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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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Equal Marriage!

Posted on 17/01/2025 | Leave a comment

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Gene and Kong – Married at Last in the US!

Dear Friends,

Weddings are wonderful and joyful events.  On Tuesday I had the pleasure to officiate at the wedding of the young couple who some of you met at church last Sunday, and this week’s Gospel reading records Jesus’ attendance at the Wedding in Cana.

But marriage is much more than an excuse for a big party, it carries a host of duties and responsibilities along with protections and privileges.  Some of you will remember David and Shem, an American-Filipino couple who were members of our church and who were married in All Saints.  However, as they could not be legally married in Thailand, when David went into hospital and was put on a ventilator, Shem had no say in his treatment, and when David died, Shem had no say in what happened to David’s body, the funeral arrangements, or anything else.  This was all in the power of David’s “next of kin”, a distant niece in America.  Fortunately, she was happy to follow David and Shem’s wishes and David’s funeral service was held here at All Saints.  If she had not been, Shem could have been excluded entirely.

Two couples in our congregation, Gene and Kong, and David and Kim, had to travel abroad to be married to ensure they could receive the protections of any married couple.  With the coming of equal marriage to Thailand, things will be so much easier for both Thai and foreign couples.

The Bible tells us to rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.  While the coming of equal marriage is reason for rejoicing in Thailand, in the UK and US the rights and legal protections of trans people are been taken away.  We are called to stand with the marginalised and persecuted and that is what we at All Saints will try to do!

Finally, let us pray for peace in the Holy Land.  I hope that by the time you are reading this email, a ceasefire may have been agreed in Gaza.

The scripture readings for this Sunday will be Isaiah 62:1-5, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, and John 2:1-11, and we will be singing the hymns All Creatures of our God and King; Stand up stand up for Jesus; Beauty for Brokenness; and Born in Song!

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

Last Sunday’s Service!

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


Equal Marriage Celebration

 The Chiang Mai Pride Team invites us to make history and celebrate the first day of the Marriage Equality Law.
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🗓 Date: Thursday January 23, 2025
📍 Venue: Mueang District Office, Chiang Mai Province

I will be there from 8 a.m. with the campervan.  What should we do to show All Saints’ support?  We could give out drinks, or pieces of cake, or something.  Let me know what you think!


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📋 Event Schedule:
8:30 AM: Wedding procession heads to the District Office
9:00 AM: Official marriage registrations for LGBTQIAN+ couples
10:30 AM: Post-registration celebrations:
🌟 Special performances
🎂 Historic cake-cutting ceremony
💐 Bouquet toss symbolizing love
🎙 Inspirational speeches
✨ Participation of government officials:
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Chiang Mai Governor
Mueang District Chief
Chiang Mai Mayor
11:30 AM:
📜 Declaration celebrating Marriage Equality in Thailand


Helping Seth



Barbara, a long-term member of All Saints writes:

My son Seth (aka Mintra Jack) has ALMOST enough money for his new socket for his prosthetic leg. He’s just about $300 short — Thanks to generous and wonderful friends who’ve helped so far.  Details and reasons are all below, in his own words.

Hello everybody, this is Jack. I’m living in Thailand now. My mom lives here too, but I live independently and support myself because I’m an adult now. Everything is good here for me, except that there is no system for me to fix my US prosthetic leg. I got an amazing electronic knee in California about 5 years ago, and it is really good for me, but now I need a new socket for it (that is the upper part of the leg, which changes as your body grows).

Unfortunately, the Thai government prosthetic service only makes sockets for basic, mechanical knees. So I have a temporary mechanical leg now. It is OK, but it buckles often, so I sometimes trip, and it makes walking hard and slow. With my electronic knee, I could walk normally, go up and down stairs, ride bikes, and play sports. My life was much more active.

To get a new socket for my electronic knee, I have to go to a private prosthetist in Bangkok or Chiang Rai and pay 35,000 to 50,000 Thai baht (about $1,000 to $1,500 US.) So far I have saved 11,000 Thai baht (about $320) for this, but I really want to get back on my electronic knee faster, so that I can get my active life back. Can you support me? Any small amount will help. Thank you in advance. 

The link to the gofundme page is here where you can donate in US dollars, or see Barbara to make a donation in Thai baht.  Thanks for your help!


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

Chili Night will return next Tuesday, 21st January!

Every Tuesday everyone in Chiang Mai is invited to Chili Night in the New 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 he is mighty and we are in his hands!
God bless you,

Father Iain

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Happy New Year!

Posted on 11/01/2025 | Leave a comment

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Almost back to normal!

Dear Friends,

It seems a long time since Christmas – even though it’s only 9th January.  I am currently driving back from Krabi to Chiang Mai and will be glad to be back!  (Driving there and back in two weeks is too far!!!)

But I shall also be glad to be back amongst my sisters and brothers at All Saints – with all the craziness in the world right now, it’s good to have people you can trust and rely on!

Despite everything, God is good and God is the one we know will not fail us.

See you on Sunday!

The scripture readings for this Sunday will be Isaiah 43.1–7, Acts 8.14–17, Luke 3.15–17, 21, 22, and we will be singing the hymns Jesus shall Reign; King of kings, Majesty; Let us Break Bread Together; and Christ is made the Sure Foundation!

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

Last Sunday’s Service!

Videos of last Sunday’s service for Epiphany and all our Christmas services are available on the All Saints YouTube channel!


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

Chili Night will return on 21st January!

Every Tuesday everyone in Chiang Mai is invited to Chili Night in the New Vicarage.  Chili con Carne, rice, chips, ice-cream, and drinks are provided.  Just come along!  (But let Father Iain 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 he is mighty and we are in his hands!


God bless you,

Father Iain

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on 23/12/2024 | Leave a comment

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Christmas is Coming!

Dear Friends,

Once again Christmas is upon us!  As I write this, we have just finished wrapping the Christmas presents for the children of the Youth Charity Foundation.  We give them the gifts on 28th January!

Christmas is a time for giving, and a time for giving thanks!  We must be thankful for all the good things we have, and for our friends and families!

But Christmas can also be a stressful time!  Please hold one another in your prayers – especially for those preparing to host around 40 people for Christmas lunch!

Most of all, Christmas is a time for welcoming Christ back into our lives again, of being thankful for God’s love, and being renewed in the strength that brings!

We have three services this Christmas – and a fourth at the Youth Charity Foundation – join us if you can!

They are:

Sunday 22nd December  10:30 am
      Fourth Sunday of Advent Service
Tuesday 24th December  11:30 pm
      Midnight Mass
Wednesday 25th December 10:30 am
      Christmas Morning Eucharist
     (Followed by Christmas Lunch)
Saturday 28th December 5:00 pm
      Christmas meal & worship at YCF

May I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

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 the service for the Third Sunday of Advent is available on the All Saints YouTube channel and that of the Fourth Sunday will be available soon!

The All Saints Festival of Christmas Carols
 

Worshipping Together

The video of the whole wonderful event is available here!  And you can watch the All Saints Choristers sing O Holy Night and the Carol of the Bells!

The All Saints Choristers

The Lannacappella Choir

Combined Choirs

Angel Voices

Thanks to all who worked so hard to make this such a great event!


Christmas at All Saints



Why not invite a friend? 

Click here to download the poster to share!


Present Wrapping at the Vicarage


Wrapping the Gifts

Every year All Saints buys Christmas presents for the Children of the Youth Charity Foundation.  This year we met together on Wednesday to wrap them all!  Thanks to all who volunteered to help!

We will give the presents to the children at YCF on Saturday 28th December.


Christmas Lunch Setup



Volunteers needed to set up the tables, chairs, plates, glasses, and cutlery, etc.  
We will meet on Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24th, at 2 p.m. at the vicarage.  Come if you can!


Midnight Mass and Christmas Morning Eucharist



Join us at 11:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24th December, for Midnight Mass, and at 10:30 a.m. on Christmas Day for our Morning Eucharist.


Christmas Lunch – 25th December
 


Every year we share Christmas lunch together at the vicarage – nobody need be alone!  You should have already signed up to indicate how many people are coming and also to say what you can bring.  


Youth Charity Foundation Christmas – Saturday 28th December



Everyone is invited to the Youth Charity Foundation to share dinner, worship together, and give the children their Christmas presents.

Dinner is at 5 p.m. followed by worship.  Events should end around 8 p.m.




All Saints Book Group

Book Group is on hold until the new year! 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

Chili Night is on holiday.  It will return on 21st January!

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 he is mighty and we are in his hands!

Merry Christmas,
God bless you,

Father Iain

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Festival of Christmas Carols!

Posted on 12/12/2024 | Leave a comment

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

This Saturday at Thammapratheep Church!

Dear Friends,

Christmas is almost upon us!  We begin our celebration of the Christmas Season this Saturday at Thammapratheep Church with the All Saints’ Festival of Christmas Carols.  Both our choirs, Lannacappella and the All Saints Choristers from YCF, are better than ever before, and it will be a real musical treat as we gather to sing together.

The music begins at 7 p.m. this Saturday and you can find directions to Thammapratheep Church here!  (Search for Expat Auto on Google maps or if using Grab!)

Bring your friends and neighbours and let all enjoy this time of celebration.  Tickets are not needed for admission, but you can get tickets and posters to print or share below.

Merry Christmas – one and all!

The scripture readings for this Sunday will be 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 on Zoom on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Meeting ID: 548 801 501

Last Sunday’s Service!

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

Events Coming Up

Saturday 14th December:        Festival of Christmas Carols
Tuesday 24th December:         Midnight Mass
Wednesday 25th December:    Christmas Morning Eucharist
                                                 Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage
Saturday 28th December:        Christmas at the Youth Charity Foundation

The All Saints Festival of Christmas Carols
 


Saturday 14th December.  7:00 p.m.
Thammapratheep Church, Thanuspong Road (Next to Expat Auto)
 
Volunteers are needed for setting up, ushering, catering, etc.



Click here to download copy to share:

the poster
the tickets

Click here to download pdf to print:

the poster
the tickets




Chili Night is Movie Night next Week!

Next Tuesday we will eat our Chili while watching and singing along with The Sound of Music!  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 donation on THB 100 per person!

This will be the last Chili Night until Tuesday 21st January 2025.


Christmas at All Saints



Why not invite a friend? 

Click here to download the poster to share!


Present Wrapping at the Vicarage


Last year’s present giving!

Every year All Saints buys Christmas presents for the Children of the Youth Charity Foundation.  This year we will meet together at the vicarage at 2 pm on Wednesday 18th to wrap the presents.  Why not come and join us in this fun activity? 

We will give the presents to the children at YCF on Saturday 28th December.


Midnight Mass and Christmas Morning Eucharist



Join us at 11:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24th December, for Midnight Mass, and at 10:30 a.m. on Christmas Day for our Morning Eucharist.


Christmas Lunch – 25th December
 


Every year we share Christmas lunch together at the vicarage – nobody need be alone!  Please sign up to indicate  how many people are coming and also to say what you can bring.  This Sunday is the last week for regular sign-up!


Youth Charity Foundation Christmas – Saturday 28th December



Everyone is invited to the Youth Charity Foundation to share dinner, worship together, and give the children their Christmas presents.

Dinner is at 5 p.m. followed by worship.  Events should end around 8 p.m.




All Saints Book Group

Book Group is on hold until the new year! 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.

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 he is mighty and we are in his hands!

Merry Christmas,
God bless you,

Father Iain

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O Come Emmanuel

Posted on 28/11/2024 | Leave a comment

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Join us as we celebrate Advent Sunday!

 CHRISTMAS SNACKS POTLUCK THIS SUNDAY
Dear Friends,

This Sunday is Advent Sunday – the first day of the Church year!  It is a day when we anticipate the coming of Jesus at Christmas and begin to prepare our hearts for the Christ-Child!  Christmas is about then and it is about now: the coming of Christ in Bethlehem two thousand years ago, and the coming of Christ into our hearts, and into our world, today.

The most famous Advent hymn is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, it is a prayer for the coming of Jesus.  The coming of Jesus is needed even more in this world of growing conflict in the Middle East and elsewhere!

Last year I added a verse to the Advent hymn which is a prayer for Palestine:

O come, O come, O Saviour of mine
And ransom captive Palestine
O bring thy peace, set all men free
Who dwell betwixt the River and the Sea.

This year I have adapted the first verse as a prayer for Israel:

O come, O come, Emmanuel             
Bring peace to warring Israel
That fights in righteous anger and fear
Until the Son of God appear.

The chorus is a prayer also:

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, And set all people free.
 
As we approach Christmas, we pray for peace and reconciliation between all people.

The scripture readings for this Sunday will be 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 on Zoom on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Meeting ID: 548 801 501

Video of Last Sunday’s Service!

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

Events Coming Up

Saturday 30th November:        Vicarage Christmas Tree Decorating
Sunday 1st December:             Advent Sunday & Gingerbread Tea Party
Saturday 14th December:        Festival of Christmas Carols
Tuesday 24th December:         Midnight Mass
Wednesday 25th December:    Christmas Morning Eucharist
                                                  Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage
Saturday 28th December:        Christmas at the Youth Charity Foundation

Vicarage Decoration – This Saturday!

Eleven people joined the decorating party on Tuesday and we put up the five Christmas trees.  Pizza was provided!  

You are now invited this Saturday, 30th November, at 6 p.m. to join the Youth Charity Foundation children in decorating the vicarage Christmas trees.


This Sunday – Advent Sunday – Barbara’s Gingerbread Tea Party

Making gingerbreads at Barbara’s

This Sunday, 1st December, our service will be followed by decorating the church and then a Christmas snack potluck lunch and Gingerbread Tea Party at Barbara’s home.  Bring savory snacks to share!


The Hangman



Barbara writes:

Father Iain I forgot to tell the church about the reprise of our Gate Theater thrilling courtroom drama where the audience decides the verdict. It’s this week weds to sat. Nov 27-30.  Can you help me spread the word to the All Saints gang? Hope you can make it!

It’s a story of a woman who fought for her life and safety by breaking the law. Very relevant to today!

Please mention that Erin, a new All Saints friend who came to church Sunday and who read the US and Mexico transgender names, is also in the play. She and I are jury members!!! I hope church members can come to support her too!


The All Saints Festival of Christmas Carols
 

Saturday 14th December.  7:00 p.m.
Thammapratheep Church, Thanuspong Road (Next to Expat Auto)
 
Volunteers are needed for setting up, ushering, catering, etc.
 

Christmas Lunch – 25th December
 


Every year we share Christmas lunch together at the vicarage – nobody need be alone!  Please sign up to indicate  how many people are coming and also to say what you can bring.


All Saints Book Group

Book Group is back from hiatus! 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 returns next Week!

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.

Please make a donation on THB 100 per person!


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 he is mighty and we are in his hands!
God bless you,

Father Iain

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Transgender Day of Remembrance!

Posted on 22/11/2024 | Leave a comment

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Join us as we mark this important day!


Dear Friends,

This week we will mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance, and then next week the church year begins again with Advent Sunday!

The Transgender Day of Remembrance is an important day as we need to be reminded that being trans, or indeed gay, can sometimes be a death sentence.  Happily, though, this is not usually the case and most trans people live as fulfilled and happy lives as everybody else – possibly even more fulfilled because they are able to be their true selves.

There are several trans or nonbinary people at All Saints – though you may not know who they are – the important thing is that all people feel welcome and nobody feels that they have to fit in to that particular “box”.  God has created a wonderful and diverse world and we should rejoice in all that God has made!

The bible readings for this Sunday will be Jeremiah 23:1-6, Galatians 3:23-29, and John 18.33–37, 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!

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

Video of Last Sunday’s Ordination Service!

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

Ordinations at All Saints

Congratulations to our new priests: Father Gene and Mother Pauli!

Events Coming Up

Tuesday 26th December:        Vicarage Christmas Decoration Party
Saturday 30th November:        Vicarage Christmas Tree Decorating
Sunday 1st December:             Advent Sunday & Gingerbread Tea Party
Saturday 14th December:        Festival of Christmas Carols
Tuesday 24th December:         Midnight Mass
Wednesday 25th December:    Christmas Morning Eucharist
                                                  Christmas Lunch at the Vicarage
Saturday 28th December:        Christmas at the Youth Charity Foundation

Transgender Day of Remembrance

This Sunday, 24th November, we will mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance in our morning worship at All Saints!  This is a very moving service when we remember those who in the last year have been killed for being trans.  

Our new priests will be leading the service, with Mother Pauli preaching and Father Gene presiding at the Eucharist.

Church Council Meeting



There will be a Church Council meeting following this Sunday’s service.


Vicarage Decoration



You are invited to join the decorating party on Tuesday 26th December at 5 p.m.  We will be putting up the five Christmas trees and installing all the lights.  Pizza will be provided!  No Chili Night this week!

Then again you are invited on Saturday 30th November at 6 p.m. to join the Youth Charity Foundation children in decorating the vicarage Christmas trees.


Advent Sunday – Barbara’s Gingerbread Tea Party

Making gingerbreads at Barbara’s

On Sunday 1st December our service will be followed by decorating the church 
and then a Christmas snack potluck lunch and Gingerbread Tea Party at Barbara’s home.  


The All Saints Festival of Christmas Carols
 

Saturday 14th December.  7:00 p.m.
Thammapratheep Church, Thanuspong Road (Next to Expat Auto)
 
Volunteers are needed for setting up, ushering, catering, etc.
 

All Saints Book Group

Book Group is back from hiatus! 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.

No Chili Night this Week!

No Chili Night this week – instead come to decorate the vicarage for Christmas!


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 he is mighty and we are in his hands!


God bless you,

Father Iain

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