ChadNet – no 162 – Sunday 30th April 2023
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 – Margaret Harris
- Sunday 30th April – Easter 4
- This week
- Sunday 7th May – Easter 5
- Century Club – results of April draw
- Flower Guild
- Patshull Church – Cleaning on Saturday 29th April – Rogation Sunday service 14th May
- Donations for The Well
- From the Memorial Book
- Giving to the Church
View from the Pews
Some time ago Henry approached me to maybe write a few lines for ChadNet. At the time I refused feeling that I had little of interest to offer but would give it some thought.
Just recently on reflection, I thought well maybe?
Flowers have always been my passion and most of you will probably associate me with ‘Flower Club’.
Since early childhood I have held a love for flowers – one of God’s wonderful creations to my mind. Flowers stir the senses in every way possible – colour, smell, shape, texture, form – they have it all.
‘Doing’ church flowers, as the saying goes, is a privilege which gives me enormous pleasure. The flower arrangements in church created by our lovely Guild ladies not only enhance the natural splendour of our beautiful church, but also give much pleasure to the congregation and our visitors.
After spending Easter with my family, I decided to pop into church for a quiet moment. And what a sight greeted me! I have never seen the church look more lovely. Stunning flower arrangements throughout the body of the church were an absolute delight and, at the altar stood the Easter lilies in all their magnificence, joyfully singing praises to the glory of our Lord – What joy! So uplifting!
How blessed are we to have such creativity and talent within our midst?
Did you see the Easter flowers in church?
If you, like me have a love of flowers, why not join the team at St. Chads? You would be most welcome. Why not give us a try?
Yours in friendship and flowers
Margaret Harris
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.
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Sunday 30th April – The Fourth Sunday of Easter
At 10 am there will be aservice of Holy Communion, led by Revd Paul Brown, in church. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be available after the service. The third Confirmation Class will be held after the service.
In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for farmers and those who are involved in producing food.
In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for: Good Shepherd, Castlecroft.
This week
The church will be open every day. Look out for the “church open” sign outside the porch.
Bellringing practice takes place on Monday at 7.45 pm. Anyone interested in finding out about ringing should contact Geoffrey Dann or any of the ringers.
On Tuesday Prayers for Peace will be said in church at 6 pm. Prayers for Peace now takes place on Tuesdays only during the winter months. Please do join us and if you would like more information or are willing to lead a session, please contact Mary Hayward ().
On Wednesday at 10.00 am there will be a service of Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer, led by Revd James Makepeace, in church which will be followed by tea, coffee and cake.
After the service the church will be open from 10.30 am until at least 11.00 am as a Place of Welcome when anyone who wants to will be welcome to share in the coffee, cake and chat, whether they have been to the service or not. The church heating will be on so those attending will be warm as well as receiving a warm welcome.
At 7 pm on Wednesday Choir Practice takes place in church. Anyone interested in joining the choir should contact Greg Lewin or any member of the choir.
On Friday at 12.30 pm the King’s Banquet takes place in the Village Hall. Tickets are sold out.
From Friday there will be Floral Displays, all with a Coronation theme of red, white and blue flowers in church, created by members of the St Chad’s Church Flower Guild.
On Saturday the bells of St Chad’s Church will be rung from about 9.30 am to mark the Coronation of King Charles III which takes place later the the day in Westminster Abbey.
On Saturday at 7.30 pm the Barn Dance and Hog Roast takes place in the Village Hall.
Sunday 7th May – The Fifth Sunday of Easter
At 10 am there will be aCoronation Thanksgiving Service led by Iain Coleman. There will be Celebration Cake and Prosecco after the service. There will be no Communion service.
Coronation Celebrations take place at Pattingham Club.
In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for farmers and those who live or work in:
Great Moor Road, Nurton Brook, Nurton Bank, Warstone Hill Road, Hollies Lane
In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for: St Philip, Penn Fields.
Century Club
The winners of the April Century Club draw were:
- 1st Prize – £150
- Judith Mackriel – ball 34
- 2nd Prize – £100
- Mike Coope – ball 69
- 3rd Prize – £50
- Tom Edgington – ball 1
Congratulations to all of them.
There are currently 14 vacancies for the Century Club. For more details, please contact Alan Smith on 07757 688518 or or see the website at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/information/century-club/>
Flower Guild
The members of the Flower Guild decorated the church beautifully for Easter. Members of the guild take turns on a rota to decorate the church each week but for festivals such as Easter and Christmas all members of the guild are involved.
The guild is in need of new members. If you would like to join, or would simply like to find out more about it, please contact Margaret Harris on 01902 700685.
Patshull Church
On Rogation Sunday 14th May we are having the traditional Rogation walk from St Chad’s Church to St Mary’s Church Patshull, where there will be a service at 4.30 pm. Those walking will leave from St Chad’s at 2.00 pm. As usual refreshments will be served at Patshull before the service. We are looking for volunteers to help with those refreshments.
We will need to clean the church before the service and are planning to do this on Saturday 29th April and we need volunteers to help with this. We will meet at the lychgate at St Chad’s at 2.15 pm to travel to Patshull.
If you are able to volunteer to help clean the church on 29th April or help with the refreshments on 14th May please contact Gena Richards (01902 700188).
Donations for The Well
The need for the Food Bank continues and the box for donations for the Food Bank at The Well in Wolverhampton continues to be at the back of the church. The wishing well is also at the back of the church if you have any spare loose change. Donations, however small, go towards running costs. Don’t be shy, every little helps!
From the Memorial Book
Those whose anniversaries occur between 23rd April and 7th May.
Archie Proctor – 23rd April 2009
Betty Winifred Lovering – 23rd April 2012
Emily Hannah O’Byrne – 23rd April 2020
Annie Smith – 25th April 1962
Bob Frost – 25th April 2008
Roger Douglas Fildes – 26th April 1965
Royston Granville Green – 26th April 2008
John Stanley Scriven – 27th April 1954
Cliff Fletcher – 27th April 2013
Florence Maud Layland – 28th April 1999
Lily Evelyn Woodall – 2nd May 2003
Neville William Joseph Rhodes – 3rd May 1998
William Henry Critchley – 5th May 2000
Alice Scriven – 6th May 1991
Terence Curtis – 6th May 2000
You can see all the pages of the Memorial Book on the Memorial Book Online page of the Church 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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