Following Christ in the footsteps of St Chad,
by living out our faith;
taking the church to the community;
and growing the church.
We are the Church of England Parish of Pattingham with Patshull, which is in Staffordshire. St Chad’s Church is at the centre of the village of Pattingham and dates from the 12th century with Victorian additions. As the only church in the parish we welcome those of any denomination or none to our services.
A look back ….
Find out about things which happened in 2022
- Fete
- Holiday Club– August 2022
- Experience Christmas – December 2022
- Christmas Tree Festival– December 2022
and in previous years
During the pandemic online services of Worship on the Web were held. An archive of those services is here.
Vacancy for post of Vicar
Last week saw a number of us heavily engaged in working with an Applicant for the role of Vicar. A great deal of effort went into setting out what goes on in the Village and she had an opportunity to meet many of those involved not just in Church activities, but also in a myriad of other local pursuits.
Despite expressing her gratitude to all those she met, and commenting on how friendly, caring and helpful everyone was, she ultimately decided that the role was not for her at the present time. Whilst this is disappointing, particularly having spent almost three and half years in interregnum, we respect the decision and will now consider our way forward.
Philip Sims
PCC Chairman
30th September 2024
Safeguarding
Our parish of St Chad’s, Pattingham with Patshull is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Lichfield’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO who is Tracey Williams and can be contacted on 07587 911258 or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor, Neil Spiring on 01543 306147. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.
For more information see our Safeguarding page.
What’s new –
- Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal
- Follow the Star – 13th to 15th December 2024
- ChadNet – no 237 – Sunday 6th October
- Churchwardens’ letter in October magazine
- Century Club winners of September draw
- Snippets from the PCC in October magazine
- The Well Foodbank – thanks for harvest produce
- Rotas for October 2024
- Vacancy for Youth and Family Worker
- Updated plans of churchyard graves and memorials
- Rogation walk and service at St Mary’s – report
- Annual Report and papers for Annual Meeting on 12th May
- Message from PCC Chairman in March magazine
- Dementia Friendly Church – new notices
- Young Responders first aid course
- Wedding and Funeral Fees from 1st January 2024
- Martin Fox appointed as Organist and Choir Leader – article in January magazine
- St Chad Network – Autumn 2023 newsletter
Services are held in church at 10 am on Sundays and Wednesdays. There are services at 6.30 pm on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. The church is open every day.
Giving to the church
There are a number of ways which you can give to help with the work of the church in Pattingham with Patshull. They are summarised on the Giving page.
For on line donations use our page at www.justgiving.com/pattingham-church
We were awarded the Silver Eco Church award in July 2020. More information about the Rocha Eco Church award scheme can be found here.
We are “Becoming Dementia Friendly Church“. More information can be found here.
To receive regular bulletins by email sign up for ChadNet. Details can be found here. The latest bulletin is ChadNet no 237. Previous issues can be found here.
See the church calendar
Also on this website –
- You can find out who we are and how to contact us.
- Information about arrangements for Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals.
- News and reports from the PCC give some information about what the PCC has been doing and is planning. You can find out about the church’s finances and how to give to the church.
- There are pictures and information about past events.
- There are pages of sermons and letters from the vicar.
- Details of the Church Electoral Roll can be found here.
- The Parish News magazine, which is published monthly.
Resources
Our Resources Available Online page gives links to various digital resources available from the Church of England centrally and others.