ChadNet – no 261 – Sunday 23rd March 2025
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 – Pattingham Anonymous
- Sunday 23rd March – Third Sunday of Lent
- This week
- Sunday 30th March – Fourth Sunday of Lent – Mothering Sunday
- Church Electoral Roll
- The Well Foodbank
- Dementia Friendly Church – weekly prayer
- From the Memorial Book
- Giving to the Church
View from the Pews
The Dandelion
by Pattingham Anonymous
The Dandelion’s sheen of gold
Is just a nasty weed, I’m told.
It makes me very sad to know
That it’s beset by many a foe!
“Just rubbish to be cast away
On an old compost heap” they say.
But wait! It has a golden dress
worthy of feeling one’s caress!
It is not welcome in the house,
bravely it shows itself without.
Then let it in some corner stay
in its own company’s bright array.
I know it’s not among the best
So let it find a place to rest –
it gives some children such delight.
Then let it live – it has the right.
One day its gold will turn to white
and then for it will come the night.
But first allow child’s chubby hand
to pluck it gently from the land.
To them in their imagination
to know the time is their intention.
And so they blow – with sweet delight
they count the time – it’s never right!
Realising not the seeds they’ve blown
will fall on soil somewhere unknown.
And when the winter months are o’er,
they’ll grow again just as before.
For some, their life on earth has sped,
just like ourselves, when all is said.
But those who truly seek the Lord,
new life for them begins.
And earthly things will be no more,
far greater joys doth lie before.
To be with Jesus, face to face,
Knowing his love and saved by grace.
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 23rd March – Third Sunday of Lent
At 10 am there will be a service of Holy Communion, led by Revd Paul Brown, in church. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be available after the service.
At 6.30 pm there will be a Service in the Iona style, led by Ken Scott, in church.
In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for those who live and work in:
Dartmouth Avenue, Marlbrook Lane, Chesterton Road, West End Gardens, Copley Lane.
In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
St Joseph’s Merry Hill, Wolverhampton.
This week
The church will be open every day. Look out for the “church open” sign outside the porch.
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 according to the Book of Common Prayer, 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.
On Wednesday at 12 noon Who’s for Lunch? is held in the Village Hall.
At 6 pm on Wednesday 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.
On Thursday at 12.30 pm there is a Lent Lunch at the home of Sue Riches. If you are attending please sign up on the sheet at the back of the church.
Sunday 30th March – Mothering Sunday / Fourth Sunday of Lent
At 10 am there will be a service of Holy Communion for Mothering Sunday, led by Revd Sue Watson, in church. Mothering Sunday posies will be distributed. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be available after the service.
In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for those who:
Those who teach and look after children.
In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
Clergy and Lay Ministers in the Deanery.
Church Electoral Roll
Every six years a completely new Church Electoral Roll has to be prepared and this is one of those years. The process is now underway and the formal notice is displayed in the church porch.
Everyone who wishes to be on the roll will need to complete a form which needs to be returned by the deadline of Monday 21st April. Forms are available at the back of the church and can be downloaded from the website.
Please ensure that you complete the form fully, including your name and address and ticking the correct boxes, and sign it.
More information is on the church website at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/church-electoral-roll/> and in the March Parish News magazine.
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.
Thank you for your generosity. 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 look at their website <www.thewellwolverhampton.co.uk>
Dementia Friendly Church
Weekly Prayer
Dear Lord
You looked down on me, chose me, and singled me out,
as I lived as a good Christian and without any doubts.
Please help people to understand, dementia is not just for the old,
it has no parameters and preys totally uncontrolled.
Help people to not judge me, avoid me, for not remembering their name, forgetting words, losing my way, it`s all part of dementia`s game.
Lord, help me be brave, to fight, continue to survive.
With my friend`s support, my family spurring me to strive.
Please be by their side and hold their hands tight,
as they walk dementia with me, with all of their might.
Amen
(Share A Prayer Through Dementia 2024 – author unknown)
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 16th and 30th March.
Thomas William Roberts – 17th March 1973
James Keith Bradshaw – 17th March 2006
Lilian Ross Beach – 17th March 2006
Phyllis Alice Wood – 18th March 2016
Ronald Arthur Painting – 20th March 1980
Olive Harris – 20th March 1990
David Spencer Haddock – 21st March 1996
Leslie Thomas Price – 21st March 1997
Dennis David Cave – 23rd March 2017
Geoffrey Warrilow – 24th March 1956
Lillian Elkin – 26th March 1991
Christine May Watton – 29th March 2007
Bert Hughes – 30th March 2009
Christopher John Harrison – 30th March 2015
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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