ChadNet – no 140

ChadNet – no 140 – Sunday 27th November 2022

ChadNet - the eBulletin of St Chad's Church, Pattingham with Patshull

Welcome to this week’s edition of ChadNet – the eBulletin of St Chad’s Church, Pattingham with Patshull.

In this week’s ChadNet:

View from the Pews

Alan Smith

Christmas is a time to celebrate by giving gifts. It reflects the greatest gift ever given when God gave his Son as a vulnerable baby showing His love and truly being God With Us. It is also a time when we share food with others as we celebrate and many supporters of the Well food bank share food with strangers by giving donations.

The Well food bank, based in Wolverhampton, is a Christian charity with a passion to show Jesus’ love for the poor across the city and local area. It delivers some 120 food parcels per week and, since it started in 2006, over 90,000 individuals have been helped.

It is promoting the Reverse Advent Calendar. The concept is a simple one. Put one or more of the items on the calendar into a bag or box and then donate to the Well. Different things are listed for each day from 1st to 24th December. More information can be found later in this bulletin and can be found at www.thewellwolverhampton.co.uk and at the back of the church.

Please be assured that any donation received, even just one item, is very gratefully received by those who receive help.

Donations can be placed at the back of the church or, if collection is required, please contact me on 07757 688518.

Alan Smith

Would you like to write a View from the Pews?

We welcome contributions for View from the Pews from anyone who would like to write one, It does not need to be on any particular subject. If you would like to write one please send it to or contact Henry Ibberson ( / 01902 701136).

Contacts

We do not have a VIcar at the moment. For matters which would normally be dealt with by the Vicar the churchwardens are the first point of contact. The Vicarage phone (01902 700257) is redirected to the churchwardens. When they are not available a message can be left on the voicemail and they will return the call when they are available. Emails to will be received by the churchwardens.

Contact details for church officers can be found on the Contacts page of the church website. You can use if you are nore sure who to contact and the churchwardens will be able to forward it to the correct person.

Notices, which should be received by Friday evening for inclusion in that week’s ChadNet, and other communications in relation to ChadNet should be sent to Articles for the magazine should be sent to (note – this is different to the address used before November 2020 which no longer works).

Notices, which should be received by Friday evening for inclusion in that week’s ChadNet, and other communications in relation to ChadNet should be sent to

Articles for the magazine should be sent to (note – this is different to the address used before November 2020 which no longer works).

Sunday 27th November – Advent Sunday

At 10 am there will be aservice of Holy Communion, led by Revd Philip Wootton, in church. Coffee (and tea and biscuits) will be available after the service.

At 6.30 pm there will be an Iona Style Service, led by Iain Coleman and Clive Pendrell, in church.

This week

The church will be open every day. Look out for the “church open” sign outside the porch.

On Monday at 12 noon  the funeral of David Challinor takes place in church.

The Century Club draw takes place on Monday.

On Tuesday and Thursday Prayers for Peace will be said in church at 6 pm. On other days of the week the church will remain open until at least 6.30 pm and there will be a sheet of prayers left in the Lady Chapel for people to use if they wish. If you would like to join the team of people who take turns to lead the Prayers for Peace please contact Mary Hayward ().

On Wednesday there will be a service of Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer, led by Revd James Makepeace, in church at 10.00 am which will be followed by tea, coffee and cake.

Sunday 4th December – Second Sunday of Advent

At 10 am there will be a Family Service in church, led by Sarah Yeomans, which will be followed by Holy Communion, led by Revd Henry Morris, for those who wish to stay. Coffee (and tea and biscuits) will be available after the service.

Christingle

This year’s Christingle service will be on Sunday 11th December at 4.00 pm.

Christingle collection candles are available at the back of the church. Please take one and fill it with all your loose change from now until the service.

Christmas Tree Festival

Christmas Tree Festival

The 2022 Christmas Tree Festival will take place from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th December.

It will be open from 12 noon to 7 pm on Friday, 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and 11.30 am to 5 pm on Sunday.

‘It’s Christmas Time’ – a concert by the Brewood Singers – will be held on the Saturday at 7.30 pm. Tickets £10 each.

Stewards needed

As the Christmas Tree Festival draws near we need volunteer stewards for each day.

There are four 2 hour slots on Friday, three 2 hour and one 1 hour slots on Saturday and two 2 hour and one 1.5 hour slots on Sunday. We need three stewards per session and the duties are, essentially, one to take the entrance money, one sell raffle tickets and one to be at or near the Memory Tree.

If you are able to help at one or more of the sessions please can you add your name to the list at the back of the church.

Any queries please call Alan Smith on 07757 688518.

Food Bank Donations for The Well

The box for donations for the Food Bank at The Well in Wolverhampton is at the back of the church. Details of the items wanted are on the table and can also be seen on the church website at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/harvest-2022/>.

The Reverse Advent Calendar lists items for each day. We are encouraged to donate those items to The Well. They can be put in the box at the back of the church or, if collection is required, please contact Alan Smith on 07757 688518.

The items listed for this week are:

  • 1st December – UHT milk
  • 2nd December – shampoo
  • 3rd  December – tea
  • 4th December – jam
  • 5th December –  tinned carrots
Reverse Advent Calendar

From the Memorial Book

Those whose anniversaries occur between 20th Novemer and 4th December.

Glynne Charles Davis – 21st November 2004
Frank Davies – 21st November 2008
William Ernest Davis – 22nd November 1970
Marjorie Gwendoline Greenway – 22nd November 1996
Brenda Rose Pendrell – 23rd November 2015
David John Whittall – 25th November 2002
Vivienne Roper – 25th November 2009
Malcolm Alfred Sargeant – 26th November 2020
Alan Thomas Hastilow – 28th November 1975
Raymond Edward Perks – 30th November 1996
Edna Dorothy Wheeler – 30th November 2017
Harry Bramall – 1st December 1983
Olive Peever – 1st December 2004
Iris Bull  – 1st December 2009
Ethel Medlicott – 3rd December 1987
John Reynolds – 4th December 1985
Lorna Briscoe – 4th December 1994
Stanley William Thomas Jones – 4th December 2007

You can see all the pages of the Memorial Book on the Memorial Book Online page of the Church website.

Resources for worship and prayer at home

Some of resources which can be used at home are listed on the Resources Available Online and the Resources Available for Children, Young People and Families pages of the website.

For those who are unable to attend church there are still a number of services which are available online, including a weekly service on the Church of England website.

Giving to the church

Details of the various ways in which you can give can be found on the Giving page of the website.

We have a JustGiving page to enable people to make one off donations. It’s at www.justgiving.com/pattingham-church. You will be asked if you want to make a contribution on top of your donation. If you do it will go to JustGiving and not to charity. If you do not want to make such a contribution select “other”. If you are a taxpayer please consider gift aiding your donation.

You can make a bank transfer to our bank account (Account name: Pattingham Parochial Church Council – Sort Code: 20-97-78 Account No: 50655023).

If you are paying by cheque please make the cheque payable to “Pattingham PCC” or “Pattingham Parochial Church Council“.

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