ChadNet – no 67 – Sunday 4th July 2021
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 – Frank Steel
- Sunday 4th July – Fifth Sunday after Trinity
- This week
- Sunday 11th July – Sixth Sunday after Trinity
- Churchwardens – admission of Churchwardens
- Century Club Draw – winners of the June draw
- From the Memorial Book
- Resources to use at home and Virtual Sunday School
- Giving to the Church
Services in church have resumed. The church remains open for private prayer except on Sunday and there will be a combination of streamed services and recorded Worship on the Web online. Covid-19 guidelines should be observed in church at all times.
View from the Pews
Enjoying the views
When I was working full time, driving to Worcester every day, then doing work at home most evenings and weekends, I really didn’t fully appreciate how wonderful a place Pattingham and its people truly are. I knew the church, the Co-op, the hardware store (as was), the flower shop and The Crown. That was it.
Then, when our two sons were of an age, I appreciated the adventure play area adjacent to the football pitch and the tennis courts, where they both ran me ragged. It wasn’t until I finally retired that I came to fully realise how amazing a place the village and villagers genuinely are. Well before lockdown I had discovered the variety of pathways and trails that are available to us all – and I can guarantee that nobody living within its boundaries is more than five minutes away from a good walk.
The countryside is open to us on all sides – and what a visual feast and sensory treat it provides. Rolling terrain, endless fields, lush farmland with well-tended crops, distant hills, vibrant woodland – we have it all, and I have to reflect on all this natural beauty and its relationship to the Creator.
When Jesus was preaching his sermons and performing his miraculous acts he performed them all in the open, under blue skies and colling breezes. He had his times of trial and hardships in the desert for forty days and forty nights. He questioned what he would be called upon to do as he prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. He was not surrounded by the walls of an intricately crafted temple or the glowing colours of artistically created stained glass windows. He was – quite simply – wedded to the landscape, under God’s own sky.
This is why I, for one, believe that on a quiet, reflective walk, surrounded by the wonders of the natural world and refreshed by fresh air and the sound of birdsong, we can experience a calm and a sense of oneness with the world. And whilst it does not replace the coming together of the congregation in church to celebrate and worship the Holy Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – it certainly enhances the spiritual experience.
Frank Steel
Could you contribute a View from the Pews?
We welcome contributions for View from the Pews from all members of the congregation. If you would like to write a View from the Pews please email or contact Henry Ibberson.
Contacts
Maureen has started her well earned retirement. She will still be living in the Vicarage for a few weeks so we will still see her and Suzie about. She is no longer our Vicar.
For matters which would normally be dealt with by the Vicar the churchwardens are the first point of contact. The Vicarage phone (01902 700257) is redirected to the churchwardens. When they are not available a message can be left on the voicemail and they will return the call when they are available. 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.
Communications in relation to ChadNet should be sent to
Sunday 4th July – Fifth Sunday after Trinity
There will be a Family Service, led by Debbie Francis, in church at 10 am which will be followed by Holy Communion for those who wish to stay. Covid-19 guidance and restrictions continue to apply. Please wear a face covering, use the hand sanitizer and observe social distancing.
The Family Service will be screened live for those who cannot or do not want to attend. It will be available then and later on the Worship on the Web page of the website and also on YouTube at <https://youtu.be/u8kjllci9iE>
It will also be on the Dial a Service phone line (01902 906585) but not until about 12.30 pm.
The collect and readings for the Eucharist, which would normally be on the pewsheet, are available on the website.
This week
The church will be open for private prayer every day except Sunday. The times may vary depending when the keyholders are able to open and close the church. Look out for the “church open” sign outside the porch. Please observe the instructions in the notice on the door, which include the need to wear a face covering, using hand sanitiser and keeping apart from anyone else who is already in there.
There is a PCC meeting by video conferencing on Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday there will be a service of Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer in church at 10.00 am.
Sunday 11th July – Sixth Sunday after Trinity
There will be a service of Holy Communion in church at 10 am.
It will be screened live for those who cannot or do not want to attend. It will be available on the Worship on the Web page of the website and also on YouTube.
The collect and readings for the Eucharist, which would normally be on the pewsheet, are available on the website.
Churchwardens
Clive and Dorothy were formally admitted as Churchwardens for the forthcoming year by the Archdeacon at the Visitation which was held on Tuesday. Gena has therefore ceased to be Churchwarden. We are very grateful for all she has done as Churchwarden over the last four years as Churchwarden. She will continue to serve the church in other ways, including as Safeguarding Officer.
Century Club draw
The winners of the June Century Club draw were:
1st prize – £150 – Gordon Bramall (ball 21)
2nd prize – £100 – Jane & Martin Wilcox (ball 99)
3rd prize – £50 – Graham Walker (ball 54)
Congratulations to all of them.
For more information please contact Alan Smith on 07757 688518 or
From the Memorial Book
Those whose anniversaries occur between 27th June and 11th July.
Eleanor Hayward – 29th June 1982
Pat Morgan – 29th June 2004
John Alfred Garbutt Harrison – 30th June 2016
Bertie Grainger – 1st July 1961
Guy Charles Benjamin Phillips – 1st July 2001
Dennis Thomas – 2nd July 1995
Dorothy Jean Haden – 3rd July 1996
John James – 4th July 2009
Molly Dermott Pass – 5th July 2018
Bunty Genna – 6th July 2001
Campbell Harris – 10th July 1966
David John Rushton – 11th July 1995
Walter Newman Foggin – 11th July 2014
You can see all the pages of the Memorial Book on the Memorial Book Online page of the Church website.
For those without internet access – listen to a Pattingham church service by phone
Several members of our congregation who do not use the internet are using the dedicated phone number – 01902 906585 – to listen to our services. Calls are charged at normal rate. The service for each Sunday will be available from about 12.30 pm (or earlier if there is a recorded service) and will continue to be available until it is replaced be the next week’s. If you know someone who might find it useful please let them know.
The Daily Hope phone line from the Church of England on 0800 804 8044 is also available.
Resources for worship and prayer at home
Some of resources which can be used at home are listed on the Resources Available Online and the Resources Available for Children, Young People and Families pages of the website.
For those who are unable to attend church to make their communion there is a form of Spriritual Communion on the Church of England website.
In the absence of our own Sunday School we encourage children and families to look at the Virtual Sunday School YouTube channel. A new Sunday School video now comes out every two weeks on a Saturday. This week’s is Parable of the Sheep & Goats + a visit to the farm! There will be a Virtual Holiday Club in August – there is a video Pick Your Team for Virtual Holiday Club!
They can all be found on the Sunday School on the Web page of our website as well as on YouTube.
Giving to the church
In the current circumstances there will inevitably be a reduction in the money which the church receives. However we will need to continue to pay our bills and we would ask that those who can afford to do so should continue to give regularly. 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.
If you are paying by cheque please make the cheque payable to “Pattingham PCC” or “Pattingham Parochial Church Council“.
ChadNet
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