From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai
Dear Friends,
In this week’s New Testament Reading Paul writes to a divided Corinthian church:
Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you should be in agreement and that there should be no divisions among you, but that you should be united in the same mind and the same purpose.
For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there are quarrels among you, my brothers and sisters. What I mean is that each of you says, ‘I belong to Paul’, or ‘I belong to Apollos’, or ‘I belong to Cephas’, or ‘I belong to Christ.’ Has Christ been divided?
Paul knew that a divided church would achieve little and, more importantly, he knew that it was dishonouring the call of Christ who prayed that his disciples would be one.
We live in a time of great turmoil and division with the US divided from Europe and a reconfiguring of previously enduring alliances. Internally, countries are riven by fissures, none more so than America itself. In this age of conflict and strife we need to stand united for we are all followers of Christ – not Paul, or Apollos, or Peter – or Mark, or Christa, or Iain!
I thank God that we are united at All Saints, that we are “united in the same mind and the same purpose”, and that we all stand and work together as we seek to build God’s kingdom!
Our scripture readings this Sunday are from Isaiah 9:1-4, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, and Matthew 4:12-23, and we will be singing the hymns O Worship the King; They’ll know we are Christians; Brother, Sister, Let me Serve You; and Now Thank We All Our God!
YouTube Live
We now use YouTube Live to livestream our service.
To watch our service live this Sunday please follow these steps:
1) Click on the link below, and this will take you to the All Saints Chiang Mai YouTube channel.
2) Then click on “All Saints Chiang Mai is Live” to watch the service
Use this link to join our Sunday service on YouTube Live!
Video of Last Week’s Sermon
Video of last week’s sermon is now available on the All Saints YouTube Channel
Welcome Picnic – Saturday 31st!
transACTIONrefuge will be holding a welcome picnic at 3pm on Saturday 31st January at the vicarage. Bring picnic food to share. All are welcome!
All Saints Annual General Meeting
This will be held following the morning service on Sunday 8th February. All are welcome to attend and members over the age of 16 will be able to vote.
The meeting will receive reports, approve the budget for 2026, and elect a new Church Council for the next year. If you would like to join the Council, speak to Father Iain or one of the current council members.
Next Potluck
Our next potluck will be at the vicarage on Sunday 15th February. This will be our Pancake Potluck heralding the beginning of Lent.
Ash Wednesday Service
This will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday 18th February. Join us for this solemn service marking the beginning of Lent including the imposition of ashes. All Welcome!
Chili Night Continues!
Chili Night continues this Tuesday! Every week 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.
Please make a THB 100 donation.
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 