Inauguration of Ngoc Lam parish church
(Baonghean.vn) - After more than 4 years of construction, the church of Ngoc Lam parish, Thanh An commune, Thanh Chuong district has been completed. On the morning of January 12, the people of Ngoc Lam parish held an inauguration ceremony for the church.
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| Ngoc Lam parish church. Photo: Huy Thu |
Attending the inauguration ceremony were Bishop Phaolo Nguyen Thai Hop, guest priests and a large number of parishioners inside and outside Ngoc Lam parish, Mo Vinh parish.
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| Scene of the inauguration ceremony at Ngoc Lam parish church. Photo: Huy Thu |
Ngoc Lam parish in Thanh An commune has 142 households and more than 600 people. For many years, people have practiced their religion in a small chapel in the area. Now, the new church building includes a sanctuary with an area of nearly 600 square meters (length 37 meters, width 16 meters), the lower floor is the hall, the upper floor is the place for ceremonies with a bell tower dozens of meters high.
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| Bishop Paul Nguyen Thai Hop cut the ribbon to inaugurate and bless the church. Photo: Huy Thu |
Construction started in September 2014, after more than 4 years of construction, the project was completed with a cost of nearly 6 billion VND.
After its inauguration, the new, spacious church will meet the religious needs of parishioners in the parish.
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| Bishop Paul Nguyen Thai Hop presented flowers to congratulate parish priest Giuse Nguyen Duy Phuong. Photo: Huy Thu |
It is known that, with the spirit of "living a good life, following the religion", respecting God and loving the country, in recent times, together with the parishioners of Mo Vinh parish, under the leadership of parish priest Giuse Nguyen Duy Phuong, the parishioners of Ngoc Lam have actively responded to local movements, promoting the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life in residential areas", competing together to develop the economy and build new rural areas.