Praising examples of 'good people, good deeds' among Catholics in Quynh Luu district

On the morning of September 23, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee - Catholic Solidarity Committee of Quynh Luu district organized the 5th conference to commend good people and good deeds among Catholics, period 2015 - 2020.

The Catholic community of Quynh Luu district has 9,614 households with 46,160 people, accounting for 15.1% of the district's population, living in 51 residential areas in 15 communes and towns, including 37 residential areas and 1 all-Catholic commune.

Over the past 5 years, Catholics have boldly invested in economic development and applied scientific and technological advances to production, so many Catholic residential areas and Catholic households have become outstanding examples.

Provincial and district leaders awarded certificates of merit to exemplary individuals.

Especially in the emulation movement to develop the economy, help each other to eliminate hunger, reduce poverty, and get rich legitimately, many parishioners have become bosses in various fields, with 870 good economic models.

In the movement to build new rural areas, people in parishes and chapels in Quynh Luu donated 19,980m²residential land and 38,750m²agricultural land, demolished 265 constructions, more than 6,000 m of surrounding walls, contributed over 16.5 billion VND and 37,800 working days. With the support of cement from the State, more than 39,800 m of concrete road, 2,800 m of asphalt road, nearly 18,300 m of canals...

Over the past 5 years, parishioners have supported the "Fund for the Poor" with 376 million VND, the Gratitude Fund with 827 million VND and humanitarian charity funds with over 230 million VND, along with support from the Fund for the Poor of the District Fatherland Front, to build and repair 128 solidarity houses for poor households with a total amount of 1.55 billion VND.

Quynh Luu parishioners donate land to build rural roads. Photo courtesy

On this occasion, the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district awarded Certificates of Merit to 30 outstanding individuals for their outstanding achievements in the "Patriotic Emulation Movement among Catholics" in the period 2015 - 2020"./.