Welcome to Chiang Mai Community Church

CMCC Announcements : April 2010

Author CMCC

Greetings from the CMCC Office.

Here are the upcoming events at CMCC.

Move Back to First Thai Church: Next Sunday May 2^nd

We are looking forward to returning to First Thai Church from Sunday May 2^nd. The renovations are now complete! The roof has been insulated and new vents are in place. So we expect a certain increased coolness. As part of the renovation process, LCD projection and screens have been installed. And there is a new sound system. We are very grateful to First Thai Church for this work and look forward to serving our community together from these improved facilities. We are also very grateful to CMIS for our use of their premises these last four months.

We look forward to seeing you there!

R E F R E S H

an event for the Chiang Mai community

contemporary Christian worship including multimedia and the arts

Saturday 1 May

7:00-8:30 p.m.

@ Chiang Mai International School (CMIS)

Sojo’s will be setting up a café from 6:30 p.m.

All welcome. All ages

* this is the last REFRESH event for this international school year *

WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES ABOUT TRANSITIONS

Wednesday 5^th May (Thai public holiday), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Well (for directions see www.thewellcm.com). We will do activities together like Timelines and Emotion Hearts that will help you as a family be better prepared for the next transition. Children ages 5-18 as well as adults will enjoy the activities. Facilitator: Ulrika Ernvik. Suggested donation: 500B/family, includes material and lunch. For registration and questions contact Ulrika Ernvik at Otto.Ulrika@hem.utfors.se.

SPECIAL SERMON BY PHILIP YANCEY

You are cordially invited to join the celebration of the 200^th Anniversary of Biblica, Thailand (Formerly International Bible Society).

Revival sermon “What’s So Amazing About Grace?” by Philip Yancey

7^th May, 6.30-9.00 p.m. at McGilvary College of Divinity, Payap University, Kaew Nawarat Campus, Chiang Mai.

Contact: McGilvary College of Divinity 053-306-418 ext. 2226

“PRAYING OUR GOODBYES” RETREAT

MORNING RETREAT at The Well, with the theme “Praying Our Goodbyes”. Friday, 14^th May 8.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m. We all have our unique goodbyes and transitions. Take a break from the busyness of life to pause and spend time connecting with God in the midst of the goodbyes that you are currently facing (whether it is moving, a job change, the death of a loved one, an extended illness, the end of a friendship, a mid-life crisis etc).

Cost: 100 baht. For more information, and to register please contact Kerryn or Peter Christensen, new member care providers at The Well. Tel: 0871124606 (Kerryn) or 0852215345(Peter) Email: kerryn@thewellcm.com.

GUITAR WORKSHOPS

Nate Jones, guitarist for Mark Tedder’s band, WorshipPlanet, will be in Chiang Mai to lead a workshop for guitarists involved in worship leading. Nate’s vision is to equip guitarists (electric and acoustic) to play more efficiently and effectively in the worship context. The same workshop will be run two times.

Dates:

Saturday, May 15^th, 9 – 11 a.m.

Tuesday, May 18^th, 7 – 9 p.m.

Both sessions will be held at the First Thai Church Chapel Building.

A FELLOWSHIP MEAL AT CMCC

A Fellowship Meal will be held after church on Sunday, May 16^th. At this meal we want to particularly acknowledge those of our community who will be leaving for a period of 6 months or more. We hope you will be able to attend and enjoy a meal and time of friendship and conversation with your church family. The cost for the catered Thai meal will be:

5-10 year olds – 50 baht

11 years and above – 80 baht

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!

An ice cream social will be held after church on Sunday, May 30^th in honor of our graduating high school seniors. Please plan to attend this event – to congratulate our seniors and enjoy some yummy ice-cream!