ChadNet – no 341

ChadNet – no 341 – Sunday 4th October 2026

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

Jill Parker

Life!

Many people feel the pressure to advertise they lead a happy life, with Social Media and adverts telling us so much emphasis on personal happiness. Sadness isn’t a wonderful feeling, but it is important. Whilst perusing a life of happiness is admirable, we must be realistic and recognise sometimes the unexpected happens.

How often do we look at people and make assumptions? It’s not what we look like on the outside, but what is going on inside. Everyone copes with adversity in different ways, but it is something we all experience. Many may have heard about the difference between an oak and a palm tree. The oak tree looks strong and stoic but sometimes breaks in a storm, while the palm tree is likely to bend backwards and forwards as it is more flexible and less likely to break. Which are you like?

When the course of your life isn’t as you envisaged, with storms and pressures, having Faith you know you are never alone. Jeremiah 29;11 ‘ For I know the plans I have for you ‘ declares the Lord- plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’ 

When we are together in church we are probably there for different reasons. The styles of worship can vary but we are there in fellowship supporting each other and hymns unite us, with words such as:
‘Do not be afraid for I have redeemed you ,
I have called you by your name,
You are mine’

Come and join us! We pray that we are like both trees, able to weather anything life throws at us in our own way but relying on our roots of Faith. Our plan isn’t always God’s.

Jill Parker

(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. 

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 

Sunday 4th October – Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

At 10 am there there will be a service for God’s Creation, led by Henry Ibberson and Alan Smith, in church. It will be a thanksgiving service for all our pets. There will not be a Communion service. Come and join us for this wonderful celebration – and bring your pets! The service will be for all the family to enjoy. If your pet is shy, or too big or small to come – bring a photo! Coffee, tea and biscuits will be available after the service.

At 1 pm the Baptism of Ruby Tomes takes place in church.

From 2 pm to 4 pm in the Village Hall Committee Room the process of attaching the poppies to the netting for the Poppies Installation will begin. If anyone would like to assist in this process your help would be gratefully appreciated and of course refreshments will be available (please contact Tracey on 07084 039330 to confirm either by text or voicemail).

At 6.30 pm there will be a service in the Iona style, led by Iain Coleman, in church.

In the Parish Prayer Diary we pray for those who live and work in:
High Street, Meadow View, Broadwell Lane, Old Smithy Close.

In the Trysull Deanery Prayer Diary we pray for:
St Michael & All Angels, Tettenhall Regis.

This week

The church will be open every day. Look out for the “church open” sign outside the porch.

On Tuesday the Prayers for Peace Group meets 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.

At 6 pm on Wednesday the Pattingham Shower Singers meet in church. If you haven’t yet ventured in but would like to, why not give it a try?  No charge, no commitment, just lots of 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.

At 1.30 pm on Friday the funeral of Dorcas Dearn takes place in church.

Hope Remains
A Service of Hope and Remembrance for World Mental Health Day

Saturday 10th October 2026 | 16:00- 18:00
St Peter’s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton WV1 1TS

Join us for a free reflective service, regardless of belief. Featuring stories of Love, Remembrance and Hope.

Free tickets available on Eventbrite: ‘Wolverhampton Hope Remains’

Sunday 11th October – Nineteenth 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.

Following the service those who wish can gather for a prayer meeting.

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 Chad, Pattingham.

Century Club

The winners of the September Century Club draw were:

  • 1st Prize – £150
    • Terry Clayton – ball 39
  • 2nd Prize – £100
    • Janet Bramall – ball 70
  • 3rd Prize – £50
    • James Gosling – ball 89

Congratulations to all of them.

Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal

A reminder about the Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal. Details are on the church website at https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/news-and-events/shoe… It is important to follow the instructions.

Boxes need to be taken to Barbara Tritton or left at the back of church by Sunday 25th October. If you don’t have a box some are available at the back of the church.

Harvest gifts

A total of 352 kg (that’s nearly 7 cwt or 55.5 stone in old money) was donated by the school and congregation, all going to the Well food bank and will be distributed to help those in need throughout the Wolverhampton area.
Thank you and God bless from all at the Well for your generosity which is much appreciated.

Ukraine Refugee Centre

Mary Hayward received the following email from the Ukraine Refugee Centre after she took donations there last week.

Dear Mary & the Parishioners of St Chad’s Church
On behalf of the Razom Ukrainian Welcome Centre, I would like to thank you for your generous donation of fresh vegetables, food, homewares, medicines, sweets, clothes, ladies & children’s shoes to our free shop for Ukrainian refugees. The items you donated will help us continue to support displaced Ukrainians in Wolverhampton and the surrounding area.
Also please give our thanks to those who gave the cash donation.
Our Welcome Centre not only meets the physical needs of our guests, but importantly their emotional and social needs too.
We have a dedicated bank account (sort code: 20-97-90 account no: 33297012) if anyone you know would like to make a monetary donation.
With warmest wishes and thank you for your ongoing and most generous support.
Yours sincerely
Hryhorij Greg Kowalczuk and Anna Karpynec
Joint Chairs – RAZOM AUGB Wolverhampton

Mary’s next visit will be on 23rd October. If you have anything you wish to donate please contact Mary at or in Church.

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 (including foreign and obsolete currency which should be in a separate bag).

<www.thewellwolverhampton.co.uk>

Dementia Friendly Church

Weekly Prayer 

Becoming Dementia Friendly Church

Shepherd of my path, so I have dementia.
Give me grace to accept this as part of the pattern of my life and that of others.
May I enjoy the present moment and all the life I have yet to live.
Grant me humility to accept the assistance I will need.
I give you gratitude for all those I am finding who so readily offer that help.
Lord, you walked an unwelcome path you feared into a dark unknown.
It took greater courage than mine to do that willingly.
In my darkening path, take me by the hand and share your courage with me.
Amen

(Prayers for Dementia, and how to live it well. Fay Sampson)

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 27th September and 11th October.

Reginald Oswald Dearn – 27th September 1993
Ivy Evans – 27th September 2001
Edna Elizabeth Bristow – 28th September 2008
David Simpson – 1st October 2002
John Edward Lavender – 1st October 2018
George Weaver – 3rd October 1930
Stephen Young – 3rd October 2018
M.G. Stuart Jones – 5th October 2017
Janet Sampson – 6th October 2009
Sidney Herbert Guest – 8th October 1976
John Beagle – 8th October 1982
Clive Fordham Parker – 9th October 1993
Barbara Alice Titley – 9th October 2003
Colin Charles Robinson – 9th October 2020
Evelyn Eileen Carlile – 10th October 2010

You can see all the pages of the Memorial Book on the Memorial Book Online page of the Church website.

Enquiries about adding names to the Memorial Book should be addressed to Margaret Lingford.

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“.

JustGiving

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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