Rams and Eagles will support the church in Neratovice with a football match.

Come and support them on September 6, 2020, at 4:00 PM at the TJ Neratovice stadium.

A church is being built in Neratovice, and parishioners are trying to raise money for the construction in every way possible. One of these ways will provide both entertainment and sports. It is a benefit match between the Neratovice "Berani" (Rams) and the Prague team "Orel" (Eagle).

On Sunday, September 6, 2020, from 4:00 PM, the Berani team, composed of members of the Neratovice parish who will be "kicking for their new church," will face the Prague unit of the Christian sports organization Orel at the TJ Neratovice stadium. The competitive match, played according to FAČR football rules, takes place as part of the football competition for the "Cardinal Josef Beran Cup."

"The name of the competition is very symbolic for us," says the administrator of the Neratovice parish, Fr. Peter Kováč. "The new church is to be associated with the name of Cardinal Beran, who inspires us greatly. Just as Beran never yielded to difficult trials of fate and courageously stood up to both the Nazi and Communist regimes, we too want to take fate into our own hands and build a church in our parish that the previous regime did not want here."

The financial proceeds from the event will support the construction of the new Church of the Holy Trinity and the Cardinal Josef Beran Community Center. This complex is intended to become a base for a very lively parish full of activities for children, youth, middle-aged people, and seniors. "We are not building a structure for which we would then look for a use; we need to give the overflowing life of our parish the opportunity to take root and develop further," says the parish administrator, adding: "The church will also have a significant social impact. In our parish, we pay great attention to the upbringing of children and youth through many leisure activities, where young people learn responsibility, mutual consideration, help, and respect. The church will thus contribute to the support of a mature civil society, social sensitivity, and crime prevention."

If the Neratovice Berani succeed, they will face the Moravian winner of the competition in the national final at the end of September and try to win the Cardinal Josef Beran Cup for their church.

"Right now, we are kicking a ball to support the church, but we hope to be digging the foundations soon," laughs one of the Neratovice footballers, adding: "If anyone would like to support us and the construction of the church, they should come to the match. And if they cannot, they can send their voluntary admission fee to the transparent account number 5746203309 / 0800."