Above: New display on Church Hall wall - click for larger version

Write a hymn about "Prayer" to a well known hymn tune of your choice and win a prize of £150!

CIRCUIT HYMN FESTIVAL

This will be held on November 12th - 14th 2010 , and, as usual, includes a hymn writing competition. Details can be seen here and are also are on a poster on the foyer notice board and entry forms for the competition - the subject is "Prayer" - are available from the Church Stewards or webeditor



St John's Methodist Church, Settle, N Yorks BD24 9JG
See BD24 9JG - location in Google Maps

Last updated: 23 August 2010

Upcoming Events


Environment Sunday Wild Flower Walk 6 June 2010

5 Sept: 6.30pm - Welcome Service and Meal for Rev Stephen Prior - our new Minister

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

Coffee mornings in spring - Tues

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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     to our services on Sundays
     to future events
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     Our Calling
     Links
     Circuit Plan
     Coffee Mornings
     Church Hall Activities

New: Circuit website: www.settlemethodistcircuit.org.uk

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, 4 Pen y Ghent View, Settle BD24 9JJ . Tel: 01729 822554 or the web editor, J. Allinson

Our new Minister from 1st September will be Rev Stephen Normanton!

We say thank you to Rev David Briggs, our former Minister, and to Mrs Hilary Briggs for all their work and wish them all the best now they have moved to Derbyshire


Sunday Services:

Morning service 10.30 am (Includes Junior Church)
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

from 10am to 12 midday.

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

House Fellowship: alternate Mondays ish (look for notices) 7.30pm

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

Our church lies next to the Settle Carlise line railwayline. The Church Hall is on the opposite side of the road set back down drive. The Minister's House, just along from the church is 4, Pen-y-Ghent View BD24 9JJ , Settle

 
Methodist Church - National:

St John's Settle 20 Dec 2009Good Friday Drama 2010 -

St John's Settle 20 Dec 2009

Getting to church in all weathers - 10 Jan 2010

town hall settle

Settle Town Hall in the snow

 

 

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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Easter 2009 - Settle's Answer to Oberammergau Easter Breakfast
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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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Pictures from late 2008


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



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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.


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-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 Cranes

 

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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

Download - Notices for week and Minister's Letter -

Date and Time

See also Settle Methodist Circuit calendar for meetings in the Circuit (including Bentham and Ingleton)

Location
 

Event-

Events with a white background are Churches Together events, partially organised by St Johns

 

Events with a cream background are specifically St John's Events but very much open to all.

 

Events with a grey background are a committee meeting

16-19 August St John' Methodist Church Hall Children's Holiday Club - Four Days- 10am-3pm - for children ages 5 -11 Free Holiday club with film and fun in the Church Hall. Please bring packed lunch. Come for one, two, three or all four days.  
5 Sept St John's Church Welcome Service for Rev Stephen Normanton  
12 Nov St. John's, Settle  Hymn Festival at St. John's, Settle  
13 Nov Westhouse

Hymn Festival at Westhouse

 

14 Nov

 High Bentham Hymn Festival at High Bentham  
       
       

 

 Regular events

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Every Tue 10am - 12 noon Coffee pot in church
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 ye ar. 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

More pictures of Settle in the snow.

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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