ChadNet – no 320 – Sunday 10th May 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 – Tracey Williams
- Sunday 10th May – Rogation Sunday – Easter 6
- This week – Ascension Day is on Thursday
- Sunday 17th May – Sunday after Ascension – Easter 7
- William Cole RIP – Lay Reader at Trysull
- Church Annual Meeting – 31st May
- Concert by Shifnal and District Male Voice Choir – 20th June
- Rotas
- The Well Foodbank
- Dementia Friendly Church – weekly prayer
- From the Memorial Book
- Giving to the Church
View from the Pews
This follows on from last week’s View from the Pews about the poppy installation. Those who go to Patshull this Sunday will be able to see the war graves in the churchyard and also the war memorial. There is also, as at Pattingham, a roll of all those who served in the First World War and survived.
Many people will have seen the memorials within the church to those in the local area who made the ultimate sacrifice during the World Wars. There are also three commonwealth war graves at St Chad`s and two at St Mary`s Patshull.
St Chad`s
Private G French Service Number: 203029, 5th Reserve Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 25 May 1917 19 years old.
(Son of John and Annie-Maria French)
Gunner Albert Rowley Service Number: 326897, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 15 May 1921 38 years old.
(Son of John and Sarah Ann Rowley: husband of Alice Rowley, of 11 Bright St., Sunderland. Born in Pattingham).
Thomas Andrew Wight-Boycott Brigadier General Warwickshire Yeomanry
Died 30 March 1916 43 years old. (within the family vault in church)
(Son of the late C.B. Wight-Boycott, husband of Anne Catherine
Wight-Boycott of Rudge Hall, Pattingham, Shropshire.)
St Mary`s Patshull
Gunner S Parton Service Number: 79837, Royal Garrison Artillery 2nd/6th Siege Bty
Died 28th August 1917 26 years old.
(Son of Joseph and Emma Parton, 2 Greaves Cottage, Shifnal, Shropshire. Born at Patshull)
S Salter Service Number 40849, South Wales Borderers 6th Bn.
Died 8th November 1919 21 years old.
(Son of John Thomas and Dinah Salter of Burnhill Green, Patshull)
It is so important that we honour, respect and remember them.
Tracey WIlliams
(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 10th May – Rogation Sunday Sixth 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 pm the traditional Rogation Sunday Walk will leave from St Chad’s Church, making its way to St Mary’s Church, Patshull where the Rogation Sunday Service, which will be led by Iain Coleman, will commence at 4.30 pm. This will be preceded by tea, coffee and cake which constitute appropriate post walk refreshments.
Clive will lead a convoy of cars from Pattingham for those not walking – meet at the lychgate at St Chad’s at 4.00 pm. If anyone wants transport please contact Clive on 01902 700206.
Clive will also co-ordinate arrangements for those who wish to take cars to Patshull after the morning service so that they have a car to come back in after walking there in the afternoon.
There is no evening service.
Today is the deadline for those who want their name to be added to the Church Electoral Roll to complete and return an application form, which are available at the back of the church or from the website at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/church-electoral-roll/>, if they are to be able to vote at this year’s annual meeting.
Today is also the day Milly Colin Stokes runs the Bristol Half-Marathon in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. If you wish to make a donation the link is https://ajbellgreatbristolrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/amelia-colin-stokes
In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for the Parish Council and all elected representatives.
In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
St Philip, Penn Fields.
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.
Thursday is Ascension Day. At 7.30 pm there will be a service of Holy Communion for Ascension Day, led by the vicar, in church.
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 17th May – Sunday after Ascension – Easter 7
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 Rev Allen Roberts, 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:
Rudge Road, Lower Rudge, Spoonley Gate, Upper Ludstone, Worcester Road.
In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
St Michael and All Angels, Tettenhall Regis.
William Cole RIP
We were saddened to learn of the sudden death of William Cole, Lay
Reader at Trysull, and send condolences to to Revd Richard Fisher and all William’s family. We are keeping all in the Smestow Vale Ministry Team in our prayers.
Church Annual Meeting
The Annual Church Meeting will be held in church at 11.30 am on Sunday 31st May (after the 10 o’clock service).
At that meeting there will be various reports on the activities of the church as well as presentation of the Annual Report and Accounts for 2025. The churchwardens, three representatives to the Deanery Synod and up to six members of the PCC will be elected. Nomination forms for Churchwardens, Deanery Synod Representatives and Elected PCC Members are on the church website and at the back of the church.
The Annual Report and Accounts will be on the church website this week. The other reports will be on the website from 21st May and hard copies will be at the back of the church from 23rd May.
Concert by Shifnal and District Male Voice Choir
This will take place in church on Saturday 20th June at 7.30 pm. Tickets are £15 and include a glass of Prosecco or non alcoholic alternative. Under 16’s free if accompanied by a paying adult. Proceeds will be split between the church, the Well and Wolverhampton Interfaith. Tickets available from Alan Smith or any member of the PCC.
Rotas
I will be drawing up the rotas for July to September in the next couple of weeks. They include duties for sidespersons, servers, readers, intercessors, chalice assistants and coffee. If anyone would like to volunteer to take on any of the roles included please speak to me, Merry or one of the wardens. I will be also be revising the rota for evening services for June due to the change to the 1st and 3rd Sundays instead of the 2nd and 4th Sundays.
The Well – the Wolverhampton Food Bank
We are pleased to report that our financial problems have eased dramatically over the last few months following receipt of a number of generous donations. Supplies, unfortunately, are running low. We are currently in the middle of the ‘dip’ between the big Christmas and harvest donations, so please give as generously as you are able.
All donations are welcome but, in particular, our top needs are:
- Female toiletries
- UHT milk
- Tinned vegetables
- Tinned tomatoes
- Cook in Sauces
- Noodles
Thank you for your continued support.
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
Do not fear what may happen tomorrow;
the same everlasting Father who cares for you today
will take care of you then and everyday.
He will either shield you from suffering, or will give you unfailing strength to bear it.
Be at peace and put aside all anxious thoughts and imagination.
Amen
(St Francis de Sales 1567-1622)
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 3rd and 17th May.
Neville William Joseph Rhodes – 3rd May 1998
William Henry Critchley – 5th May 2000
Alice Scriven – 6th May 1991
Terence Curtis – 6th May 2000
Donald Victor Newill – 8th May 1995
Lilian Graham – 10th May 2002
Ernest Brian Lindley – 10th May 2003
Paul James Claxton – 10th May 2008
Jennifer Jane Nicholson – 10th May 2017
John Weaver – 11th May 2001
George Williamson – 12th May 1995
Kenneth Charles Ray – 12th May 2020
Neville Jeffrey Dulson – 13th May 1962
Ada Caddick Booth – 13th May 1977
Margaret Crowther Reynolds – 13th May 1986
Pamela Ann Stephens – 13th May 2017
Violet Hughes – 14th May 1977
Edna Mary Beagle – 14th May 1999
Edwin Harold Woodroffe – 14th May 2013
George Albert Elliott – 17th May 1996
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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