St John's Methodist Church, Settle

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Settle Methodist Circuit Newletter 14: Jan 2025 Settle, Bentham, Ingleton, Burton in Lonsdale, Hellifield and Newby

Circuit Preaching Plan

Rev Tim Broughton: 01729 554006

Happy New Year - 2025
Happy New Quarter of a century

Covenant Service: 19 Jan 10.30am

Happy All-We-Canuary
(The month when we can do special projects to raise money for "All We Can" (formerly the Methodist Relief and Development Fund

Thursdays : The church is open for "A WARM WELCOME" formerly known as WARM SPACE-
Film in church;
board games / jigsaws in coffee lounge, plus space to sit and chat, or spimply read/ do work .
Hot drinks available.
Internet access.

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

Sat 15 Feb 2pm - Prayer time in the St John's Garden. (Short prayers every mnth on the 15th)

Wed 22 Jan: Bible study group at Limestone View (No meeting in December) - Meeting in the lounge at 2:30pm on the 3rd or 4th Wednesday of the month, led by Wendy Holt, this is open to both residents and non-residents. Matthew 16

Sat 18 Jan: Church Party

Wed 12 Feb (probably) Bible Book Club - Led by Revd. Tim Broughton and held at 12:00 noon after Coffee Pot on the 2nd Wed of each month.

15 Feb: Illustrated Talk led by Bob Swallow "Two Contrasting Icons: A Wainwright and Bill Mitchell

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SOME PAST ACTIVITIES:

1 Dec: Walk for the Climate: To the bird Hide at Long Preston Deeps and to look at Wildlife Garden in Long Preston.

Fri 1 Nov 10am- Walk for the Climate - We had a short walk near Ingleton to look at what has proved to be a series of very effective "leaky dams" built by people in the village which have prevented flooding at Thornton in Lonsdale

Eco-Explorers After School Club -We held the last meeting for the autumn 2024 season in late October and plan to meet again next spring. Alternate Wednesdays in term time 4pm. Eco-Explorers (for children aged 4-11 plus their families - children need to bring an adult).

Eco Explorers Summer Day Camp at Lower Winskill Farm 28,29 August: Three families attended on the first day and 16 families on the second day

25 June: Settle Hustings. Marian McNichol chairs themeeting. Sevencandidates attend:

The candidates relax in the Eco-Garden beofre the Hustings.

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

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Settle Eco-Explorers had an excellent two days at Lower Winskill Farm on 15 and 16 August 2023.

Sunday Services:

Services at 10.30 unless stated otherwise:

19 Jan: Covenant Service led by Rev Tim Broughton

2 Feb: Worship Group

Week of Prayer for Christan Unity - 18-25 Jan

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15 Dec 2024: We are truly delighted to share that St John's has been awarded a "Gold" Eco Church Award by Arocha UK.

The Eco team at St John's

Above - In summer, come and sit in our "Eco-garden"

Winter: Blackbird feeding. Did I give it too much bread?

Remember some former online services and evening reflections are on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@SettleMethodistCircuit

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

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

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.

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

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

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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