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Aprill 2017 Asutatud 1947 ESTONIAN NEWS - eestlaste ajaleht Suurbritannias www.eestihaal.co.uk Nr. 2370 18. aprill 2017 asutatud 1947 EESTI PEAMINISTER PETERBURIS 1 Eesti 100 tähistamine Peaminister Jüri Ratas ning riigisekretär Heiki Jaani kiriku juures ja võtsid suuna Tauria postimaanteede kõrval käivitus oktoobrist algas Loot võtsid koos kohalike eestlastega palee juurde, kus asus ajutine valitsus. Ülevas 1870 Tallinn – Peterburi raudteeliiklus. Peterburis laupäeval 8. aprillil Peterburi Jaani kirikus osa meeleolus, sini-must-valgete lippude lehvides, „Polnud ime,“ kirjutab ajaloolane Ea Jansen, EELK uudised tänujumalateenistusest ja kontserdist, millega laulukooride ja orkestritega liiguti Tauria palee „kui Peeterburit naljaks nimetati kõige Esto 2019 tähistati 100 aasta möödumist eestlaste ette. (tekib paralleel laulupeorongkäiguga). suuremaks eesti linnaks, sest siin elas meeleavaldusest autonoomia toetuseks. Neli päeva pärast meeleavaldust kinnitas tõepoolest eestlasi rohkem koos kui enne 20. Kirikus avatati mälestustahvel 100 aasta ajutine valitsus Eestile autonoomia andmise sajandi algust näiteks Tallinnas.“ Eestlaste taguse meeleavalduse meenutamiseks. seaduse. Autonoomiaseaduse kohaselt kogukond Petrogradis ulatus 1917. aastaks 2 Eesti uudised Üritus toimus Eesti Vabariik 100 tähistamise ühendati Liivimaa kubermangu põhjaosa kuuekümne tuhande inimeseni. Kindral Einseln raames. Eestimaa kubermanguga. Tekkis Eesti 1917. aasta kevad oli Eesti Vabariigi sünni English 8. aprillil möödus 100 aastat päevast, mil 40 rahvuskubermang! eelõhtu. Taustana toimis Esimese section tuhat eestlast osalesid Petrogradis Peaminister Jüri Ratas oma kõnes Jaani maailmasõja väsimus ning Vene ühiskonna meeleavaldusel, millega nõuti Eestile kirikus meenutas veel, et Peterburi on olnud käärimine, mis idandasid Eestis endaski mõtte omavalitsusliku autonoomia andmist. Nende eestlastele „lootuste linn“. Nõnda on suuremast autonoomiast. Meie vennasrahvas 3 Eesti hulgas oli hinnanguliselt 12-15 tuhat relvis pealkirjastanud Peterburi eestlastest soomlased olid seda nautinud juba kaks uudised sõjaväelast – tulevases Vabadussõjas meie monograafia kirjutanud ajaloodoktor Raimo aastasadat. Laste ja iseseisvuse eest võidelnud Eesti kaitseväe Pullat. Ja see kujund peab paika. seeme. Eestlased alustasid meeleavaldusega Autonoomiaks avanes võimalus Veebruari- noorte laager 19. sajandi keskpaigast revolutsiooni järel. 15. märtsil algasid Kokakunst alates siirduti Eestist rahutused Tallinnas. Päev hiljem läkitasid Peterburi, toonase rahvuslikud organisatsioonid Venemaa impeeriumi pealinna, töö ning Ajutisele Valitsusele telegrammi, milles paluti 4 Eelseisvad hariduse järele. Tegemist oli astuda samme „ajutise valitsuskorra üritused ja eestlaste jaoks lähima maksmapanemiseks Eestimaal laialdase teated tõmbekeskusega, mis asus autonoomia alusel“. Eesti iseseisvusliikumise meie asualadest mõnesaja eestvedaja Jaan Tõnisson kohtus Ajutise versta kaugusel. Valitsuse peaministri vürst Lvoviga. 18. märtsil Järgmine Eesti Hääl Juba alates 1713. aastast kinnitas Ajutine Valitsus Eestimaa ilmub Tallinna Peterburiga kubermangukomissariks juba neli aastat 25. mail ühendanud niinimetatud Tallinna linnapea ametis olnud Jaan Poska. Kaastööd ja kuulutused Voka - Narva maantee, aga Välisministeerium, jt palume hiljemalt ka Peterburi – Narva – Riia 15. maiks MARKO MIHKELSON JA HANNES HANSO EELK PEAPIISKOP VÕTTIS ÜLE VÄLIS-EESTI KÜLASTASID ÜHENDKUNINGRIIKI PIISKOPKONNA JUHTIMISE Väliskomisjoni esimees Marko Mihkelson ja riigikaitse- Eesti Evangeelse Luterliku Kiriku (EELK) Kanadas, Ameerikas, Austraalias ning Euroopas komisjoni esimees Hannes Hanso viibisid koos Läti ja Leedu peapiiskop Urmas Viilma võttis üle EELK Välis- tegutsevaid eesti kogudusi ühendav EELK Välis- kolleegidega Londonis, et arutada julgeolekuolukorda Eesti piiskopkonna juhtimise kuna senine piiskop Eesti piiskopkond moodustus pärast eesti Euroopas ning välispoliitilist ja kaitsekoostööd pärast Andres Taul siirdus alates 1. aprillist emerituuri. pagulaste poolt eksiilis asutatud iseseisva Eesti Ühendkuningriigi lahkumist Euroopa Liidust. Esmaspäeval, 3. aprillil Kanadas, Torontos Evangeeliumi Luteriusu Kiriku (E.E.L.K.) ühinemist Visiidiga samal ajal, kolmapäeval 29. märtsil, andis Briti toimunud Välis-Eesti konsistooriumi erakorralisel luteri kirikuga Eestis 2010. aastal. valitsus sisse ametliku avalduse rakendada Euroopa Liidu istungil osalenud peapiiskop Urmas Viilma tänas Kuni kirikute ühinemiseni täitis Andres Taul asutamislepingu artiklit 50, et alustada liidust lahkumise teenekat väliseesti vaimulikku pikaajalise ustava E.E.L.K peapiiskopi ülesandeid eksiilkiriku protsessi. teenistuse eest eestlaste vaimulikul teenimisel konsistooriumis Torontos. Oma pika vaimulikutee „Lahkumisläbirääkimised algavad Eesti Euroopa Liidu Nõu- ning andis piiskop emeeritus Andres Taulile üle kestel on Tartu Ülikooli audoktor Andres Taul kogu eesistumise ajal,“ ütles Mihkelson. „Eesistujana oleme EELK elutööpreemia. teeninud vaimulikuna eestlasi Inglismaal, erapooletud ja püüame läbi rääkida kõigi 27 liikmesriigi huve Oma soovist pensionile siirduda teatas piiskop Ameerika Ühendriikides ja Kanadas. kaitstes.“ Tema sõnul on Eesti esmane huvi säilitada Andres Taul oma 10. märtsil peapiiskop Viilmale Ühinemisjärgses EELK Välis-Eesti piiskopkonnas Ühendkuningriigis elavate ja töötavate Eesti kodanike ja seal saadetud ametlikus kirjas. "Eelmisel suvel täitus tegutses piiskop Andres Taul EELK peapiiskopi tegutsevate Eesti ettevõtete senised õigused. Ta väljendas mul 80 eluaastat ja uskusin endas olevat jõudu ja abilisena. lootust, et lahkumisläbirääkimised viivad kokkuleppeni, mis tervist EELK Välis-Eesti piiskopkonna piiskopi Piiskop emeeritus Andres Taulil ja peapiiskop sobib Euroopale ja Ühendkuningriigile, aga ka NATO ametis jätkamiseks. Viimaste kuude jooksul on emeeritus Andres Põderil on mõlemal suured liitlastele. minu jõud nõrgenenud ja vanus teeb oma töö. teened kahe eesti luterlasi ühendava kiriku Riigikaitsekomisjoni esimehe Hanso sõnul on Ühendkuningriik Seepärast soovin pikast ja õnnistusrikkast ühinemise lõpule viimisel 2010. aastal. Tänu Euroopa julgeoleku tugev alustala ja kõigi huvides on, et kirikutööst eestlaste vaimulikul teenimisel jääda kirikute ühinemisele on käesoleval aastal võimalik kaitse- ja julgeolekualane koostöö jätkuks ka pärast Brexitit. väljateenitud puhkusele ning annan EELK Välis- tähistada EELK kui Eesti vaba rahvakiriku 100. „Ühendkuningriik on üks meie olulisemaid partnereid, kellega Eesti piiskopkonna juhtimise ja Toronto aastapäeva ülemaailmse sündmusena. meid seob pikaajaline liitlassuhe,“ kinnitas Hanso. „Britid on konsistooriumi presidendi ülesanded üle EELK EELK Peapiiskopi kantselei / Eesti Elu meie head ja kindlad koostööpartnerid ning liitlased ka peapiiskop Urmas Viilmale", kirjutab piiskop Taul. tulevikus.“ Hanso sõnul on nii Ühendkuningriik kui Eesti kaks #ESTO2019 TULEB ÜLE HELSINGI TAGASI KOJU viiest NATO liikmesriigist, kes panustavad kaitsevaldkonda SKP-st üle kahe protsenti. 24. märts 2017 Helsingis järgmised ülemaailmsed ühtekuuluvustunnet. Kolme Balti riigi välis- ja kaitsekomisjonide juhid kohtusid eestlaste päevad algavad 27. juunil 2019 Määravaks ajavalikul on üldlaulu- ja tantsupidu, parlamendi väliskomisjoni esimehe Crispin Blunti ja Helsingis, et sealt juba 29. juunil edasi liikuda mis algab 5. juulil 2019. Seepärast algabki ESTO kaitsekomisjoni esimehe Julian Lewisega. Samuti kohtuti Tartusse ning 1. juulil Tallinnasse. nädal varem, et võtta aega aruteludeks ja minister David Jonesiga ja minister Alan Duncaniga ning Briti Esto2019 korraldamist arutati 24. märtsil Eesti ühistegevusteks Helsingis, Tartus ja Tallinnas. Suursaatkonnas Helsingis, kuhu olid kogunenud parlamendi Eesti, Läti ja Leedu sõprusrühmade liikmetega. Esto2019 algus Helsingis on sümboolse lisaks Esto2019 Peakomitee liikmetele kohalike Mihkelson ja Hanso osalesid veel mõttekoja Chatham House tähendusega. Soomes on suurim eesti kogukond. eesti ühingute esindajad, aktiivsed eestlased ümarlauas ning kohtusid Briti meedia esindajatega. Samas aga killustatud ja hapra eesti identiteediga. Soomes, kes asutasid plaanide elluviimiseks Nad külastasid ka Briti 5. jalaväepataljoni nende kodubaasis Helsingi korralduskomitee. Kohaliku eestlaskonna inspireerimiseks ja Bulfordis, kust kaitseväelased ja lahingutehnika on tulnud Esto2019 peamine eesmärk on tuua üle maailma toetamiseks toimubki traditsiooniline Rahvus- NATO lahingugrupi koosseisus Eestisse. Nad avaldasid kongress Helsingis, kus arutatakse, kuidas võõrsil brittidele tänu nende panuse eest Balti regiooni julgeoleku laialipillutatud eesti kogukonnad taas kokku, tugevdada globaalset eestlust, eesti meelt ja elades saab eestlaseks kasvada ja jääda ning tagamisel. Riigikogu pressiteenistus oma päritolu üle uhkust tunda. Järgneb lk 2 2 EESTI HÄÄL - www.eestihaal.co.uk 18. aprill 2017 EELK KASSASSE LAEKUS ÜLE NELJA MILJONI EURO BRITISH AIRWAYS HAKKAS LENDAMA TALLINNA Eesti Evangeelse Luterliku Kiriku (EELK) palvuste arv on selgelt kasvuteel Suurbritannia rahvuslik lennufirma British 12.55 Tallinnas maandunud British teenistustel ja talitustel osales (möödunud aastal kokku 2840 palvust). Airways tegi teisipäeval 28. märtsil Airwaysi sinipunavalges rüüs Airbus möödunud aastal 785 000 inimest, raha Korjandustest ja liikmeannetustest saadi esimese lennu Tallinnasse. A321 lennukit," sõnas Pärgmäe. laekus kiriku kassase ligi neli miljonit kogudustes tulu üle kahe miljoni euro. Lennufirma hakkab Tallinn-London liinil "Usume, et sedavõrd väärika lennu- eurot. Välisannetusi laekus 733
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