On Sunday, June 29th in the evening, the second round of elections for the Pastoral Council will conclude. Don’t forget to submit your ballots. Thank you.
According to the election results, Fr. Jan Pitřinec will appoint up to four more members of the PRF.
The names of the elected will be announced on Sunday July 6, 2025 in the church, published on the notice board, and in the September issue of INUF. Newly elected members of the pastoral council will take an oath of office and be handed appointment decrees. The inaugural meeting of the new pastoral council of the parish of Ústí nad Orlicí will be convened in agreement with the new pastor, Fr. Petr Soukal.
Summary information about the elections to the PRF:
New elections according to the Statutes of the Pastoral Council of the Hradec Králové diocese from 2024 are announced in Ústí nad Orlicí on Sunday June 1, 2025.
Every Catholic over the age of 16 years who belongs to the parish has the right to vote. Every Catholic over the age of 16 years who has the right to vote and is willing and able to fulfill the tasks of the pastoral council has the right to be elected.
The pastoral council of the parish will consist of the following according to the statutes:
Clerical appointments in the parish and a layperson appointed by the bishop to participate in the pastoral care of the parish according to canon 517, § 2 CIC:
Jan Pitřinec (Petr Soukal), Jindřich Plšek, Vít Horák
Veronika Poslušná
Delegated members:
CHJ: Cecilie Pecháčková
Four elected members
At most four members appointed by the pastor
(One of the PRF members will be appointed to the parish economic council.)
The electoral commission was appointed by Father Jan (its chair) in the following composition: Vít Horák, Pavel Chasák, and Veronika Poslušná.
The first round starts on Sunday June 1 and ends on June 8.
Each parishioner will receive a stamped ballot on which they will propose the names of candidates at their discretion. And this is at most two in these four age categories: 16 - 29 years, 30 - 44 years, 45 – 55 years, 56 and over. If you do not know the age of the candidates, it does not matter; the electoral commission will categorize the proposed parishioners correctly.
The completed ballot must be submitted in the church no later than the following Sunday, June 8.
During the week, the chair of the electoral commission will contact the proposed parishioners with 5 or more nominations to see if they would be willing to accept this service if elected. Candidates may also be nominated by priests. Those who express their consent will be listed on the official candidate list.
The second round will begin on Sunday June 15 and end on June 29
In the church, you will be able to pick up a ballot with an alphabetical list of all proposed candidates in each category who agree to stand for election. At home, you can calmly go through the names of the parishioners and select 4 candidates. You will have time to submit your votes until June 29, 2025.
Since we do not have voter lists, we assume honesty during the elections. The electoral commission will count the votes for the elected candidates at the deanery.
According to the election results, Fr. Jan Pitřinec will appoint up to four more members of the PRF.
The names of the elected will be announced on Sunday July 6, 2025 in the church, published on the notice board, and in the September issue of INUF. Newly elected members of the pastoral council will take an oath of office and be handed appointment decrees. The inaugural meeting of the new pastoral council of the parish of Ústí nad Orlicí will be convened in agreement with the new pastor, Fr. Petr Soukal.
