Monthly Archives: December 2021

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Praise to God – the Christ has Come!

Dear Friends,

We have had a wonderful Christmas season at All Saints – fun, food, and fellowship, but most of all the knowledge that God is with us – Immanuel – the Christ has come! As we enter the New Year we know that this is the promise of Christmas, and that the promise is good for every day of every year!

2021 has been a strange year.  It was great for me to be able to return to Thailand in January and have my mum join me here in August, but it was sad for us all to lose Bill Moeller and Clarice Green during the year.  New people have joined us, others have left, but the good news remains that God is with us.

Mum and I will be celebrating New Year in Chiang Rai with some of the Youth Charity Foundation, but I will be back when we celebrate Epiphany on Sunday 9th January.  Meanwhile, Pastor Mark will be leading worship on Sunday 2nd January as we begin our New Year at All Saints together. So let me wish you all a very Happy New Year!

The bible readings for this Sunday will be from Sirach 24:1-12, Colossians 3:12-17, and John 1:1-5, 9-18, and we will be singing the hymns O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, Angels from the Realms of Glory, and Joy to the World.

Use this link to join this Sunday on Zoom at 10:30 a.m.
Meeting ID: 548 801 501

Christmas at the Youth Charity Foundation

Tomorrow, Thursday 30th December, we will travel out to YCF to celebrate Christmas together and give the children their Christmas presents.

We will share dinner together at 5:30 p.m. and this will be followed by a Christmas celebration!

Let me know if you need a lift or can offer one!

Christmas Services at All Saints



We had two wonderful Christmas services at All Saints this year. Firstly we had nearly 30 people gathered together for Midnight Mass, including sixteen visiting students from Chiang Mai University.  Ratcha stepped in to translate my sermon at the last minute!

Midnight Mass sermon in English and Thai!

Then on Christmas morning 65 people packed into the church to hear the Christmas message!

Christmas Morning!


A packed church!

We were again joined by a group of students from CMU – but no translation into Thai this time!

Students from Chiang Mai University

You will be able to watch video of the services via the All Saints Audio Visual page.
 

Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage!

Our first Christmas lunch at the vicarage was a great success with over forty people sitting down to a lunch of roast turkey and all the trimmings.

The table was set under the trees!


Ready for Lunch!


Food for All!

Thanks especially to Phyliss and Arthur for cooking the turkeys and coordinating all the food, and to Glyn for doing almost all the washing up!!! Thanks to all the other people who cooked, set-up, and tidied away!  It was a wonderful day and the last people didn’t leave until five o’clock!
 

Maureen’s 80th Birthday



Thanks to all who attended and made this such a special day.  Thanks for all the cards, gifts, and best wishes.


Chili Night Resumes on 4th January 2022

A few of the group!

Chili Night at the vicarage resumes on Tuesday 4th January 2022 at 6 p.m.

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!) All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word!

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

Thursday Lunch

Some of the lunch group

The lunch at the Gymkhana Club is currently not happening as so many people’s schedules have changed!  Watch this space for news!


Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online.  Thank you for your support and love for All Saints and all we are trying to do together.  God has shown that he is mighty and we are in his hands!

God bless, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!

Father Iain

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Praise to God – the Christ has Come!

Dear Friends,

Christmas is here!  It’s wonderful to be able to celebrate with my Chiang Mai church family this year – we have over thirty people signed up for Christmas lunch – last year mum and I were alone!

The message of Christmas remains the same however – whether we are alone or part of a great multitude – God is with us!  We see Jesus, Immanuel, come to earth to reconcile us to God and one another – this is good news indeed!

So Merry Christmas – one and all!

Our Christmas worship will take place with Midnight Mass at 11:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve and our Christmas Morning Family Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. on Christmas Day.  The bible readings will be from Isaiah 9:2-7 and Luke 2:1-20, and we will be singing the hymns O Come All Ye Faithful, Angels We have Heard on High, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Joy to the World, Angels from the Realms of Glory, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Silent Night, and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!

Use this link to join this Sunday on Zoom at 10:30 a.m.
Meeting ID: 548 801 501

Christmas Events for your Diary!

Friday 24th December      11:30 p.m.  
 Midnight Mass

Saturday 25th December  10:30 a.m.  
 Christmas Family Eucharist
 Followed by Christmas Lunch

Sunday 26th December  –
NO SUNDAY SERVICE!

Thursday 30th December       
 Christmas Celebration at YCF  5:30 p.m.

Sunday 2nd January    10:30 a.m.    
New Year’s Service
 
Sunday 9th January    10:30 a.m.    
Epiphany Service


Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage!



This will include turkey, ham, Christmas pudding, and all the trimmings!  We need people to sign-up to indicate they will be coming so we can make sure there will be enough food!  If you haven’t signed up you are still welcome – no one should be alone at Christmas – but let us know you are coming!


Maureen’s 80th Birthday



My mum turns eighty on 27th December!  Everyone from All Saints is invited to lunch at Café de Oasis at 1 p.m. on the 27th! Just email me on iain@AllSaintsChiangMai.com if you are coming.  You will need to order your food in advance from their menu and let me know what you would like to eat.  Café de Oasis Menu!


Christmas at the Youth Charity Foundation



On Thursday 30th December we will travel out to YCF to celebrate Christmas together and give the children their Christmas presents. We will share dinner together at 5:30 p.m. and this will be followed by a Christmas celebration!

 No Chili Night on 28th December

A few of the group!

There will be no Chili Night on 28th December.  We will meet again on Tuesday 4th January 2022!


Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

Thursday Lunch

Some of the lunch group

There will be no lunch on 30th December due to the YCF Christmas celebration in the evening!


Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online.  Thank you for your support and love for All Saints and all we are trying to do together.  God has shown that he is mighty and we are in his hands!

God bless, and Merry Christmas!!!!

Father Iain

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Festival of Carols – last Saturday!

Dear Friends,

The All Saints Festival of Christmas Carols was a superb start to the Christmas season in Chiang Mai.  Representatives from the British, American, Australian, and Indian consulates read, along with other community leaders, and our singing was led by performances by Lannacappella and by the All Saints Choristers.

Lannacappella lead the singing!

A full church celebrates together!

All Saints Choristers – O Holy Night!

Around 150 people attended and the evening was rounded off with refreshments of hot apple cider and cookies!

Video of the entire service can be seen here!

Our Advent and Christmas worship continues this Sunday when our bible readings will be from Micah 5:2-5, Romans 16:25-27, and Luke 2:1-20, and we will be singing the hymns O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Once in Royal David’s City, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!

Use this link to join this Sunday on Zoom at 10:30 a.m.
Meeting ID: 548 801 501

Lighting the Advent Crown on Advent Sunday!

Clarice’s Funeral

As most of you already know, Clarice, our much loved 95 year old church member, passed away on Thursday 2nd December. She had been in hospital for just over a week and died from pneumonia.  Her funeral was last Wednesday at All Saints, followed by cremation at Wat Pa Phaeng. For those of you unable to attend, the funeral can be seen via this link!

Clarice will be very greatly missed as she had become a much loved friend to many in the three years she had been attending All Saints. Our deepest condolences to all her family. She was a woman of great faith and is now with her Lord in glory!

Christmas Events for your Diary!

Friday 24th December      11:30 p.m.  
 Midnight Mass

Saturday 25th December  10:30 a.m.  
 Christmas Family Eucharist
 Followed by Christmas Lunch

Sunday 26th December  –
NO SUNDAY SERVICE!

Thursday 30th December       
 Christmas Celebration at YCF  5:30 p.m.

Sunday 2nd January    10:30 a.m.    
New Year’s Service
 
Sunday 9th January    10:30 a.m.    
Epiphany Service


Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage!



This will include turkey, ham, Christmas pudding, and all the trimmings!  We need people to sign-up to indicate they will be coming so we can make sure there will be enough food!  
Please sign up to indicate  how many people are coming and what food you can bring.


Maureen’s 80th Birthday



My mum turns eighty on 27th December!  Everyone from All Saints is invited to lunch at Cafe de Oasis at 1 p.m. on the 27th!  Just email me on iain@AllSaintsChiangMai.com if you are coming.  You will need to order your food in advance from their menu.


Christmas at the Youth Charity Foundation



On Thursday 30th December we will travel out to YCF to celebrate Christmas together and give the children their Christmas presents. We will share dinner together at 5:30 p.m. and this will be followed by a Christmas celebration!

 Chili Night resumes!

A few of the group!

Everyone is again invited to the New Vicarage next Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Chili Night!

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!) All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word!

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

Thursday Lunch

Some of the lunch group

Lunch at the Gymkhana Club will resume next week at midday on Thursday 23rd December.  There will be no lunch on 30th December due to the YCF Christmas celebration in the evening!


Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online.  Thank you for your support and love for All Saints and all we are trying to do together.  God has shown that he is mighty and we are in his hands!

God bless,

Father Iain

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Festival of Carols – this Saturday!

Dear Friends,

Our Festival of Christmas Carols is almost upon us!  After last year’s event was cancelled, it will be wonderful to gather once again at Thammapratheep Church in celebration of Christmas!  The service begins at 7 p.m.

On 1st December restrictions on the number of event attendees in Chiang Mai city were lifted. Please feel free to distribute tickets widely and invited your friends and neighbours.  

Thammapratheep Church is a large building with seating for well over 200 people, so we will still be able to social distance.  Masks will be required at all times except for when reading from the front or the choir when singing the choir pieces.  People will be required to sign-in and have their temperature taken.

It should be a wonderful event with the Lannacappela Choir leading the singing and performing their own items, and the All Saints Choristers singing for the first time!

All members of All Saints who are attending, are requested to bring cookies or snacks to share after the service.

Our worship continues this Sunday when our bible readings will be from Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, and Matthew 1:18-25, and we will be singing the hymns The Angel Gabriel, Of the Father’s Love Begotten, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent, and Angels we have heard on high!

Use this link to join this Sunday on Zoom at 10:30 a.m.
Meeting ID: 548 801 501

Our Advent Sunday service will soon be available via our Audio-Visual page on the All Saints website!

Lighting the Advent Crown!

Clarice – Funeral on Wednesday

As most of you already know, Clarice, our much loved 95 year old church member, passed away last Thursday. She had been in hospital for just over a week and died from pneumonia.  

Her funeral will be on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at All Saints, followed by cremation at Wat Pa Phaeng at 4:30 p.m.  Click here to get directions to the Wat. After the cremation, there will be a reception at Wanlamun restaurant on the river beginning at 5 p.m.  Click here to get directions to Wanlamun.

You can join the service on Zoom with the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4636389024
Meeting ID: 463 638 9024 Passcode: 123
It will begin at 8 a.m. UK time.

Clarice will be very greatly missed as she had become a much loved friend to many in the three years she had been attending All Saints.

Our deepest condolences to all her family. She was a woman of great faith and is now with her Lord in glory!

Festival of Christmas Carols – This Saturday!

Please feel free to distribute tickets widely and invited your friends and neighbours.  

All members of All Saints who are attending, are requested to bring cookies or snacks to share after the service.


Christmas Presents for YCF

Money to purchase the gifts can be placed in the donation box at the back of the church and we have a “Gift Wrapping Party” on Thursday, December 16 at 2 p.m. at the Vicarage.  Speak to Chris Tananone for details.
 

Christmas Events for your Diary!
Posters are now available for distribution!

Saturday 11th December.  7:00 p.m.    
 Festival of Christmas Carols 

Friday 24th December      11:30 p.m.  
 Midnight Mass

Saturday 25th December  10:30 a.m.  
 Christmas Family Eucharist
 Followed by Christmas Lunch

Sunday 26th December  –
NO SUNDAY SERVICE!

Thursday 30th December       
 Christmas Celebration at YCF

Sunday 2nd January    10:30 a.m.    
New Year’s Service
 
Sunday 9th January    10:30 a.m.    
Epiphany Service


Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage!

This will include turkey, ham, Christmas pudding, and all the trimmings!  We need people to sign-up to indicate they will be coming so we can make sure there will be enough food!  

Please sign up to indicate  how many people are coming and what food you can bring.

 Chili Night cancelled this week!

A few of the group!

This week’s Chili Night is cancelled due to Clarice’s funeral.  We will resume on Tuesday 14th December – and we will have two Chilis before Christmas!  We might even sing some carols!!!

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.   Use this link to join the prayer!

Thursday Lunch

Some of the lunch group

There will be no lunch at the Gymkhana Club this week due to the Festival of Carols rehearsal.


Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online.  Thank you for your support and love for All Saints and all we are trying to do together.  God has shown that he is mighty and we are in his hands!

God bless,

Father Iain

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Advent is Here!

Dear Friends,

We had a wonderful Advent Sunday service and potluck as we began the season in anticipation of Christmas. Advent is a time when we long for a better world with no more death or dying, a world where all will be made right! We continue in that anticipation as we mark the Second Sunday of Advent this week.

Our bible readings this Sunday will be from Malachi 3:1-4, Philippians 1:3-11, and Luke 3:1-6, and we will be singing the hymns O Come O come Emmanuel, Song of Mary, Sing We the King Who is Coming to Reign, and Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending!

Use this link to join this Sunday on Zoom at 10:30 a.m.
Meeting ID: 548 801 501

Our Advent Sunday service will soon be available via our Audio-Visual page on the All Saints website!

Lighting the Advent Crown!

Clarice

As many of you already know, Clarice, our ninety-five year old oldest member, is seriously ill in hospital.  She now has pneumonia.  Please hold her and her family in your prayers.

Decorating the Church



If any one is free at 10:30 this morning, come to the church to help us finish the Christmas decoration!  
 

Festival of Christmas Carols – Coming Soon!

Posters and tickets are now available for distribution.

On 1st December restrictions on the number of event attendees in Chiang Mai city were lifted. Please feel free to distribute tickets widely and invited your friends and neighbours.  

Thammapratheep Church is a large building with seating for well over 200 people, so we will still be able to social distance.  Masks will be required at all times except for when reading from the front or the choir when singing the choir pieces.  People will be required to sign-in and have their temperature taken.

It should be a wonderful event with the Lannacappela Choir leading the singing and performing their own items, and the All Saints Choristers singing for the first time!

All members of All Saints who are attending, are requested to bring cookies or snacks to share after the service.


Christmas Presents for YCF

Money to purchase the gifts can be placed in the donation box at the back of the church and we have a “Gift Wrapping Party” on Thursday, December 16 from 10:30 – noon.
 

Advent Sunday Potluck

Lunch under the trees!

Thanks to all who made this such a great potluck and for the people who made me a birthday cake, too!

Decorating the tree at the church…

and the big tree at the vicarage!

Food for all…

and Happy Birthday to me!
 

Christmas Events for your Diary!

Posters are now available for distribution!

Saturday 11th December.  7:00 p.m.    
 Festival of Christmas Carols 

Friday 24th December      11:30 p.m.  
 Midnight Mass

Saturday 25th December  10:30 a.m.  
 Christmas Family Eucharist
 Followed by Christmas Lunch

Sunday 26th December  –
NO SUNDAY SERVICE!

Thursday 30th December       
 Christmas Celebration at YCF


Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage!

This will include turkey, ham, Christmas pudding, and all the trimmings!  We need people to sign-up to indicate they will be coming so we can make sure there will be enough food!  

More details to follow later!

 Chili Night continues!

A few of the group!
Everyone is again invited to the New Vicarage next Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Chili Night!

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!)

All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word!

The address is:

The New Vicarage,
9/65 Ban Ing Doi,
Kan Klong Chonprathan Road, 
Tambon Chang Phueak, 
Chiang Mai

This is the link on Google Maps.

From Maya Mall.  Drive up Huay Keaw Road towards Chiang Mai University.   Turn right along the Canal Road.  Go through one small set of traffic lights.  After the road crosses over to the right side of the canal, Ban Ing Doi mooban is accessed over a little white bridge on the left.

Enter the mooban and immediately turn left.  The New Vicarage is straight ahead.
 

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

Thursday Lunch

Some of the lunch group

Our weekly lunch at the Gymkhana Club continues at noon today.  All are welcome!


Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online.  Thank you for your support and love for All Saints and all we are trying to do together.  God has shown that he is mighty and we are in his hands!

God bless,

Father Iain