From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

We have a busy weekend ahead with services on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.  We will meet on Friday at 11 a.m. at our usual Sunday venue, 18 Pa Tan Road. There will be no Wednesday Night Group this week due to Holy Week and Songkran.  On Friday we will remember the death of Christ, in a service including a long dramatised reading from John’s Gospel.  On Sunday we will have a joyful resurrection Eucharist!  As William and Tarntip will be away on Easter Sunday, we are having a pot-luck before they leave after the Good Friday service.

The Good Friday readings are taken from Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, and John 18:1-19:42, and we will be singing the hymns O Sacred Head, Now Wounded, Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?, and When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.  I will send details of the Easter Sunday service on Saturday.

Video of our Palm Sunday procession and the Bible readings and sermon can be found on the Audio-Visual and as always, directions can be found on the Where and When page.  Most people get to hear about us via the internet or by word of mouth, so please feel free to pass on this email to others.  All are welcome to join us as we share the presence of the risen Jesus in our lives!

We hope to see you soon and that you will enjoy worshiping with us,

God bless,

Ken

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

Easter is almost upon us!  This week we will celebrate Palm Sunday, singing the familiar hymns which commemorate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem.  We will parade into “church” carrying palms and singing hosanna!  Five days later we will have a special service to mark Good Friday.  This will be at our usual Sunday venue and at our usual meeting time of 11 a.m.  Two days later, we will meet to celebrate the resurrection on Easter Sunday!

This week’s readings are the passages for Palm Sunday and Passiontide: Matthew 21:1-1, Isaiah 50:4-9a, Philippians 2:5-11, and Matthew 26:14-29, and we will be singing the hymns: Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the Highest, All Glory, Laud and Honour, Hosanna, Loud Hosanna, You are the King of Glory, and Ride On! Ride On in Majesty!

Remember, we also have our Wednesday Night Group tonight.  Call or email for details.

After the service we will share coffee and biscuits at the house.  Directions can be found on the Where and When page and last week’s sermon can also be found on we audio-visual page.

Most people get to hear about us via the internet or by word of mouth, so please feel free to pass on this email to others.  All are welcome to join us as we share the presence of the risen Jesus in our lives!  We hope to see you soon and that you will enjoy worshiping with us,

God bless,

Ken

On your bike, vicar!

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

The year is rushing forward and Easter is nearly upon us.  All Saints will be having the following services over the Easter season:

Sunday 13th April 11 a.m.  Palm Sunday Service
Friday   18th April 11 a.m.  Good Friday Service
Sunday 20th April 11 a.m.  Easter Sunday Service

Please pass on this information to anyone you know who might be interested.

Last Sunday we were visited by four Africans who are in Chiang Mai for eight weeks attending a Mobilizer Equipping School.  It was good to hear their stories and share their enthusiasm following the service.  Iain also did his first wedding in Chiang Mai.  It was for a Chinese couple at the Four Seasons Resort in Mae Rim.  He also had his first motorbike trip to get there!  (See picture above!)

Meanwhile we will have our final Sunday Eucharist of the Lent Season this week.  The readings are Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:10-11, and John 11:1-45, and we will be singing the hymns Let All the World in Every Corner Sing, O Breath of Life, For the Bread which You have Broken, and Oh for a Thousand Tongues to Sing!

After the service we will share coffee and biscuits at the house. Directions can be found on the Where and When page of the website.

Most people get to hear about us via the internet or by word of mouth, so please feel free to pass on this email to others.  All are welcome to join us as we share the presence of the risen Jesus in our lives!  We hope to see you soon and that you will enjoy worshiping with us,

God bless,

Ken

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

As we continue to mark Lent and the run up to Easter, we are proposing to show the film The Last Temptation of Christ.  This may be of interest to people who don’t normal come to church and we will be able to publicise the showing.  We are thinking of having the movie at 7pm on either Saturday 19th March or 5th April.  Let us know when would be best for you if you plan to come.

Tomorrow we will have our weekly Wednesday Night Group when we will be discussing the Bible, looking at chapter 4 of Marcus Borg’s book Speaking Christian.  This week’s readings are Exodus 17:1-7, Romans 5:1-7, and John 4:5-26, and we will be singing the hymns All Creature of our God and King, Down the Mountain the River Flows, Let us Break Bread Together, and Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken.

After the service we will share coffee and biscuits at the house. Directions can be found on the Where and When page.

God bless,

Ken

 Ash Wednesday Service

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

Our weekly Wednesday Night Group resumes tonight as we continue studying Marcus Borg’s book Speaking Christian. This week we will discuss Chapter 4, The Bible. Iain is away on his college’s annual work camp, so Elena will be leading the discussion tonight.

Iain will be back on Sunday for our regular Eucharist, and Elena will also be guest preacher this week.  This week’s readings are Genesis 12:1-4a, Romans 4:1-5, 13-17, and John 3:1-17, and we will be singing the hymns The God of Abraham Praise, Will you come and Follow Me?, Lord, I want to be a Christian and Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun.

After the service we will share coffee and biscuits at the house.  Directions can be found on the Where and When page of the All Saints website.  Most people get to hear about us via the internet or by word of mouth, so please feel free to pass on this email to others.  All are welcome to join us as we share the presence of the risen Jesus in our lives!  We hope to see you soon and that you will enjoy worshiping with us,

God bless,

Ken

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,
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We had a very enjoyable service – if that is the right word – on Ash Wednesday, with two new people in attendance.  All went to plan and ashes were imposed on our foreheads.

We are now in the season of Lent as we begin the 40 days of fasting until Easter.

Iain writes, “Fasting can mean different things to different people.  To some it may mean giving up food or something else, but for all of us Lent should be a time of taking stock of our lives and our faith.

Overall, though, Lent is still a joyful time, for if we remember our own sinfulness and mortality, we also remember God’s infinite love and his forgiveness.”

This week’s readings are Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, and Matthew 4:1-11, and we will be singing the hymns Forty Days and Forty Nights, Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah, Jesus, Remember Me, and For All the Saints.

God bless,

Ken

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Most people get to hear about us via the internet or by word of mouth, so please feel free to pass on this email to others.  All are welcome to join us as we share the presence of the risen Jesus in our lives!  We hope to see you soon and that you will enjoy worshiping with us,

God bless,

Ken

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

It doesn’t seem that long since Christmas, but with Valentine’s Day over, we will soon be in Lent!  All Saints will have its first ever Ash Wednesday service on Wednesday 5th March at 7 p.m.  This will be at our usual Sunday morning venue of 18 Pa Tan Road. A few days ago we had a very enjoyable Wednesday Night Group where we discussed chapter 1 of Marcus Borg’s book, Speaking Christian.  Next week we will discuss chapters 2 and 3.  If anyone else would like to join us, we still have one copy of the book left.

This week’s readings are Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18, 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16, and Matthew 5:38-48, and we will be singing the hymns Immortal, Invisible, God only Wise, When I needed a Neighbour, the Taizé chant In the Lord, and I will offer up my Life.  Audio recordings of February’s sermons are now available on the Audio-Visual page.

God bless,

Ken

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

Happy Valentine’s Day for tomorrow!  We can take this opportunity to remind ourselves that we have a God of love, who loves us and all mankind, enough to die for us!  Last week’s potluck was a great success! Thanks to Tarntip and all the others who brought food to share!

This week’s readings are Deuteronomy 30:15-20, 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, and Matthew 5:21-22, 27-37, and we will be singing the hymns Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, Break Thou the Bread of Life, and Christ Whose Glory Fills The Skies.  Directions can be found on the Where and When page of the All Saints website.  After the service we will share coffee and biscuits at the house.

The Wednesday Night Group continues next week at Joel’s place, when we will begin our discussions based around Marcus Borg’s book Speaking Christian.  If you are planning to attend, please read chapters one and two before next Wednesday.  (They are very short!)  If you don’t already have a copy you can pick up one on Sunday.

God bless,

Ken

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

Our Wednesday Night Group will start tomorrow, Wednesday, 5th February.  We will be meeting at the home of Joel Akins near Suthep Road.  Suthep Road is behind Chiang Mai University, and you should ask a tuk tuk or Songtaew driver for “lahng mo soi 7”.  There’s a sign on the corner for Punna 3, and it is on the left as you walk down soi 7. It is easy to find. Just go to the end of Nimmenhaimen Road, turn left on Suthep Road, cross the Canal Road, and Soi 7 is about 500m further up the hill.

The meeting will begin at 7pm, but we will meet on the corner at 6pm, and go to a local eating place first.  The group should last about an hour and we will discuss possible activities at our first meeting.  We may study a book together, share, pray, read the bible, or a mixture of these.  It should be a great way of better getting to know and support one another.

This Sunday, 9th February, we will have a pot-luck meal following the service.  Please think about what you could bring to share!  This week’s scripture readings will be Isaiah 58:1-8,  1.Corinthians 2:1-10, and Matthew 5:13-20, and we will be singing the hymns Praise my Soul the King of Heaven, Called as Partners in Christ’s Service, Let us Break Bread Together, and Christ is made the Sure Foundation.

Directions can be found on the Where and When page of the All Saints website.

God bless,

Ken