From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

Last Sunday we had the pleasure of using our new matching chairs, and this Sunday is the last Sunday of the church year!  Loy Krathong is finished and Americans among us will celebrate Thanksgiving next Thursday.  Advent begins the following week.  After church on Sunday, we will have a meeting to discuss arrangements for worship over the Christmas season – Iain will be away on Sundays 22nd and 29th December.

Time is passing quickly, but it is great to see the congregation growing slowly and steadily.

This week’s readings are: Jeremiah 23:1-6, Colossians 1:11-20, and Luke 23:33-43, and we will be singing the hymns All Creatures of Our God and King, Christ whose Glory fills the Skies, Take My life, and Christ is Made the Sure Foundation.  After the service we will share coffee and biscuits at the house and maybe go for lunch at the Thai restaurant further up Pa Ton Road.

God bless,

Ken

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

We had a great day last Saturday at the JJ Market Garden Fair.  Although we didn’t sell any Christmas cards at all, we had a good opportunity to meet new people and we gave away five bibles.  Thanks to Joel, Lindy, Darryl, William, Tarntip and Haley, for helping make this a success!  On Sunday, fourteen people attended worship, and we then enjoyed an excellent potluck lunch together – Tarntip’s curry was particularly appreciated.  We gathered afterwards for a group photo next to the new All Saints banner.  This should help people to find us.  Finally on Monday six of us went down to the Foreign Cemetery for the annual Remembrance Day Service organised by the Royal British Legion.

This week we have two events coming up: Firstly, everyone is invited to come to 18 Pa Tan Road on Friday night at 6pm to watch the Loi Krathong celebrations on the river.  We’re not sure exactly what will be happening this far up, but we are assured it should be fun to watch.  Then on Sunday we have our usual morning Eucharist at 11am, to which all are, of course, welcome!

This week’s scripture readings are: Malachi 4:1-2a, 2.Thessalonians 3:6-13, and Luke 21:5-19 , and we will be singing the hymns Holy, Holy, Holy, Let All the World in Every Corner Sing, Let Us Build a House, and Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah.  Audio of last week’s sermon, and video from All Saints’ Day, can be found here on the Audio-Visual page of the website.

God bless,

Ken

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

 

Dear Friends,

We have lots happening this weekend at All Saints.

Firstly, this Saturday All Saints will have a stall at the JJ Market Garden Fair.  JJ Market is close to Tesco Lotus, just off the Superhighway. This is a great annual community event in aid of Lanna Care Net, the Royal British Legion, and other charities.  We will be there from 10am to 4pm and will have Bibles and other books for people to take away, and Christmas cards for sale.  This will be a good opportunity for people to hear about All Saints and for us to meet other expats. Thanks for all the people who have volunteered to staff the stall!

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Then on Sunday, William and Tarntip  will be back, and we will have our delayed potluck meal following the service!  Please bring delicious food to share! Christmas cards will also be on sale!

Finally, we plan to attend the Remembrance Day Ceremony held at the Foreign Cemetery on Monday 11th November.  This is organised by the Royal British Legion to commemorate all those who died in the two World Wars and subsequently.  We will meet at the cemetery at 10:30am.  (If you continue down the east bank of the river, past Duke’s, Rimping supermarket, and an army base, you will eventually see the Foreign Cemetery on your left.)

This week’s readings are taken from Job 19:23-27, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5,13-17, and Luke 20:27-38, and we will be singing the hymns All People that on Earth do Dwell, There is a Day, The Lord’s My Shepherd, and Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken.

After the service we will have our potluck!  Directions can be found on the Where and When page.

God bless,

Ken

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

We have a busy couple of weeks ahead at All Saints.

Firstly, November 1st is All Saints’ Day, and our liturgy on Sunday will be focusing on our patronal festival !

Then we have three special events next weekend.

Firstly, on Saturday 9th November, All Saints will have a stall at the JJ Market Garden Fair.  This is a great annual community event in aid of Lanna Care Net, the Royal British Legion, and other charities.  We will be there from 10am to 4pm and will have Bibles and other books for people to take away.  This will be a great opportunity for people to hear about All Saints and for us to meet other expats. Volunteers needed to staff the table!

The following day, Sunday 10th November, William and Tarntip  will be back, and we will have our delayed potluck meal following the service!  Please bring delicious food to share!

Finally, we plan to attend the Remembrance Day Ceremony held at the Foreign Cemetery on 11th November.  This is organised by the Royal British Legion to commemorate all those who died in the two World Wars and subsequently.  We will meet at the cemetery at 10:30am.  (If you continue down the east bank of the river, past Duke’s, Rimping supermarket, and an army base, you will eventually see the Foreign Cemetery on your left.)

This week’s readings are the passages for All Saints’ Day: Daniel 7:1-3,15-18, Ephesians 1:11-23, and Luke 6:20-31, and we will be singing the hymns For All the Saints, Sing with All the Saints in Glory, For the Bread which You have Broken, and O When the Saints Go Marching In!

After the service we will share coffee and biscuits at the house and go for lunch at the Thai restaurant further up Pa Ton Road. 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,

William and Tarntip will be in Bangkok until Sunday 10th November, so our after-church Potluck is delayed until then! Meanwhile, a group of us enjoyed a meal at Nine@Niman last night.  For the last two weeks some of us have also shared Sunday lunch at a Thai restaurant further up Pa Ton Road, and we may do this again this week!

I’d like to give advanced notice of Remembrance Day. The Royal British Legion will be hosting a Remembrance Day Ceremony on Monday 11th November in The Chiang Mai Foreign Cemetery, beginning at 10:30am.  A group of us from All Saints plan to be there.  More details to follow later!

This weeks readings are from Sirach 35:12-17, 2 Tim 4:6-8,16-18, and Luke 18:9-14. You won’t find Sirach in most Bibles, as it’s part of the Old Testament Apocrypha, but it addresses this week’s theme of giving to God, and there is much we can learn from this passage.  This Sunday we will be singing the hymns Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing, Let us Break Bread Together, and Love Divine.

After the service we will share coffee and a bite to eat at the house, and then those who are interested will have lunch together at a local restaurant.  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,

We had another good turn out last Sunday, and it was great to again see new faces.

We will be having a potluck following worship on Sunday 27th October.  Tarntip has promised to bring some Indian curry, and all are welcome to bring their culinary delights, and share the food!

This weeks readings are from Genesis 32:22-31, 2 Tim 3:14-4:5, and Luke 18:1-8 and we will be singing the hymns Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, Deep in the Shadows of the Past, For the Bread which You have Broken, and Christ is made the Sure Foundation.

There will be tea and coffee following this week’s service and then some of us will again have lunch at the beautiful Thai restaurant further up Pa Ton Road.

Directions to 18 Pa Ton Road, where we meet to worship, 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

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Dear Friends,

I hope you will be able to join us as we worship God this Sunday.

We have produced a new flyer about All Saints, Chiang Mai.  If you have somewhere that you could post one, or if you would like a few to pass on, please see Iain.

This weeks readings are from 2 Kings 5, 2 Tim 2:8-15, and Luke 17:11-19 and we will be singing the hymns All Creatures of Our God and King, Let Us Build a House, Jesu, Jesu, Fill us with Your Love, and Let All the World in Every Corner Sing.

After the service we will share coffee and a bite to eat at the house.  Directions can be found on the Where and When page.

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

We had a great time of worship together on Sunday, with our biggest attendance yet: ten adults and three children!  As with any international congregation of busy people, numbers go up and down as people travel and return and, although its not the most important thing, it’s great to see our congregation slowly growing.

We strongly believe that All Saints should be a place of worship where people can come as often or as occasionally as they feel the need, and we thank God that we have the freedom to worship.

This weeks readings are from Amos 6:1, 4-7, 1 Tim 6:6-19, and Luke 16:19-31 and we will be singing the hymns The God of Abraham Praise, When I Needed a Neighbour, I am the Bread of Life, and O God, Our Help in Ages Past.

After the service we will share coffee and a bite to eat at the house.  Directions can be found on the Where and When page of the All Saints website.

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

Last week we had another great Sunday service – just before the rain poured down!  It was great to see three new people joining us – and we had our first child in the congregation.  It’s so encouraging to see new people coming along, and shows that All Saints is meeting a genuine need!

This week’s readings are from Amos 8:4-7, 1 Tim 2:1-7, and Luke 16:1-13 and we will be singing the hymns Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise; Lord, I want to be a Christian; Take my life and let it be; and There’s a Spirit in the Air.  After the service we will again share coffee and a bite to eat at the house.

Directions can be found on the Where and When page.  Please feel free to come as frequently or infrequently as you like!  We’re not taking attendance, and we want to be here when people need us.  Don’t feel that you have to come to church – God loves a cheerful giver, and a cheerful worshiper too!

As most people get to hear about us via the internet or by word of mouth, please feel free to pass on this information to others. All are welcome to join us as we share in our weekly Eucharist!  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’s hard to believe that tomorrow will be only our third Sunday Eucharist – we fall into familiar patterns so quickly.  Last week was our first service without Emily and Pamela, who have returned to Egypt to teach, but it was great to welcome Ellen for the first time.  We will meet again tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.

This weeks readings are from Exodus 32:7-14, 1 Tim 1:12-17, and Luke 15:1-10 and we will be singing the hymns Let All the World in Every Corner Sing, O Jesus, I have Promised, The Lord’s my Shepherd, and Guide me O Thou Great Jehovah.

After the service we will share coffee and a bite to eat at the house.

God bless,

Ken