Prek Toal is a floating village in the northeastern tip of Battambang Province, where a Catholic community who call themselves a Christmas Group was found in February 2006. It was started by a simple woman, a housewife, who was baptized in 1972 in Phnom Penh. Her simple, joyful and faithful life attracted many people. They call themselves Christmas Group because they came together for a big celebration only on Christmas days.
A floating church built for this community was blessed on November 12th, 2006. Two catechists assigned to work and stay in this church for several days a week conduct several programs including catechism, prayers and masses, rice soup for children, value education for children, literacy class, and English class for adults and youths, community education on relevant topics.
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