ChadNet – no 316 – Sunday 12th April 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of ChadNet – the eBulletin of St Chad’s Church, Pattingham with Patshull.
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In this week’s ChadNet:
- View from the Pews – Debbie Sims
- Sunday 12th April – Easter 2
- This week
- Sunday 19th April – Easter 3
- Appointment of Parish Administrator
- Save the Date! – 20th June
- The Well Foodbank
- Dementia Friendly Church – weekly prayer
- From the Memorial Book
- Giving to the Church
View from the Pews
Taken from Amazing Grace,
366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions.
So often in our modern lives we attack our problems with frantic and hurried activity, creating unnecessary stress for ourselves. We easily forget that our heavenly Father can assist us in meeting our daily challenges with serenity and calm assurance. We need the quiet confidence in God and a peaceful resting in his eternal love that is reflected in this beautiful text by John Greenleaf Whittier, a American Quaker poet.
‘A good hymn is the best use to which poetry can be devoted, though I do not claim to have succeeded in writing one’ wrote Whittier. His editors have since produced seventy-five hymns from his poetry.
John Greenleaf Whittier’s life expressed the steadfast rest in his heavenly Father’s love that these words suggest. As you read, decide how to let Him guide you and give you peace in this hectic world.
Dear Lord and Father of mankind, forgive our fev’rish ways!
Reclothe us in our rightful mind; in purer lives Thy service find,
in deeper rev’rence praise. In deeper rev’rence praise.
In simple trust like theirs who heard. beside the Syrian sea,
the gracious calling of the Lord. let us like them without a word
rise up and follow Thee. Rise up and follow Thee.
Drop thy still dews of quietness ‘till all our strivings cease;
take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess
the beauty of Thy peace. The beauty of Thy peace.
Breathe thru the heats of our desire, Thy coolness and Thy balm:
let sense be dumb, let flesh retire, speak thru the earthquake,wind and fire,
O still small voice of calm! O still small voice of calm!
We all have those frantic days, where time runs away from us and we feel a tightness in our muscles and frustration with the world around us. The next time this happens to you maybe find time to sit, be it late at night or over a coffee and listen to the still dews of quietness or to that still small voice and let calm be restored, you may find the trillions of jobs get finished much easier!
Debbie Sims
(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.
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Sunday 12th April – Second Sunday of Easter
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 2.00 pm the MEMORY WALK in aid of Alzheimer’s Society takes place. Meet at the church for a walk around Hamley Woods for about an hour, returning to the church for refreshments. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. If you are to take part, please email Tracey at , so that we can organise sufficient refreshments, to be available in church. For more information see the church website at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/news-and-events/memory-walk/>
There is NO evening service.
In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for those who live and work in:
Hall End Lane, Beech Close, Beech Croft.
In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
St Joseph’s, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton.
This week
The church will be open every day. Look out for the “church open” sign outside the porch.
On Tuesday the church will be open for Prayers for Peace at 6 pm. This is not a week when the group meets but some members of the group will be in church to say prayers. Anyone is welcome to join them.
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.
Sunday 19th April – Third Sunday of Easter
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:
Wolverhampton Road, Newgate, Merchant Close.
In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
Clergy and Lay Ministers in the Deanery.
Appointment of Parish Administrator
During the period of interregnum the PCC approved the appointment of a Parish Administrator but decided to await the appointment of a Vicar so that they could have input into the proposed role.
Merry approves of such an appointment and we wish to achieve this without delay. If anyone knows of anyone who might have the skills for this role, or requires further details, would they please approach me and I will share details of the job description and application process.
Philip Sims
Vice Chairman
Tel: 07515 145339
Email:
Save the Date!
Shifnal and District Male Voice Choir.
St Chad’s Church, Pattingham.
Saturday 20th June at 7.30 pm.
More information to follow,
The Well – the Wolverhampton Food Bank
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 connect via their website, where you can sign up to the newsletter and link to their Social Media pages: <www.thewellwolverhampton.co.uk>
Dementia Friendly Church
Weekly Prayer
Almighty God,
I lift up those affected by
dementia, asking for Your
divine intervention in restoring
their precious memories.
Please guide their minds and
help them recollect cherished
moments. Let Your healing
touch bring back memories
that once brought them joy
and comfort.
Amen
(Prayerslife.com)
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 5th and 19th April.
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
Christine Ann Trubshaw – 16th April 2000
Stuart Hammersley – 19th April 1991
Keith Campbell Harris – 19th April 2012
You can see all the pages of the Memorial Book on the Memorial Book Online page of the Church website.
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.
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“.
We have a JustGiving page to enable people to make one off donations. It’s at <https://www.justgiving.com/page/pattingham-church-jg>. 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.
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