From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

What is 70 x 7?

Dear Friends,

In this week’s Gospel reading, Jesus says:

Jesus was asked how many times we should forgive our brothers and sisters.  Was seven times enough?  His answer was seventy times seven!

So the answer to 70 x 7 is not 490 in Jesus’ maths, it is how many times we should forgive!  Have you ever forgiven someone 490 times and stopped at 491?  I doubt it, I’m sure we would lose count first and that is the point.  We are to forgive without keeping count, it is the key to the Gospel and the centre of our life together!

The readings for this Sunday will be from Genesis 50:15-21, Romans 14:1-12, and Matthew 18:21-35, and we will be singing the hymns Praise to the Lord, the Almighty; The Servant King; Will you come and Follow Me?; and Born in Song!

We now use YouTube Live to livestream our service.  

To watch our service live this Sunday please follow these steps:

1)  Click on the link below, and this will take you to the All Saints Chiang Mai YouTube channel. 
2)  Then click on “All Saints Chiang Mai is Live” to watch the service
Use this link to join our Sunday service on YouTube Live!

Last Week’s Sermon



Please find this last week’s sermon and our catalogue of sermons on the  All Saints YouTube Channel


Last Sunday’s Potluck



 Thanks to Adam and Sarah for hosting a great potluck last Sunday.


No Chili Night until October!

No Chili Night until October!   We are taking a break during my travels but will return in the autumn. 

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can use 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

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

What is freedom in Christ?

Dear Friends,

In this week’s Gospel reading, Jesus says:

Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

What does this mean?  Well, there are many interpretations, but at one level at least it confirms our ministry to set people free, to proclaim liberty to the captives!

That is what we seek to do at All Saints.  You are free to be who God made you to be whatever your race, gender, or sexuality!

God is good, but elsewhere Christians are suffering.  You can read about the situation in India and how you can help below.  We are one body – and when one part suffers, all suffer!

The readings for this Sunday will be from Exodus 12:1-3, 7-14, Romans 13:8-14, and Matthew 18:15-20, and we will be singing the hymns All People that on Earth do Dwell; Blest Be the Tie That Binds; Jesu, Jesu, Fill us with Your Love; and Called as Partners in Christ’s Service.

We now use YouTube Live to livestream our service.  

To watch our service live this Sunday please follow these steps:

1)  Click on the link below, and this will take you to the All Saints Chiang Mai YouTube channel. 
2)  Then click on “All Saints Chiang Mai is Live” to watch the service
Use this link to join our Sunday service on YouTube Live!

Last Week’s Sermon



Please find this last week’s sermon and our catalogue of sermons on the  All Saints YouTube Channel


Next Potluck@MCC



On Wednesday September 9th at 6 pm we will be hosting a Mexican themed potluck. Confirm if you are coming by letting us know what you plan to bring. 


My Travels


Parked for the night below Dover Castle

I have safely arrived in England and I will meet mum at the airport later today.  Ratcha is settled in her room in Paris and she is sharing an apartment with Thai people and has already made some friends.

All is well.


Ratcha at the Sorbonne


No Chili Night until October!

No Chili Night until October!   We are taking a break during my travels but will return in the autumn. 

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can use 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

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Gain the whole world but lose our soul?

Dear Friends,

Three years ago this week, I wrote that exciting things may be about to happen at All Saints!

We had seen strong growth in attendance that summer and had three active priests and two deacons!  Both Mark and Peter wanted to do more, but one weekly service did not provide the opportunity.  We also had a large number of contacts in the Hang Dong area who might attend more frequently if there was a closer congregation.

I therefore suggested the possibility of establishing a new congregation, which Mark would have lead, in the Hang Dong area.  I discussed this with Mark, Peter, Gene, and Christa, along with the Church Council, and they were all enthusiastic about the idea.

But this was not to be. Father Peter is long gone, but now Christa is ordained as a priest and we may be starting some work in Hang Dong, though not a separate congregation. We should always be prepared for surprises but we have a Jesus who called us to follow him and we often do not know where he will lead. 

This Sunday’s Gospel reading is all about following Jesus!  This is the exciting adventure we are on at All Saints!

The readings for this Sunday will be from Jeremiah 15:19-21, Romans 12:9-21, and Matthew 16:21-28, and we will be singing the hymns Lift High the Cross; I have decided to follow Jesus; Seek Ye First; and Go forth and tell!
We now use YouTube Live to livestream our service.  

To watch our service live this Sunday please follow these steps:

1)  Click on the link below, and this will take you to the All Saints Chiang Mai YouTube channel. 
2)  Then click on “All Saints Chiang Mai is Live” to watch the service
Use this link to join our Sunday service on YouTube Live!

Last Week’s Sermon



Please find this last week’s sermon and our catalogue of sermons on the  All Saints YouTube Channel


All Saints Movie Night Take Two!  Wicked Two



Gene and Kong will be hosting the movie Wicked for Good at their home on Friday September 4th at 6 pm. Please sign up if you would like to go. Limited number of places available. 


Lannacapella Sings Again!



There will be a short concert at 2 pm today, Thursday August 27th, at Thammapratheep Church.
A mixture of secular and sacred songs. 

No tickets, no charge, just come along. It should be a wonderful afternoon. 


Ratcha has an apartment!


My desk in the Swiss Alps

Last Friday Ratcha was able to confirm the rent of an apartment. It may only be for a short time but it’s what she needs while she has time to look for others.

This means that Ratcha and I are now officially on holiday. I’m writing this from the Swiss Alps in Lauterbrunnen


No Chili Night until October!

No Chili Night until October!   We are taking a break during my travels but will return in the autumn. 

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can use 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

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

We are one body!

Dear Friends,

In this week’s New Testament reading Paul writes that just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. 

That is who we are – not just a random group of people, but one body, united in Christ.  As we grow and multiply, we must remember that we are still one body, whether young or old, Thai or farang, male, female, or non-binary, straight or LGBT.  We are one in Christ Jesus.

Elsa King will be preaching this week as we as a body minister to each other!

The readings for this Sunday will be from Isaiah 51:4-6, Romans 12:1-8, and Matthew 16:13-20, and we will be singing the hymns Oh for a thousand Tongues to Sing; Bind Us Together, Lord; One Bread, One Body; and I, the Lord of Sea and Sky!

We now use YouTube Live to livestream our service.  

To watch our service live this Sunday please follow these steps:

1)  Click on the link below, and this will take you to the All Saints Chiang Mai YouTube channel. 
2)  Then click on “All Saints Chiang Mai is Live” to watch the service
Use this link to join our Sunday service on YouTube Live!

Last Week’s Sermon



Please find this last week’s sermon and our catalogue of sermons on the  All Saints YouTube Channel

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Happy Mother’s Day!



Last week All Saints celebrated Mother’s Day and flowers were given to all the mums and ladies present. 

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All Saints Movie Night: Jesus Christ Superstar 



Gene and Kong will be hosting the movie Jesus Christ Superstar at their home on Monday August 24th at 6 pm. Please sign up if you would like to go. Limited number of places available. 

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Lannacapella Sings Again.



There will be a short concert at 2 pm on Thursday August 27th at Thammapratheep Church.
A mixture of secular and sacred songs. 

No tickets, no charge, just come along. It should be a wonderful afternoon. 


Worshipping at St George’s, Paris



Last Sunday Ratcha and I met up with Patrick Sweeney, former All Saints member, and his partner Dara.  We joined them at St. Georges’, Paris, for worship and fellowship.  It was great to renew old friendships. 

The good news is Ratcha has found an apartment. It’s owned by a Thai woman just outside Paris. It’s a start and now we can go away on holiday together


No Chili Night until October!

No Chili Night until October!   We are taking a break during my travels but will return in the autumn. 

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Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can use 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

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

How do we get spiritually pure?

Dear Friends,

In Jesus’ day the Pharisees were greatly concerned with being spiritually pure, rather like the Taliban in modern-day Afghanistan with their “Ministry of Vice and Virtue!”

But Christians can be just as purity-focused and become obsessed with purity or lack of it – usually in other people! Perhaps even the concept of purity is a mistake for everything is a mixture of shades of good and bad.

How should we handle this?  Can we be too good?  Find out more this Sunday.

The readings for this Sunday will be from Isaiah 56:1, 6-8, Romans 11:1-2, 29-32, and Matthew 15:10-28, and we will be singing the hymns All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name; Take My Life and Let it Be; Make Me a Channel of your Peace; and How Great Thou Art!

We now use YouTube Live to livestream our service.  

To watch our service live this Sunday please follow these steps:

1)  Click on the link below, and this will take you to the All Saints Chiang Mai YouTube channel. 
2)  Then click on “All Saints Chiang Mai is Live” to watch the service
Use this link to join our Sunday service on YouTube Live!

Last Week’s Sermon



Please find this last week’s sermon and our catalogue of sermons on the  All Saints YouTube Channel

Meeting with Patrick Sweeney


Patrick and Dara

This Sunday Ratcha and I will be meeting with Patrick Sweeney, former All Saints member, and his partner Dara.  We will join them at St. Georges’, Paris, for worship and fellowship.  Please pray that we might find leads on possible accommodation for Ratcha.


No Chili Night until October!

No Chili Night until October!   We are taking a break during my travels but will return in the autumn. 

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can use 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

From Father Iain, All Saints Chiang Mai

Feeding of the Five Thousand?

POTLUCK THIS WEEK

Dear Friends,

It’s good to be back from my sabbatical and writing the weekly church email once again!

Last Tuesday we had around twelve people at Chili Night – not a record attendance, but more than we’ve had for a little while.  It was not quite the Feeding of the Five Thousand – but that is this week’s Gospel reading.

This Sunday we’ll have a potluck at the vicarage so bring food to share!   It will be great to have Christa back with us, too!

Attendance at All Saints has also been up during June and July with the usual summer dip failing to materialise!  How do we feed such a large and diverse people?  Physically it is easy, spiritually it’s more of challenge!

The readings for this Sunday will be from Isaiah 55:1-5, Romans 9:1-5, and Matthew 14:13-21, and we will be singing the hymns Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun;  For the Bread Which You Have Broken; Let us Break Bread Together; and A Mighty Fortress is our God!

 YouTube Live
We now use YouTube Live to livestream our service.  

To watch our service live this Sunday please follow these steps:

1)  Click on the link below, and this will take you to the All Saints Chiang Mai YouTube channel. 
2)  Then click on “All Saints Chiang Mai is Live” to watch the service
Use this link to join our Sunday service on YouTube Live!

Last Week’s Sermon


Please find this last week’s sermon and our catalogue of sermons on the  All Saints YouTube Channel
  

Potluck at the Vicarage!  This Week!!!!



Join us after church on Sunday, August 2nd, for a time of eating and being together.  Bring your favorite dish – homemade or from your favorite place.  


Bon Voyager not Happy Holidays!

 
With my brother in June

My sabbatical is over so this may seem a strange time for me to go away, but I will still be working during my travels!

I am now officially part-time – which is good for me and good for All Saints.  (Our finances can no longer support one and a half fulltime clergy – in fact we have struggled for some time!)  How will this work?  Well, it doesn’t mean that I’ll change from six days every week to three days every week – at some busy times of the year I’ll be working more and at quieter times less.  I am about to go away for nearly two months – but I’ll still be doing some work like writing this weekly email and attending some online meetings!  Mark and Christa, and others, will of course be leading worship in my absence.

I leave Chiang Mai on 7th August and I will spend the rest of the month in France, helping Ratcha prepare for her move to Paris.  Then in September mum will join me back in the UK and we will visit a number of old friends around the country!


Ratcha in Paris

I shall be back at the end of September ready for the new church year!


All Saints Foundation



After much hard work and cajoling, all the paperwork is now ready for the closing of the All Saints Foundation. This should happen before the end of the month. Thanks to everyone involved, thanks to the board members who volunteered their time, and to all the other people who made it possible. Especially to Gai, who worked so hard as our Administrator for three years of the Foundation. 


Pray for the Choir



Please pray for the All Saints Choir. We are trying to work out a number of logistical problems so that it can continue. We all want to link with the children and hear them singing. Pray that this will work out. 


Room at the Vicarage

Large sunny bedroom


Big Ensuite Bathroom


Own sitting area!

Tired of living alone? 

As you may know, Ratcha is going to Paris to study for two years, and that will leave only two of us living in the vicarage. It’s a big place, so we would like a third person to be able to share. We have a large room available with its own bathroom and a private living room area outside.  You’d also be able to use all the rest of the house as well and the garden.

If you’re interested, speak to Father Iain. 


Last Chance Chili Night!

Next week is the last Chili Night until October!  Give chili a chance!  Come to the Vicarage on Tuesday at 6 PM to experience food and fellowship in a relaxed and casual environment.  

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can use 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

From Pastor Mark, All Saints Chiang Mai

Jesus is with always – Always!

Dear Friends,

When God appears to Solomon in a dream and says “ask for whatever you want,” Solomon doesn’t ask for wealth or power or long life. He asks for wisdom. It is one of scripture’s most quietly radical moments. Paul, writing from a Roman prison, reaches toward something equally audacious: nothing in all creation — not death, not powers, not things present or things to come — can separate us from the love of God. And Jesus sketches the kingdom in the smallest of images: a mustard seed, a pinch of yeast, a pearl found by accident.

Big things hide in small places. Unshakeable love outlasts every threat. And wisdom turns out to be the greatest treasure of all. Join us this Sunday at 10:30 AM for what promises to be a rich and searching morning.

The readings for July 26 will be from 1 Kings 3:5-12, Romans 8:26-39, and Matthew 13:31-33; 44-52, and we will be singing the hymns God Whose Almighty Word, Holy Wisdom Lamp of Learning, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, and Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah.YouTube Live
We now use YouTube Live to livestream our service.  

To watch our service live this Sunday please follow these steps:

1)  Click on the link below, and this will take you to the All Saints Chiang Mai YouTube channel. 
2)  Then click on “All Saints Chiang Mai is Live” to watch the service
Use this link to join our Sunday service on YouTube Live!

Last Week’s Sermon


Please find this last week’s sermon and our catalogue of sermons on the  All Saints YouTube Channel
  
 Potluck Coming Soon – Sunday, August 2nd

Join us after church on Sunday, August 2nd for a time of eating and being together.  Bring your favorite dish – homemade or from your favorite place.  

All Saints Movie Fun!

We had a good time seeing the Odyssey together on Wednesday afternoon.  If you saw it together or separately some reflection questions to talk through together or think through individually:
1. When were you first exposed to the stories of the Odyssey?  What was your response then?
2. What surprised you about the movie?  
3. What character did you find yourself relating to the most?  
4 What was the most emotionally resonate theme of the film that impacted you? 
5. What performance stood out to you?  
6. What of the movie going experience stayed with you?  

Ruth and Kids Update 

Ruth and Henry, age 5 and Zoei, age 3 have been living in a temporary emergency shelter in Bangkok for the past 11 months.  Good news!  After many rejections, al local organization and lawyer will take on their case.  There will be many developments over the coming weeks and months and we will keep you posted how you can help this family. 

Chili Night 

Give chili a chance!  Come to the Vicarage on Tuesday at 6 PM to experience food and fellowship in a relaxed and casual environment.  

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can use 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,

Pastor Mark

From Pastor Mark, All Saints Chiang Mai

We Are Children of God! 

Dear Friends,

Weeds and wheat growing side by side — it’s an uncomfortable image, and Jesus means it to be. The world is not yet sorted. Good and broken exist together in our communities, in our institutions, and if we’re honest, within ourselves. And yet Romans 8 lands like a thunderclap: we are children of God. Not one day. Now.

What does it mean to live as beloved people in an unsorted world? Join us this Sunday at 10:30 AM as we sit with that tension and find it strangely freeing.

The readings for July 19 will be from Isaiah 44:6-8, Romans 8:12-17, and Matthew 13:24-30, and we will be singing the hymns Immortal Invisible God Only Wise, All for Jesus, Lord Jesus Christ, and Tell Out My Soul.YouTube Live
We now use YouTube Live to livestream our service.  

To watch our service live this Sunday please follow these steps:

1)  Click on the link below, and this will take you to the All Saints Chiang Mai YouTube channel. 
2)  Then click on “All Saints Chiang Mai is Live” to watch the service
Use this link to join our Sunday service on YouTube Live!

Last Week’s Sermon


Please find this last week’s sermon and our catalogue of sermons on the  All Saints YouTube Channel

Ruth and Kids Update 


Ruth and Henry, age 5 and Zoei, age 3 were at All Saints last summer and have been living in a temporary emergency shelter in Bangkok for the past 11 months.  Over 35 NGOs and community organizations have been contacted and declined to help.  Can you help?  In the coming weeks we will be giving more details of how citizens of the UK, Ireland, Canada, and Australia can assist in Ruth’s attempts to find a new safe home to rebuild their lives.  Your prayers are most appreciated.  

Movie Night! Wednesday Evening July 22nd


Join us to watch one of 2026’s most anticipated films.  The first movie to ever be shot 100% in IMAX format so we will enjoy it together on the largest screen possible at Central Festival IMAX.  Stick around afterwards for a lively discussion.  

Chili Night 

Don’t be a chili con-scientious objector — Chili Night is on Tuesday at 6 PM at the Vicarage. Bring your appetite and your best joke.

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can use 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,

Pastor Mark

From Pastor Mark, All Saints Chiang Mai

Bountiful Harvest!

Dear Friends,

What happens when a seed falls on good soil? Isaiah tells us that God’s word never returns empty — it always accomplishes something, even when we can’t see it. The parable of the sower in Matthew doesn’t shy away from the hard truth that not every seed takes root, but it refuses to end there. Some soil is ready. Some ground receives. And when it does, the harvest is extraordinary.

Where in your own life is God’s word quietly taking root? Join us this Sunday at 10:30 AM as we dig into one of Jesus’ most beloved and challenging parables.

The readings for July 12 will be from Isaiah 55:10-13, Romans 8:1-11, and Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23, and we will be singing the hymns O Worship the King, Still, Great Is Thy Faithfulness, and Spirit of God Unseen as the Wind.YouTube Live
We now use YouTube Live to livestream our service.  

To watch our service live this Sunday please follow these steps:

1)  Click on the link below, and this will take you to the All Saints Chiang Mai YouTube channel. 
2)  Then click on “All Saints Chiang Mai is Live” to watch the service
Use this link to join our Sunday service on YouTube Live!

Last Week’s Sermon


Please find this last week’s sermon and our catalogue of sermons on the  All Saints YouTube Channel
  
 
Movie Night! Wednesday Evening July 22nd

Join us to watch one of 2026’s most anticipated films.  The first movie to ever be shot 100% in IMAX format so we will enjoy it together on the largest screen possible at Central Festival IMAX.  Stick around afterwards for a lively discussion.  



Chili Night on Tuesday at 6 PM

Chili Night this Tuesday at 6 PM at the Vicarage. Come for the food, stay for the conversation — everyone’s welcome at the table.

Weekly Offering to All Saints

You can still donate in person or online – and now you can use 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,

Pastor Mark