From: U32048@uicvm.uic.edu (Tie^?u Ti)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: Misc: For Chicago and Midwest Netters
Date: 9 Nov 92 02:52:11 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Supersedes: <92313.193330U32048@uicvm.uic.edu>

(Tha'nh Ddu+o+`ng St. Thomas Hay Nha` Tho+` Vie^.t Nam?)


No'i to+'i sinh hoa.t ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam o+? Chicago, ai cu~ng ngi~ to+'i
ngay khu thu+o+ng ma.i Argyle. Cu~ng va^.y, no'i to+'i sinh hoa.t Co^ng Gia'o
Vie^.t Nam, ai cu~ng bie^'t ngay ddu+o+.c ra(`ng:  St. Thomas-Nha` Tho+`
Vie^.t Nam!, 4827 N. Kenmore.

Thu+.c va^.y, ngay tu+` nhu+~ng nga`y da^`u cu?a na(m di ta?n, tu+'c 1975
tha'nh ddu+o+`ng St. Thomas da~ mo+? ro^.ng vo`ng tay dde^? ddo'n tie^'p
ngu+o+`i Co^ng Gia'o VN la.c lo~ng trong tha`nh pho^' Chicago ro^.ng lo+'n
ti`m ve^` dda^y ca?m ta. Thie^n chu'a, vi` dda~ ddu+o+.c may ma+'n to+'i
be^'n bo+` tu+. do ba+`ng an-ca^`u cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i co`n ddang bo+ vo+
dda^`y nguy hie^?m tre^n bu+o+'c ddu+o+`ng di ta?n-cu~ng nhu+ ca^`u cho
nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i co`n so't la.i be^n que^ nha`-va` ro^`i, ke^? tu+` na(m 1975
cho to+'i nay, tu+'c dda~ 17 na(m qua, tha'nh ddu+o+`ng St. Thomas kho^ng
nhu+~ng dda~ la` no+i vun tro^`ng ddu+'c tin cu?a ngu+o+`i Co^ng Gia'o Vie^.t
Nam no+i mie^`n dda^'t mo+'i, ma` co`n la` no+i ba?o ve^. va` pha't huy
truye^`n tho^'ng da^n to^.c Vie^.t Nam no+i dda^'t kha'ch que^ ngu+o+`i

17 na(m! Tho+`i gian ddu? dde^? Co^.ng Ddoa`n Co^ng Gia'o Vie^.t Nam tro+?
tha`nh ddo^ng dda?o va` lo+'n ma.nh nha^'t trong sinh hoa.t xu+' dda.o!

17 na(m! Tho+`i gian ddu? dde^? Co^.ng Ddoa`n Co^ng Gia'o Vie^.t Nam chia se?
tra'ch nhie^.m ba?o tri` co+ so+? xu+' dda.o!


17 na(m, tho+`i gian ddu? dde^? Co^.ng DDoa`n Co^ng Gia'o Vie^.t Nam dda(.t
ne^`n ta?ng vu+~ng cha('c dde^? pha't trie^?n lo+'n ma.nh giu+~a mo^.t tha`nh
pho^' ho+.p chu?ng ro^.ng lo+'n na`y.

Co' the^? no'i ddu+o+.c lic.h su+? xu+' dda.o St. Thomas dda~ ga'nh lie^`n
vo+'i li.ch su+? Co^.ng Ddoa`n Co^ng Gia'o Vie^.t Nam to+'i ddo^., ddo^'i vo+'i
ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam, St. Thomas va` nha` tho+` Vie^.t Nam la` mo^.t!


Do ddo', dde^? mu+`ng 75 na(m tha`nh la^.p xu+' dda.o, mo^.t chu+o+ng tri`nh
co' ti'nh ca'ch ca^'p tho+`i va` ba'o ddo^.ng nguy hie^?m, ddo' la` su+a?
chu+~a ma(.t tie^`n tha'nh ddu+o+`ng!  Tru+o+'c nhu ca^`u kha^?n tru+o+ng na`y,
xu+' dda.o hoa`n toa`n hy vo.ng va` tin tu+o+?ng va`o chu+o+ng tri`nh
"DDA.I NHA.C HO^.I VA` DA. VU~" do Co^.ng Ddoa`n Co^ng Gia'o Vie^.t Nam to^?
chu+'c, ngo~ ha^`u co' the^? trang tra?i chi phi' le^n to+'i $120,000.00!


To^? chu+'c chu+o+ng tri`nh ga^y qui~ na`y, Co^.ng Ddoa`n Co^ng Gia'o Vie^.t
Nam la.i cu~ng hoa`n toa`n hy vo.ng va`o ddu+'c ti'nh cao qu'i truye^`n
tho^'ng cu?a ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam la` kho^ng bao gio+` qua?n nga.i tru+o+'c
vie^.c da^ng cu'ng dde^? la`m vie^.c thie^.n, vie^.c nghi~a, vie^.c co^ng
phu'c, vie^.c co^ng qua?!


U+o+'c gi` nie^`m hy vo.ng to^'t dde.p tre^n dda^y tro+? tha`nh su+. thu+.c
trong nga`y "DDA.I NHA.C HO^.I VA` DDA. VU~" ga^y qui~ va`o di.p Gia'ng Sinh
1992, ngo~ ha^`u dda'nh dda^'u mo^.t bu+o+'c tie^'n quan tro.ng trong sinh
hoa.t ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam chu'ng ta ta.i Chicago va` ca'c vu`ng, tie^?u bang
la^n ca^.n!


Tha^n me^'n,

Ban Va(n Ho'a Xa~ Ho^.i-Co^.ng DDoa`n Co^ng Gia'o Vie^.t Nam ta.i Chicago