Easter Sunday 2017

Now... Happy Easter!
Today was a very special Easter Sunday since we had the opportunity to visit three churches in the Czech Republic today.

Renata at Pisarov

We started by attending the "Preaching Station" in the town of Písařov; a satellite church of the ECCB Church in Letohrad.  Renata Popelářova conducted the Easter services and we were excited to find that

Hana Habermannová was there; her family being a foundational element of the church.  Hana was our translator during a previous English to the Church Camp (our VBS) and we became quite enamored with her. She has since moved to Prague where she is a manager with a software development company.


After the services and communion at Písařov we headed for the area's notable landmark, Králíky monastery. The monastery is called the "Mountain of the Mother of God" and has been there for 300 years. It is a very popular tourist destination and is a pilgrimage site for the faithful.

Kraliky Pano

From there we moved to the town of Neratov and the unique glass ceiling church.  This church is near the Polish border (I would say ON the border since the trip in was along a river with constant signage that it was the border).  Neratov is a Baroque church built between 1723 and 1733.  It was destroyed at the end of the Second World War and renewed at the turn of the millennium.  The church has a roof made of glass in the shape of a cross.  This church high in the Orlické mountains and is a beautiful active church and prime location for events, marriages and the likes.  Please check out the video by clicking at Neratov and watch the end very carefully for an amazing light and shadow treat.

And, oh, did I mention it was snowing?!  Yea, so take that Annapolis, we get snow on Easter and Christmas!

A Snowy Easter