The road to Xiao Pu Zi is excellent four lanes highway. It took us about three hours to reach our destination. At the entrance to the village, we saw a big welcoming party with brass band awaiting us.
Fire crackers, brass band musics, parishioners of different tribes dressed in their colourful traditional dresses ushered us to the Church of St. Francis Xavier. The 2-storey church was built in 2003.
We were ready for the grand celebration of Fr's 80th birthday and 51st anniversary of his priestly Ordination.
The dinner was held outdoor. Many local dishes was cooked. Beef, mutton, pork, chicken and variety of vegetables.....
We have invited the whole congregation numbering more than three hundred for the dinner celebrations. Every one was happy.
After dinner, there were presentation of dances and songs by the parishioners and religious sisters from different minority tribes. They have spent months to prepare for tonight's celebration.
I have not seen such huge birthday cakes before. They prepared three sets of eight layers birthday cake for Fr. After cake-cutting ceremony, they were distributed to all parishioners.
It was a grand, beautiful, warm birthday celebrations for Fr. Leo Chang. He was very happy.
(please see video, bottom of page)
第二天，我们旅途的疲劳，折磨都被抛到脑后。早上起来，阳光灿烂，我们要去神父的乡下，小堡字了。白神父告诉我们，在我们抵达的前一天，这里还下了一天一夜的雨呢。真感谢天主的恩赐美好天气。
去小堡子的是四车道的快速公路，大约三个小时之后，我们就抵达目的地了。在进入村子的路口，当地的教友，已经成群结队的在等候我们。他们还安排了铜乐队的吹奏呢！
在音乐，爆竹及穿作各民族鲜艳服装的教友村民簇拥之下，我们沿著村道，前呼后拥的来到了村子的圣方济各沙乌烈教堂。这是一座两层楼的建筑物，建于2003年，楼上就是教堂，我们住在楼下。
我们的到来，欢庆张神父八十大寿及晋铎五十一周年，就正式开始了。
傍晚六时，宴会开始。这是由当地教友组成的伙食大队安排的。他们准备了许多美味的道地菜肴，包括许多的羊肉、牛肉、鸡肉、猪肉及各种的蔬菜等。我们邀请了整个堂区约三百多个大大小小的教友们前来参加。大家都很高兴。
宴会过后，就有余兴表演。教友们及隔邻修院的修女们，花了几个月时间，练习了许多各
民族的舞蹈及歌唱，节目非常的精彩。神父的生日蛋糕是我从来没见过的。。。。大。三座八层的蛋糕，摆在桌上。在唱了生日歌之后，蛋糕就分派给所有在场者享用。大家又是吃的不亦乐乎。
这是一个庄严，隆重，多姿多彩的生日庆会。张神父也和当地教友半，高兴极了！
1. 《 More pictures 更多照片 》
2. 《 Welcoming Home Video 欢迎回家乡录影 》
3. 《 Birthday Feast video 生日大餐录影 》
4.《 Birthday party Video 生日晚会录影 》
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