ChadNet – no 286

ChadNet – no 286 – Sunday 14th September 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

Alan Smith

There have been a number of events in church over the past couple of years or so – Follow the Star, Much Wenlock Male Voice Choir, Christmas Tree Festival, Staffordshire Band, all successful in their different way; you can probably name others.

Last Saturday’s Hymns & Pimm’s, though, must rank right up there. Over 80 souls joined a joyous singalong, with hymns including Colours of Day, Cwm Rhondda, Lord of the Dance and One More Step to name but a few. Thanks to everybody who sent in requests – those not used (including mine!) have been retained for another time.

We were blessed with the musical skills of Martin, Cath (both of whom also played the bass guitar), Peter, John, Kearon and Rev Merry. Some £357 was raised from donations and the raffle in support of the Haven Refuge. Thanks to Tony and Lisa for organising the service.

Next up are the Scarecrow Festival events. There is a Barn Dance in the Village Hall on Friday 26th September, tickets available from Anna Davies at

Then on Saturday 27th, in church, we welcome back the Staffordshire Band for ‘Sounds Of Brass’.When they entertained us two years ago it was a great occasion and we anticipate the same again. Tickets from Alan Smith at or any member of the PCC.

The concert will be in aid of two charities, Village by Village and Midland Freewheelers Blood Bikes. The former supports work in Ghana to provide long term solutions to lack of clean water, sanitation and education, literally moving ‘village by village’. The latter delivers an urgent motorcycle courier service to the NHS, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, all provided by volunteers including our friend, Keith Eden.

Please try to support these events if you can and let’s all enjoy the 2025 Scarecrow Festival.

Alan Smith

(As always this View is the personal view of the author.)

[More details about Hymns and Pimm’s can be found of the church website at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/news-and-events/hymns-and-pimms/>.]

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

The Vicar’s post is half time so Merry will not be working every day. Her usual working days are Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday but this is subject to change. Her phone number is 07486 066065 and her email address is  When she is not working she will not normally answer the phone, listen to messages or respond to emails. 

Calls to  the old phone number (01902 700257) are forwarded to Merry’s phone.

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 14th September – Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

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

At 6.30 pm there will be a Service of Evensong, led by Iain Coleman, in church.

In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for those who live and work in:
The Greenway, The Square, High Path, Green Close.

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 ().

At 7.00 pm on Tuesday the Annual Meeting of Interfaith Wolverhampton is being held at St Bartholomew’s Church, Penn. We as a church are members so anyone is able to attend (although only those who are individual members would be able to vote or stand for office). Jill Parker can answer any questions you may have about Interfaith Wolverhampton.

On Tuesday evening there is a PCC meeting in church.

On Wednesday at 10.00 am there will be a service of Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer, led by the Vicar, 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.

On Friday from 10 am to 12 noon the Home Instead Memory Café is being held at the Village Hall. These are free informal sessions designed for individuals living with dementia and their carers to meet in a relaxed environment.  Enjoy simple, engaging activities, while connecting with others who understand the challenges of dementia. No need to book. Just pop along.

On Friday from 2 pm to 4 pm ChadART takes place in church. For more information contact Jo Bramall on 07977 007537.

Sunday 21st September – St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

At 10 am there will be a service led by the Youth Group in church. This will be followed by a short service of Holy Communion, led by the Vicar, 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:
Letchmere Close.

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

October Parish News

The October edition of the Parish News magazine will be published in the week commencing 29th September which is slightly later than usual. This is so that it can include coverage of the Scarecrow Festival which takes place in the last weekend of September.

Parish Council – message from the Chairman

The Parish Council is passionate about engaging with local residents and holding drop in sessions. The next two coming up are:

  • Monday 22nd September – Evening police drop in session.  7-8 pm. Pattingham Village Hall 
  • Thursday 16th October. 11am- midday. Pattingham Village Hall

If you would like to check out our website (https://pattingham-pc.gov.uk) and our Facebook page @Pattinghamparishcouncil for the most up to date information.

Adam Freeman

Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal

Link to Hope

The time is upon us to prepare our shoe boxes for the Link to Hope appeal.

The charity asks us to prepare a shoebox of items suitable to help a poor family or an elderly couple in Eastern Europe.

Last year we collected 49 boxes in Pattingham. I wonder if we can beat that this year. We will need to collect them by 26th October, a little earlier than usual, but I do hope that we can do something to help these people, for whom life really is a struggle, especially in these difficult times.

There are leaflets at the back of church (and on the church website) which give greater details and make suggestions about what they would like us to include in the boxes. It is important to read the instructions on the leaflet which clearly define what you can put in the boxes. Due to customs and import regulations, you cannot just put anything in but there are loads of items to choose from.

More details can be found on the Link to Hope website at <https://linktohope.co.uk/shoebox-appeal-2025/> and on the church website at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/news-and-events/shoe-box-appeal-2025/>.

I ask that boxes are brought to me, or left at the back of church, by Sunday 26th October – to allow me time to take them to the collection point.

Barbara Tritton
17 High Street, Pattingham
(01902 700065)
email –

A Night with the Silent Stars – Saturday 15th November at 7 pm – Church Church, Tettenhall Wood

Come and see great comedy stars of the silver screen at the pop-up cinema event at Christ Church, Tettenhall Wood on Saturday 15th November at 7 pm.

  • Charlie Chaplin – Easy Street
  • Buster Keaton – Sherlock Junior
  • Laurel & Hardy – Do Detectives Think

with thrilling live music performed by organist Donald MacKenzie from London’s Odeon Leicester Square.

Licensed Bar – Raffle – Refreshments
Tickets priced: £14 adults – £7 accompanied under 16s
Book your tickets at <www.christchurchgoodshepherd.org>.
For further enquiries call 01902 238988

Scarecrow Festival and Harvest Festival

The Pattingham Scarecrow Festival is taking place from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th September.

At 7.30 pm on Friday 26th September there will be a Barn Dance in the Village Hall. Tickets are just £15 each which includes a Hog Roast as well as a fantastic night of country music and dance. For tickets call Anna on 07968 891927 or email

At 7.30 pm on Saturday 27th September there will be a Sounds of Brass Concert in the church. The Staffordshire Band will be performing a wonderful variety of brass band tunes. Tickets are £15 per adult, which includes a glass of prosecco or something softer, and are available from Alan Smith on 07757 688518 or email

The Harvest Festival is on Sunday 28th September when there will be services at 10.00 am and 6.30 pm. Harvest donations will go the Well food bank and some will also go to the Ukraine Refugee Centre. A list of produce which would be particularly welcome is below.

The Well – the Wolverhampton Food Bank

The Well

Everyone at the Well is extremely grateful for the gifts of cash and goods which are donated regularly. 

Harvest produce from the church and school will again be donated to the Well this year. The following “shopping list” shows the items which are particularly needed.

Harvest Shopping List

  • Milk (UHT)
  • Cereal
  • Tea/coffee
  • Sugar
  • Jam/spreads
  • Squash/fruit juice (UHT)
  • Meat/fish (tinned)
  • Rice/noodles (dried)
  • Pulses/couscous
  • Soup (tinned)
  • Vegetables (tinned)
  • Pasta/cooking sauce (jar)
  • Fruit (tinned)/puddings/custard
  • Snacks/biscuits
  • Nappies (sealed packs size 4, 5, 6)
  • Baby wipes/toiletries
  • Baby food (long use by date)
  • Ladies/men’s toiletries
  • Household cleaning products

No baked beans / tinned pasta please.
Only food within its Use by/Best Before dates please.

Again many thanks for your support.

Alan Smith

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

Shepherd of my path, so I have dementia. 
Give me grace to accept this as part of the pattern of my life and that of others. 
May I enjoy the present moment and all the life I have yet to live. 
Grant me humility to accept the assistance I will need. 
I give you gratitude for all those I am finding who so readily offer that help. 
Lord, you walked an unwelcome path you feared into a dark unknown. 
It took greater courage than mine to do that willingly. 
In my darkening path, take me by the hand and share your courage with me.
Amen

(Prayers for Dementia, and how to live it well.  Fay Sampson)

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 7th and 21st September.

Ian Smart – 7th September 2006
Olive Bentley – 8th September 2001
Doris Scarth – 8th September 2003
Rosemary Anne Tonks – 8th September 2009
Edna Mara Broom – 8th September 2014
Lesley Margaret Dain – 10th September 2015
Michael Patrick Curtis – 10th September 2021
Thomas Harold Beach – 12th September 1995
Phyllis Mabel Price – 13th September 2007
Annie Mary Caddick – 13th September 2011
Jonathan Hassall – 13th September 2019
Reginald John Henshaw – 14th September 2006
Jan Zdanowski – 14th September 2011
George Price – 15th September 1961
Peter John Curtis – 15th September 2005
Dorothy Caddick – 17th September 2007
Dorothy Lavender – 18th September 2016
Harry Colin Robinson – 18th September 2021
Jack Bennett – 19th September 1990
A. H. Norman Harris – 20th September 2004
Barbara Agnes Roberts – 20th September 2021
Malcolm Harris – 21st September 2003

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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