Nghe An Catholics promote patriotic emulation movement

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 13, the Provincial Catholic Solidarity Committee held a conference to review the patriotic emulation movement among Catholics in the first 6 months of the year and deploy tasks for the last 6 months of 2016.

Priest Nguyen Dang Dien - Chairman of Nghe An Catholic Solidarity Committee delivered the opening speech at the conference.

With the spirit of "respecting God and loving the country", in the first 6 months of this year, parishioners have enthusiastically competed in labor production, economic development, poverty reduction, and joined hands to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas.

In particular, parishioners have donated nearly 27,000 m2 of land, contributed billions of VND and hundreds of thousands of working days in building the new rural areas. With the attention of the Pastoral Council of parishes, sub-parishes and the Catholic Solidarity Committee at all levels, the movement of living a good life and a good religion, building advanced parishes, cultural life in residential areas in the parish community has been effectively implemented, the rate of advanced students and excellent students at all levels is increasing, the number of students dropping out of school has decreased compared to 2015. The population growth rate is 1.1%, down 0.1% compared to 2015, many parishes and sub-parishes have no one giving birth to a third child or more.

Hung Son - Anh Son parishioners participate in building rural roads. Photo by Thai Hien.

In the first months of the year, the parishioners also supported humanitarian and charitable work with an amount of nearly 2.4 billion VND. Parishioners have promoted their rights and obligations as citizens with the voter turnout for the 14th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 term reaching 97%.

The farm economic model with an annual income of billions of dong of Mr. Nguyen Huu Kim of Tri Le parish, Khai Son commune (Anh Son). Photo: Mai Son.

The whole province also has 453 parishioners elected to People's Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 term. In addition, parishioners together build their parishes and residential areas to be safe and secure, actively prevent crimes and social evils, and properly implement village conventions and covenants.

Conference scene.

In the last 6 months of 2016, the Catholic Solidarity Committee continued to promote extensive propaganda among Catholics about the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, and the Ordinance on Religious Beliefs. From there,raise awareness,fulfill civic duties well, effectively carry out campaigns and patriotic emulation movements./.

Thanh Le