ChadNet – no 84 – Sunday 31st October 2021
Welcome to this week’s edition of ChadNet – the eBulletin of St Chad’s Church, Pattingham with Patshull.
Remember that the clocks go back this weekend.
In this week’s ChadNet:
- View from the Pews – Mike Stirk
- Sunday 31st October – All Saints and All Souls Sunday
- This week
- Sunday 7th November – Third Sunday before Advent
- A Bunch of Amateurs – Pattingham Drama Group – 14th to 17th November
- Century Club – result of October draw
- From the Memorial Book
- Resources to use at home and Virtual Sunday School
- Giving to the Church
The restrictions in church have been further relaxed. The doors are no longer kept open during the services.
Face coverings not only protect the wearer but also other people. It is up to each individual to decide whether or not they should wear a face covering in church.
So that those who wish to ensure that they can maintain social distance feel comfortable social distancing must be maintained in the pews by the wall in the South Aisle.
Do not attend church if you have any covid symptoms or are meant to be isolating.
View from the Pews
Sometimes, on my way to the County Lane, usually with the intention of accessing the various major roads such as the A41 and M54, I pull in to allow an oncoming car on the narrow road on the top of Nurton Hill to pass by. When the car has gone by I occasionally pause for a few seconds to take in that most wonderful view from the highest point in our lovely parish. Here the ground undulates quite steeply downhill some two hundred feet to our lovely village surrounded by carefully tended farm land from all sides, interspersed with small blocks of mature woodland.
The tall spire of our lovely church dominates the village from this view and I often think what wonderful foresight the Earl of Dartmouth had of financing the addition of this beautifully shaped spire on top of the existing building some hundred years or more ago. As the ground falls away again below the church glimpses of the spire can be seen all the way down to the county boundary and all the way up to Kingslow.
I don’t think there are many better aspects of our parish than this view from Nurton with the church dominating the horizon and sometimes the bells pealing to summon us to worship can be distinctively heard when a strong south west wind prevails.
It reminds me that I must thank our Lord God for the wonderful parish and its people that my wife and I live in by going a little more often to that sacred place of worship – St Chad’s – our delightful and most welcoming church.
Mike Stirk
Contacts
We do not have a VIcar at the moment. 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.
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Notices, which should be received by Friday evening 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 (note – this is different to the address used before November 2020 which no longer works).
Sunday 31st October – Last Sunday after Trinity
The clocks go back at the end of summer time.
At 10 am there will be a service in church led by the Youth Group. It will be followed by Holy Communion, led by Revd Roberta Maxfield, for those who wish to stay. Coffee (and tea and biscuits) will be available after the service.
This will be the first Youth Service held in church since February last year. As the COP26 climate change conference is about to start in Glasgow the service will be about caring for God’s world. Please support our young people by attending this service if you can.
At 6.30pm the All Souls Memorial Service will be held in church. It will be led by Iain Coleman.
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 as it used to be before the pandemic every day. Look out for the “church open” sign outside the porch. Please observe the instructions in the notice on the door.
On Wednesday there will be a service of Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer, led by Revd James Makepeace, in church at 10.00 am which will be followed by tea, coffee and cake.
Sunday 7th November – Third Sunday before Advent
There will be a Family Service in church, led by Vicky Pillen, at 10 am which will be followed by Holy Communion for those who wish to stay. Coffee (and tea and biscuits) will be available after the service.
The collect and readings for the Eucharist, which would normally be on the pewsheet, are available on the website.
A Bunch of Amateurs
Pattingham Drama present “A Bunch of Amateurs”, a comedy play by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, in the Village Hall from Wednesday November 17th to Saturday November 20th at 7.30pm.
Tickets cost £8 and can be obtained by phoning Chrissie 01902 700340 or emailing
Please note this play contains strong language.
Century Club draw
The winners of the October Century Club draw were:
1st prize – £150 – Chrissie Ringrose (ball 13)
2nd prize – £100 – John Turner (ball 58)
3rd prize – £50 – Bill Inett (ball 19)
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 24th October and 7th November.
Derek William Littleford – 24th October 1998
Ian Beavis Hall – 25th October 1999
James Albert Monckton – 26th October 1962
Dennis Selby – 26th October 1981
Norman Tooth – 26th October 1995
Gordon Roy Pymer – 26th October 2011
Christopher David Wilde – 28th October 2008
Janet Eileen Owen – 28th October 2016
Paul James Potts – 28th October 2019
Marion Katie Potts – 29th October 1987
Kenneth John Bowley – 30th October 1988
Norman (Jim) Smith – 30th October 2012
Elsie Lyon – 31st October 2005
Kenneth Ernest Wilde – 31st October 2013
Cyril Edward Godwin – 1st November 2003 1 November 2003
Eileen Curtis – 3rd November 2020 3 November 2020
Timothy John Cooper – 4th November 1999 4 November 1999
Adam Witold Kwiatkowski – 4th November 2002 4 November 2002
Hilda Mary Smedley – 7th November 2013 7 November 2013
Elizabeth Scarth – 7th November 2014 7 November 2014
You can see all the pages of the Memorial Book on the Memorial Book Online page of the Church website.
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 there are still a number of services which are available online, including a weekly service on the Church of England 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.
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.
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“.
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