned from the restoration workshop.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

The official said to Jesus, “Sir, come down before my little boy dies.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him…

“Nevertheless many, even of the authorities, believed in Jesus. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue; for they…

Jesus says: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be…

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.

Look, your king is coming to you; righteous and victorious is he! (Zechariah 9:9)

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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)

The year 2025 is drawing to a close. The parish council thanks everyone who made a membership donation to the parish during the year or supported our work financially in another way.…