ChadNet – no 88

ChadNet – no 88 – Sunday 28th November 2021

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:

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

Rosemary Claxton

What’s in a name?

Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, was famous for his work on taxonomy, the science of naming and classifying organisms (i.e. plants, animals, bacteria and fungi). Each species is given a group name (a “Genus”) followed by a specific name (a “species”), and both names are in Latin. Humans are classified in the Genus “Homo” and our species is “Homo sapiens”.

What about our names?

When a baby is born, one of the first questions we ask is “what is the name?”. A name gives us identity. Over the centuries, humans have given meanings to names. My grandson’s name is Nathan, which means ‘a gift from God’.

What about biblical names? They can signify origin, purpose or a direction in life. God named the first human ‘Adam’ derived from the Hebrew word for ‘ground’ to remind us that Adam was created from the Earth’s soil (Genesis 2:7). Adam then named his wife Eve, a name which commemorates Eve’s role as the mother of all the living (Genesis 3:20).

What is Jesus’ true identity?

Jesus means ‘saviour’ or ‘deliverer’. In response to the Pharisees’ question, “Who do you think you are?”, Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I AM”. The violent response from the Pharisees indicated they clearly understood what Jesus was declaring – that he was the eternal God incarnate. Jesus was equating himself with the “I AM” title God gave himself in Exodus 3:14.The name “I AM” (or, Yahweh, in Hebrew) was the name for the God of the Israelites and was so holy that no Jew would utter it. Yet Jesus shocked the Jewish leaders by calling himself “I AM”.

Significance of names in Christian worship

A fisherman called Simon, which means ‘that hears or obeys’, became one of the first people to hear Jesus’ call and become his disciple. Jesus changes Simon’s name to Peter, meaning ‘rock’. When Peter correctly identified Jesus as the Son of God, Jesus blessed Peter and announced that on that ‘rock’ he would build his church (Matthew 16:18).
Many hymns refer to the name of Jesus. For example, there are hymns called ‘How sweet the name of Jesus sounds’ and ‘At the name of Jesus’.

If Jesus calls your name, will you hear and respond?

Rosemary Claxton

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.

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).

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 28th November – Advent Sunday

At 10 am there will be a service of Holy Communion in church, led by Revd Taiwo Olumuyiwa, who is the C of E Chaplain at HM Prison Oakwood. While our services were all ‘on line ‘ Jill Parker forwarded the services to him and he was delighted to receive an invitation to lead worship here. He has obviously seen pictures of the village and surrounding countryside as well as many people who took part in the services and is looking forward to seeing the area and meeting people face to face. Coffee (and tea and biscuits) will be available after the service.

At 6.30 pm there will be an Iona Style Service, led by Ken Scott, in church.

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.

The Century Club draw will take place by Zoom on Monday. See below for the link.

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 5th December – Second Sunday of Advent

There will be a Family Service in church, led by Sarah Yeomans, at 10 am which 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.

There will be a Service of Baptism in church at 2 pm.

The collect and readings for the Eucharist, which would normally be on the pewsheet, are available on the website.

Century Club draw

This month’s Century Club draw will be held on Monday at 9.00 pm and can be seen by Zoom. [The link is available in the edition of ChadNet emailed to subscribers.]

For most members the annual subscription of £60 is due on 1 December. For those who have not yet paid information about how to pay can be found in last week’s edition of ChadNet. If you do not have it to hand it can be found at <https://www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk/web/information/chadnet/chadnet-no-87/>.

For more information please contact Alan Smith on 07757 688518 or

Scarecrow Festival Calendar

If you are looking for a Christmas present the Scarecrow Festival 2022 Calendar might be suitable. They are £9.00 each, complete with envelope.

There is a display at the back of Church, together with Order Forms which on completion should be delivered to Mike Coope. Order forms can also be downloaded from https://www.pattinghamscarecrowfestival.org/
Orders can also be placed by phoning Mike on 01902 700426 or email to

From the Memorial Book

Those whose anniversaries occur between 21st November and 5th December.

Glynne Charles Davis – 21st November 2004
Frank Davies – 21st November 2008
William Ernest Davis – 22nd November 1970
Marjorie Gwendoline Greenway – 22nd November 1996
Brenda Rose Pendrell – 23rd November 2015
Vivienne Roper – 25th November 2009
Malcolm Alfred Sargeant – 26th November 2020
Alan Thomas Hastilow – 28th November 1975
Raymond Edward Perks – 30th November 1996
Edna Dorothy Wheeler – 30th November 2017
Harry Bramall – 1st December 1983
Olive Peever – 1st December 2004
Iris Bull  – 1st December 2009
Ethel Medlicott – 3rd December 1987
John Reynolds – 4th December 1985
Lorna Briscoe – 4th December 1994
Stanley William Thomas Jones – 4th December 2007
Harry Burton  – 5th December 1975
James Ellis – 5th December 2019

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“.

ChadNet

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