{"id":2185,"date":"2024-11-12T10:17:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ort.fi\/ortturkusrk\/?page_id=2185"},"modified":"2025-01-29T13:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T11:10:05","slug":"news-and-social-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/news-and-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>News<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241107_0004-1-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aleksandran kirkko\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241107_0004-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241107_0004-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241107_0004-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241107_0004-1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241107_0004-1-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/2026\/06\/09\/tarkea-tiedote-seurakunnan-sahkopositsta\/\">T\u00c4RKE\u00c4 TIEDOTE SEURAKUNNAN S\u00c4HK\u00d6POSITSTA<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-09T14:49:19+03:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">9.6.2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">T\u00c4RKE\u00c4! Seurakunnan s\u00e4hk\u00f6posti on v\u00e4liaikaisesti suljettu ja seurakunnan s\u00e4hk\u00f6postisteista l\u00e4htee salattuja viestej\u00e4, jotka vaativat kirjautumista. Niit\u00e4 ei SAA avata. The parish email is temporarily closed, and encrypted messages requiring login are being sent from the parish mailing lists. These messages MUST NOT be opened.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-09-at-13.18.24-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2026 06 09 at 13.18.24\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-09-at-13.18.24-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-09-at-13.18.24-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-09-at-13.18.24-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-09-at-13.18.24-e1781000352410.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/2026\/06\/09\/information-regarding-languages-in-which-the-sunday-divine-liturgy-will-be-celebrated-effective-1-september-2026\/\">Information\u00a0regarding\u00a0languages\u00a0in\u00a0which\u00a0the\u00a0Sunday\u00a0Divine\u00a0Liturgy\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0celebrated,\u00a0effective\u00a01\u00a0September\u00a02026\u00a0<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-09T13:30:33+03:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">9.6.2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">On 23&nbsp;March,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Parish&nbsp;Council&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Turku&nbsp;Orthodox&nbsp;Parish&nbsp;took&nbsp;the&nbsp;decision&nbsp;to&nbsp;put&nbsp;into&nbsp;effect&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;reform&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;the&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;languages&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;celebration&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Divine&nbsp;Liturgy&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;St. Alexandra Church.&nbsp;The&nbsp;primary&nbsp;language&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish&nbsp;is&nbsp;Finnish,&nbsp;but&nbsp;in addition to&nbsp;this,&nbsp;each&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;we&nbsp;also&nbsp;will&nbsp;take&nbsp;into&nbsp;account&nbsp;other&nbsp;primary&nbsp;language&nbsp;groups&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;parish,&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;weekly&nbsp;rhythm:&nbsp; Each&nbsp;first&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;month&nbsp;in addition of&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;we&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;use&nbsp;Slavonic&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ukrainian;&nbsp; On&nbsp;each&nbsp;second&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and&nbsp;Greek;&nbsp; On&nbsp;each&nbsp;third&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and Romanian;&nbsp; On&nbsp;each&nbsp;fourth&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and English, and&nbsp; When&nbsp;there&nbsp;is a&nbsp;fifth&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;month,&nbsp;the&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;and&nbsp;Swedish.&nbsp; This&nbsp;rhythm&nbsp;is&nbsp;subject&nbsp;to&nbsp;change&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;course&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;church&nbsp;year;&nbsp;we&nbsp;will&nbsp;always&nbsp;announce&nbsp;such&nbsp;changes&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish&nbsp;online&nbsp;calendar&nbsp;of&nbsp;church&nbsp;services&nbsp;(link).&nbsp; We&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;template&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;liturgical&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;languages&nbsp;:&nbsp; In&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;paces&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;service,&nbsp;both&nbsp;languages&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;used:&nbsp;the&nbsp;gospel,&nbsp;Creed,&nbsp;Lord\u2019s&nbsp;Prayer, and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Confession&nbsp;of&nbsp;Faith&nbsp;before&nbsp;Communion.&nbsp;The&nbsp;priest&nbsp;and&nbsp;choir&nbsp;will&nbsp;read&nbsp;and&nbsp;sing&nbsp;parts&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Liturgy&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;other&nbsp;language&nbsp;when&nbsp;possible. In addition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;sermon&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;given&nbsp;in&nbsp;both&nbsp;languages&nbsp;when&nbsp;possible.&nbsp; A&nbsp;booklet&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;people&nbsp;during&nbsp;services,&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;parts&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;sung&nbsp;or&nbsp;recited&nbsp;together&nbsp;are&nbsp;in&nbsp;two&nbsp;languages. If&nbsp;you&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;a copy of&nbsp;the&nbsp;booklet&nbsp;for&nbsp;yourself, it&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;found&nbsp;as a&nbsp;free&nbsp;downloadable&nbsp;PDF file on&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish&nbsp;website.&nbsp; Orthodox&nbsp;Christian tradition&nbsp;has&nbsp;the&nbsp;practice&nbsp;of&nbsp;bringing&nbsp;koliva&nbsp;(specially&nbsp;prepared&nbsp;boiled&nbsp;wheat) to&nbsp;memorial&nbsp;services&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;departed&nbsp;. It is&nbsp;requested&nbsp;that&nbsp;koliva&nbsp;be&nbsp;brought&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;blessed&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;general&nbsp;memorial&nbsp;service&nbsp;held&nbsp;on&nbsp;Saturdays&nbsp;at 16:30.&nbsp; This&nbsp;new&nbsp;monthly&nbsp;rhythm&nbsp;for&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;services&nbsp;using&nbsp;the&nbsp;various&nbsp;languages&nbsp;represented&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;parish&nbsp;will&nbsp;go into&nbsp;effect&nbsp;on 1&nbsp;September&nbsp;2026.&nbsp;We&nbsp;believe&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;strengthen&nbsp;the&nbsp;multicultural&nbsp;liturgical&nbsp;life of&nbsp;our&nbsp;parish&nbsp;and&nbsp;free&nbsp;up&nbsp;space&nbsp;for&nbsp;other&nbsp;activities&nbsp;as&nbsp;our&nbsp;multilingual&nbsp;celebrations&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Liturgy&nbsp;shift&nbsp;from&nbsp;Saturdays&nbsp;to&nbsp;Sundays.&nbsp;The&nbsp;effects&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;changes&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;evaluated&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;autumn&nbsp;of 2027.&nbsp; In&nbsp;other&nbsp;sanctuaries&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish,&nbsp;other&nbsp;languages&nbsp;than&nbsp;Finnish&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;need.&nbsp;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051820-300x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"1000051820\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051820-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051820-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051820-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051820-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051820.jpg 2027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/2026\/04\/03\/live-youtube-lahetys-suuren-perjantain-ehtoopalvelus-klo-14\/\">Live Youtube-l\u00e4hetys;  Suuren perjantain ehtoopalvelus klo 14<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T13:08:52+03:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">3.4.2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051819-300x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"1000051819\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051819-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051819-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051819-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051819-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000051819-2048x1377.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/2026\/04\/03\/live-kristuksen-hautauspalvelus-klo-17\/\">Live Youtube-l\u00e4hetys; Kristuksen hautauspalvelus, klo 17<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T12:44:53+03:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">3.4.2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20250419_214746-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Turun pyh\u00e4n Aleksandran kirkko p\u00e4\u00e4si\u00e4isy\u00f6n\u00e4 2025.\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20250419_214746-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20250419_214746-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20250419_214746-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20250419_214746-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20250419_214746-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/2026\/03\/27\/instructions-for-the-easter-night-services-at-the-orthodox-church-of-turku\/\">Instructions for the Easter Night Services at the Orthodox Church of Turku<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-27T20:11:03+02:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">27.3.2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This year, the Easter Eve services of the Orthodox Parish of Turku will be exceptionally festive, as the services will be led by none other than His Beatitude Elia, Archbishop of Helsinki and All Finland. The procession, Matins, and Divine Liturgy will also be broadcast on television. 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