From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai
Christ is Risen – and Ascended!
Dear Friends,
Love is at the centre of the Christian faith, and this Sunday, as well as celebrating the Ascension – this Thursday is Ascension Day – we will be focusing on that love once again!
How do we show and grow in love for one another, and how can we show love to the world?
Christa and I, along with our intern, Clay, will be down in Bangkok this weekend for the Inclusive Church Conference. This will be a great opportunity to share what All Saints is doing with like-minded Christians throughout Asia. Mark is staying behind and will be leading worship this Sunday. Then mum and I will be off to France for three weeks – we’ll be back on Sunday 29th June!
Our scripture readings for this Sunday will be Acts 1:1-11, Revelation 22:12-21, John 17:20-26, and we will be singing the hymns Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise; Blest Be the Tie That Binds; Bind Us Together, Lord; and Love Divine, all Loves Excelling!
Use this link to join on Zoom on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Meeting ID: 548 801 501
Last week’s Pride Sunday Service!
Video of last Sunday’s service is available on the All Saints YouTube channel!
Chiang Mai Pride 2025
All Saints had its best Pride ever with a special service at All Saints and a very active booth at the Thapae Gate. 33 people marched behind the Christians at Pride and transACTIONrefuge banners, while around six remained at the booth to greet passers-by. We were joined at the booth by some people from The Loving Community Church, a bi-lingual Thai/English congregation moving towards inclusiveness. Non-church people also joined under the transACTIONrefuge group.
Thanks to all who made this year’s event so special – especially to Christa who brought in the Loving Community people, and Adam and Sarah who organised the T-shirts and stickers!
transACTIONrefuge Banner
Helen and Christa
Marching Together
Elsa and her daughter and son-in-law
Our Thapae Gate Booth
Clay and Maureen staffing the Booth
T-Shirts for Sale!
Clay, Elsa, and Mark
New Baby
Great news!!!! Annah and Aneesh have a new baby boy – Eshan Walter!
Please hold the whole family in your prayers!
Reaching Out to the World
Church Council member, Barbara Franklin, represented All Saints in a visit to University Christian Church in San Diego on Sunday May 18. She shared her great visit with the Council meeting on Tuesday:
“University Christian Church’s warm welcome was palpable the moment I approached the rainbow doors and found the whole congregation drinking coffee and talking together before the service began. It was a vibrant service full of music and a politically engaged sermon.
Afterwards, I had a long, good talk with Pastor Caleb Lines (whose Easter sermon “Jesus is Woke” first caught my attention on TikTok last month) and his two assistants, Diego and Marishela. There is a lot of overlap in what we care about. UCC welcomes LGBTQ asylum seekers from many countries at the Mexican border, and they heard with interest about our work both with Myanmar refugees and with TransACTIONrefuge.
They suggested we be “sister churches.” What that would mean is still to be defined, but it seems a relationship worth pursuing. We can meet Diego when he comes to a meeting in Chiang Mai in October and pastor Caleb in Bangkok in December.”
Pastor Caleb and Barbara
Elsa King also reported sharing information with her Colorado Church, Saint Ambrose Episcopal, and Barbara with her San Diego home church, Good Samaritan, where a member is on an Episcopal LGBTQ task force.
God willing, we will be able to do even more good work as we join in partnership with like-minded churches around the world!
Inclusive Church Conference
This weekend, Christa, Clay, and I will be attending this first international event gathering community leaders and allies in East and Southeast Asia. It will focus on building an ongoing support network for communities, exploring opportunities to facilitate resources sharing, learning from stories and ministry experiences, and witnessing God’s love and unity in Christ. This will give us the opportunity to reach out to other inclusive Christians and churches in Asia, and perhaps help to raise support for some of All Saint’s work in Chiang Mai
Chili Night – On Vacation!
Chili Night will return in July!
Weekly Offering to All Saints
You can still donate in person or online – and now you can use 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,
Vicar Iain (he/they/she)
All Saints' Chiang Mai 