St John's Methodist Church, Settle

Coffee after our 8th Anniversary Service on 3 Dec 2023 with Revd Kerry Tankard

Events and Activities:-

Mon 4 Dec: We say farewell to Michael Cullingworth (Funeral 2pm) - seen below acting Pilate in Settle Passion play in 2015

Dementia Forward Christmas Tree, ready for Dementia Forward Christmas Coffee morning on 6 Dec

On Sun 3 Dec we Welcomed Rev Kerry Tankard who preached at our 8thanniversary.

St John's Social and other Events:

11 Dec 7.00 pm Soup-a-carol
24th Dec   6.30 pm  Carol Service

We may also have a carol evening in a local hostelry but the date only gets fixed shortly before Christmas

Tue 12 and Tue 19 Dec: Churches Together Carol Singing in the morning in the Market Place - Please join us. 10am-11.30am

Wed 13 Dec Bible Book Club after Coffee Pot (at 12.0 noon) e will be looking at Isaiah 1-39. As usual, this will be led by Revd. Tim Broughton; background notes can be found on the hymn book cupboard.

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Settle Hang-Out 7pm on Wednesday Evenings at St John's. : for people aged 11-17. Settle Youth Cafe is supported by local churches

Eco-Explorers: (for children aged 4-11 plus their families) Alternate Mondays - These will recommence in spring when there is daylight after 4pm.

Please tell anyone you know with children aged 4-11 that they will be very welcome. Contact

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Some past activities

Churches Together first of the month walk: Fri 1 Dec 2023 Above Stainforth. We read prayers abouv COP28 and about Gaza/Palestine. See past walks:
1 Nov: Hellifield Flash, Station, & Long Preston Deeps &
1 Oct: Scaleber Foss and Attermire

See St John's Eco-group's visit to Malham Chapel to see their floor, their new community Garden of Hope and take part in their 9.30am morning service

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Churches Together collected £3000 for Christian Aid week 2023. Tues & Sat collection outside The Naked Man Cafe. Wed: coffee evening at St Johns. Final Sat: bacon butties lunch at Anglican Church & Afternoon tea at the Quakers.-----------------------------

Settle Eco-Explorers had an excellent two days at Lower Winskill Farm on 15 and 16 August.

On 17 May (above) we went to Malham Tarn and saw l the Goldilocks Buttercup, Globe flowers and Marsh Marigolds

Below: Queen's Jubilee celebrations

Sunday Services:

Above - come and sit in our "Eco-garden"

Coffee Pot - Coffee morning - now take place on WEDNESDAY mornings 10.30-12.

Could you help? Each week 2+ volunteers are needed: No 1 to serve in the kitchen and organise supplies; No 2 to serve. (No 3: bake an extra cake/No 4:welcome people for coffee.)

The 1st Wed of the month is in aid of a charity

Money raised at recent Coffee Pots for charity in 2023:
Dec & Feb: Dementia Forward: £495-15
7 June UK Med: £150
1 Feb: Bethany fund: £145
1 March: Fair Trade Foundation: ..........
8 March: St John's Eco-Garden
April: NSPCC:
May: Peer Talk
July 2023: Action for Children (Formerly NCH £183.
2 Aug: the Smile Train Charity, which supports care for children with cleft palates in over 70 countries: £139.
Sept: Settle Hangout Youth Club
Oct:Guide Dogs for the blind: £199.60 from coffee, £177.49 - Sale of goods & donations

See video of the favourite hymn "The Day thou gavest" sung at Friday 4 March 2pm: World Day of Prayer-

Greetings to all the church hall users

Spare slots exist for use of the hall, including Mondays and Fridays: They won't stay spare for long.

Dementia Forward (A North Yorkshire charity) group organises “Time Together Tuesday”, a well-being café 2- 3.30p.m. Volunteers welcome. Watch the talk here -

On 5 Sept 2021 we held our Climate Sunday Service. - The St John's Eco-group then led similar services at Ingleton & Hellifield on 12th Sept. After the Settle Service, Judith took the train to Glasgow to attend the Nations' Climate Service at Glasgow Cathedral organised by CTBI ahead of GOP26. Read about the journey & service here

We now have a jar at the back of the church. You are invited to fill in an (anonymous) "ECOmmitt" slip each week showing one action (however tiny) you have undertaken this week or propose to take next week.

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Online services, led by Tim Broughton, posted on our Facebook page at 10.30 or 11 am a.m. every Sunday. These services have contributions from members of Ingleton and Settle congregations and others. Posted on YouTube later in the day.

Phone: +44 131 460 1196 (ask Tim Broughton if you have problems)

Blessing by our sister church in Ingleton

If you miss a Sunday morning and still want to join in with our worship then all of our services are now available online. https://soundcloud.com/settlemethodist
You may have to copy and paste https://soundcloud.com/settlemethodist.  Alternatively, using the Soundcloud app for your smartphone (free), services can then be downloaded and listened to when Offline
and Twitter: @MethodistSettle

Messy Church: Interested? 01729 825285.

Please note: we are no longer collecting Blister Packs for recycling.

On the fifth Sunday of the month we have a church meal - all welcome. On 26 Sept 2021 Rev Stephen Caddy showed us his new "Prayer and Worship in the Farming Year" book he has just published.

See pictures of wildflowers (weeds) round our church in July 2021

Settle Methodist Church history incuded in Settle Historic Churches Tour in 2018

View of Church from the road

See Pictures from St John's Showcase on St John's Facebook
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Revd Tim and Pam Broughton at the welcome service: Th 6 Sept 2018

Walks for Creation

Rainforest Fund Project

New church on 6 Dec 2015: moving in day

Environment Sunday Wild Flower Walk 6 June 2010

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