Hung Son parishioners unite to build a model new village

"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 village roads and alleys that were made of clean, beautiful concrete, along both sides of the roads were planted with colorful flowers, interspersed with national flags and church flags, creating a prosperous and peaceful appearance of the parish. To achieve that change, according to Mr. Truong, in recent years, the village has coordinated with the Dong Lam Parish Council to mobilize Catholics and non-Catholics to unite and join hands to improve the criteria to become a village.new rural model.

One of the movements that was widely deployed and enthusiastically responded to by the Catholic and non-Catholic people of village 6 was the construction of model flower roads in the commune.

Catholics and non-Catholics 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. At first, my family and some other households were exemplary in planting flowers in front of their houses. 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 and the women's union 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.

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 work of the authorities and sectors to recognize it, but what makes me happy is to see the road become more spacious, clean, and beautiful, the village and neighborhood relationships are united, promoting the spirit of solidarity and unity to build our homeland to become more and more prosperous and civilized.

To make people understand and support, party members in the village must take the lead in implementing the policy. Photo: Thai Hien

Mr. Nguyen Phi Truong - Head of Hamlet 6, Hung Son Commune said: The hamlet currently has 146 households, 565 people, of which more than 23% of the people follow Catholicism, 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 hamlet 6 always actively participate in patriotic emulation movements, live a good life, follow their religion, and are associated with the movement to build a new model rural area. The spirit of solidarity between Catholics and non-Catholics, solidarity within the community is increasingly consolidated and tightened, regardless of Catholics or non-Catholics.

The village has actively implemented the campaigns launched by the superiors, especially in 2020, the village supported nearly 160 million VND in the campaign for the Day for the Poor. In addition, the village also mobilized people and benefactors 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 landscape 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.

To help people understand and support the factors of consensus and solidarity, Village 6 puts them first. Photo: Thai Hien

Unity, 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 religious committee to propagate and mobilize Catholics 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. In particular, 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, and estimate the amount of money that needs to be paid, then bring it to the people for discussion, understanding, and then implementation.

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.

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 have a great advantage: the local Catholic and non-Catholic people are united, in agreement and support. For village 6, in recent years, 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 Catholics and non-Catholics, and improved people's lives 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 the people have questions about or do not understand are all resolved in a reasonable and sympathetic manner. Since then, the people have trusted and responded to all movements and activities. In recent years, village 6 has been one of the most typical villages in Hung Son commune.

Thai Hien