ChadNet – no 292

ChadNet – no 292 – Sunday 26th October 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.

Remember that the clocks go back this weekend.

In this week’s ChadNet:

View from the Pews

Dorothy Steel

“God give me grace…”

Whilst there are several versions (this one was amended after 1951 to include the word ‘grace’) the words originally written by Reinhold Niebuhr are both encouraging and supportive because we can all reflect on a time when we have made this or similar prayers.

God, give me grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the Wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.

These words came to my mind recently as I was praying for Peace, thinking about the terrible conflicts and wars around the world and what as an individual we can do? We can all pray, and this becomes something quite wonderful as we realise how Christians all over the world are doing just the same. If you would like to join a small group for 15 minutes of Prayers for Peace, come along to church at 6 pm each Tuesday.

Praying alone  can sometimes be quite difficult, to still the mind and soul from the busy demands of our lives. We all do it in different ways and I have previously shared the fact that whilst my ironing is not very skilful – I find it a wonderful time for prayer! I frequently include:

God be in my head,
And in my understanding;
God be in mine eyes,
And in my looking;
God be in my mouth,
And in my speaking;
God be in my heart,
And in my thinking;
God be at mine end,
And at my departing.

(Sarum Primer, 1558)
(Music: Sir Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941)

So, whether we pray in joy, giving thanks and praise or asking for Our Lord to intercede, or using a Bible quotation – just do it and know you are partaking in something wonderful!

God Bless,
Dorothy Steel

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

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 26th October – Last 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 the Vicar, in church.

This is the closing date for the Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal. Boxes need to be taken to Barbara Tritton or left at the back of the church. Details can be found on the church website at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/news-and-events/shoe-box-appeal-2025/>.

In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for those who live and work in:
Westbeech Road, College Farm Close, Patshull Road.

In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
The Church at Perton.

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 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.

There is NO Pattingham Shower Singers this week as it is half term. It will resume next week.

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

At 12 noon on Saturday the Baptism of Evie Jones takes place in church.

Sunday 2nd November – All Saints’ Sunday

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 the Vicar, to which you are all most welcome. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be available after the service.

At 6.30 pm the All Souls Memorial Service, led by the Vicar, 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 and those whose names are in the Memorial Book who have died within the last 6 years. There is a list at the back of church to allow the addition of other names. The list will be removed on Thursday 30th October. Please ensure any names are placed on the list before that date.

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.

Communion Services

For the last few months we have been trialling a system to avoid congestion around the chancel step as people go up to and come back from communion. The PCC has reviewed this and has taken account of comments which have been made and decided to continue with this system. When going to communion those in the side aisles will go to the back of the church and then go to the centre aisle to go forward to the chancel. To return to their seats they do not need to go via the back unless there is an obstruction to the shorter route.

The sidespersons usually guide the congregation in knowing when to leave their seats. The usual practice is for those in the centre aisle to go up after the choir and then those in the south aisle and then those in the north aisle. 

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

Lord , I am what I am.

I give thanks for the life I’ve had;
For the memories that will live on
Through others when I remember no more;

For the love of family and friends
Who will go on loving me when
I no longer show that I love or care;

For the care-givers, the doctors and nurses
Who are with me and will be with me
Every step of the way.

I am what I am.

I have been nurtured by you, Lord,
And give thanks for the fact that
You love me – for who I was,
For who I am, for what I become.

We can walk this path together
Hand in hand:
I know I am not alone, that you
Will be by my side always.

Amen

(Written by Heather Wright – from the diocese’s Book of Prayers)

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 19th October and 2nd 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

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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