St John's Methodist Church,
Last updated 14 April 2008

Church Street, Settle, NYorks, BD24 9JJ (on B6480, next to the railway bridge map)

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Future special events  |   Regular events  | Church Hall BD24 9JH (on opposite side of road to church)
Settle and Bentham Circuit Plan- Preachers plans
Apr-June-2008

The Minister's House, just along from the church is 4, Pen-y-Ghent View, Settle. The hill Pen-y-Ghent is 10km away

The purple saxifrage on Pen-y-ghent was already in flower (4 March 2008) and must be almost over by now.

saxifraga oppositifolia

 


Good Friday March 21 2008

and in the snow, Easter Sunday

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Methodist Church - National:

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

Before you open your mouth.. Make sure your words are
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Judith from Settle Methodist Church (left) and John Anderson (right) from Baildon Methodist church were key organisers in the Bradford Diocese EarthCare Energy Day on 13 Oct at Gibson's Mill.

Picture of 2006 Whit Event, with our Minister manning the barbecue. Along with the other churches in Settle on Sunday 27 May 2007 we held a service in the Square at midday but we ate indoors due to rain- though the food was still cooked just outside the barbecue
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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 will start again in April at the church every Tuesday morning from 10am to 12 midday 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:

Map to show location of St John's Church, Settle

Minister's message 30 March 2008

Sadly this will be my last letter to you for a number of weeks, as I commence my Sabbatical Leave tomorrow. However, the Circuit Leadership Team members will be making contributions to this spot in rotation. I hope that you will find their contributions helpful and encouraging. Rev Roger Fox will be handling things as acting Superintendent with Rev Nick Paterson as Circuit Minister. If anyone requires ministerial support please contact either of the ministers.

Easter is always a beautiful time, and I thought the cross was splendid when adorned with flowers during last weeks' service, and the ringing of Easter bells in our own fashion was a lovely moment. The sharing of a simple meal of bread and wine takes on that new and special significance when we break that bread in remembrance of Jesus and in doing so commune with God. It is a special moment and is an immense privilege for me to be the representative person on these occasions.

We are all representative people in our everyday life, for we represent the risen Christ in all our affairs in the world both inside and outside the church building. Not only do people observe us in the open air services in the Market Square, but also when we are stood in the queue for the checkout in Booths, or when we drive our cars and it is more often there that the judgements are made.

Every thing that we do we do in response to that amazing love that God shows us in Jesus, and that goes for how we talk and walk, how we spend our money. We make value judgements in the light of and in response to that love.

During my time away I pray that you will all find a closer relationship possible with God in Christ, and will find the time a blessing as did those two disciples as they walked the road towards their home in Emmaus with the intriguing stranger.

Their hearts were warmed as they spoke with him and recognised him in table fellowship when he broke the bread. Their response was to let the others know, they did not rest upon their experience but went out in love for their friends, renewing their special relationship.

We are in a special relationship with one another through Christ, and during the next couple of months the opportunity is to reflect upon our role and our response to that amazing love of God. Charles Wesley wrote “My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.” (HP216) I too pray that is all our experience.

Grace and Peace, David

 

 

Good Friday Walk 2008 outside St John's

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  
 
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

  Brass Band Concert - Date to be arranged
6 May 10am-noon Settle Methodist Church -Coffee Morning in Aid of NCH (formerly National Childrens Home) - (NCH helps the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK
break through injustice, deprivation and inequality,
so they can achieve their full potential. http://www.nch.org.uk )
11 May

Pentecost - United Open Air Service -10.20 St John's church (and other local churches) 12 noon- Settle Millennium Gardens (providing the council gives us permission)

11-17 May Christian Aid Week.
14 May Christian Aid Coffee Evening. - St John's Methodist Church Hall
12 June Safari supper - Members homes and Church Hall
August Holiday club
14 Sept 10.30am Harvest Festival
1 Nov Autumn Sale
7 Dec Toy Service
Mon 8 Dec Soup a Carol
21 Dec Carol Service
24 Dec 4pm Crib Service
25 Dec 10.00am Christmas Service
4 Jan 2009 Covenant Service
   

 

 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.

 

 

Young lamb on the hill above Settle



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