Praising the example of "Good people, good deeds" among Catholics in Tan Ky

Cam Tu• September 20, 2019 17:27

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of September 20, Tan Ky district organized the 5th Conference to commend examples of "Good people, good deeds" among Catholics, period 2015 - 2020.

Tan Ky district currently has 1,298 households with 5,895 Catholics, living in 12 communes and towns. Over the past 5 years, with the attention of the Party and the State, the Catholic community in the district has overcome all difficulties, boldly transformed the structure of crops and livestock, and actively applied scientific and technical advances in production.

Focus on developing farm economy, opening high-income business, service and trade sectors, contributing to increasing the rate of well-off and rich households among Catholics from 17.9% in 2015 to 22% in 2019, reducing the rate of poor households from 12.2% to 6.47%.

Lãnh đạo tỉnh, huyện trao giấy khen cho 10 cá nhân điển hình
Provincial and district leaders awarded certificates of merit to 10 exemplary individuals.
With economic development, people actively contribute to building new rural areas and civilized urban areas. In the past 5 years, people have donated 50,500m2land, demolished 1,650 m of fence and structures on the land, contributed 2.44 billion VND and participated in 2,115 working days to build 5.8 km of concrete road, graded 24 km of road.People have donated 1,274,200,000 VND to various humanitarian and charity funds. From the movements, many examples of "Good people, good deeds" have emerged among Catholics.

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Phan Hai Thanh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Ethnic and Religious Committee of the Fatherland Front and Mr. Trinh Huu Thanh - Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee commended and acknowledged the results that Catholics have achieved in the past 5 years in all aspects, contributing to the development and prosperity of Tan Ky homeland.

The road was expanded by land donated by parishioners in Tan Ky. Photo courtesy of Thanh Quynh
The conference consulted and elected 5 delegates to attend the conference to commend "Good people, good deeds" among Catholics at the provincial level, which will take place in the near future.

On this occasion, the People's Committee of Tan Ky district awarded 10 Certificates of Merit to outstanding individuals for their outstanding achievements in the movement "All people unite to build new rural areas, civilized urban areas, live a good life and follow good religion" in the period 2015 - 2020./.


Cam Tu