Monthly Archives: July 2023

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,
Tonight a group of us from All Saints are off to the movies to see Barbie!  Without giving too much away, the film is all about who rules the world, men or women, and to what end.

As Christians we look for the coming of the Kingdom of God – a place where all can live with equality, peace, and justice – and this week’s bible readings are all about the kingdom!  What will we find, what is the kingdom like, and what is our vision of the Kingdom of God?

The readings for this Sunday will be from 1 Kings 3:5-12, Romans 8:26-39, and Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52, and we will be singing the hymns God, Whose Almighty Word; Holy Wisdom, Lamp of Learning; Dear Lord and Father of Mankind; Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah!

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

Last Week’s Sermon

Last week’s sermon “Are you Wheat or Weeds?” can be seen here!

Barbie – Movie Night



We will be going to the 7 p.m. showing of Barbie at the Maya Cinema this Thursday!  Meet at the box office at 6:45 p.m. to join us for this fun event!

To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken. From Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig (“Little Women,” “Lady Bird”) comes “Barbie,” starring Oscar-nominees Margot Robbie (“Bombshell,” “I, Tonya”) and Ryan Gosling (“La La Land,” “Half Nelson”) as Barbie and Ken.

Pink clothes are advised but not compulsory!  


Potluck – Next Week!



Our next potluck will be our welcome back potluck on Sunday 6th August!  See Phyllis about what to bring!


YCF Keyboard



Every Friday night Mum and I, and our organist, Kaew, go up to YCF for our weekly choir practice.  Two years ago Bill Moeller bequeathed his digital piano to the orphanage, but it is now too old to be economically repaired.

We would like to get them a new piano or keyboard and will be collecting to buy them a new or good second-hand instrument.  This will probably cost around THB 20,000. If you have a keyboard or piano that you would like to donate, or if you can make a donation towards the cost, please see me or Kaew, or our treasurer, Arthur.


Chili Night continues!

Some of the group!

Chili Night continues at the usual time of 6 p.m.  Come and join us at the vicarage as we share chili followed by ice cream! 

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

Little Weed from the Flower Pot Men

Dear Friends,
Flower Pot Men was a British programme for young children produced by BBC Television. It was first transmitted in 1952, and repeated regularly for more than twenty years. One of the main characters was Little Weed, a wise counsellor to the often foolish flower pot men, Bill and Ben.

But in this week’s parable Jesus talks about separating the wheat and the weeds in the Kingdom of God.  The weeds are to be burned and the wheat gathered in.  Who are the weeds and who are the wheat?  Or is this not what it means?

Find out this Sunday!

The readings for this Sunday will be from Isaiah 44:6-8, Romans 8:12-17, and Matthew 13:24-30, and we will be singing the hymns Immortal, Invisible, God only Wise; All for Jesus; Lord Jesus Christ (Living Lord); and Tell Out My Soul!

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

Last Week’s Sermon

Last week’s sermon “The World, the Flesh, and the Devil”, can be seen here!

IN MEMORIUM

Elena Kelly 21.12.1955 – 15.07.2023

It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of our dear friend, Elena Kelly.  She passed away in the US last Saturday having suffered with worsening dementia for four years.  Elena worshipped and ministered at All Saints from 2014-2019 and many were inspired by her preaching and her love of life. 



She was an ordained pastor and graduate of Bob Jones University, going on to found a church in Denver, Colorado, where she was the only pastor prepared to perform funerals for the many victims of the AIDS pandemic of the 1980s.



In late life she also explored Hinduism, Buddhism, and Paganism, and had an inspiring ministry to the gay and trans community.  She was loved by many people around the world!

She will be greatly missed.  But, if there is a God in heaven, Elena will be with her!


Chili Night returns next week!

Some of the group!

Chili Night will return next Tuesday, July 25th, at the usual time of 6 p.m.  Come and join us at the vicarage as we share chili followed by ice cream! 

Potluck – Advance Notice!

Our next potluck will be our welcome back potluck on Sunday 6th August!

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

What does this mean?

Dear Friends,
In this week’s New Testament Reading, Paul writes:

Walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

But what does Paul mean by the flesh?  My sister-in-law is a vegetarian – she avoids eating meat, which is what the word flesh literally means, but is this what Paul is talking about?  For centuries many Christians have primarily associated the flesh with sex and sexuality, but is this really the correct understanding?

Find out more this Sunday.

The readings for this Sunday will be from Isaiah 55:10-13, Romans 8:1-11, and Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, and we will be singing the hymns O Worship the King; Spirit of God, Unseen as The Wind; Still, and Great is Thy Faithfulness!

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

Last Week’s Sermon

Last week’s sermon “Are You Weary?”, can be seen here!

No Chili Night next week!

Some of the group!

There will be no Chili Night next Tuesday, 18th July. 
It will return the following week on Tuesday July 25th at the usual time of 6 p.m.  Come and join us at the vicarage as we share chili followed by ice cream! 

Potluck – Advance Notice!

Our next potluck will be our welcome back potluck on Sunday 6th August!

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

Can we be “all things to all men?”

Dear Friends,
This week’s Gospel passage contains some strange lines.  Jesus condemns the people for being like children who cry:

“We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
   we wailed, and you did not mourn.”

Basically, he condemns them for never being satisfied.  He continues:

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, “He has a demon”; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, “Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners!” 

In other words, John was too austere and strait-laced for them, and Jesus was too ebullient and relaxed.  Either way, they were criticized and condemned! Do we do this to one another at All Saints?  Are we critical and judgemental of one another?  I don’t think so, I hope not, but we have to beware that we don’t fall into that trap which can so easily await us!

The readings for this Sunday will be from Zechariah 9:9-12, Romans 7:15-25, and Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30, and we will be singing the hymns All People that on Earth do Dwell; Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart; Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks; and All My Hope on God Is Founded!

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

Last Week’s Sermon

Last week’s sermon “The God of Abraham Praise?”, can be seen here!

Chili Night – Video

Gene and Kong!

Chili Night returned on Tuesday, 4th July!  After eating our fill of chili, rice, macaroni cheese, and ice-cream, we had the opportunity to watch Gene and Kong’s wedding video together. 

Watching the wedding together!

Chili Night will continue next Tuesday at 6 pm.


Potluck – Advance Notice!



Our next potluck will be our welcome back potluck on Sunday 6th August!
 

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