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Christening day in Rovaniemi in September – we warmly welcome you!

In the first issue of the parish magazine this year, we wrote about christening days held in Finland and about the christening day that will be held in Rovaniemi this year. The 2022 christening day will be held at the Church Hill on Sunday 3 September. In the Rovaniemi christening day the pastors on duty will be Miia Raninen, Karita Kaukonen and Aki Hätinen:

“We invite all non-christened children to the christening celebration, including small babies and anyone under the age of 15! The child can be christened and taken as a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church if at least one of the parents is a member of the church.”

The children baptised on the christening day will have a fine celebration. The Rovaniemi parish will offer the families and godparents coffee and cake.

More information: Rovaniemi parish office, kirkkoherranvirasto.rovaniemi@evl.fi

Easter 2022 in Rovaniemi church

Friday 8 April at 7 PM, international and ecumenical prayer moment for peace in English, Russian and Finnish.

For the first time at the Arctic Circle, on Saturday 9 April at 6 PM in the Rovaniemi church: J. S. Bach’s Palm Sunday Cantata, no. 182. Live stream and recording on the Rovaniemi parish virtual church channel: http://www.virtuaalikirkko.fi/kirkko/rovaniemen-kirkko/2022-04-09-u7x60wnqli

Schumann/Murail – Villa-Lobos – Mendelssohn: Trio Polare’s charity concert in Rovaniemi church on Palm Sunday on 10 April at 7 PM. Free entrance. Voluntary programme fee to help the victims of the Ukraine war through Finn Church Aid.

Songs for Lent playing during the Holy Week on Tuesday 12 April at 7 PM in Korkalovaara chapel. Vocaliisa will sing songs for Lent as well as melodies from Kyiv. The event has a voluntary programme fee of 15 euros and half of the proceeds will go to the victims of the Ukraine war.

Virgencita – Easter concert of the Seitakuoro choir on Wednesday 13 April at 8 PM at the Rovaniemi church. Tickets EUR 20/15.

On Palm Sunday 10 April at 10 AM, family mass as a live stream and recording on the Rovaniemi parish virtual church: http://www.virtuaalikirkko.fi/kirkko/rovaniemen-kirkko

Palm Sunday OMA mass in English 10 April at 3 PM.

Monday 11 April, 6 PM Passion church

Tuesday 12 April, 6 PM Passion church

Wednesday 13 April, 6 PM Passion church

Maundy Thursday mass 14 April, 7 PM as a like stream on the Rovaniemi parish YouTube channel: youtu.be/5MEP8t21KxU

Good Friday church 15 April at 10 AM as a live stream on the Rovaniemi parish YouTube channel: youtu.be/5tyPwFhB9as

Prayer for the moment of Jesus’ death on 15 April at 3 PM.

Easter night mass on Saturday 16 April at 11 PM as a live stream on the Rovaniemi parish YouTube channel: youtu.be/8swZLJ5mijg

Easter mass on Sunday 17 April at 10 AM as a live stream and recording in the virtual church: www.virtuaalikirkko.fi/kirkko/rovaniemen-kirkko

Easter Monday St. Thomas Mass on 18 April at 6 PM

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