{"id":2578,"date":"2019-01-31T13:01:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T13:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/?page_id=2578"},"modified":"2019-01-31T13:01:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T13:01:32","slug":"pcc-member-of-the-month-february-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/about-us\/whos-who\/pcc\/pcc-member-of-the-month\/pcc-member-of-the-month-february-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"PCC Member of the Month – February 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
PCC Member of the Month: Clive Pendrell<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
This is the seventh in our series of pen portraits of members of St Chad’s Parochial Church Council and it is of Clive Pendrell, who took over last year as the churchbtreasurer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Church was so welcoming when I was at a low point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I moved to Pattingham in 2008 after living on Perton for 22 years. I have also lived in Wolverhampton, so I knew Pattingham well from my youth when I used to go fishing and play golf at Patshull Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although I\u2019ve always been quite religious, I didn\u2019t become a regular churchgoer until after my mom died in 2015. The church invited me to a memorial service for people in the parish who had died during the previous year, so I went along and got some comfort from it and decided to start attending every week. Everyone made me feel welcome, and people were quick to help me follow the order of service if I got lost occasionally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was able to rediscover some favourite hymns from my schooldays and also learn more about the history of the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In retrospect I was feeling quite low at the time and looking back now I think getting involved with the church is one of the best things I\u2019ve ever done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I work as an underwriting manager for an insurance company, so I\u2019m used to dealing with figures; when I heard the church was looking for a new Treasurer I decided to put my name forward and here I am! It\u2019s been a bit of a learning curve and I didn\u2019t realise how much is involved in maintaining a church but the outgoing treasurer Graham Tritton has been very helpful and I’ve been on a training course so I\u2019m getting familiar with it all now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think when it\ncomes to things like Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals it\u2019s only\nnatural to expect the church to \u2018be there\u2019 but since becoming\nTreasurer I\u2019ve realised that churches receive no state funding and\nrely heavily on people giving their time (and money) in order to keep\neverything going. \nThe other thing\nI\u2019ve found about being Treasurer is that it\u2019s a great way of\ngetting to know people in the parish so I\u2019m enjoying it and quite\nhappy doing my bit. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I suppose the other passion I\u2019ve discovered later in life is gardening. I went to the Chelsea Flower Show a few years ago and became hooked almost instantly. I go every year now and I\u2019ve become pretty good at identifying different plants \u2013 it\u2019s just growing them that I haven\u2019t mastered yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oh well \u2013\nbetter get back to paying some more bills! \n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PCC Member of the Month: Clive Pendrell This is the seventh in our series of pen portraits of members of St Chad’s Parochial Church Council and it is of Clive Pendrell, who took over last year as the churchbtreasurer Church was so welcoming when I was at a low point I moved to Pattingham in … <\/p>\n
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