From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Festival of Carols – last Saturday!

Dear Friends,

The All Saints Festival of Christmas Carols was a superb start to the Christmas season in Chiang Mai.  Representatives from the British, American, Australian, and Indian consulates read, along with other community leaders, and our singing was led by performances by Lannacappella and by the All Saints Choristers.

Lannacappella lead the singing!

A full church celebrates together!

All Saints Choristers – O Holy Night!

Around 150 people attended and the evening was rounded off with refreshments of hot apple cider and cookies!

Video of the entire service can be seen here!

Our Advent and Christmas worship continues this Sunday when our bible readings will be from Micah 5:2-5, Romans 16:25-27, and Luke 2:1-20, and we will be singing the hymns O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Once in Royal David’s City, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!

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

Lighting the Advent Crown on Advent Sunday!

Clarice’s Funeral

As most of you already know, Clarice, our much loved 95 year old church member, passed away on Thursday 2nd December. She had been in hospital for just over a week and died from pneumonia.  Her funeral was last Wednesday at All Saints, followed by cremation at Wat Pa Phaeng. For those of you unable to attend, the funeral can be seen via this link!

Clarice will be very greatly missed as she had become a much loved friend to many in the three years she had been attending All Saints. Our deepest condolences to all her family. She was a woman of great faith and is now with her Lord in glory!

Christmas Events for your Diary!

Friday 24th December      11:30 p.m.  
 Midnight Mass

Saturday 25th December  10:30 a.m.  
 Christmas Family Eucharist
 Followed by Christmas Lunch

Sunday 26th December  –
NO SUNDAY SERVICE!

Thursday 30th December       
 Christmas Celebration at YCF  5:30 p.m.

Sunday 2nd January    10:30 a.m.    
New Year’s Service
 
Sunday 9th January    10:30 a.m.    
Epiphany Service


Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage!



This will include turkey, ham, Christmas pudding, and all the trimmings!  We need people to sign-up to indicate they will be coming so we can make sure there will be enough food!  
Please sign up to indicate  how many people are coming and what food you can bring.


Maureen’s 80th Birthday



My mum turns eighty on 27th December!  Everyone from All Saints is invited to lunch at Cafe de Oasis at 1 p.m. on the 27th!  Just email me on iain@AllSaintsChiangMai.com if you are coming.  You will need to order your food in advance from their menu.


Christmas at the Youth Charity Foundation



On Thursday 30th December we will travel out to YCF to celebrate Christmas together and give the children their Christmas presents. We will share dinner together at 5:30 p.m. and this will be followed by a Christmas celebration!

 Chili Night resumes!

A few of the group!

Everyone is again invited to the New Vicarage next Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Chili Night!

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!) All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word!

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

Thursday Lunch

Some of the lunch group

Lunch at the Gymkhana Club will resume next week at midday on Thursday 23rd December.  There will be no lunch on 30th December due to the YCF Christmas celebration in the evening!


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

Festival of Carols – this Saturday!

Dear Friends,

Our Festival of Christmas Carols is almost upon us!  After last year’s event was cancelled, it will be wonderful to gather once again at Thammapratheep Church in celebration of Christmas!  The service begins at 7 p.m.

On 1st December restrictions on the number of event attendees in Chiang Mai city were lifted. Please feel free to distribute tickets widely and invited your friends and neighbours.  

Thammapratheep Church is a large building with seating for well over 200 people, so we will still be able to social distance.  Masks will be required at all times except for when reading from the front or the choir when singing the choir pieces.  People will be required to sign-in and have their temperature taken.

It should be a wonderful event with the Lannacappela Choir leading the singing and performing their own items, and the All Saints Choristers singing for the first time!

All members of All Saints who are attending, are requested to bring cookies or snacks to share after the service.

Our worship continues this Sunday when our bible readings will be from Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, and Matthew 1:18-25, and we will be singing the hymns The Angel Gabriel, Of the Father’s Love Begotten, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent, and Angels we have heard on high!

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

Our Advent Sunday service will soon be available via our Audio-Visual page on the All Saints website!

Lighting the Advent Crown!

Clarice – Funeral on Wednesday

As most of you already know, Clarice, our much loved 95 year old church member, passed away last Thursday. She had been in hospital for just over a week and died from pneumonia.  

Her funeral will be on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at All Saints, followed by cremation at Wat Pa Phaeng at 4:30 p.m.  Click here to get directions to the Wat. After the cremation, there will be a reception at Wanlamun restaurant on the river beginning at 5 p.m.  Click here to get directions to Wanlamun.

You can join the service on Zoom with the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4636389024
Meeting ID: 463 638 9024 Passcode: 123
It will begin at 8 a.m. UK time.

Clarice will be very greatly missed as she had become a much loved friend to many in the three years she had been attending All Saints.

Our deepest condolences to all her family. She was a woman of great faith and is now with her Lord in glory!

Festival of Christmas Carols – This Saturday!

Please feel free to distribute tickets widely and invited your friends and neighbours.  

All members of All Saints who are attending, are requested to bring cookies or snacks to share after the service.


Christmas Presents for YCF

Money to purchase the gifts can be placed in the donation box at the back of the church and we have a “Gift Wrapping Party” on Thursday, December 16 at 2 p.m. at the Vicarage.  Speak to Chris Tananone for details.
 

Christmas Events for your Diary!
Posters are now available for distribution!

Saturday 11th December.  7:00 p.m.    
 Festival of Christmas Carols 

Friday 24th December      11:30 p.m.  
 Midnight Mass

Saturday 25th December  10:30 a.m.  
 Christmas Family Eucharist
 Followed by Christmas Lunch

Sunday 26th December  –
NO SUNDAY SERVICE!

Thursday 30th December       
 Christmas Celebration at YCF

Sunday 2nd January    10:30 a.m.    
New Year’s Service
 
Sunday 9th January    10:30 a.m.    
Epiphany Service


Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage!

This will include turkey, ham, Christmas pudding, and all the trimmings!  We need people to sign-up to indicate they will be coming so we can make sure there will be enough food!  

Please sign up to indicate  how many people are coming and what food you can bring.

 Chili Night cancelled this week!

A few of the group!

This week’s Chili Night is cancelled due to Clarice’s funeral.  We will resume on Tuesday 14th December – and we will have two Chilis before Christmas!  We might even sing some carols!!!

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.   Use this link to join the prayer!

Thursday Lunch

Some of the lunch group

There will be no lunch at the Gymkhana Club this week due to the Festival of Carols rehearsal.


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

Advent is Here!

Dear Friends,

We had a wonderful Advent Sunday service and potluck as we began the season in anticipation of Christmas. Advent is a time when we long for a better world with no more death or dying, a world where all will be made right! We continue in that anticipation as we mark the Second Sunday of Advent this week.

Our bible readings this Sunday will be from Malachi 3:1-4, Philippians 1:3-11, and Luke 3:1-6, and we will be singing the hymns O Come O come Emmanuel, Song of Mary, Sing We the King Who is Coming to Reign, and Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending!

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

Our Advent Sunday service will soon be available via our Audio-Visual page on the All Saints website!

Lighting the Advent Crown!

Clarice

As many of you already know, Clarice, our ninety-five year old oldest member, is seriously ill in hospital.  She now has pneumonia.  Please hold her and her family in your prayers.

Decorating the Church



If any one is free at 10:30 this morning, come to the church to help us finish the Christmas decoration!  
 

Festival of Christmas Carols – Coming Soon!

Posters and tickets are now available for distribution.

On 1st December restrictions on the number of event attendees in Chiang Mai city were lifted. Please feel free to distribute tickets widely and invited your friends and neighbours.  

Thammapratheep Church is a large building with seating for well over 200 people, so we will still be able to social distance.  Masks will be required at all times except for when reading from the front or the choir when singing the choir pieces.  People will be required to sign-in and have their temperature taken.

It should be a wonderful event with the Lannacappela Choir leading the singing and performing their own items, and the All Saints Choristers singing for the first time!

All members of All Saints who are attending, are requested to bring cookies or snacks to share after the service.


Christmas Presents for YCF

Money to purchase the gifts can be placed in the donation box at the back of the church and we have a “Gift Wrapping Party” on Thursday, December 16 from 10:30 – noon.
 

Advent Sunday Potluck

Lunch under the trees!

Thanks to all who made this such a great potluck and for the people who made me a birthday cake, too!

Decorating the tree at the church…

and the big tree at the vicarage!

Food for all…

and Happy Birthday to me!
 

Christmas Events for your Diary!

Posters are now available for distribution!

Saturday 11th December.  7:00 p.m.    
 Festival of Christmas Carols 

Friday 24th December      11:30 p.m.  
 Midnight Mass

Saturday 25th December  10:30 a.m.  
 Christmas Family Eucharist
 Followed by Christmas Lunch

Sunday 26th December  –
NO SUNDAY SERVICE!

Thursday 30th December       
 Christmas Celebration at YCF


Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage!

This will include turkey, ham, Christmas pudding, and all the trimmings!  We need people to sign-up to indicate they will be coming so we can make sure there will be enough food!  

More details to follow later!

 Chili Night continues!

A few of the group!
Everyone is again invited to the New Vicarage next Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Chili Night!

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!)

All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word!

The address is:

The New Vicarage,
9/65 Ban Ing Doi,
Kan Klong Chonprathan Road, 
Tambon Chang Phueak, 
Chiang Mai

This is the link on Google Maps.

From Maya Mall.  Drive up Huay Keaw Road towards Chiang Mai University.   Turn right along the Canal Road.  Go through one small set of traffic lights.  After the road crosses over to the right side of the canal, Ban Ing Doi mooban is accessed over a little white bridge on the left.

Enter the mooban and immediately turn left.  The New Vicarage is straight ahead.
 

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

Thursday Lunch

Some of the lunch group

Our weekly lunch at the Gymkhana Club continues at noon today.  All are welcome!


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

Advent is Here!
DECORATING THE CHURCH & POTLUCK THIS SUNDAY

Dear Friends,

Advent Sunday is here once again and the new church year commences!  In Advent we anticipate the coming of Jesus and the bringing of true peace on earth, it is a time of waiting, a time of expectancy, and a time to prepare our hearts for the Lord!

This Sunday we will be joined by our All Saints’ Choristers and will begin our Advent preparations by decorating the church for Christmas.  This will be followed by a potluck lunch at the vicarage.

Our bible readings this week will be from Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, and Luke 21:25-36, and we will be singing the hymns O Come O come Emmanuel, Come Thou Long Expected Jesus, and Joy to the World!

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

Transgender Day of Remembrance Weekend

The List of the slain

Last weekend we had two moving events to mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance.  On Saturday night we held a meal and candle-lit vigil, and on Sunday morning our service included the reading of the names of those killed in the last twelve months.

Sharing the message of God’s love for all

It was good to be joined by people from MPlus for our Saturday evening memorial.

Lighting a candle in remembrance

Video of the service highlights will be available next week.

 
Advent Sunday – This Week!

Don’t forget our potluck at the vicarage. This should be a great fun event for both children and adults!

Potluck lunch to follow our service!
 

Christmas Events for your Diary!

Posters are now available for distribution!

Saturday 11th December.  7:00 p.m.    
 Festival of Christmas Carols 

Friday 24th December      11:30 p.m.  
 Midnight Mass

Saturday 25th December  10:30 a.m.  
 Christmas Family Eucharist
 Followed by Christmas Lunch

Sunday 26th December  –
NO SUNDAY SERVICE!

Thursday 30th December       
 Christmas Celebration at YCF


Festival of Christmas Carols

Posters and tickets are now available for distribution.

Due to Covid restrictions we have a maximum capacity of 150 people.  There will only be 100 tickets available, as the Youth Charity Foundation will number nearly fifty people!

Please take a ticket and keep it safe as you will need it to gain entry.  If you find that you have tickets that will not be used, please return them so that others can have them.

It should be a wonderful event with the Lannacappela Choir leading the singing and performing their own items, and the All Saints Choristers singing for the first time!


Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage!

This will include turkey, ham, Christmas pudding, and all the trimmings!  We need people to sign-up to indicate they will be coming so we can make sure there will be enough food!  

More details to follow later!


Swimming at the Centre of the Universe

This is the pool where we held the afternoon for the children of the Youth Charity Foundation at the end of October.  There are three swimming pools and a restaurant within a tranquil garden setting, where you can swim, sunbathe and relax.  The water in the 25 metres lap pool, and the two children’s pools, is sanitized using a salt water system imported from Australia.  

Currently, the club celebrating its 14th Anniversary, but because of Covid-19 is not throwing a pool party, but instead is offering free VIP membership to new customers who register before 31 December.  Walk-in customers usually pay 100 – 200 Baht depending on the length of time they spend at the pool. With a VIP membership, however, there is a flat entrance fee of 100 Baht with no time restrictions.

As an additional incentive, first time visitors from All Saints Church are offered a free swim which can be booked using the following link:

https://koalendar.com/e/all-saints-church

If you wish to go as a group at the same time, one person should complete the booking form and add the email addresses of up to 5 more people when prompted to do so.

Detailed maps, directions, and even a video showing how to make your “Journey to the Centre of the Universe”, can be found on their website, ChiangMaiSwimmingPool.com

Chili Night continues!

A few of the group!
Everyone is again invited to the New Vicarage next Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Chili Night!

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!)

All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word!

The address is:

The New Vicarage,
9/65 Ban Ing Doi,
Kan Klong Chonprathan Road, 
Tambon Chang Phueak, 
Chiang Mai

This is the link on Google Maps.

From Maya Mall.  Drive up Huay Keaw Road towards Chiang Mai University.   Turn right along the Canal Road.  Go through one small set of traffic lights.  After the road crosses over to the right side of the canal, Ban Ing Doi mooban is accessed over a little white bridge on the left.

Enter the mooban and immediately turn left.  The New Vicarage is straight ahead.
 

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

Thursday Lunch

Some of the lunch group

Our weekly lunch at the Gymkhana Club continues at noon today.  All are welcome!


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

Remember!

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2015

Dear Friends,

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.

We held the first Transgender Day of Remembrance service at All Saints on 20th November 2016 and it has become an annual event. This year, for the first time we will have a special Saturday evening gathering in addition to our Sunday morning service.  This will be held at the New Vicarage in conjunction with the LGBT advocacy organisation, MPlus.  

It will be good to have some Thai-language input and also to include positive stories of trans people in Thailand.  The event will begin at 5 p.m. with registration and snacks, and then things will begin more formally at 6 p.m. with a few short presentations by different people.

It would be very good to see a lot of support from All Saints people, so be there if you can!
 Then on Sunday we will have a special service beginning at the usual time of 10:30 a.m.

Our  bible  readings this week will be from 2 kings 23:1-2, 7-8, 11-12, Galatians 3:23-29, and Matthew 5:1-11,  and we will be singing the hymns Stand up stand up for Jesus, Lord we make this cry for freedom, Beauty for Brokenness, and Let Us Build a House!

Saturday 20th November
Transgender Day of Remembrance event
at the New Vicarage
5:00 p.m.

Sunday 21st November
Transgender Day of Remembrance service at All Saints
10:30 a.m.

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

Last week’s sermon, “War is always a failure!”, can be viewed here!

War is always a failure?

Advent Sunday – Next Week!

Let’s decorate the Church!

In two weeks’ time it will be Advent Sunday!  The service, at which the All Saints Choristers will also sing, will be followed by decorating the church for Christmas and a potluck at the vicarage!

Please sign up with what you can bring at the back of the church. This should be a great fun event for both children and adults!

Potluck lunch to follow!
 

Christmas Events for your Diary!

Posters are now available for distribution!

Saturday 11th December.  7:00 p.m.    
 Festival of Christmas Carols 

Friday 24th December      11:30 p.m.  
 Midnight Mass

Saturday 25th December  10:30 a.m.  
 Christmas Family Eucharist
 Followed by Christmas Lunch

Sunday 26th December  –
NO SUNDAY SERVICE!

Thursday 30th December       
 Christmas Celebration at YCF


Festival of Christmas Carols

Posters and tickets are now available for distribution.

Due to Covid restrictions we have a maximum capacity of 150 people.  There will only be 100 tickets available, as the Youth Charity Foundation will number nearly fifty people! Please take a ticket and keep it safe as you will need it to gain entry.  If you find that you have tickets that will not be used, please return them so that others can have them.

It should be a wonderful event with the Lannacappela Choir leading the singing and performing their own items, and the All Saints Choristers singing for the first time!


Interreligious Tree Planting



Last Monday I was invited by the Department of Peacebuilding, Payap University to an interreligious tree planting ceremony. 



Representatives of the Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Baha’i, and Sikh faiths were present, along with different Christian representatives.

It was good to represent All Saints and make new friendships!

Chili Night continues!

A few of the group!

Everyone is again invited to the New Vicarage next Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Chili Night!

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!)

All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word! Email for address and directions!

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

Thursday Lunch

Some of the lunch group

Our weekly lunch at the Gymkhana Club continues at noon next Thursday.  All are welcome!


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

This year’s wreath at the Foreign Cemetery

Dear Friends,

Today is 11th November.  On 11th November 1918 the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War.  Since then, the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, has been designated as a time to remember the victims of war.

This year the ceremony at the Foreign Cemetery is limited to fifty invited guests due to Covid restrictions.  I will not be there, but our Congregational Pastor, Rev. Mark Crawford, will be leading the observance, and All Saints member, David Cartwright, who served in the Royal Airforce, will place a wreath on behalf of the church.

But this Sunday, November 14th, is Remembrance Sunday, when we also remember those killed in two world wars and all the other victims of war.  We will have a special service at All Saints which will include the Last Post and two minutes’ silence at 11 a.m.

We must never forget the terrible destruction that war entails, for those who are killed, for those who are injured, and for those who are left behind.

Like the first people who observed Remembrance Day in the 1920s, we need to say, “never again!”

The following week we have our Transgender Day of Remembrance weekend. 

On the evening of Saturday 20th November we will have an informal event, held in conjunction with MPlus, at the vicarage. This will begin at 5 p.m. and will include presentations by trans women and others.  This is the first time we have done this, so I hope many people from All Saints will be able to join us.

Then on Sunday 21st November we will have a special service beginning at the usual time of 10:30 a.m.

Finally, November ends of Sunday 28th with Advent Sunday.  We will decorate the church together and share in another potluck lunch!

Our  bible  readings this week will be from Isaiah 2:3-4,  1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, and Mark 13:1-8, and we will be singing the hymns O God our help in Ages Past,  Abide with Me, Will Your Anchor Hold, and The Day Thou gavest Lord is Ended!

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

Last week’s sermon, “Who is Christ-like?”, can be viewed here!

Ruth or Boaz?  Who was like Christ?

November Remembrance Events

Remembrance Sunday 2020

November will be a busy month!  Events include:

Thursday 11th November
Remembrance Day at the Foreign Cemetery
This is by invitation only due to Covid restrictions

Sunday 14th November
Remembrance Sunday at All Saints
10:30 a.m.

Saturday 20th November
Transgender Day of Remembrance event
at the New Vicarage
5:00 p.m.

Sunday 21st November
Transgender Day of Remembrance service at All Saints
10:30 a.m.

Sunday 28th November
Advent Sunday 
10:30 a.m.

More details to follow!
 

Christmas Events for your Diary!



Saturday 11th December.  7:00 p.m.    
 Festival of Christmas Carols 

Friday 24th December      11:30 p.m.  
 Midnight Mass

Saturday 25th December  10:30 a.m.  
 Christmas Family Eucharist
 Followed by Christmas Lunch

Sunday 26th December  –
NO SUNDAY SERVICE!

Thursday 30th December       
 Christmas Celebration at YCF

 Chili Night continues!

A few of the group!

Everyone is again invited to the New Vicarage next Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Chili Night!

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!)

All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word!

The address is:

The New Vicarage,
9/65 Ban Ing Doi,
Kan Klong Chonprathan Road, 
Tambon Chang Phueak, 
Chiang Mai

This is the link on Google Maps.

From Maya Mall.  Drive up Huay Keaw Road towards Chiang Mai University.   Turn right along the Canal Road.  Go through one small set of traffic lights.  After the road crosses over to the right side of the canal, Ban Ing Doi mooban is accessed over a little white bridge on the left.

Enter the mooban and immediately turn left.  The New Vicarage is straight ahead.
 

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

Thursday Lunch

Some of the lunch group

Our weekly lunch at the Gymkhana Club will resume at noon next Thursday.  There is no lunch today due to Remembrance Day.


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

Who is like Christ?

Dear Friends,

We have reached November!  It will soon be Christmas – but November is a busy month too!

This week I will be looking at the story of Ruth and Boaz.  Boaz has been called a “type” of Christ for he redeems Ruth, but have we got the right one in the story?  Who is the Christ-like one?

The following week, November 14th, is Remembrance Sunday, when we remember those killed in two world wars and all the other victims of war.  The service will include the Last Post and two minutes’ silence at 11 a.m.

Then we have the Transgender Day of Remembrance weekend. 

On the evening of Saturday 20th November we will have an informal event, held in conjunction with MPlus, at the vicarage. This will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will include presentations by trans women and others.  Then on Sunday 21st November we will have a special service beginning at the usual time of 10:30 a.m.

Finally, November ends of Sunday 28th with Advent Sunday.  We will decorate the church together and share in another potluck lunch!

Our bible  readings this week will be Ruth 3:1-14; 4:13, Hebrews 9:24-28, and Mark 12:38-44, and we will be singing the hymns Christ Whose Glory Fills The Skies, Before the Throne of God Above, I will offer up my life, and Crown Him With Many Crowns!

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

Last week’s service for All Saints Day, led by Archbishop Ron Langham, can be viewed here!

All Saints Day – We are all saints!

All Saints Day Celebrations – last Sunday

Archbishop Ron Langham at our new altar

 We were delighted to have Archbishop Ron Langham ministering to us this year.  He is visiting from Australia and also gave some teaching on “The meaning of Apostolic Succession” following our potluck at the vicarage.

Our new acolyte leading the choir!

Taking potluck!

Eating together under the trees!

Viewing the crowds!

Chili Night continues!

A few of the group!

Everyone is again invited to the New Vicarage next Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Chili Night!

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!)

All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word!

The address is:

The New Vicarage,
9/65 Ban Ing Doi,
Kan Klong Chonprathan Road, 
Tambon Chang Phueak, 
Chiang Mai

This is the link on Google Maps.

From Maya Mall.  Drive up Huay Keaw Road towards Chiang Mai University.   Turn right along the Canal Road.  Go through one small set of traffic lights.  After the road crosses over to the right side of the canal, Ban Ing Doi mooban is accessed over a little white bridge on the left.

Enter the mooban and immediately turn left.  The New Vicarage is straight ahead.


November Remembrance Events

Remembrance Sunday 2020

November will be a busy month!  Events include:

Thursday 11th November
Remembrance Day at the Foreign Cemetery
This is by invitation only due to Covid restrictions

Sunday 14th November
Remembrance Sunday at All Saints
10:30 a.m.

Saturday 20th November
Transgender Day of Remembrance event at the New Vicarage
6:30 p.m.

Sunday 21st November
Transgender Day of Remembrance service at All Saints
10:30 a.m.

Sunday 28th November
Advent Sunday 
10:30 a.m.

More details to follow!
 

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

THURSDAY Lunch – no lunch next week!

Some of the lunch group

There will be no lunch at the Gymkhana Club next Thursday due to Remembrance Day.


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

Let’s Celebrate All Saints Day!

Dear Friends,

We are all saints for we are all called into God’s Kingdom, and through God’s power we are made holy.  But we can also remember the saints who have gone before – both famous people who the church has declared to be “saints”, but also those many ordinary Christian people who prayed for us and led us in the Christian life.

It is our prayer that each one of can sing “O Lord, I want to be in that number, when the saints go marching in!”

We have an exciting Sunday ahead!  Archbishop Ron will be leading us in worship, and dedicating and blessing our new altar and lectern, and the All Saints Choristers will be singing.

We will then go to the New Vicarage for lunch under the trees, and then Archbishop Ron will give a short talk on the meaning of the Apostolic Succession. It should all be a great time of celebration.  

Our scripture readings this week will be Isaiah 25:6-9,  Revelation 21:1-6, and John 11:32-44, and we will be singing the hymns For All the Saints, The saints of God their conflict past, Father we love You, Sing with all the saints in glory, and O when the saints go marching in!

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

Last week’s sermon, “Restoration”, can be viewed here!

Restoration

Youth Charity Foundation Swimming

We has a wonderful day at the Centre of the Universe pool yesterday, with about forty children from the Youth Charity Foundation. Many thanks to Chris, Melie, Maureen, Sarah, Adam, and Hannah, who helped supervise, and to Ruthie who prepared the beautiful snacks.

The kids had a great time!

All Saints Day Celebrations! – this Sunday, 31st October

 Our church is called “All Saints” so All Saints Day is our Patronal Festival.  This marks another year in the life of our congregation.  We will celebrate the feast on Sunday 31st October.

We are delighted to have Archbishop Ron Langham ministering to us this year.  He is visiting from Australia and will also give some teaching on “The meaning of Apostolic Succession” following our potluck at the vicarage.

Worship will begin at the usual time of 10:30 a.m. and the service will be followed by a potluck at the New Vicarage.  Ask if you need a lift!

The address is:

The New Vicarage,
9/65 Ban Ing Doi,
Kan Klong Chonprathan Road, 
Tambon Chang Phueak, 
Chiang Mai

This is the link on Google Maps.

From Maya Mall.  Drive up Huay Keaw Road towards Chiang Mai University.   Turn right along the Canal Road.  Go through one small set of traffic lights.  After the road crosses over to the right side of the canal, Ban Ing Doi mooban is accessed over a little white bridge on the left.

Enter the mooban and immediately turn left.  The New Vicarage is straight ahead.

Chili Night continues!

Everyone is again invited to the New Vicarage next Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Chili Night!

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!)

All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word!

Meeting at the Youth Charity Foundation

Chris and I had a good meeting last Friday with Khun Tasnee, the director of YCF.  We were able to get a better over-view of the work of YCF and why it is needed, and this will help us develop our mission to help more in the future.


November Remembrance Events

Remembrance Sunday 2020

November will be a busy month!  Events include:

Thursday 11th November
Remembrance Day at the Foreign Cemetery

Sunday 14th November
Remembrance Sunday at All Saints

Saturday 20th November
Transgender Day of Remembrance event at the New Vicarage

Sunday 21st November
Transgender Day of Remembrance service at All Saints

Sunday 28th November
Advent Sunday 

More details to follow!
 

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

THURSDAY Lunch 

Some of the lunch group

The lunch at the Gymkhana Club continues – but has moved to Thursday!  Please join us at midday today.  All are welcome – you don’t have to be a club member!


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

Humpty Dumpty

Dear Friends,

The nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty ends with the lines:

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again!

The theme of this week’s service is restoration – how can God put us together again?  Pastor Mark Crawford will be preaching on our Old Testament passage from the end of the Book of Job, where Job receives back what he has lost, and even more! How does God restore us?   What restoration do we need and what do we have to do?

Our scripture readings this week will be from Job 42:1-6, 10-17, Hebrews 7:23-28, and Mark 10:46-52, and we will be singing the hymns Awake My Soul, and with the Sun, Be Thou My Vision, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, and Lift High the Cross!

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

Last week’s sermon, “Don’t Ask Why?”, can be viewed here!

Don’t ask Why?

Youth Charity Foundation Swimming

All Saints will be taking the YCF children swimming at the Centre of the Universe Pool on Wednesday 27th October from 2 to 4 p.m.  If you would like to lend a hand, speak to Chris Tananone.

All Saints Day Celebrations! – Sunday 31st October

 Our church is called “All Saints” so All Saints Day is our Patronal Festival.  This marks another year in the life of our congregation.  We will celebrate the feast on Sunday 31st October.

We are delighted to have Archbishop Ron Langham ministering to us this year.  He is visiting from Australia and will also give some teaching on “The meaning of Apostolic Succession” following our potluck at the vicarage.

I also hope our choir will be able to lead us in the singing – they have already begun practicing the hymns! Worship will begin at the usual time of 10:30 a.m. and the service will be followed by a potluck at the New Vicarage.

Chili Night continues!

A few of the group this Tuesday!

We had another great night last Tuesday with the biggest group yet! Everyone is again invited to the New Vicarage next Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Chili Night!

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!)

All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word!

The address is:

The New Vicarage,
9/65 Ban Ing Doi,
Kan Klong Chonprathan Road, 
Tambon Chang Phueak, 
Chiang Mai

This is the link on Google Maps.

From Maya Mall.  Drive up Huay Keaw Road towards Chiang Mai University.   Turn right along the Canal Road.  Go through one small set of traffic lights.  After the road crosses over to the right side of the canal, Ban Ing Doi mooban is accessed over a little white bridge on the left.

Enter the mooban and immediately turn left.  The New Vicarage is straight ahead.


All Saints Chiang Mai Mission AGM

All Saints Chiang Mai Mission is the UK charity which oversees financial support of All Saints and the Youth Charity Foundation coming from the UK.  It is independent of All Saints, Chiang Mai, in Thailand.

Last night ASCMM held its Annual General Meeting on Zoom and, in addition to accepting financial and general reports for 2020, appointed Emily Chase as a new trustee.  Long term members of All Saints will remember the Chase family who worshipped with us for a number of years and helped support YCF in a number of practical ways.

I am not a trustee but act as secretary to ASCMM, and Pat Ward is the chair person.


November Remembrance Events

Remembrance Sunday 2020

November will be a busy month!  Events include:

Thursday 11th November
Remembrance Day at the Foreign Cemetery

Sunday 14th November
Remembrance Sunday at All Saints

Saturday 20th November
Transgender Day of Remembrance event at All Saints

Sunday 21st November
Transgender Day of Remembrance service at All Saints

Sunday 28th November
Advent Sunday 

More details to follow!
 

Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

THURSDAY Lunch 

Some of the lunch group

The lunch at the Gymkhana Club continues – but has moved to Thursday!  Please join us at midday today.  All are welcome – you don’t have to be a club member!


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

Worshiping God in Chiang Dao

Dear Friends,

Judging from the seating at our worship service last week, sitting on the floor is not a problem.  At our retreat in Chiang Dao many people chose to sit on the floor rather than use the uncomfortable wooden chairs.  This was not a question of humility but of comfort!

But, what does it mean to be humble?  How can we really serve one another and act as Christ did for us?  That is what we will be looking at this Sunday at All Saints. Our scripture readings this week will be from Isaiah 53:4-9, Hebrews 5:1-10, and Mark 10:35-45, and we will be singing the hymns God Whose Almighty Word,  Brother Sister Let me Serve You, From Heaven You Came, and Now Thank We All Our God!

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

Last week’s sermon, “All for Jesus?”, can be viewed here!

All for Jesus?

Retreat to Chiang Dao

Nest Two, Chiang Dao!

A large group of us (between twenty and thirty depending on who you count!) has a wonderful time of peace and relaxation at The Nest, Chiang Dao, last weekend.

We had our youngest ever scripture readers!

Thanks to Katie, Christa, and all the other people who made this weekend possible!

Together in Nature!

All Saints Day Celebrations!

 Our church is called “All Saints” so All Saints Day is our Patronal Festival.  This marks another year in the life of our congregation.  We will celebrate the feast on Sunday 31st October. We are delighted to have Archbishop Ron Langham ministering to us this year.  He is visiting from Australia and will also give some teaching on “The meaning of Apostolic Succession” following our potluck at the vicarage.

I also hope our choir will be able to lead us in the singing – they have already begun practicing the hymns! Worship will begin at the usual time of 10:30 a.m. and the service will be followed by a potluck at the New Vicarage.

We will then enter our “Season of Remembrance” in November.

Chili Night continues!

A few of the group this Tuesday!
Everyone is again invited to the New Vicarage on Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Chili Night!

Every week, mum and I are hosting this open-house, offering chili con carne and rice followed by ice cream.  Anyone can come  – you don’t have to let us know, just turn up.  (Although advanced notice is useful so we can prepare enough chili!) All are welcome – not just All Saints people.  Tell your friends, spread the word!

Email iain@AllSaintsChiangMai.com or call 0 904 604 304 for directions.

 Prayer Meeting

We have a weekly online prayer meeting.  Join us at 9 a.m. on Zoom every Tuesday.  

Use this link to join the prayer!

THURSDAY Lunch 

Some of the lunch group

The lunch at the Gymkhana Club continues – but has moved to Thursday!  Please join us at midday today.  All are welcome – you don’t have to be a club member!


Weekly Offering to All SaintsYou 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