ChadNet – no 293

ChadNet – no 293 – Sunday 2nd November 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

Jesus with the disciples

Jesus said “I go to prepare a place for you” John Chapter 14 v2

I pause to wonder – should I dare,
what kind of place Christ will prepare.
Greatness I dream not as my share,
true joy will be just being there.

No mansion do I wish to live.
To see my Lord is all I wish.
With faithful loved-ones gone before.
Together we shall all adore
our Saviour’s love and sacrifice,
whilst in the presence of The Christ.

by Pattingham Anonymous

(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 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, those whose names are in the Memorial Book who have died within the last 6 years and those whose names have already been added to the list which was at the back of the church.

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.

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.

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 there will be NO ChadART. Jo Bramall will be exhibiting as part of an Art Mentorship Scheme on Saturday and Sunday at the Footloose Gallery, in the Fusion building next to the Jackfield Tile Museum. Jo’s exhibition pieces are based on the music and architecture of St Chad’s and she would very much appreciate your support. If you wish to go to see her and the paintings the exhibition is open from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th November. 

Sunday 9th November – Remembrance Sunday

At 10.30 am (note the time) there will be a Remembrance Sunday Service in church, led by the Vicar. There will be no Communion Service. Coffee (and tea and biscuits) will be available after the service.

There is no evening service.

In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for those who live and work in:
Moor Lane, Elms Paddock, Little Moor.

In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
St Philip, Penn Fields.

Century Club

The winners of the October Century Club draw were: 

  • 1st Prize – £150
    • Pauline Lim – ball 5
  • 2nd Prize – £100
    • Peter Bromley – ball 18
  • 3rd Prize – £50
    • Jane & Martin Wilcox – ball 99

Congratulations to all of them.

A reminder that annual subscriptions are due on 1st December. The annual subscription is £60.

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>. 

Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal – a great success

Link to Hope

A big “THANK YOU” to all who filled shoeboxes for the Link to Hope appeal, or made a donation.

We collected 43 boxes plus £65 in donations from those unable to make up a box this year.

They will soon be on their way to Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Bulgaria, where we’re sure they will give great pleasure to many families.

Barbara Tritton

Interfaith Wolverhampton Annual Conference

‘INTERFAITH WOLVERHAMPTON PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE’ Come and be part of the journey…

Saturday 15th November 2025, 10.00am to 1pm at The Royal School Penn Road, Wolverhampton WV3 0EG
Light Refreshments from 9.30am

Tickets available on Eventbrite: <https://Interfaith-Wolverhampton-conference-2025.eventbrite.co.uk>

Please book by Friday 7th November.

Free Event – Donations welcomed

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 with thrilling live music performed by organist Donald MacKenzie from London’s Odeon Leicester Square at the pop-up cinema event at Christ Church, Tettenhall Wood on Saturday 15th November at 7 pm.

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

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

God of the heart and of mind,
you know us completely;
though memory fades
your spirit dwells within us.
You are present in the glimpses of hope,
and with us in the joy and uncertainty of new seasons.
In the sadness and the loss
your steadfast love enfolds us;
your faithfulness endures
’til journey’s end
where you have prepared a place for us.

Give us your peace and help us grow
in your likeness each and every day
through the grace of your Son our Saviour,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

(Written by Di Holt, a Reader at St Luke’s Church, Cannock, while caring for her husband living with dementia – 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 26th October and 9th November.

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
Eileen Curtis – 3rd November 2020
Timothy John Cooper – 4th November 1999
Adam Witold Kwiatkowski – 4th November 2002
Hilda Mary Smedley – 7th November 2013
Elizabeth Scarth – 7th November 2014
Rupert Neville Hayward – 9th November 1964
David Challinor – 9th November 2022

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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