Today took off to Nilai to visit Fr. Raymond Pereira at the St. Theresa Church.
The church was previously a chapel under the jurisdiction of Seremban parish. Two months ago, it was upgraded to a parish and Fr. Raymond, who has just completed his study in Manila, was appointed the first parish priest.
St. Theresa Church would be celebrating its 75th Diamond Jubilee in October 2010 with a Triduum from 1st to 3rd Oct and grand dinner (subscription) at a famous restaurant in Nilai on Oct 30th.
All are invited.
I went to Nilai by North-South highway. I made a detour after Nilai toll to Nilai 3, the wholesales township.
It is a sprawling township with industrial area, housing area and commercial district. The wholesales district is famous throughout the country for its furnishing material supplies, bridal accessories and textiles. It is very popular among the Malay communities.
I was told that on weekends, buses and buses load of buyers, traveling from as far as Johor, Penang and Kedah, come to Nilai 3 to do their shopping.
Fr. Raymond and Tony Chai, Chairman of the Parish Pastoral Council, took me to a coffee shop for lunch. Fr. Raymond recommended the famous Pan Mee for me. It's good! (More pics in Facebook)
Second from left: Fr. Raymond, Tony Chia and George今天我到汝来（Nilai）拜访圣特肋莎堂的彭睿明神父（Fr.Raymond Pereira)。
圣特肋莎堂之前是归属于芙蓉堂区的一间小堂。在今年六月，被提升为堂区，委任了刚从菲律宾深造回来的彭睿明神父为主任神父。
圣特肋莎堂已经有75年的历史了。该堂将在今年的十月，欢庆75周年金禧。节目有三日布道（十月一日至三日）及在汝来一间著名的餐馆金庆宴会（十月三十日）。
神父欢迎大家到来共庆。
我取道南北高速公路去汝来。在收费站过后，顺道去汝来3 （Nilai 3）看看。这是一个非常大的市镇，里面有工业区，住宅区及批发市场商业区。
这里的批发市场，以家居装饰，结婚服饰，装饰及布料，闻名全国。我被告知，在周末，好多好多的巴士，从南部的柔佛，到北部的槟城，吉打州等，载着一车一车的顾客，都到这里来采购。他们大都来自马来社群。
神父及堂区议会主席东尼，带我到附近的咖啡店吃午餐。神父特别介绍这里的板面给我，确实是不错。 （更多面子书照片）
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