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Dioceze of Litoměřice | Vicariate of Liberec

The Chapel of Resurrection

The Chapel of Resurrection, photo by Evelyn Bernard

The dynamism of the parish confirms also a repaired parsonage and a lively building activity on the parsonage yard. How did it all begin?

The devastated parsonage was returned to the parish at the beginning of 1990. An aim of "Architect" of the last regime was to demolish the personage in course of time and to asphalt on its original place a sort of monstrous entry in the local area of blocks of flats. This fortunately did not take place-quite contrary. Thanks to the government assistance and gifts from Germany the parsonage was in 1993 successfully repaired and put into operation.

The church itself underwent a fundamental reconstruction already in 1984.

The parsonage marked by the forty-year state 'care', photo by parish chronicle
The parsonage marked by the forty-year state "care"
The parsonage after the reconstruction, photo by parish chronicle
The parsonage after the reconstruction

An idea to utilize a vast parsonage yard for the construction of a new parish and a charity centre arouse during 1995. The finance for the new objects was then provided by the German foundation RENOVABIS, which also provided a basic financial gift. Further sources were given by the parish and also by other donors. A spiritual father of the scheme is our deacon Václav Vaněk, without whose effort and persistence the construction would never have even started. The construction itself started in 1997. The pope John Paul II sanctified the foundation stone in the same year. During his spring visit to Czech republic.

This unique of its kind object in the Litoměřice's diocese include:

The Chapel of Resurrection - The parsonage and the church at the background, photo by Evelyn Bernard
The Chapel of Resurrection - The parsonage and the church at the background
The hall - lecture for youth by Tomáš Řehák, photo by Evelyn Bernard
The hall - lecture for youth by Tomáš Řehák
Vitrages, photo by Jan Horáček
Vitrages
The hall - Václav's birthday celebration, photo by Evelyn Bernard
The hall - Václav's birthday celebration
Interior of The Chapel of Resurrection, photo by Evelyn Bernard
Interior of The Chapel of Resurrection
The Chapel of Resurrection - presentation, photo  by Office Vratislavice
The Chapel of Resurrection - presentation
Additional photos are in Photo album.

Many actions take place in the hall from various venues(carnival, Santa Claus party and many other - even private-action) to exhibitions and concerts. The Chapel of Resurrection was consecrated on 29. 12. 2001. Charity sector was consecrated on 28. 5. 2005.