German Service, meeting with Estonian President concerning the funeral of Jaan Lattik, work in the parish, the Russians in Viljandi
On Saturday I then the president taken by Estonia. I've taken him not only stopped but even the doors. The whole was this: Yesterday we were in Viljandi, a man named Jaan Lattik and his wife Alice were buried Lattik. Jaan Lattik was a pastor, writer and Estonian Foreign Minister from 1928 to 1931 and lives during the Soviet occupation in exile in Sweden, where he died in 1967 also. His body was then transferred to Estonia. The ceremony was held at the St. Paul Church, where my mentor (for the year here in Estonia as my contact person responsible for acts pretty much everything) is pastor. The whole thing was quite solemn and Estonian: students stood beside the coffin with the Estonian flag, military officers, more than seven pastors from the surrounding communities, Minister of Education and even the Estonian President ... I then put in the back seat and saw that the main doors were opened to the church. One of the doors but then fallen again and I then got up again, whereupon I asked one of them, the door just stay on. And then suddenly came the President. Not even two months in Estonia and have seen the President ... Below are a few photos.
way I do now and in confirmation classes with the St. Paul Church to continue to study hard Estonian. My mentor, who is also my pastor even said that I will soon also like to able to assist in worship (Bible text read & Co.). If I want, I can soon maybe even pass the sacrament: the liturgical part of course he does continue, then I would just hand out the bread and wine and what to say in Estonian. ! My pastor, he is way Salumäe Mart is incredibly comfortable, friendly, communicative, humorous and helpful. Recently he has tried, with the Russian Orthodox priest here in Viljandi initiate cooperation in the ways, but the Russian Orthodox priest did not exist. The other day I visited, here are the Russian Orthodox Church or small chapel ... the room was quite dark and the relaxed atmosphere not just (the priest took me all the time - as I think was very suspicious - observed). As fast as I would not go there anymore at all.
all the way: The population of Estonia consists of more than a third of Russians. Here in Viljandi but just a very few Russians, and I hear really even Estonian. In Tallinn and northeastern Estonia, it is however quite different: there are actually even cities and towns that are inhabited more than 80 / 90% of Russians. This is due to the fact that you have set during the Russian occupation, many Russians in the north-east Estonia (the whole is called "Russification"). The north-east Estonia is strongly influenced by the industry and it is still strongly suggest not to drink water from the local lakes. A former volunteer who was already in Narva (North-East of Estonia, the third largest city of Estonia) reported that in the bakery could not even order a sandwich in Estonian, as the baker only spoke Russian and wanted to speak Russian. Soon I will write much more about it, because it certainly is not a small issue: it was in Tallinn last year between Russians and Estonians also rioting in the streets with the dead ... but I think I know far too little about it.
But now back to the title back: last Sunday we were at the German church service here in Viljandi. Though it was just eleven people there (including us three volunteers and the very young pastor), but drinking coffee and then we were invited by a great-grandmother to celebrate Christmas with her. Two of those who were coming originally from the Rhineland, and are after the fall came as farmers here. You do not know yet whether they want to stay here forever, because they also have family in Germany. The Schleswig-Holstein in turn, can trace his family history in the Middle Ages up to a very famous German family in Estonia. The so-called Baltic German I write during the year determined once was. The German minister is responsible not only for Viljandi, but also for the whole of Estonia and also happen to be working as a teacher of German and Philosophy in Tallinn. The German service will be held here in Viljandi place but only once a month, on the other Sundays, there are also still German church services in Tallinn and Tartu.
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