Hung Son parishioners unite to build a model new village
(Baonghean.vn) - According to the introduction of the leader of Hung Son commune (Anh Son), we went to village 6, a typical residential area, exemplary in mobilizing Catholic and non-Catholic people to build a model new rural area, creating an increasingly prosperous residential area.
"Living the gospel in the heart of the nation"
Led by Mr. Nguyen Phi Truong - Head of Village 6, Hung Son Commune, for a walk around the village, we were really impressed by the clean and beautiful concrete village roads and alleys, along both sides of the roads planted with colorful flowers, interspersed with national flags and church flags, creating a prosperous and peaceful parish appearance. To achieve that change, according to Mr. Truong, in recent years the village has coordinated with the Dong Lam Parish Council to mobilize Catholic and non-Catholic people to unite and join hands to improve the criteria to become a village.model new countryside.
One of the movements that was widely deployed and enthusiastically responded to by the Catholic and non-Catholic people of village 6 was to build model flower roads in the commune.
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| Catholic and non-Catholic people in village 6 enthusiastically responded to the construction of model flower streets. Photo: Thai Hien |
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha - a resident of village 6 shared: When the village started building flower roads for all the roads in the village, the people responded very well. Initially, my family and some other exemplary households planted flowers in front of their houses first. Then every day, when seeing the flowers blooming to beautify the village roads, the movement multiplied quickly. Now, all the roads in the village have been decorated with many kinds of colorful flowers. Every day after returning from the fields, at around 5 or 6 pm, the villagers take care of and water the flowers together. In addition, currently, Ms. Ha as well as the women's association members in the village are undertaking the construction of 120m of flower beds from the village gate to the cultural house to make a model flower road.
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| The rural appearance in village 6, Hung Son commune is increasingly improving. Photo: Thai Hien |
Along with the movement of renovating and planting flower roads, village 6, Hung Son commune is also gradually improving the criteria to build a model rural village. FamilyparishionersNguyen Viet Hai is one of the pioneers in implementing the movements.
Mr. Hai shared: My family has been the first to implement all campaigns and movements from the commune to the village and has encouraged the villagers to join in. Recently, when the village launched the construction of 2 volleyball courts, my family was also one of the first households to donate 1 million VND. I do not expect the recognition of the authorities and sectors for what I do, but what makes me happy is to see the road become more spacious, cleaner, and more beautiful, the village and neighborhood relationships are united, promoting the spirit of solidarity and unity to build our homeland to become more prosperous, beautiful, and civilized.
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| To make people understand and support, party members in the village must take the lead in implementing the model. Photo: Thai Hien |
Mr. Nguyen Phi Truong - Head of Village 6, Hung Son Commune said: The village currently has 146 households, 565 people, of which more than 23% are Catholics, and is the center of Dong Lam Parish. With the motto "Living the gospel in the heart of the nation to serve the happiness of the people", Catholics and non-Catholics in village 6 always actively participate in patriotic emulation movements, live a good life, practice good religion, associated with the movement to build a new model rural area. The spirit of solidarity between Catholics and non-Catholics, solidarity in the community is increasingly consolidated and tightened, without distinction between Catholics and non-Catholics.
The village has actively carried out the campaigns launched by the superiors, in particular, in 2020, the village supported nearly 160 million VND in the campaign for the Poor Day. In addition, the village also mobilized people and philanthropists to build charity houses, supporting disadvantaged families in the village with nearly 130 million VND; villagers supported the construction of cultural houses and roads with nearly 900 million VND.
Currently, the stadium, cultural house and sports facilities of the village are the most spacious in the commune. The rural appearance is increasingly improving, the average income per capita of the village is 42 million VND/year, the poverty rate is 1.4%, the rate of cultural families in the village is 95%. The village is building a model new rural residential area, contributing to bringing the commune to the advanced new rural standards by 2021.
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| To help people understand and support the factors of consensus and solidarity, Village 6 puts them first. Photo: Thai Hien |
Unity and consensus
To gain solidarity and consensus among Catholics and non-Catholics, the way of doing things in village 6, Hung Son commune is that every time a new policy is implemented, the village coordinates with the parish committee to propagate and mobilize parishioners to comply with the Party's policies and guidelines, and to fulfill their duty of living the gospel in the heart of the nation. Therefore, the people here are always united and support each other. Especially, in the new rural construction movement, the Party Committee, the government, and the village leadership develop a specific and detailed plan for each content that needs to be done, estimate the amount of money that needs to be paid, then bring it to the people's meetings, discuss, and understand it before implementing it.
To increase transparency in construction, the village daily widely announces on mass media and through meetings the names, addresses, and amounts of money donated by individuals and households as well as the costs so that people know. In addition, it is not easy for people to understand and support, party members in the party cell must take the lead in implementing, going to each house to share the Party's policies so that people understand.
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| Currently, the stadium, cultural house and sports facilities of the village are the most spacious in the commune. Photo: Thai Hien |
Mr. Tran Minh Hoan - Chairman of Hung Son Commune People's Committee said: In 2021, Hung Son commune registered to achieve the model new rural commune. To do this, the Party Committee and the commune government had a great advantage: the solidarity, consensus and support of the local Catholic and non-Catholic people. For village 6, in recent years, the Catholic and non-Catholic people have always trusted the leadership of the Party and the management of the local government, actively participated in patriotic emulation movements, built a great solidarity bloc of Catholic and non-Catholic people, and improved the lives of the people in all aspects.
The consensus of the people is also thanks to the Party Committee and the village government always being close to the people, understanding the people and grasping their thoughts and aspirations; the issues that people have questions about or do not understand are all resolved in a reasonable and sympathetic manner. Since then, the people have trusted and agreed to respond to all movements and activities. In recent years, village 6 has been one of the most typical villages in Hung Son commune.