Dear Readers, what can we offer you in this edition of the bulletin? 

An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. (Mt 1:20)

On the first day of school, the 2nd of September 2024, the Protestant Gymnasium in Brno was opened, becoming the first ever high school operated under the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. 

As many as 4,500 Christians from Central and Eastern Europe headed to the borders of Germany and Poland in early June. The cities of Frankfurt am Oder and Słubice, which lie on opposite sides of the Oder River, hosted the International Christian Meeting Days from 6 to 9 June 2024.

From 8 to 11 October 2024, in Prague, the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren hosted representatives of the European churches associated within the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Prague. 

How much does a church cost? Does the church have money? Where does it come from? And do we have the God's count up there? These were some of the questions addressed at the 34th Evangelical Youth Congress, which took place in Svitavy from 4-6 October 2024. This time, the organizers chose the theme "Paying the piper".

Daniel Bartoň graduated from the Faculty of Law of Charles University. He studied ecumenical theology at the Evangelical Theological Faculty of Charles University. 

On Saturday 17 August 2024, a new home for the elderly in Nové Město na Moravě was officially opened. The investor and operator is Diaconia ECCB, the centre in Myslibořice. Nové Město will thus gain a dignified home for people with dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease. The first residents will be admitted during the month of September.