Monthly Archives: February 2025

Transfiguration!

Posted on 27/02/2025 | Leave a comment

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Jesus Revealed!  

POTLUCK THIS SUNDAY!

Dear Friends,

This Sunday our bible readings focus on the Transfiguration when Jesus was revealed in shining glory.  What is our vision of Jesus like?  A holy God, a close friend and brother, a distant figure of history?

Our vision probably includes all three images and many more, and will vary over time, but how do we approach God, how do we relate to the divine?  Mark will be preaching this Sunday, as we contemplate the holiness of God!

Our service will be followed by our annual pancake potluck!

Then on Wednesday we will have two services to mark Ash Wednesday: firstly a short service at 8:30 a.m. and then our usual Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m.  Both services will include the imposition of ashes.

The readings for this Sunday will be Exodus 34:29-35, 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2, and Luke 9:28-43, and we will be singing the hymns Praise my Soul the God of Heaven, Transfiguration Hymn, You laid aside Your Majesty, and When we walk with the Lord!

At our 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday service we will sing the hymns Abide with Me, O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go, and The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended.

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

Last Sunday’s Service!

Video of last Sunday’s service is available on the All Saints YouTube channel! 



Pancake Potluck – This Sunday, 2nd March



Our next potluck will be on Sunday 2nd March.  This will be our yearly Pancake Potluck to mark the approach of Lent!  Pancakes will be provided – please bring sweet and savoury toppings to share!


Ash Wednesday Services



Morning Observance – 8:30 am

This will be a short half hour service with imposition of ashes.

Evening Service – 7 p.m. 

The service will include hymns, and the Eucharist, in addition to the imposition of ashes.  

Join us for these solemn events marking the beginning of Lent.  All Welcome!


Baby Shower – Sunday 9th March



Where some of us are from there is a tradition of having a baby shower when a new baby is on the way.  A baby shower is a kind of party where the parent is showered with well wishes, gifts and attention.  Chris and I are in the process of planning a baby shower for Annah and Anish and their little one on behalf of ASCM.  We are planning it for the afternoon of Sunday, March 9th.  Two weeks from today.   Staying true to All Saints byline:  “All are Welcome” – young / old, all genders, all nationalities.  It will be hosted at our house after the Green O’Clock lunch.  

 I mentioned showering the parents with gifts.  There are various options.

1.      Annah and Anish have registered at Amazon and you could sponsor a gift there.  The link will be in the next email from Father Iaian.  Amazon: Baby Registry  I looked at the registry and there are a wide range of items including lovely Christian board books.  Also:  Don’t worry if the gift doesn’t arrive in time for the party.  You can always give it later.

2.      Chris and I are also collecting cash which we will put together in an envelope and give to the parents at the party.  Your name will included in the envelope (but not how much you gave.)  Any currency will be accepted – Thai Baht, US dollars, Indian Rupees, Euros, crypto – again, all are welcome.  

3.      A third option is to go on your own and make or buy something that you think new parents would love, wrap it and give it at the party.

It isn’t often that we get a new baby, so we are excited about this!


Chili Night Continues!

Chili Night will continue next Tuesday!

Every Tuesday everyone in Chiang Mai is invited to Chili Night in the Vicarage.  Chili con Carne, rice, chips, ice-cream, and drinks are provided.  Just come along!  (But let me know in advance if you can!)   All are welcome.  Food is served at 6 p.m.

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can us our QR code!.  Thank you for your support and love for All Saints and all we are trying to do together.  God has shown that God is mighty and we are in God’s hands!


God bless you,

Father Iain

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Is it Biblical?

Posted on 20/02/2025 | Leave a comment

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

“Good News for Lobsters!”


Dear Friends,

Leviticus 11 says “Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales. But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water— you must not eat their meat.”  So the Bible is Good News for lobsters!  Or is it?  Later, in Acts, we read that God has changed his mind – or do we?

How do we read the Bible and really understand what it is saying to us?  Gene will be preaching on this topic this Sunday.

We have a busy schedule at All Saints.  Last week we had the wonderful Music Students Recital concert with the All Saints Choristers from the Youth Charity Foundation – links to the video below!  Then this Sunday we have our Annual General Meeting following morning worship – please join us if you can!  The following Sunday, end March, we have our annual Pancake Potluck!

The scripture readings for this Sunday will be Genesis 2:4-25, Revelation 4, and Luke 8:22-25, and we will be singing the hymns Before the Throne of God Above; Christ is the World’s Light; Give me Jesus; and Christ, Be Our Light!

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

Last Sunday’s Service!

Video of last Sunday’s service is available on the All Saints YouTube channel! 


Last Sunday!  Children’s Concert!



Last Sunday the All Saints Choristers from YCF took part in a short concert.  This was held at All Saints and some of the piano students of Kaew our organist also performed.  It was a great event!   

You can watch video of the performance here!






Thammapratheep Church 30th Anniversary Celebration – This Saturday!



Thammapratheep Church (where we hold our annual Festival of Carols) has invited All Saints to its 30th anniversary celebration to be held on Saturday, February 22nd, at 10 am at the church. There will be a worship service followed by a luncheon.   All are welcome – this is our chance to say thankyou to a church that has supported us for many years.





This will be held following the morning service this Sunday, 23rd February.  All are welcome to attend and members over the age of 16 will be able to vote.

Four people have been nominated for the four elected positions on the Church Council.  They are:

Sarah Sensamaust 
Paddy Davis
Barbara Franklin
Elsa King

The meeting will receive reports, approve the budget for 2025, and elect a new Church Council for the next year.


Pancake Potluck – Sunday 2nd March



Our next potluck will be on Sunday 2nd March.  This will be our yearly Pancake Potluck to mark the approach of Lent!  Pancakes will be provided – please bring sweet and savoury toppings to share!


Ash Wednesday Service



This will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday 5th March including the imposition of ashes.  Join us for this solemn service marking the beginning of Lent.  All Welcome!


All Saints Finances

Sarah Sensamaust, our Church Council Chair, writes:

God is a wonderful provider who has provided well for All Saints over the years through the giving of God’s people. We saw the generosity of this support following last year’s flood.

However, despite all the programs and activities All Saints is able to provide, we have been operating at a deficit for the last three years, and weekly giving has dropped from around eight thousand to around four thousand. The financial cushion that we had accumulated is gone.

Father Iain’s stipend is basically covered by money from the UK charity, All Saints Chiang Mai Mission, but everything else, including Pastor Mark’s partial stipend, our organist and cleaner’s salaries, and our building rent and utilities, are paid for from the weekly offering.

More details will be given at our Annual General Meeting on 23rd February.  At this time, we are asking you to prayerfully consider giving to All Saints so we can continue to be the church community where All Are Welcome.


Chili Night Continues!

Chili Night will continue next Tuesday!

Every Tuesday everyone in Chiang Mai is invited to Chili Night in the Vicarage.  Chili con Carne, rice, chips, ice-cream, and drinks are provided.  Just come along!  (But let me know in advance if you can!)   All are welcome.  Food is served at 6 p.m.

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can us our QR code!.  Thank you for your support and love for All Saints and all we are trying to do together.  God has shown that God is mighty and we are in God’s hands!


God bless you,

Father Iain

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Choir Day

Posted on 14/02/2025 | Leave a comment

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Come hear them sing at All Saints!


Dear Friends,

At a time when many of us are feeling down about the situation in the world, and particularly in the US, the voice of children can give us hope.  We will have two chances to hear the All Saints Choristers sing this Sunday – first in our morning worship and then in their afternoon concert!   

In Sunday’s service our Gospel reading is part of the Beatitudes as recorded in Luke:

‘Blessed are you who are poor,
   for yours is the kingdom of God.
‘Blessed are you who are hungry now,
   for you will be filled.
‘Blessed are you who weep now,
   for you will laugh.
‘Blessed are you when people hate you,
  and when they exclude you, revile you,
  and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 
  Rejoice on that day and leap for joy,
  for surely your reward is great in heaven;
  for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
‘But woe to you who are rich,
   for you have received your consolation.
‘Woe to you who are full now,
   for you will be hungry.
‘Woe to you who are laughing now,
   for you will mourn and weep.
‘Woe to you when all speak well of you,
for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.
 
In God’s upside down kingdom there is hope in the midst of despair and light in the midst of darkness.   Every angelic appearance in the Gospels heralding the birth of Jesus, began with the phrase “Do not be afraid!”  We need to be ready, with our eyes open, but we can also be people of joy!

The scripture readings for this Sunday will be Jeremiah 17:5-1, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, and Luke 6:17-26, and we will be singing the hymns Praise to the Lord, the Almighty; The Lord’s My Shepherd; Be Still for the Presence of the Lord; and When in our Music God is Glorified!  The All Saints Choristers will be singing Alleluia, Still, and The Lord Bless You and Keep You.

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

Last Sunday’s Service!

Video of last Sunday’s service is available on the All Saints YouTube channel!  Elsa speaks of the need for stewardship of out time, talents, and treasure!


This Sunday!  Children’s Concert – 16th February!



This Sunday at 2 p.m. the All Saints Choristers from YCF will be giving a short concert.  This will be held at All Saints.  Some of the piano students of Kaew our organist will also be performing.  It should be a great event!  There will be a collection in aid of the choir.




Thammapratheep Church 30th Anniversary Celebration



Thammapratheep Church (where we hold our annual Festival of Carols) has invited All Saints to its 30th anniversary celebration to be held on Saturday, February 22nd, at 10 am at the church. There will be a worship service followed by a luncheon.   All are welcome – this is our chance to say thankyou to a church that has supported us for many years.





This will be held following the morning service on Sunday 23rd February.  All are welcome to attend and members over the age of 16 will be able to vote.

Nominations are now closed and four people have been nominated for the four elected positions on the Church Council.  They are:

Sarah Sensamaust 
Paddy Davis
Barbara Franklin
Elsa King

The meeting will receive reports, approve the budget for 2025, and elect a new Church Council for the next year.


All Saints Finances

Sarah Sensamaust, our Church Council Chair, writes:

God is a wonderful provider who has provided well for All Saints over the years through the giving of God’s people. We saw the generosity of this support following last year’s flood.

However, despite all the programs and activities All Saints is able to provide, we have been operating at a deficit for the last three years, and weekly giving has dropped from around eight thousand to around four thousand. The financial cushion that we had accumulated is gone.

Father Iain’s stipend is basically covered by money from the UK charity, All Saints Chiang Mai Mission, but everything else, including Pastor Mark’s partial stipend, our organist and cleaner’s salaries, and our building rent and utilities, are paid for from the weekly offering.

More details will be given at our Annual General Meeting on 23rd February.  At this time, we are asking you to prayerfully consider giving to All Saints so we can continue to be the church community where All Are Welcome.


Chili Night Continues!

Chili Night will continue next Tuesday!

Every Tuesday everyone in Chiang Mai is invited to Chili Night in the Vicarage.  Chili con Carne, rice, chips, ice-cream, and drinks are provided.  Just come along!  (But let me know in advance if you can!)   All are welcome.  Food is served at 6 p.m.

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can us our QR code!.  Thank you for your support and love for All Saints and all we are trying to do together.  God has shown that God is mighty and we are in God’s hands!
God bless you,

Father Iain

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God Calling!

Posted on 06/02/2025 | Leave a comment

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Is God calling you?


Dear Friends,

God has a calling on each of our lives but how is God calling you?

Father Gene has followed a call to the diaconate and then the priesthood, and he will be presiding at the Eucharist this Sunday.  Elsa has followed a call to preach, and she will be preaching this Sunday on how God calls each of us to respond to God’s call both financially and otherwise.

Pastor Mark and Mother Pauli (Christa) have both felt a call to priestly ministry, and this week their call has led them to a conference in Hua Hin on people trafficking – seeking how to serve the most vulnerable in our world.  

(This week, I am “called” to a wedding which has unavoidably moved to 10am on Sunday and so will be late to worship – but thank God we have a great company of capable people to lead our service!)

But how is God calling you?  Of course, God is not really an old white man on a cloud, and God’s calling is rarely as clear as a phone call, but what do you feel you should do with your life to help those around you?  In the words of one of this week’s hymns, we can all ask:  

Jesus, what can I give, 
what can I bring
To so faithful a Friend, 
to so loving a King?

This is what we seek to answer as we live and worship together!

The scripture readings for this Sunday will be Isaiah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, and Luke 5:1-11, and we will be singing the hymns Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty; Jesus calls us! o’er the tumult; I will offer up my life; and Tell Out My Soul!

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

Last Sunday’s Service!

Video of last Sunday’s service is available on the All Saints YouTube channel!




This will be held following the morning service on Sunday 23rd February.  All are welcome to attend and members over the age of 16 will be able to vote.

Nominations are now closed and four people have been nominated for the four elected positions on the Church Council.  They are:

Sarah Sensamaust 
Paddy Davis
Barbara Franklin
Elsa King

The meeting will receive reports, approve the budget for 2025, and elect a new Church Council for the next year.


Coming Soon!  Children’s Concert – 16th February!



On Sunday 16th February at 2 p.m. the All Saints Choristers from YCF will be giving a short concert.  This will be held at All Saints.  Some of the piano students of Kaew our organist will also be performing.  It should be a great event!   There will be a collection in aid of the choir.


All Saints Finances

Sarah Sensamaust, our Church Council Chair, writes:

God is a wonderful provider who has provided well for All Saints over the years through the giving of God’s people. We saw the generosity of this support following last year’s flood.

However, despite all the programs and activities All Saints is able to provide, we have been operating at a deficit for the last three years, and weekly giving has dropped from around eight thousand to around four thousand. The financial cushion that we had accumulated is gone.

Father Iain’s stipend is basically covered by money from the UK charity, All Saints Chiang Mai Mission, but everything else, including Pastor Mark’s partial stipend, our organist and cleaner’s salaries, and our building rent and utilities, are paid for from the weekly offering.

More details will be given at our Annual General Meeting on 23rd February.  At this time, we are asking you to prayerfully consider giving to All Saints so we can continue to be the church community where All Are Welcome.


Could you be a Deacon?

If you feel you might be called . . . 

All Saints has developed a program for individuals contemplating entering the ordained life as deacons. If you are interested in understanding what this entails or the process involved, please consult a member of the clergy. 


All Saints Book Group

Book Group is still on hold!  We meet on Tuesday afternoons. Time and location TBD. Contact Christa if you would like to join us as we continue our journey together through the book, Living Resistance.

Chili Night Continues!

Chili Night will continue next Tuesday!

Every Tuesday everyone in Chiang Mai is invited to Chili Night in the Vicarage.  Chili con Carne, rice, chips, ice-cream, and drinks are provided.  Just come along!  (But let me know in advance if you can!)   All are welcome.  Food is served at 6 p.m.

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can us our QR code!.  Thank you for your support and love for All Saints and all we are trying to do together.  God has shown that God is mighty and we are in God’s hands!


God bless you,

Father Iain

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