ChadNet – no 317 – Sunday 19th April 2026
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 – Keith Eden
- Sunday 19th April – Easter 3
- This week
- Sunday 26th April – Easter 4
- Evening services
- All Age Communion
- Confirmation
- St. Chad’s Flower Guild
- Memory Walk – thank you
- Ukraine Refugee Centre
- Fete – raffle and auction prizes needed
- The Well Foodbank
- Dementia Friendly Church – weekly prayer
- From the Memorial Book
- Giving to the Church
View from the Pews
At the end of last summer, we enjoyed the scarecrow festival and part of that was the wonderful evening with the Staffordshire Brass Band. A share of the profits from the band evening were kindly donated to The Midland Freewheelers Blood Bike Group of which I am a member and volunteer. Firstly, thank you to all who made that donation possible and in particular Alan who proposed the group as a recipient of the donation.
Blood Bikes deliver a professional urgent motorcycle courier service to the NHS, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, serving hospitals and other NHS facilities throughout the West Midlands. The service is provided by a team of volunteer riders, drivers, co-ordinators and fundraisers all at no cost to the NHS.
The group serves all local hospitals, New Cross, Cannock, Walsall Manor, Midland Metropolitan, Heartlands, QE, Birmingham Women’s, Children’s, Russell’s Hall, Good Hope, Compton Hospice, Acorns Hospice, multiple renal units and the obvious National Blood bank.
Items carried include blood and blood products, chemotherapy drugs, pathology samples, medication, medical equipment and donated breast milk for sick babies in the region.
All riders are highly skilled, very experienced and hold an advanced motorcycle licence which follows many hours of extensive advanced rider training with regular ongoing assessments.
This year at the village fete the group will have a stand where you can find out more and maybe even explore the idea of being a volunteer for the group.
To volunteer is to offer to do something that you do not have to and is often without having been asked to do it and without expecting payment. It has been said that the best way to help yourself is to help others.
The verb volunteer was first recorded in 1755 and was derived from the noun volunteer in around 1600 – “one who offers himself for military service” from the French “voluntaire”
In Peter 4:10 he says, “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace”.
Everyone has unique gifts that can be used to help others whether that is music, teaching, offering counsel or giving service.
Let us all try to use those gifts of time, ability and skills to help each other and our community.
Keith Eden
(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 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.
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 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.
On Wednesday at 12 noon Who’s for Lunch? is held in the Village Hall.
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 26th April – Fourth Sunday of Easter
At 10 am there will be an All Age Communion Service, 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:
Nurton Hill Road, Holyhead Road, County Lane, High Park.
In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
Christ Church, Tettenhall Wood.
Evening services
Merry is hoping to change the evening services from the 2nd and 4th Sunday evenings to the 1st and 3rd Sunday evening services so that she can spread out her work a little more evenly. As the morning services on the 1st and 3rd Sundays are led by other people Merry has to do less planning and preparation for those services than the other morning services. She hopes that this will start in June. If anyone has any comments on this please speak to Merry.
All Age Communion
From this month the service in the morning on the 4th Sunday of the month will be an All Age Communion Service – similar to the one used on Easter Day. The more traditional service will continue to be used on the 2nd and 5th Sundays.
Confirmation
We are hoping to have a Confirmation Course later in the year to prepare for a Confirmation service to take place on 4th October at St Michael’s Tettenhall. If there are any adults or young people who would like to take part in the course, or would like any further information, could they please contact Merry and preparations can be made.
St. Chad’s Flower Guild
Did you see the Easter Flowers in church?
What did you think? Did you like them?
Do you enjoy seeing fresh flowers at the Altar?
Would you feel something is missing if there were no longer flowers at the Altar?
If the answer to these questions is yes – why not become a member of the Flower Guild and ensure there are always fresh flowers at the Altar.
St. Chad’s Flower Guild is a group of ladies (gentlemen would be welcome to join) who arrange flowers at the Altar on a weekly basis and decorate the whole church at festivals.
We are looking for new members to assist our current team with the flower rota.
Would you consider joining our group?
Do you have the enthusiasm needed?
Require more details?
Please ring Margaret Harris on 700685 for a chat and to find out more.
Memory Walk
One Big Thank You to all who supported the Memory Walk in aid of Alzheimer’s Society last Sunday and for the generous cash donations and via JustGiving page. The total will be notified at a later date.
Tracey Williams
The JustGiving page is still open at <https://www.justgiving.com/page/pattingham-church-memory-wal…> for those who still want to make a donation.
A reminder that Milly is running the Bristol Half-Marathon on 10th May in support of the Alzheimer’s Society. Her sponsorship page is at <https://ajbellgreatbristolrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/amelia-coli…>
Ukraine Refugee Centre
Mary Hayward sent the following message after her latest visit taking the donations to the Ukraine Refugee Centre.
Many thanks for the donations I have received for the Ukraine Centre
- Toiletries
- Raffle Prizes
- Ladies clothing
- Children’s clothing
- Cash
- Cheque
Your generosity is much appreciated. Thank you also to Jill Baker for driving me there.
My next planned visit is Friday 15th May
Blessings
Mary
If you have anything you wish to donate please contact Mary at or 01902 700744 or in Church.
Fete – raffle and auction prizes needed
We need raffle and auction prizes for the fete on Saturday 4th July. If you can offer services or have unwanted (and unopened) gifts please contact Alan, Dorothy or Graham. Collection can be arranged if needed.
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
Dear God,
I come before you today seeking patience beyond measure.
As I walk this path of dementia caregiving, I am acutely aware of the challenges that test my patience.
In those moments when frustration knocks at my heart`s door, I ask for your divine guidance.
Help me comprehend the intricate world in which my loved one resides, where time and memories intertwine, creating a tapestry of confusion.
I pray for the strength to be patient, for within that patience lies the essence of compassion.
Thank you for being my refuge and source of unwavering strength in these moments of vulnerability.
Amen
(Strengthinprayer.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 12th and 26th April.
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
Elizabeth Anne Thomason – 20th April 2008
Chloe Jessica Krieski – 20th April 2025
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
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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