{"id":3218,"date":"2019-08-04T20:09:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T20:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/?page_id=3218"},"modified":"2021-03-29T13:11:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T13:11:35","slug":"vicars-page-july-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/information\/vicars-page\/vicars-page-july-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Vicar’s page – July 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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‘Maureen’s Musings’<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Vicar\u2019s monthly letter for the Parish News<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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July 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThanks\nto Gena for stepping in during the month of June while I was off\nexploring Russia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The end of an era <\/strong>. . . Don\u2019t worry \u2013 I am not disappearing from Pattingham and Patshull just yet (!) but as of the beginning of this month, I have retired as the Rural Dean of Trysull. And I am delighted to announce that my successor will be our friend and neighbour in Perton, the Revd Julia Cody. Please pray for her and for the Deanery as she takes on her new role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThe\nposition of rural (or in some places, area) dean is an ancient one in\nChurch structures. Essentially we act as the bridge \n\nbetween\nthe Diocese and the parishes in our deanery. Trysull Deanery is quite\nlarge, extending from Pendeford in the \n\nTettenhall\nRegis Parish, including Tettenhall Wood, Penn, Pennfields, Smestow\nVale, Kinver, Enville and of course ourselves here in Pattingham. It\nis roughly a crescent shape skirting the west and south-west of\nWolverhampton. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nOur\nrole as rural dean is that of an encourager \u2014 to both fellow clergy\nand lay people \u2014 and also that of guide. Now, I cannot claim to\nhave been the fount of all wisdom for my colleagues and their\nparishioners but I have found myself frequently finding out the\nanswers for some of the stranger questions that arise, especially\nwhen a parish is without a vicar for a while! \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThankfully\nwe have not had a huge number of vacancies during my tenure and in\nthis part of the world they, again thankfully, seem to come along\nsingly. Some of my fellow rural deans have had multiple vacancies to\ntry to cover during their terms of office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nRural\ndeans are usually appointed for five years at a time. I have done the\njob for two of these terms and decided that it was definitely time\nfor someone else to have a go! But I have \n\nenjoyed\nmy time and the Deanery Synod gave me a lovely surprise send-off when\nwe met in June at Enville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nDuring\nthe next few weeks I will be gradually handing over to Julia,\nalthough I expect to still be involved in one or two projects with\nher as we head towards the autumn. And since I still have a lot of\nwork to do with my Diocesan hat on as a ministry development adviser,\nlooking after the continuing ministerial development of all clergy\nthroughout the Diocese of Lichfield, a little extra time will come in\nvery useful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nBut\nnow with July we have the Fete as our pressing priority. I am writing\nthis in a particularly wet and miserable phase of June . . . let\u2019s\nhope the weather has bucked up its ideas by the time we reach July 6!\nAnd I trust we will all have our usual day of fun and sun, not to\nmention raising some very welcome funds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nMeanwile\n\u2013 Century Club! Yes folks, this is the time of year to renew your\nsubscription to our very own kind of lottery \u2013 but one that offers\nyou a much greater chance of winning something than the national\nkind. I think there are still some vacancies (which means there\u2019s\nan even better chance of winning!) and we are looking for new\nsubscribers; but for all regular \n\nmembers,\nit is now time to pay your annual contribution of \u00a360 . . . but that\nonly works out to \u00a35.00 per month. What a bargain! Monthly prizes of\n\u00a3150,\n\u00a3100 and \u00a350<\/strong>.\nProfits go towards our outreach to the community and maintenance at\nSt Chad\u2019s. Please contact Steve Jones at Sunningdale, Great Moor\nRoad, Pattingham or telephone 700395<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nSummer\nblessings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maureen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Previous month  –  Next month  –  Monthly index ‘Maureen’s Musings’ The Vicar\u2019s monthly letter for the Parish News July 2019 Thanks to Gena for stepping in during the month of June while I was off exploring Russia! The end of an era . . . Don\u2019t worry \u2013 I am not disappearing from Pattingham and Patshull just yet (!) … <\/p>\n

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