The Events Regularly Held by the Society VERITAS

March (a workday)

Museums' and Historical Associations' of the Czech Reformation Conference in the Czech Republic (held twice a year since 2022)
Beginning: at 6 o'clock p.m. End: at 7.30 p.m.
Place: online (via Jit.si platform)
Program: mutual information about news and prepared events by participants, discussion about common events or topics
Other info: it is necessary to apply for the attendance before (the link for the connection is not public accessible)

March (a Saturday)

The Seminary for Teachers and Others Concerned in History, Czech Language and Social Disciplines (held twice a year since 1995)
Beginning: at 10 o'clock a.m. End: at latest at 2 o'clock p.m.
Place: Pardubice (GPS: N50°01.974' E15°46.481' map)
Program: a lecture on a certain topic and discussion with the lecturer
Other info: refreshment ensured, selling of special literature, voluntary entrance fee

May (a Saturday)

The General Assembly VERITAS (it is held annually according to the Regulations)
Beginning: at 10 o'clock a.m. End: at latest at 3 o'clock p.m.
Place: Prague (GPS: N50°03.934' E14°23.975' map)
Program: annual report and audit message for the past year, lecture or report on certain topics, discussion, free suggestions, every four years also the election of the Administrative Board, alternates and members of the Inspecting Committee
Other info: selling of special literature, members and the public are invited as well

May (a Saturday)

Maintenance Voluntary Work in ETA in Velká Lhota near Dačice
Place: Velká Lhota near Dačice (Region Southern Bohemia, near Jindřichův Hradec) (GPS: N49°08.459' E15°20.119' map)
Program: regularly voluntary work held in spring before the touristic season beginning is done by members of VERITAS in Telč and Velká Lhota near Dačice and surroundings with other volunteers and members of the Society of Friends of the Museum of the Czech Reformation
Other info: it is necessary to apply for the attendance

June 21 (anniversary of the Old Town Square execution in Prague — 1621)

Commemoration in the St Nicholas Church at the Old Town Square in Prague and on the Scaffold Place (held since 1990s)
Beginning: at 3 o'clock p.m. End: at 5 o'clock p.m.
Place: Prague (GPS: N 50°5.289' E14°25.196' map)
Program: Reverent program at the day of the execution's anniversary in the St Nicholas church remembers the Czech Estate Revolt, its aims and personalities of the executed men. Also their heirs participate.
Other info: The event is held together with CHC Diocese of Prague and the association Exulant. Consequent program near the memorial plague on the scaffold place at the square is sponsored and co-organised by the Capital City of Prague.

July (a couple-day-long stay, generally at the beginning of the month)

The Work Assembly VERITAS (it is held regularly since 1996)
Place: Telč (Region Vysočina, near Jihlava) (GPS: N49°11.015' E15°27.234' map)
Program: couple-day–long work assembly allows interested members at least once a year to help VERITAS right in its deployed department in Telč (and its close surroundings); not only manual goals, special historical work as well; regularly content of the work assembly is: special historical library sorting, servicing of the exposition of the Memorial of the Czech Reformation in Velká Lhota near Dačice and the Evangelic Toleration Area, terrain work — care about practicability and readability of the tourist marked path, historical study of certain topic with the use of special historical literature, discussions about the topic
Other info: it is intended not only for young historians, it is necessary to apply for the attendance before

July 5 (Czech state holiday, Master John Huss' Burning to Death Eve — 1415)

John Huss' Tradition near the Lord's Spring at Javořice Hill (it is held regularly since 2024)
Beginning: at 2 o'clock p.m. End: at latest 4 o'clock p.m.
Place: Lord's Spring under the top of Javořice Hill (Region Vysočina, near Jihlava) (GPS: N49°13.540' E15°20.325' map)
Program: afternoon open-air assembly on the memorial place of the secert pre-Toleration Church of the Czech Reformation with Bible contemplation, singing of old hymns and a story from the local religious history
Other info: Entrance permission for cars from the direction of village Řásná to the Lord's Spring can be obtained by Czech Republic Forests, Lesní správa Telč, Slavatovská St. No. 123, for particular number plates in advance. Alternatively, you can let us know in advance to apply the permission together.

July 6 (Czech state holiday, the Day of Master John Huss' Burning to Death — 1415)

Memorial of Master John Huss' Martyr's Death Anniversary in Velká Lhota near Dačice
Beginning: at 9.30 a.m. End: at latest at noon
Place: Velká Lhota near Dačice (Region Vysočina, near Jihlava) (GPS: N49°13.540' E15°20.325' map)
Program: forenoon ceremonial assembly in the so-called upper church connected with special lecture on the topic from history or theology of the Czech Reformation and from the local history, accompanied with the sound of state protected organ
Other info: subsequent guided tour around the Evangelic Toleration Area available, selling of special literature; co-organizer of the ceremony is the Society of Friends of the Museum of the Czech Reformation

September (a Saturday)

Monuments Day in the Holy Spirit Church in Telč
Beginning: at 1.30 p.m. End: at latest at 5 o'clock p.m.
Place: Telč (Region Vysočina, near Jihlava) (GPS: N49°10.981' E15°27.276' map)
Program: an educational program in the Holy Spirit Church in Telč during EHD, the program consist of a lecture and a concert of old or spiritual music
Other info: event is organized together with the ECCB congregation in Telč; during the event as well as within the whole European Heritage Days there lasts selling of special historical literature and souvenirs; detailed information on the EHD website

October (a Saturday)

Maintenance Voluntary Work in ETA in Velká Lhota near Dačice
Place: Velká Lhota near Dačice (Region Southern Bohemia, near Jindřichův Hradec) (GPS: N49°08.459' E15°20.119' map)
Program: regularly voluntary work held in autumn after the touristic season beginning is done by members of VERITAS in Telč and Velká Lhota near Dačice and surroundings with other volunteers and members of the Society of Friends of the Museum of the Czech Reformation
Other info: it is necessary to apply for the attendance

October or November (a Saturday)

The Seminary for Teachers and Others Concerned in History, Czech Language and Social Disciplines (held twice a year since 1995)
Beginning: at 10 o'clock a.m. End: at latest at 2 o'clock p.m.
Place: Pardubice (GPS: N50°01.974' E15°46.481' map)
Program: lecture on a certain topic and discussion with the lecturer
Other info: refreshment ensured, selling of special literature, voluntary entrance fee

November (a workday)

Museums' and Historical Associations' of the Czech Reformation Conference in the Czech Republic (held twice a year since 2022)
Beginning: at 6 o'clock p.m. End: at 7.30 p.m.
Place: online (via Jit.si platform)
Program: mutual information about news and prepared events by participants, discussion about common events or topics
Other info: it is necessary to apply for the attendance before (the link for the connection is not public accessible)