ChadNet – no 266

ChadNet – no 266 – Sunday 27th 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

Ken Scott

A very big thank you

Both Anne and I would like to convey to everyone in St Chad’s and the village an enormous thank you for all the kindness shown to us at the time of my ceasing to be a lay minister in the Parish.

It was a great privilege to take my last service on Easter Sunday and an honour to see the number of people who attended. There were about 160 there on Sunday evening. My family, who were there, appreciated the really warm welcome from all the members of the congregation. Thank you to all those who came and joined in the Easter celebration.

Another thanks to all those who have sent cards with delightful messages and good wishes for retirement.

The friendship we have received over the sixteen years we have been in Pattingham has been amazing and I trust we have been able to help people in return especially when they really needed it.

Most of all thanks for the gifts which were presented after the service. The flowers were lovely and the cheque overwhelming. Those of you who were there will know that I was really quite overcome and lost for words when Philip described how much had been raised. We are both still getting our heads around your generosity and we accept it in the spirit in which it was given, of love and kindness.

I end my ministry content that Rev. Merry Smith will be here shortly to take up the task of leading St Chad’s into its next stage of development. May God bless the Church we belong to here in Pattingham and all its people.

With our love
Ken and Anne Scott

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 27th April – Second Sunday of Easter

At 10 am there will be a service of Holy Communion, led by Revd Roberta Maxfield, in church. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be available after the service.

There is no evening service this week.

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:
Christ Church, Tettenhall Wood.

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. For an annual subscription of £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>.

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 Paul Brown, 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.

Sunday 4th May – Third Sunday of Easter

At 10 am there will be a Family Service, led by the Bellringers, in church. It will be followed by a short service of Holy Communion, led by Revd Sue Watson, 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:
Good Shepherd, Castlecroft.

May edition of the Parish News Magazine

Publication of the May edition of the magazine has been delayed due to the indisposition of the editor. He hopes to get it to the printers in the next few days and the magazines should be ready for delivery by next weekend.

Church Annual Meeting and Electoral Roll

The Annual Church Meeting will be held in church at 11.30 am on Sunday 11th May (after the 10 o’clock service).

At that meeting there will be various reports on the activities of the church as well as presentation of the Annual Report and Accounts for 2024. The churchwardens and up to seven members of the PCC will be elected. Nomination forms for Churchwardens and Elected PCC Members are on the church website and at the back of the church.

The Annual Report and Financial Statements and the agenda, minutes of last year’s meetings and other reports will be available later this week. They will be on the church website (at https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/information/pcc-news-and-reports/pcc-reports/) and at the back of the church.

We have been developing plans for the North Aisle and these are awaiting formal advice from the Diocesan Advisory Committee in preparation for the submission of a faculty application. It is intended to share details of these plans at the Annual Meeting.

The preparation of the new Church Electoral Roll has been completed. The new roll can be checked in the church porch. Those who missed the deadline can still join but will not be added to the roll until after the annual meeting.

Pattingham Day – Sunday 11th May

Pattingham needs you to keep where we live beautiful and litter free.

Please spare an hour or so to join us and help litter pick in the streets and lanes surrounding Pattingham on Sunday 11th May.

  • We will meet at the church at 2pm
  • High-Vis vests, Black bags and litter pickers available.
  • Meet back at the church from 3pm where we will dispose of the litter collected
  • Refreshments served at the side of the church afterwards.

If you have any questions contact Tony Ainsworth.

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

Father we bring to you now all living with
the bewilderment of dementia.
Give those who care, patience, love, stamina
and spaces in which to feel free from stress.
Give all the sure knowledge that they are held
In Your wisdom and guiding love.
Amen 

(Dementia  Action Week Prayers 2024 – prayer written by Alison Derwent, especially remembering Heather, Nonny and husband carer Andy)

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 April and 4th May.

Elizabeth Anne Thomason – 20th April 2008
Graham Sheldon – 21st April 1996
Alan Coverley Robinson – 21st April 2003
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
John Anthony Breakwell – 1st May 2022
Lily Evelyn Woodall – 2nd May 2003
Neville William Joseph Rhodes – 3rd May 1998

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“.

ChadNet

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