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Over 600 thousand. That is the total amount raised from ten years of the charity Ball for You, organized once again this year by a large group of young people and families from the Catholic parish in Ústí nad Orlicí. The charity event, which first took place in the modest surroundings of a cultural center in nearby Říčky, has grown over the years. And this year, on November 23, once again "on a grand scale," it attracted nearly three hundred visitors to the cultural center in Orlickoústecko.

On the feast day of Saint Cecilia, on Friday, November 22, we commemorated the 221st anniversary of the Cecilia Musical Unity.

The seventh to ninth meetings out of a total of 15 meetings of the Alpha course are always planned as "retreats". The main theme is the Holy Spirit - who He is, how He acts, and how to be filled with Him. Just like last year, we spent this weekend (November 8 - 10) at Mount Mother of God in Králíky.

On Saturday, November 2nd, an autumn work party was called via the Pracanti WhatsApp group.

During the autumn holidays from Friday to Monday (October 25-28, 2024), an intensive retreat for the singers from the CHJ choir took place in Kutná Hora.

On Friday, October 19th in the afternoon, the baroque secretary returned to the renovated sacristy.

On Saturday, October 12th, a traditional autumn festival of spiritual music took place at the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Ústí. Throughout the afternoon, we could experience the beauty of choral spiritual compositions from all stylistic periods, with a large part of the repertoire dedicated to the ongoing Year of Czech Music.

The new issue of the parish newspaper INUF has been released.

In the article, you can read the introduction by Fr. Jenda.

On Tuesday, September 24th in the evening, we launched the second run of the Alpha course in our parish, which was preceded by several working meetings of the animators. The first meeting of the Alpha course saw not only 26 timely registered participants, but also an additional four last-minute interested guests, making the entire group including animators and helpers around 45 people.

On Sunday, September 22, 2024, when we commemorate the anniversary of the consecration of our church, we welcomed our father bishop Jan to confer the sacrament of confirmation during this holy mass.

On Tuesday, September 17th in the afternoon, we were delighted to welcome a special guest, Father Vladislav Brokeš, at the regular meeting of the Abraham club community. We began with a Holy Mass, which was concelebrated together with Father Jenda. Then we moved together to the meeting at the deanery, where the program continued according to the long-established order.

In June, the parish community of seniors (Abraham Club) set off for Moravia near the city of Brno on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Our dean, Mr. Jan Pitřinec, accompanied us.

We cordially invite you to the 29th edition of the Festival of Sacred Music of Saint Cecilia on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Ústí nad Orlicí.

V neděli 18. 8. jsme slavili ve farnosti Ústí nad Orlicí poutní slavnost Nanebevzetí Panny Marie a u té příležitosti se konalo také setkání farnosti při společné mši svaté.

V neděli 18. 8. jsme slavili ve farnosti Ústí nad Orlicí poutní den. Po mši svaté následoval další program.