Κυριακή 31 Μαρτίου 2013

Igumenia Mikaela Lintulan luostarin johtajaksi

Puroniemen praasniekka

Helluntai Lintulan luostarissa

Lintula Orthodox Convent in Finland

The Suomenlinna Church



The Suomenlinna Church was built as a Russian Orthodox garrison church in 1854. The original building had five steeples with onion domes. The appearance of the church – which dominates the southern horizon from Helsinki – was changed at the beginning of the Finnish era in the 1920s when it was converted into an Evangelical-Lutheran church.Suomenlinna Church
CryptIn the alteration works, the onion dome of the main dome was removed and the tower's outside appearance was changed to a quadrangular shape, keeping the inner structure round. The bases of the small domes were left under the roof. The kokoshniki and other ornamental elements of the Russian Orthodox church were removed from the walls, which were then plastered to form an even surface.
The church steeple doubles as a lighthouse for air and sea traffic. The signal blink of the lighthouse is the Morse code for the letter “H” for Helsinki.

Other services

Weddings at the church, photo: Lina TegmanThe church is a popular venue for weddings. There are over 400 seats in the church. The Suomenlinna Church is part of the Cathedral Parish of the Diocese of Helsinki.
Various events and concerts are organised in the hall every year. At Christmas time, a charming nativity crib is on display.  fortress’s ceramic crib was made by an artist from Suomenlinna.
The crypt of the church can be rented for small events. Food and drinks can be ordered for the events. The crypt seats approximately 60 people. Those arranging events at the crypt should bear in mind that serving alcohol is restricted to one glass per person.

How to get there

The Helsinki City Transport ferry operates to the main pier throughout the year, and from there the church is about 200 metres away. The waterbus stops at the Visitor Centre pier during summer, and the church is about 300 metres from there.

Accessibility

The route from the main pier to the church is accessible with wheelchair. The road at the main entrance, however, is steep (inclination 14%) and there are some steps on the route. Access to the churchyard and the main entrance is more gently sloped from the Parade Field side.
There is a staircase at the entrance. Detachable trough-shaped ramps can be erected by the caretaker upon request. However, the ramps are rather steep and designed mainly for prams and pushchairs. There are some steps on the route from the main entrance to the church hall.  Steps lead to the altar. There are no places specified for wheelchair users in the church hall; the only space is in the aisle or in front of the first row of seats.
The parish hall and a children’s playroom are located on the cellar level. The nearest accessible toilet is located in the Suomenlinna kiosk in the Jetty Barracks.

The Suomenlinna Church
Tel. +358 (0) 9 2340 6126

Valamon opisto - silta arjen ja pyhyyden välillä



valamo_opistoesite_kesa2013_kansiValamon opisto on kaikille avoin koulutuksen, kulttuurin ja kasvun kohtauspaikka. Luostarin suojissa opiskelulle tarjoutuu ainutlaatuinen työrauha, jota täydentää ympäröivän luonnon kauneus ja levollisuus. Täällä voit kiireettömästi keskittyä itsesi kehittämiseen, uuden oppimiseen ja yksinkertaisista asioista nauttimiseen.
Valamon opisto tarjoaa monipuolista kurssitoimintaa ympäri vuoden. Valamoon voit tulla vaikka sapattivapaalle ja paneutua perusteellisesti ortodoksiseen kulttuuriin ja ikonimaalaukseen tai valita muutaman päivän lyhytkurssin, jolla perehdyt erilaisiin kädentaitoihin tai itsesi kehittämiseen.
Kurssivaihtoehtoja on lasimaalauksesta, jalometallitöistä ja kasvivärjäyksestä aforismeihin, ihmissuhdetaitoihin, hiljaisuuden retriitteihin ja moneen muuhun. Kursseja järjestetään myös mittatilaustyönä. Tutustu kurssitarjontaan ja kysy lisää myyntipalvelustamme!

Voit tutustua kurssitarjontaan tällä internetsivulla, selatasähköistä esiteversiota täällä tai lähettää meille sähköpostiaja tilata painetun esitteen kotiisi. Kursseille voit ilmoittautua entiseen tapaan suoraan kyseisen kurssin nettisivulta (katso kurssien aihepiirit tämän sivun oikealla palstalla), sähköpostitse: opisto@valamo.fi tai puhelimitse: 050 324 6801, 050 339 2928 (ma-pe klo 9-15). Pdf-muotoinen esite löytyy sivun alareunasta, kohdasta liitteet.

http://www.valamo.fi/fi/valamon-opisto.html

Ortodoksisen kulttuurin keskus


Valamon munkkiluostarin veljestö elää hengellistä yhteisöelämää, joka pohjautuu ortodoksisen kirkon askeesin perintöön. Vanhan perinteen mukaan luostarin tulee elättää itse itsensä. Nykyisin Valamon pääelinkeino on matkailu: luostarissa käy vuosittain yli 160.000 vierailijaa, ja kaikki matkailusta saadut tuotot käytetään suoraan luostarin ylläpitoon ja kehittämiseen. Päivävierailulle tai yöpymään voi tulla ympäri vuoden.
Luostari on siellä kilvoittelevan veljestön koti. Vierailleen Valamo tarjoaa elämyksiä ympäristössä, jolle ei löydy vertaa muualta. Moni tulee luostariin hiljentymään ja osallistumaan sen päivittäiseen jumalanpalveluselämään. Vähintään yhtä moni saapuu luostariin rentoutumaan luonnossa liikkuen, viettämään aikaa perheen ja ystävien seurassa tai oppimaan uusia taitoja Valamon kansanopiston kursseilla. Luostari on myös suosittu juhla-, kokous- ja seminaaripaikka.
Toivotamme luostariin ja sen jumalanpalveluksiin lämpimästi tervetulleiksi kaikki vieraat vakaumukseen katsomatta.
Lämpimästi tervehtien
Valamon veljestö
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The Orthodox Church of Finland



Although it appears that the earliest Christians in Finland were Byzantines, most of the country received the Christian faith in the Latin tradition through the activity of Swedish missionaries in the 12th century. The easternmost Finnish province of Karelia, however, was evangelized by Byzantine monks from the ancient monastery of Valamo (“Valaam” in Russian) located on an island in Lake Ladoga.
In the 13th century Finland was a battleground between Catholic Sweden and Orthodox Russia. Eventually Sweden gained control of most of Finland, but Karelia came under Russian control.
In 1617 Karelia was also taken over by Sweden, which had in the meantime become Lutheran. The Swedes persecuted the Orthodox for a time, but conditions gradually improved.
Karelia was again occupied by Russia in 1721, and in 1809 the Tsar conquered all of Finland, which then became an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire. Later in the 19th century Orthodox Karelians began to assert their national identity. The liturgy and many Orthodox theological and spiritual works were translated into Finnish, which remains the liturgical language of this church.
In 1917 Finland gained independence from Russia, and in 1918 the Orthodox in Finland declared themselves an autonomous church in relation to Moscow. Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow recognized this status in 1921. On July 6, 1923, the Finnish Orthodox Church was received by the Patriarchate of Constantinople as an autonomous archbishopric.
The 1939-1940 Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union, and the subsequent annexation of most of Karelia by the USSR, resulted in the loss of 90% of the property belonging to the Finnish Orthodox Church. Most Orthodox Finns were evacuated to other parts of Finland and began new lives scattered across the country.
In 1957 the Moscow Patriarchate recognized the Finnish Orthodox Church’s autonomy under the Ecumenical Patriarchate. In 1980 the General Assembly of the Finnish Orthodox Church voted to seek autocephalous status from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, but no action has been taken on this proposal.
There is a long history of Finnish Orthodox monasticism in Karelia, but the monasteries had to be evacuated during the Russo-Finnish War as the Soviets gained control of the area. The famous Valamo Monastery was refounded at Heinävesi in central Finland under the name New Valamo. The community also included monks from other Karelian monasteries. The last of the original monks from Valamo died in 1981. Lintula Convent was also refounded near New Valamo. Today these two monasteries are important centers of Finnish Orthodox spiritual life, and have become national pilgrimage centers.
The disintegration of the Soviet state facilitated the development of better relations between the Finnish and Russian Orthodox churches. In 1994 six pastoral teams, each headed by a priest, were sent by the Finnish church to provide Christmas and Holy Week services in Orthodox parishes in the Russian section of Karelia. In September 1994 Russian Patriarch Aleksy II visited Finland and thanked the local Orthodox church for giving hospitality to the Valamo community during the persecutions. The Finnish church also contributed to the restoration of the original Valamo monastery in Russia.