From Rev Iain Baxter, All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

Ken has now had the operation to pin his broken leg.  He had the scan he needed on Thursday and was operated on Friday.  All went well and Elena and I visited him yesterday.  Please continue to uphold him and his family in your prayers.

We have been reviewing our weekly events and, due to changes in our congregation, the Wednesday Night Group is no longer meeting the needs of many people. We are therefore thinking of having a different activity each week in addition to our Sunday service.  This could be a meal, a discussion, an outing, and so forth. The time and venue could change too.  Of course, in five weeks time we will have our new building!

Last week we had the first of our Gift Days to help to cover the set up costs for our new place.  THB 2,800 was gratefully received and envelopes will again be available this Sunday for people who have been away.

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,

Hope to see you soon,

God bless,

Iain

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Dear Friends,

Please join us at 18 Pa Tan Road as we continue to worship this Easter Season!

Our exciting news is that we now have a new building!!! We will be moving some time in July.  On Tuesday, Iain signed the lease for the building.  It should be a great new home for All Saints, and we hope to be there for a number of years!

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As many of you know, the lease on the house where we currently worship expires at the end of July. It has been lovely to worship out on the terrace overlooking the Ping river, but the space is getting too small and it would be better to have a “proper church” dedicated for worship.  We are therefore moving to a new venue.  

About a month ago, Ken and I looked at a property near Prince Royal College.  It is a large free-standing hall which would be ideal for a church.  There is also a small kitchen and a bedroom which could be used as the church office / vestry.

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We  looked at a number of other properties and this was by far the best place for space, location, and appearance.

The Building is just opposite the Varee Kindergarten

We will be having a special gift day for the project on Sunday 18th May.

Our Wednesday Night Group will again meet tonight at the home of Joel Akins.  This week we will be discussing Chapter 11, Mercy, from Marcus Borg’s book.  On Sunday we will gather as usual at 11 a.m. to continue to celebrate Christ’s resurrection!

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This week’s readings are taken from Acts 2:42-47,1 Peter 2:19-25, and John 10:1-10, and we will be singing the hymns The Lord’s My Shepherd, Let us Build a House, Let us Break Bread Together, and Thine Be the Glory!

Video of our Easter services can be found on the Audio-Visual page of the website.  As always, directions can be found on the Where and When page.

God bless,

Ken

From Ken Chase for All Saints Chiang Mai

Coffee following Easter Sunday Service!

Dear Friends,

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He is Risen indeed!  Please join us as we continue to worship this Easter Season!

It was great to see so many new people worshipping with us over Easter.  We had 23 different people in attendance over the Easter weekend, and three new people also came last Sunday. Welcome, if you are one of those who have just joined with us!

Our Wednesday Night Group will again meet tomorrow at the home of Joel Akins, when we will discuss Chapter 10 of Marcus Borg’s book Speaking Christian.  The theme is Believing and Faith.  We will continue with Chapter 11, Mercy, if we have time. On Sunday we will gather at 11 a.m. to continue to celebrate Christ’s resurrection!  This week’s readings are taken from Acts 2:14a, 36-41, 1 Peter 1:17-23, and Luke 24:13-35, and we will be singing the hymns The Day of Resurrection, Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks to the Risen Lord, I am the Bread of Life, and Christ is Alive!

Video of our Easter services can be found on the Audio-Visual page and 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

Dear Friends,

He is Risen indeed!  Please join us as we continue to worship this Easter Season!

Our Wednesday Night Group will again meet this week at the home of Joel Akins, then on Sunday we will gather at 11 a.m. to continue to celebrate Christ’s resurrection!  This week’s readings are taken from Acts 2:14a, 22-32, 1 Peter 1:3-9, and John 20:19-31, and we will be singing the hymns Jesus Christ is Risen Today!,  Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks to the Risen Lord!, I am the Bread of Life, and Thine Be the Glory!

Video of our Easter services can be found on the Audio-Visual page of the All Saints website.  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,

Sunday is Easter Sunday!  We will meet at 11 a.m. to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, as we rejoice in our risen Lord!  The Easter Sunday readings are taken from Acts 10:34-43, Colossians 3:1-4, and Matthew 28:1-10, and we will be singing the hymns Jesus Christ is Risen Today!, The Day of Resurrection, Christ is Alive!, and Thine Be the Glory!

On Friday we had a moving service as we observed Good Friday followed by a warm time of fellowship, sharing food together.  Our Wednesday Night Group will resume this week!

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 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