From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai
Feeding of the Five Thousand?
POTLUCK THIS WEEK
Dear Friends,
It’s good to be back from my sabbatical and writing the weekly church email once again!
Last Tuesday we had around twelve people at Chili Night – not a record attendance, but more than we’ve had for a little while. It was not quite the Feeding of the Five Thousand – but that is this week’s Gospel reading.
This Sunday we’ll have a potluck at the vicarage so bring food to share! It will be great to have Christa back with us, too!
Attendance at All Saints has also been up during June and July with the usual summer dip failing to materialise! How do we feed such a large and diverse people? Physically it is easy, spiritually it’s more of challenge!
The readings for this Sunday will be from Isaiah 55:1-5, Romans 9:1-5, and Matthew 14:13-21, and we will be singing the hymns Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun; For the Bread Which You Have Broken; Let us Break Bread Together; and A Mighty Fortress is 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!
Last Week’s Sermon
Please find this last week’s sermon and our catalogue of sermons on the All Saints YouTube Channel
Potluck at the Vicarage! This Week!!!!
Join us after church on Sunday, August 2nd, for a time of eating and being together. Bring your favorite dish – homemade or from your favorite place.
Bon Voyager not Happy Holidays!
With my brother in June
My sabbatical is over so this may seem a strange time for me to go away, but I will still be working during my travels!
I am now officially part-time – which is good for me and good for All Saints. (Our finances can no longer support one and a half fulltime clergy – in fact we have struggled for some time!) How will this work? Well, it doesn’t mean that I’ll change from six days every week to three days every week – at some busy times of the year I’ll be working more and at quieter times less. I am about to go away for nearly two months – but I’ll still be doing some work like writing this weekly email and attending some online meetings! Mark and Christa, and others, will of course be leading worship in my absence.
I leave Chiang Mai on 7th August and I will spend the rest of the month in France, helping Ratcha prepare for her move to Paris. Then in September mum will join me back in the UK and we will visit a number of old friends around the country!
Ratcha in Paris
I shall be back at the end of September ready for the new church year!
All Saints Foundation
After much hard work and cajoling, all the paperwork is now ready for the closing of the All Saints Foundation. This should happen before the end of the month. Thanks to everyone involved, thanks to the board members who volunteered their time, and to all the other people who made it possible. Especially to Gai, who worked so hard as our Administrator for three years of the Foundation.
Pray for the Choir
Please pray for the All Saints Choir. We are trying to work out a number of logistical problems so that it can continue. We all want to link with the children and hear them singing. Pray that this will work out.
Room at the Vicarage
Large sunny bedroom
Big Ensuite Bathroom
Own sitting area!
Tired of living alone?
As you may know, Ratcha is going to Paris to study for two years, and that will leave only two of us living in the vicarage. It’s a big place, so we would like a third person to be able to share. We have a large room available with its own bathroom and a private living room area outside. You’d also be able to use all the rest of the house as well and the garden.
If you’re interested, speak to Father Iain.
Last Chance Chili Night!
Next week is the last Chili Night until October! Give chili a chance! Come to the Vicarage on Tuesday at 6 PM to experience food and fellowship in a relaxed and casual environment.
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,
Father Iain
All Saints' Chiang Mai 