Announcements             February 22, 2026

Today: 1st Sunday in Lent

  9:00 AM- Church Choir rehearsal
10:00 AM- Worship Service 
10:20 AM- Sunday School
11:00 AM- “Coffee & Conversation”
11:30 AM- Hand Bell Choir rehearsal
  7:30 PM- A.A. Meeting

Wed. 25 6:00 PM- Lenten Fireside Chat
Sat 28 4:00 -6:00 PM- Cabin Fever Dinner
Quilt Raffle & Basket Raffle

Next Sunday, March 1
   9:00 AM- Church Choir rehearsal
10:00 AM- Worship w/ Communion
10:20 AM- Sunday School
11:00 AM- “Coffee & Conversation”
11:30 AM- Handbell Choir rehearsal       
   7:30 PM- A.A. Meeting

Wed. 4 6:00 PM- Lenten Fireside Chat
Thur. 5 6:30 PM- Bd. of Elders meeting

Pastor Tammy Lathan will be on vacation from March 7 – 28. If Pastoral Care is needed, please contact Cindy Feroleto, Elders Chairperson at 493- 2696.

Correction to Lenten Symbol Schedule: 
March 8 - Footprints in the Sand
March 15 - Praying Hands 

Pastor:	Tammy Lathan
Cell Phone:	585-969-0695
Church Office:	585-493-2840

Pastor Tammy’s Office Hours
Tuesday & Thursdays
        8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
         Or by appointment

Church Office & Building Hours:
Tues. thru Fri. 8:00 AM- 2:00 PM

E-mail:  Castile_UCC@yahoo.com

Director of Music & 
   Church Choir Director
         Barbara Meyer
Handbell Choir Director
          J. Thomas Reagan

Worship Technology Team
Ron Lathan          James Loomis 
Jeff Mattingly     Steve Meyer      
Barbara Meyer   Charles Miller   
Tom Reagan

Pianist Today:
   Lisa Gunn
Lay Leader:
   Jacob Klein
Altar Flowers:
   Marcy VanZandt

Attendance 
60 in person   290 FB views
Lenten Fireside: 257 FB views

Deposits for 2/15/26
Operational: $1,670.50
Loose offering: $105.00
Total deposit: $1,775.50

Missions: $350.00
Food Pantry: $250.00

Castile United Church of Christ
4 Washington Street      Castile, NY 14427

			

Sunday, February 22, 2026
First Sunday in Lent

CASTILE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Sunday, February 22, 2026                                                             10:00 AM

              ( - Please stand if able)             
Prelude
     Ringing of Tower Bell - 10:00 AM 
Greeting and Announcements
     Lenten Symbol – Cross & Manger

Opening Praise Hymn No. 536 “Happy the Home” 1, 4

Call to Worship: (You may be seated)                                                                       Pastor: Today, we follow Jesus into a wilderness full of isolation,
                 fatigue, hunger, thirst, and temptation. 
People: We follow, trusting in God’s mercy.
Pastor: We witness Jesus resist the siren calls of sensationalism,
                 notoriety, and misuse of power for selfish gain. 
People: We recognize God’s mercy at work in the face of
                   temptation.
Pastor: We notice the angels who tend Jesus, messengers of care in
                 a harsh and lonely place.
People: We pay attention to God’s merciful presence that did not
                  abandon Jesus and does not abandon us now.
Pastor: We come to the wilderness together, clinging to the truth
                that we are not alone - God is with us. 
People: We gather to worship God, whose unfailing mercy
                  journeys with us into the wildernesses of our lives.
                  Thanks be to God! Amen.
                
Hymn No. 26 “A Mighty Fortress is Our God” 1, 2

Prayer of Invocation:
    Holy God, by the grace of Jesus Christ, you know the tests and trials we face. Journey with us through this wilderness. Come to us with ministers of healing and visit us with messengers of hope, so that we may return to you in faith, believing the good news of the Gospel; through Jesus Christ, our Savior.                                                                                                  Gloria Patri     
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 32	

Children’s Message: “Jesus Says No to Temptation”
                        Dismissal to Sunday School
Church Choir: “Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley”
Handbell Choir: “Breathe on Me, Breath of God” – Barbara Kinyon
Hymn No. 375 “Jesus Calls Us” 1, 2 & 4

Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:1-11

Message: “Who Is the Lord of the Ring?”
You Tube: “Devil” – Anne Wilson
Call to Prayer: 
          Doxology No. 625
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;                                           Praise him all  creatures here below;                                                                   Praise Him above ye heav’nly host;                                                                        Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Offertory Prayer

Sharing Joys and Concerns
        Silent Prayer        Pastoral Prayer 
               The Lord’s Prayer (sins)

Closing Hymn No. 202 “Amazing Grace” 1, 2 & 4

Benediction
Postlude

Our offering plates are located in the Church narthex.

     If you are a guest here today, we welcome and invite you to
visit us again whenever possible. Please introduce yourself         to Pastor Tammy Lathan, before you leave today.