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News: Coffee Pot is now open on Tuesday mornings AND SATURDAY Mornings

Above: 2009 Half Term Children's Workshop

St John's Methodist Church

Last updated 27 June 2009
Church Street, Settle, N. Yorks, BD24 9JJ
(on B6480, under the railway bridge, just north of the petrol station and garage. map)

Introduction  

Sunday Services  

Future special events 

Regular events

Church Hall BD24 9JH (on opposite side of road to church)

Services and preachers - July to September -Settle and Bentham Circuit Plan

All Welcome

The Rambling Roses - A group walking the Ribble Way call in for coffee on Sat 27 June.
When Where Special Event:
11 July 7.30pm Settle Methodist Church Concert by Octameron - with light refreshments - any profits will go 50% to a charity and 50% to St John's.

 

Settle's answer to Oberammergau:

( Please enquire about the video and more pictures of the event. )

 

Fri 10 April

 

Pic above: Barabas
Pic on right - Jesus arrested and taken to the High Priest.
Left above: Pilate
Left below: The Roman Centurian

Route followed: 10.15 Meet in front of the Catholic Church, Kirkgate, Settle
10.20 Jesus washes the disciples' feet Beside Catholic Church
10.40 Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane Millennium Gardens
11.00 The trial of Jesus Market Place
11.30 Reflections from the cross Grass slope above Greenfoot Car Park


Above: Jesus washes disciples feet.

Below: Dress rehearsal
The last supper:

 

  
     
Right: 6.45 am Easter Morning
Churches Together service folowed by breakfast at Zion.

Our church lies next to the Settle Carlise line railwayline.

The Minister's House, just along from the church is 4, Pen-y-Ghent View,


No this is not the church in charismatic mode.. It is Langcliffe Singers who use our church hall (Stretching) - being filmed for Songs of Praise on 23 November 2008....

Christmas Day 2008 - Christmas lunch
in the Primary Room of the Church Hall



St John's Methodist Church Flag at St John's

Rainforest Fund Project


Good Fri 6 Apr '07 4 June 2006Wildflower walk '06
Bouncy castle at Churches Together Pentecost Barbecue #gf
Good Fri Walk '06 life size crib scene
Display of crib scenes 26 Nov '05.


Remembrance Day

#german
Visit by German group 7 Aug 2005


Wild flower walk '05

Welcome

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We have a booklet:
WELCOME - introduction and guide to St John's church
Sixteen pages!
It is available in the church foyer. Or write to Dr J Wright 10 Town Head Ave Settle, BD24 9RQ

For more details about St John's Methodist Church, Settle, contact the minister, Rev David Briggs, 4 Pen y Ghent View, Settle. Tel: 01729 822554 or the web editor, J. Allinson

Sunday Services:

Morning service 10.30 am
Evening Service 6.30 pm. ( Not held in Jan and Feb)
On the first Sunday of each month at 9.30am - The Pilgrim Group (Study group/Adult Sunday School!) meets. It studies a topic of the bible in detail. Recommended!

Coffee Mornings in the church

  • Every Tuesday morning and
  • every Saturday morning

from 10am to 12 midday.

'Peak time' Shoppers Service: Tues 10.45-11am

House Fellowship: alternate Mondays ish (look for notices) 7.30pm Next one:5 Jan and 19 Jan - Yealand avenue

Weekdays and Saturdays: New: Morning Prayer 9.00 - 9.30am six days a week Mon to Sat in the room at the back of the church. All welcome

After School Club: Rumpus: - 4-5pm Tuesdays in Rathmell Methodist Church - term times

Thursday Group - Women's Fellowship - Own Homes - 1st Thursday of Month


Map --- St John's Church, Settle

Map --- St John's Church Hall BD24 9JH

Minister's letter

Dear Friends

In spite of the lack of seeming evidence of the Passion narrative in the gospels, there is never a time when Jesus is not in control of the situation. Renewed reading will show that every ‘i' is dotted and every ‘t' is crossed in the events that lead up to his glorification on the cross, in the resurrection, and in the ascension.

Unlike our leaders who are reacting in various ways to crises, I think the reading of the gospel narratives will show a proactive and intricately planned event, when everyone plays their part, even Judas.

And yet, even though the salvation of the world has been planned throughout eternity, for the thing to work everyone has to play their part, and that is a matter of choice. It is rather difficult to argue that though, as in order to make a choice one has to look for at least two options. Does the will of God overrule our thought or is there a possibility that we may refuse? If we were to blindly accept the predestination of people, (about which there has been hot debate for centuries) then what about the freedom of choice, the sovereignty of rationale over automaton. Having said that, I do believe that God will use and guide us into situations when we will be instrumental in bringing about the kingdom, for that is the world of the Holy Spirit, and what John Wesley described as ‘prevenient grace'. Love in action before the event.

Another question may arise. If the world was created through Jesus, as the Gospel of John states, (Jn.1:3), and Jesus tells Nicodemus that God so loved the world (Jn.3:16), then why does Jesus single out the disciples in the great prayer in John 17? The argument is complicated, but the answer is that Jesus prays that his friends, his disciples, his followers might be holy as God is holy (Lev.11:44)

He prays for his friends that they might bear the light to the world. The gospels also tell us that the followers of Jesus are salt and light in the world, once again is this overriding the rational mind, or a consequence? I believe the latter which comes with a charge to feed the sheep and care for the lambs.

I have spoken in the past about how a musical instrument such as a harp will sing a song in resonance with another instrument, so it is I believe that we all resonate with the love song of God, and we have a choice whether to allow the song to be sung in us or we push the damper pedal. That choice is ours, but oh what a pity if those who search for the love song never have a chance to sing it for themselves.

Grace and Peace

David

 

 


 Methodist Church - National:

The Hunger SiteClick here for an easy and free way
to help feed those in need at The Hunger Site!

The Rainforest Site
Click here for an easy and free way to help protect endangered habitat at The Rainforest Site!

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NEWS  
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Thanks to all who supported the Coffee Morning on Tue 7 April 2009 for the Rainforest Fund on Tuesday. £172 was raised.

Far left : a dog's eye view.
Left: Two ladies buying greetings card Right:Cameroon forest Kingfisher.

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Good Friday March 21 2008

and in the snow, Easter Sunday

More pictures

and videos
 
Christmas 2007

Right: Nativity scene from the Church Display at the beginning of December 2007.

Left: "Ethical Twelve Days of Christmas" at Soup-a-Carol in the church Hall Dec 2007.

 nativity scene with animals
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4 June 20065 June 2006Wildflower Walk on Environment Sunday
4 June 2006
More pictures

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Good Friday Walk on Fri 14 April 2006 (larger pictures) and description at Churches Together in Settle website click here 
         

 
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Christmas Crib Exhibition December 2005. Over 200 people came through the door. £246.11 was raised for the earthquake appeal and £95 for St John's. Thanks to the two Anne's for all their work and to all who lent crib scenes.
 
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"2 Oct 2005: Read about the GLOBAL WARMING - WHAT WE CAN DO -Mini-Conference Organised by "Local Action for Justice and Peace" at Bentham Methodist Church on 22 Oct, and the trip back via the Quaker Organic Greenhouses at Growing with Grace
 



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2005's Remembrance Day Service was held at Holy Ascension. then we walked to the Cenotaph. Afterwards we were served tea in St John's Church Hall.


------------------------------------------------------------On August 7th 2005 we were joined by a group from Germany (Some of whom are shown here). They were staying at Stainforth Youth Hostel. Pastor Thomas Acker organises holidays for Germans between 20 and 35. Last year was Provence, this year is Stainforth. They have been on day trips to the Lake District, York, Ripon and Fountains Abbey. Wednesday is the Settle Carlisle Line.They sang for us in the service. - in German and English. Although the participants were initially all from the Free Evangelical Church in Germany , there are now people from several different denominations so the event is becoming very ecumenical.

www.oberursel.feg.de
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World Environment Day and Environment Sunday 2005 World Environment Day and Environment Sunday fell on the same day this year - June 5. To celebrate this, on 6 June some members of St John's Church went on an environment walk. - Here seen above Winskill, with Ingleborough in the background

Wood Cranesbill
Tom Lord tells us about his farm at his visitor centre
Globe flowers in nearby Globe Flower or "Poppy Wood"

Cowslips in the foreground at Winskill

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St John's Church Hall is used by a whole variety of groups in Settle include spinning, bridge, line dancing, ballet and tap dancing, Scottish country dancing, Brownies, wood-turning, Age Concern, bowling, Click here for the weekly times of these events
and for the rates for hiring a room!:

Scouts in church Hall

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Future events

5 th July

Settle Methodist Church

Commissioning of Worship Leaders at the morning service, followed by church lunch.
11 July 7.30pm Settle Methodist Church Concert by Octameron - with light refreshments - any profits will go 50% to a charity and 50% to St John's.
2 Aug Settle Anglican Church Churches Together Songs of Praise

16 th August

Rathmell Methodist Church

United service - Churches Together in Settle

12 Sept Settle Methodist Church Hall Barn Dance
13 September Settle Methodist Church Harvest Festival
20 Sept 6.30pm Langcliffe United service - Churches Together in Settle
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 Regular events

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Every Tue 10am - 12 noon Coffee pot in church
Tuesdays   Rumpus - after school club for children
1st Wed of month 10.30 Bible study
Second Wed of month 9.30am - 12.00 noon Church Cleaning Fellowship
Third Wed of month 7pm Wednesday fellowship at "The Manse"
Thursday 9.30am Prayer Group
First Thursday of Month 8pm Thursday Group - Ladies fellowship - Own Homes
Third Friday of month 7pm Greenfoot Residential Home Hymn singing
First Sunday of month 9.30am Pilgrim Group Bible Study Church
Approximately 6 times a year   Churches Together in Settle and District

 

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Do come and visit Settle.
You can come on the Settle Carlisle Railway, which runs right past the church.

Pictures in this column: Good Friday Churches Together pilgrimage. (This is 2002 but other years are similar - except it snowed on Easter Sunday 2008 )

Outside St John's Good Friday 2002
Good Friday Churches Together in Settle Pilgrimage 2002 stops to hear some teaching outside St John's

Proceeding from St John's (in the background) on the Good Friday pilgrimage 2002
..and proceed under the Settle Carlisle Line (with the church in the background) via the square ..

Good Friday 2002 - Church in background
to Castleberg Gardens

Castleberg (actually a picture form 2000)
We returned here on Sunday morning at 6.30 am. It was almost dark this year.. The clocks had just changes so it was like 5.30am

Sunday Morning Churhces together Service at dawn

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Settle Flag Festival is taking place during during May and June on about alternate years. Over flags were made and are displayed throughout the town. they made a colourful site.

Left - See the banner we made at St John's.

Below: the banners at the Parish Church Parish church banners 2001
Pictures to the right and left: taken at the Great Games Gala held on March 9th 2001 (in aid of Methodist Homes)



Synod at St John's

West Yorkshire Synod met at St John's Church on 6th May. This was for representatives from the whole of West Yorkshire. Ron Fenner, Thomas Fawcett, Joan Corbett, Carol Blacow, Peter MacCabe, Liz Whitfield and the ministers attended on behalf of us in the Settle and Bentham Circuit. There about 200 people came from 19 circuits. We are pleased that Settle Anglican church agreed to make tea for some of the delegates to spread the load from the Church Hall.



Links you may like

Churches Together in Settle and District - Details of other churches in and around Settle

West Yorkshire Methodist District includes details of projects such as Touchstone and Beamsley www.theinterface.org.uk - a Methodist website that explores contemporary issues (news, film, ongoing debate) from a faith based perspective - based at Methodist Church House in London.

Cornerstone Bookshop, Skipton (on Newmarket Street, east of Woolworth's) Christian books, gifts, cards, music, Traidcraft goods. Open: 9.00 to 17.00 Mon - Sat (10.00 to 15.00 Tue) Drinks: Available anytime Home-made Refreshments: 10.30 to 16.30 Open for Prayers: on Tuesdays 8.30 to 9.30

Methodist Churches in the Skipton and Grassington Circuit (to the south east of Settle)

Malham - A harvest festival made of three "farm walks"

Pictures of Settle Good Friday Pilgrimage - From River to Rock

Pictures of Easter Morning Service on Castleberg

The Methodist Church in Britain The official website. Find links to other Methodist churches in the UK

The Methodist Recorder - The world's leading Methodist newspaper

Church and Conservation - Christian Ecology Link (CEL) The Site for Christians concerned about care of the environment, species extinctions, pollution, GMOs, etc.

Christian Ecology Link Methodist Resources Page Conservation and Church Craven Speakers Club, Skipton . Have fun learning to improve your speaking skills, gain confidence, and thus be more useful to you work/organisation/school etc

St John's Church Hall List of Weekly Activities of Groups that use the Hall

Green events    cs   Hymns  md  Climate Change

Our Calling

To increase awareness of God's presence and to celebrate God's love.
To help people to learn and grow as Christians, through mutual support and care.
To be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice.
To make more followers of Jesus Christ.

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20 June: Send for your copy of Rev Ken Taylor (of Skipton)'s brand new book: "Getting on - Meditations for the autumn and winter years." rrp £7-99 or £9-00 including p&p

If you live locally you can order it from Sue Bould in Settle 822154 (evenings only) and save the postage.
Order now whilst stocks last.

Rainforest Fund Project

Palm oil, from oil palm plantations is found in 10% of our food - usually labelled as vegetable oil. Oil Palm plantations are the cause of the destruction of much rainforest.

 

 

Churches Together in the Market Place - Carol singing 2009


Young lamb on the hill above Settle



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