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| IWelcome to St Chad's Church, Pattingham... |
 Maureen's Musings...
"Who
do you think you are?".
No,
not the response of an irate parishioner (not yet anyway!), but
the name of a TV programme that I am sure will be familiar to
many of you. And no doubt like me, you too have watched fascinated
as one celebrity after another discovers new and unexpected aspects
of their family history. Well, a New Year with all the feelings
of new beginnings feels like a good time to ask ourselves that
question and reflect on how we might answer it personally....
?
Family histories are strange things. They can intrigue us, horrify
us, scandalise us or give us a new sense of belonging and pride.
But this whole subject has been brought home to me in a new way
because of a letter - a rather sad letter - that came my way
this December. I cannot go into details, but the person concerned
had discovered something about an unsuspected family history
that linked them to this village. And although they had never
followed it up, they wondered if 'such and such a relative' might
still be alive?
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more
>> Talking
about Money >>Messy
Church |
| The 2012 ROTAS are now available for
download... Click here for your copy. |
 Messy Church
The very
first MESSY CHURCH took place on Thursday 19th January 2012 in
St Chad's C of E School.
It was a very successful event with 29 children and 21 parents
attending. More information to follow...
Next Messy Church
is on 8th March 2012
>>
view
photos
>> what
is Messy Church
Messy
Church logo Copyright Bible Reading Fellowship © 2011 |
| LENT LUNCHES and St
Chad's Lent Course.. Click here for more information |
 
On
Tuesday 20th December 2011, Father Christmas visited St Chads
C of E (VC) First School in Pattingham. |
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Nativity at St Chads..
The congregation in the Family Service on Sunday 4th December
were treated to a delightful Nativity Play with local children
performing the important parts of Mary and Joseph, the Three
Wise Men, together with an Angel and a Shepherd. Well done everyone
!
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 New Notice Board...
Seen
putting the finishing touches to the new Church Notice Board
are Bob Taylor, who made the solid wood cabinet and Mike Coope
who designed the graphics.
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 The very first Scarecrow Festival in Pattingham...
Thank You
!
A big
'Thank You' to all those who made scarecrows and/or joined in
the fun of the Festival over the 23rd to 25th September. Your
help in raising over £7000 for the Church is very much
appreciated. We hope to organise another Scarecrow Festival soon...
maybe in 2013 - we will keep in touch!
Take
a look at all the registered scarecrows...
view
photos
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Scarecrow
page
>> more
Festival information >> |
 Bells
Run 2011 Read
More
>> View
Photos
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The
22nd Pattingham Bells Run took place on Sunday 16th October 2011,
starting at 11.00am from the Village Hall Playfields.
Full RACE RESULTS are now available... download >>
Next year's Bells
Run will take place on Sunday 14th October 2012.
more
info
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| Holiday Club 2011 view photos >> |
| Church Fete... another success ! view photos >> |
 Wedding
- Ruth Bishop and
Scott Hughes - 18h
June 2011
On
Saturday 18th June 2011 at 2.30pm, Ruth Bishop and Scott Hughes
were married in St Chad's Church.
view
pictures
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 Chad Singers cheque
presentation...
Following the very successful 'Hopes and Dreams' Concert in April
2011 which celebrated 10 years of the Chad Singers, the profits
made at this event were donated to St. Chad's Church.
A cheque for just under £1300 was presented to Revd. Maureen
Hobbs, the Priest-in-charge at St. Chad's by the choir's Chairman,
Alan Hickman, accompanied by the choir's new Treasurer, Sue Penny.
This presentation took place at 11.00am after Morning Service
on Sunday 29th May 2011. |
| Visit
to Turkey - A
pictorial story by Laura Woodside-Jones...
view
photos>> |
| The meaning of 'Epiphany' - 'Candlemas' - 'Lent'
- 'Easter' - 'Pentecost'... more >> |
| World Vision - Report on Ostine, our sponsored child in Kenya more >> |
| Rags to Riches - The latest news from Linda and Peter
Davey more >> |
 Pattingham
Bells Run 2012 - The
23rd
The
23rd Pattingham Bells Run will take place on Sunday 14th October
2012. The popular run takes place over the multi-terrain
countryside of South Staffordshire, attracting 100's of runners.
more
info
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For the forth year running, there will also be a Junior Race
over 3Km for young runners from 11 to 17 years old
ENTRY FORMS will be available soon from this website.
 Download a 'BELLS RUN'
poster to display in your club...
Help
to promote the Run to your friends and members. For your FREE
poster, click on the image... |
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Can you help ?
Become
a SPONSOR to the Bells Run and help cover the basic operating
costs.
Download a Sponsorship
Form,
complete and return to us, or to discuss other marketing opportunities,
please email Mike Coope at run@sensorland.com |
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 Wedding
- Heather Tritton
and Paul Hannon - 8.10.2010
On
Friday 8th October 2010 at 1.30pm, Heather Tritton and Paul Hannon
were married in St Chad's Church.
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pictures
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An
unforgettable rendition of "The Lord's Prayer." Watch
Video >> |
 Knitting for Poland...
Thank
you to all the knitters, who each year turn up with lovely clothes
for all ages and sizes.
Another consignment of hand knitted clothes is on its way to
Poland knitted by a group of clever knitters from around the
village. We have sent knitting to Poland for the last 30 years,
via Mr Adam and Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski.
more
info
>> |
Pattingham Allotments
The
new allotments started in a fallow field in Newgate. Take a look
at the tremendous progress made by all the plot holders. more info >> |
 Do you know who this is ?
We recently found a collection of old photographs, apparently
of people from Pattingham. The picture of the gentleman shown
here was taken from a photograph of a local football team. Click
image to view a larger shot
of the complete team. If you can you help in identifying any
of the players, email details to photos@sensorland.com. |
 Rags to Riches Charity...
Click to view letters and photos from Peter
Davey in Kenya.
Prayer Group more info >>
For those
needing to find St Chad's Church by Satellite Navigation, the
POST CODE is WV6 7DU. |
  Visit Caroline's page...
In late
2006, Caroline
Ringrose left England to go to live in Thailand and work as a
missionary spreading the Christian faith amongst young people.
She emails a monthly letter telling us of the latest news from
Thailand, which we publish on this website.
Caroline's
Page
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more photos >>
Wedding >> |
St Chad's...
We are
an expanding congregation and a lively bunch of people. You will
find in our new website activities for children and various regular
services. There is a welcome here for you along with our regular
congregation.
Most of our services are well attended and we use a mixture from
both Common Worship and The Book of Common Prayer. In some ways,
we are a Traditional village Church and cater for our local population.
This means we are used regularly for Marriages and Funerals.
The church is open for visitors and for Private Prayer.
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News from Kenya...
 We have received
a new photograph, more information and another reply from Austine,
our sponsored child in Kenya.
In 2005, St Chads P.C.C. agreed to embark upon on a ten year
project to sponsor a six year old child called Ostine.
The sponsorship money is being used to provide basic essentials
such as clean water, adequate food, healthcare, farming tools
as well as educating Ostine through his school years.
more
info>>
St Chad's - a Church ready to
move on...
An article
written by Stuart Jones.
more
info>>
The history of
St Chad's Church...
Find
out more about St Chad's and St Mary's Churches.
more info >>
Visit the Photo
Gallerys...
View
hundreds of pictures showing glimpses of what goes on at St Chad's
Church in Pattingham
more info >>
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If you wish to receive a copy of the
PARISH MAGAZINE, please contact...
MARTIN & JILL PARKER
01902 700755
who will arrange distribution to you. |
St Chad's Church
CAFE OPEN
Drop
in for a tea/coffee and
a chat...
Wednesday mornings from 10.45 am. |
100 Club
Winners
of December draw:
1st Prize - £150
Sue Penny
2nd Prize - £100
Margaret Lingford
3rd Prize - £50
Richard & Lesley Stockall
The next 100 Club draw will take place on Monday 30th January
2012 |
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