ChadNet – no 263

ChadNet – no 263 – Sunday 6th April 2025

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

Henry Ibberson

During a recent reunion lunch with Sheffield friends we have known for over 60 years, our wide-ranging conversations included the state of the world, our incredulity at how we have come to this situation, moreover our perceived powerlessness to do anything about it!

One of our friends, a former Methodist Church Steward, subsequently sent this poem, which is an extract from “The Unfolding“, a book by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, entitled  “What can I do?”

So I can’t save the world—-can’t even save myself,
can’t wrap my arms around every frightened child, can’t
foster peace among nations, can’t bring love to all who feel unlovable.
So I practice opening my heart right here in this room and being gentle
with my insufficiency.

I practice walking down the street heart first.
And if it is insufficient to share love, I will practice loving anyway.
I want to converse about truth, about trust. I want to invite compassion
into every interaction.
One willing heart can’t stop a war.
One willing heart can’t feed all the hungry.
And sometimes daunted by a task too big,
I tell myself, What’s the use of trying?

But today the invitation is clear: to be ridiculously courageous in love.
To open my heart like a lilac in May,
knowing freeze is possible and opening anyway.
To take love seriously.
To give love wildly.
To race up to the world as if I were a puppy,
adoring and unjaded, stumbling on my own exuberance.
To feel the shock of indifference, of anger, of cruelty , of fear,
and stay open.

To love as if it matters, as if the world depends on it.

So there’s an answer worth dwelling upon as we approach a new era for our Church and community.

Henry Ibberson

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 afternoon 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 6th April – Fifth Sunday of Lent

At 10 am there will be a Family Service, led by Iain Coleman, in church. It 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 those who live and work in:
Clive Road.

In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
Holy Cross, Bobbington.

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.

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.

At 9.30 am on Thursday the school end of term service takes place in church.

At 2.30 pm on Friday the funeral of Graham Peever takes place at Telford Crematorium.

Sunday 13th April – Palm Sunday

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 Iain Coleman, in church.

In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for those who live and work in:
Patshull Park, Farm Road, Rushey Lane, Patshull Gardens, Patshull Lane.

In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
Holy Week Services across the Deanery.

Holy week and Easter

Details of services in Holy Week and Easter are in the Easter Card which has been delivered to all homes in the parish. A copy is also on the church website at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/services/holy-week-and-easter-2025/>.

Holy Week

There will be the usual services on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.

  • Maundy Thursday (17th April)
    • 7.30 pm – Holy Communion and stripping of the altars
  • Good Friday (18th April)
    • 10.00 am – Building the Easter Garden – service for children and families – followed by an Egg Hunt.
    • 2.00 pm – Good Friday devotional service

Easter Day (20th April)

  • 10.00am – Communion Service for Easter including Youth Group
  • 6.30pm – Songs of Praise Service
    • This will be Ken Scott’s last service as a Reader and everyone is welcome to come to mark this occasion

Century Club

The winners of the March Century Club draw were: 

  • 1st Prize – £150
    • Helen Wallington  – ball 74
  • 2nd Prize – £100
    • Joan Burton – ball 58
  • 3rd Prize – £50
    • Jill Baker – ball 6

Congratulations to all of them.

There are currently four vacancies for the Century Club. For an annual subscription is £60 there is a chance every month to win £150, £100 or £50.  If you would like to join the Century Club or 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>.

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

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

Becoming Dementia Friendly Church 2024-25

Loving Lord
You are the light
when our earthly bodies grown weary and faint.
You are the constant,
as we are reminded through the history of this Cathedral
and the ministry of Saint Chad,
who offered, healing, hope and peace of mind to all that follow you.
We pray now for the gentle breeze of your Holy Spirit,
To guide us on our journey of life.
Thank you that you are the Good Shepherd
That always protects his sheep,
now and forever more.
Amen 

(Share a Prayer 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 30th March and 13th April.

Bert Hughes – 30th March 2009
Christopher John Harrison – 30th March 2015
Isaac John Fellows – 31st March 1990
Kathleen Mary Parkes – 31st March 1999
Joan Selvey Fellows – 31st March 2019
Elsie Jane Williams – 3rd April 2001
Mary Grace Russell – 3rd April 2002
Margaret Rogers – 6th April 2012
Stanley Medlicott – 7th April 1982
Dorothy Vera Perks – 7th April 2013
Margaret Lesley Slater – 7th April 2018
Ida Sarah Bentley – 9th April 2008
Joanna Freeman Morgan – 9th April 2018
Andrew Charles Day – 9th April 2024
Albert Edward Bentley – 11th April 1982
Douglas Edwin Shelton – 12th April 2003
Sally Anne James – 13th April 2018

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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