VINH DIOCESEBishop's headquarter XA DOAISố 01/13 TB.TGM

                                                                  Xa Doai, January 04th, 2013 

APPEALING OF EMERGENCY RELIEFfor victims of shipwrecks in Quang Binh

Dear brothers and sisters,

Coming new year 2013, we received upset news: in December 30th, 2012, a north-east monsoon engulfed two fishing ships, killing 22 fishermen of two Catholic parishes Con Se and Con Nam, Quang Binh province. Until now, thier bodies have not been found. Among the victims, most of them are married. They left wives and children alone in pain.

 These are victims:

1. Mr. Phêrô Nguyễn Phong – parish Cồn Sẻ 2. Mr. Phêrô Nguyễn Lưu  – parish Cồn Sẻ3. Mr. Phêrô Nguyễn Chung – parish Cồn Sẻ4. Mr. Phêrô Nguyễn Kiểu – parish Cồn Sẻ5. Mr. Phêrô Mai Bình – parish Cồn Sẻ6. Mr. Phêrô Mai Duy – parish Cồn Sẻ7. Mr. Phêrô Hoàng Dũng – parish Cồn Sẻ8. Mr. Phêrô Phạm Nghĩa – parish Cồn Sẻ9. Mr. Phêrô Mai Hạnh – parish Cồn Sẻ10. Mr. Phêrô Cao Lộc – parish Cồn Sẻ11. Mr. Phêrô Hoàng Tới – parish Cồn Sẻ12. Mr. Phêrô Phạm Hiền – parish Cồn Sẻ13. Mr. Phêrô Mai Bạch – parish Cồn Sẻ14. Mr. Phêrô Nguyễn Chung – parish Cồn Sẻ15. Mr. Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Đức Thắng – parish Cồn Nâm (chủ tàu)16. Mr. Antôn Nguyễn Văn Khoa – parish Cồn Nâm17. Mr. Antôn Nguyễn Ngọc Lâm – parish Cồn Nâm18. Mr. Pet. Nguyễn Trọng – parish Cồn Nâm19. Mr. Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Hào – parish Cồn Nâm20. Mr. Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Hùng – parish Cồn Nâm21. Mr. Gioan Baotixita Mai Văn Đông – parish Cồn Nâm22. Mr. Nguyễn Văn Thủy – parish Cồn Nâm.

In fraternal love and Christian solidarity, we appeal for communion, sharing and praying for victims of this disaster. Grant that God give them eternal life and support their families, so they could overcome the difficulties.

We shared with them this wound and also to Con Nam and Con Se parishes. May God bless us all.