ChadNet – no 240 – Sunday 27th October 2024
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 – Barbara Tritton
- Sunday 27th October – Last Sunday after Trinity
- This week
- Sunday 3rd November – All Saints’ Sunday / 4 before Advent
- Century Club – draw on Monday
- Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal
- Senior Responders – First Aid for the Retired – Thursday 7th November 2024
- Follow the Star – Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th December
- The Well Foodbank – thank you for harvest gifts
- Dementia Friendly Church – weekly prayer
- From the Memorial Book
- Giving to the Church
View from the Pews
This time last year, during the half-term holiday, we took our grandsons aged nine and eleven on a little adventure: we were going on an expedition to Wolverhampton. The first unusual experience for them was to go on the bus. It was fun hurtling down the lane, then driving round Perton and into Wolverhampton, where we got off the bus by the Art Gallery. We were heading for Dudley Street and were on a mission.
I’d explained to the boys about our shoe box appeal, and the charity Link to Hope, and indeed, we’d watched the short video on line before we set out. The boys had been shocked to see the conditions many people were living in, in countries such as Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria, and how they lacked many of the basic things we all take for granted.
So, our mission was to fill two shoe boxes; Sam chose to help a family, and Jacob, an elderly couple. First stop was Poundland, where, armed with a basket each, they went round the shop, with Graham and me helping them. Decisions, decisions! Sam immediately put a huge bag of sweets in his, but then we gently pointed out, that, however delicious they were, the packet would take up too much space.
I think they were surprised to see such items as toothpaste and soap on our list; for them, these didn’t count as special treats for Christmas! After a while, however, they’d made their selections of toiletries, useful household items and a few treats. We popped into a couple of other shops in Dudley Street, and finally, chose what wrapping paper to use. Then, carrying our heavy shopping bags, we headed for the bus stop.
Back at the house, we spent the next hour packing the shoeboxes, trying to cram in as much as possible, and then wrapping them in brightly coloured paper and attaching a label listing the contents.
I think we all got pleasure from choosing and wrapping the gifts, and it certainly brought home the point that we are all so fortunate in what we have, compared with the families we’re trying to help.
Our shoe box appeal continues this year, and you still have time to take part! There are leaflets at the back of church explaining all the details. The closing date is Friday 1st November.
Barbara Tritton
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 27th October – Last Sunday after Trinity
At 10 am there will be a service of Holy Communion, led by Revd. Lin Vawer, in church. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be available after the service.
At 6.30 pm the All Souls Memorial Service, led by Ken Scott, will be held in church. All are welcome. During the service we will remember by name all those for whom funerals have been held in the last 2 years, those whose names are in the Memorial Book who have died within the last 6 years and those whose names have already been added to the list which was at the back of the church.
In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for:
St Chad’s School and the other schools attended by children in the parish.
In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
All Saints, Trysull.
This week
The church will be open every day. Look out for the “church open” sign outside the porch.
The Century Club draw takes place on Monday.
On Tuesday Prayers for Peace will be said in church at 6 pm. 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, led by Revd Sue Watson, 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. Those attending will receive a warm welcome.
At 6 pm the Pattingham Shower Singers meet in church. All are welcome – just come and sing and have fun! If you need more information, contact Alix at .
At 7 pm on Wednesday Choir Practice takes place in church. Anyone interested in joining the choir should contact Martin Fox or any member of the choir.
Friday is the closing date for the Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal. See below for more details.
Sunday 3rd November – All Saints’ Sunday / 4th Sunday before Advent
At 10 am there will be a Family Service, led by Henry Ibberson and Alan Smith, in church. This will be followed by a short service of Holy Communion, led by Revd Paul Brown, to which you are all most welcome. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be available after the service.
In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for:
All children and young people in the parish.
In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
The Church at Perton.
Century Club
This month’s Century Club draw will be held on Monday.
There are no vacancies for the Century Club at the moment but if anyone wishes to join they can do so as soon as a vacancy arises. 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>.
Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal
The closing date for the Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal is this Friday, 1st November,
It’s a really simple idea, anyone can get involved. Just fill a shoebox with items for a family or an elderly couple – not just a child.
The appeal has been running since 1992 and over the years has delivered smiles to thousands of people in Eastern Europe, including Ukraine. I do hope that we can do something to help these people, for whom life really is a struggle, especially in these difficult times. Last year we collected a record of 56 boxes. I wonder if we can beat that this year?
There are leaflets at the back of church and it is important to check the leaflet as they are very particular what can and cannot, be included.
More details can be found on the Link to Hope website at <https://linktohope.co.uk/shoebox-appeal-2024/> and on the church website at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/news-and-events/shoe-box-appeal-2024/>.
I ask that boxes are brought to me, or left at the back of church, by Friday 1st November – to allow me time to take them to the collection point.
Barbara Tritton
17 High Street, Pattingham
(01902 700065)
email –
Senior Responders – First Aid for the Retired – Thursday 7th November 2024
Promoted by St Chad’s Church, there will be a chance to learn first aid training for senior responders.
Aimed at retired people, it will begin at 2.30pm in Pattingham Village Hall on Thursday, 7th November 2024.
It will include CPR, wound care, choking relief, burns treatment, farming injuries, using a defibrillator and other problems.
It is free and for more information or to book – places are limited – contact Keith or Alix on 07527237862 or by email at .
Follow the Star – Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th December
This Christmas St.Chad’s Church is holding its first “Follow the Star” event – on three days from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th December you will be able to view a wonderful variety of stars, some three dimensional, some hand-drawn – some coloured, some lit – some will be outside, but mostly they will be displayed or hanging inside the Church itself.
On the Friday evening at 7.30pm in the church, there will be a presentation using the church’s AV system by local amateur astronomer, Doug Bickley, who will discuss one of the most famous Christmas stories – the Star of Bethlehem. Tickets are £8 each, which includes mulled wine and mince pies, and are available from Jill Parker on 01902 700755 or .
There is some more information on the church website at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/news-and-events/follow-the-star/>.
The Well – the Wolverhampton Food Bank
The Well continues to need our donations and prayers. The box remains at the rear of the church for donations of food and toiletries and the wishing well for donations of cash.
If you wish to know more about the work of The Well, or would like to know how you can support it in other ways, do connect via their website, where you can sign up to the newsletter and link to their Social Media pages: <www.thewellwolverhampton.co.uk>
Dementia Friendly Church
Weekly Prayer
Father, in the name of your son Jesus, I pray for clarity, resolve and steadfastness in dealing with the unknowns.
I ask for knowledge of the disease so that I can act accordingly for the betterment of my loved one.
I pray for financial provision to best care for them.
You know exactly what is needed therefore, I look to you to provide.
Thank you, Lord.
Thank you for being present in this situation.
I trust that I can rely on you for all things.
I commit my loved one to you today and know that for such a time as this, you have placed me here to care for them, pray for them and love them.
I pray all these things in Jesus holy name.
Amen
(ibelieve.com)
If you would like to suggest (or write) a prayer for inclusion in this series please let Tracey Williams, our Dementia Friendly Church Co-ordinator, know.
From the Memorial Book
Those whose anniversaries occur between 20th October and 3rd November.
David Thornton – 20th October 1997
Hazel Jeanette Frost – 20th October 2004
Violet May Watkins – 21st October 1977
Margaret Gosling – 21st October 2012
John Robert (Bob) Pinches – 21st October 2013
Mary Margaret Parker – 23rd October 1994
Derek William Littleford – 24th October 1998
Ian Beavis Hall – 25th October 1999
James Albert Monckton – 26th October 1962
Dennis Selby – 26th October 1981
Norman Tooth – 26th October 1995
Gordon Roy Pymer – 26th October 2011
Christopher David Wilde – 28th October 2008
Janet Eileen Owen – 28th October 2016
Paul James Potts – 28th October 2019
Marion Katie Potts – 29th October 1987
Kenneth John Bowley – 30th October 1988
Norman (Jim) Smith – 30th October 2012
Elsie Lyon – 31st October 2005
Kenneth Ernest Wilde – 31st October 2013
Cyril Edward Godwin – 1st November 2003
Eileen Curtis – 3rd November 2020
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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