Living a "good life and good religion", joining hands to build new countryside

(Baonghean.vn)-On the morning of July 15, the Standing Committee of the Catholic Solidarity Committee of Nghe An province 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 2015.

Attending were representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee and the Religious Committee (Department of Home Affairs), Provincial Fatherland Front and related departments and branches.

The Catholic community in Nghe An currently has nearly 260,000 people, operating in 92 parishes concentrated in 15 districts, cities and towns with a large Catholic population. In the first six months of 2015, the activities of the Provincial Catholic Solidarity Committee have seen many innovations, focusing on encouraging and guiding the building of grassroots movements, gathering and replicating typical models, good people and good deeds, and grasping and reflecting the legitimate thoughts and aspirations of Catholics to relevant authorities and agencies for resolution in accordance with the law.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Nguyen - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee requested the Catholic Solidarity Committee at all levels to promote their role well, promptly encourage Catholics to actively respond to the patriotic emulation movement, live a good life and follow their religion.

Conference delegates

The conference was attended by representatives of Catholic Solidarity Committees of districts, cities and towns.

The patriotic emulation movement among Catholics in the province took place vigorously. In the economic field, the Catholic community enthusiastically competed in labor production, boldly invested, applied scientific and technological advances, introduced new seedlings and varieties into production, and diversified occupations. Many businesses and families appeared with an income of 500 - 2 billion VND/year, creating conditions for many workers with stable incomes.

Priest Nguyen Dang Dien - Chairman of the Provincial Committee for Catholic Education called on the Catholic community to continue promoting the spirit of "respecting God and loving the country", living a "good life and good religion", enthusiastically competing in labor production, and joining hands to build the homeland.

The movement to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas continues to receive active response from priests, parish councils, parishes, and the parishioners. In the first six months of 2015, parishioners donated 1,598 square meters of land and contributed thousands of working days to build rural roads, contributing to making the appearance of their homeland, parish, and parishioners increasingly clean and beautiful.

The campaign “All people unite to build cultural life in residential areas”, to build advanced parishes and clans has been paid attention to, directed and encouraged Catholic compatriots to effectively implement by districts, cities and towns. Catholics have well implemented the Party’s policies and the State’s laws, united to build a good life and a good religion. Charitable and humanitarian activities in parishes and clans have continued to be promoted with a total of 2.2 billion VND donated and supported to help families in difficult circumstances and poor children overcome difficulties in the first six months of 2015.

Conference overview

Promoting the spirit of "Good life, good religion", "Respect God, love country", the Catholic Solidarity Committee of Nghe An province calls on the Catholic community of the province to continue to fulfill their civic duties, build solidarity between Catholics and non-Catholics, enthusiastically compete in labor production, join hands in building new rural areas, contributing to the successful completion of the province's socio-economic targets in the last 6 months of the year.

Khanh Ly