Announcements            January 11, 2026
                          
Today:  Communion Sunday

  9:00 AM- Church Choir rehearsal
10:00 AM- Worship Service 
10:20 AM- Sunday School 
11:00 AM- All Church Brunch
(Please bring a brunch item to share)
11:30 AM- Hand Bell Choir rehearsal
   7:30 PM- A.A. Meeting

Mon. 12  11:00 AM- Women’s Fellowship
Wed. 14 6:30 PM- Bd. of Trustees Meeting
Deadline for Church reports for the
Jan. 18 Annual Meeting
Thur. February Newsletter Deadline
       
Next Sunday, January 18 
                   Annual Church Meeting
  9:00 AM- Church Choir rehearsal
10:00 AM- Worship Service 
10:20 AM- Sunday School 
11:00 AM- ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING
11:30 AM- Hand Bell Choir rehearsal
   7:30 PM- A.A. Meeting

                 Boards and Committees: 
Please meet as soon as possible to elect officers. 

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

Pastor Tammy’s Winter Hours
Tuesday & Thursdays
        9:00 AM - 1:00 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     Barb Meyer 
Steve Meyer       Charles Miller 
Tom Reagan

Organist Today:
   Katrina Drouhard
Lay Leader: 
   Michelle Post
Altar Flowers: 
   Tammy Lathan

Attendance 
42 In person   233 FB views

Deposits for 1/4/26
 Operational: $1,813.00
 Loose Offering: $45.00
 Building Use: $360.00
Total Deposit: $2,218.00

Missions: $45:00

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

Sun., January 11, 2026
Baptism of Christ  & 
Communion Sunday

CASTILE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Baptism of Christ & Communion Sunday
Sunday, January 11, 2026                                                                    10:00 AM

 ( - Please stand if able) 
Prelude
     Ringing of Tower Bell - 10:00 AM 
Greeting and Announcements

Opening Praise Hymn No. 101  “His Name is Wonderful” 

Call to Worship: (You may be seated)                                                                       
Pastor: Come! Let us follow Jesus to the edge of the Jordan River to
                be baptized. 
People: We come to be cleansed and made whole.
Pastor: Come! Let us witness John’s confusion and Jesus’ insistence
                that John baptize God Incarnate.
People: We come to join Jesus in choosing life in the kingdom of
                   God.
Pastor: Come! Let us hear God declare the truth of Jesus’ identity and
                the truth of our identity as baptized people. 
People: We come to remember and embody who we are as
                   beloved children of God.
Pastor: Come! Let us worship God who leads us into the baptismal
                waters and salvation life.
People: We come to worship God who empowers us through
                  divine presence to live together as the family of God.
                                                                             
Hymn No. 320 “Come Holy Spirit”  1, 4
                                                          
Prayer of Invocation:
     Eternal God, at the baptism of Jesus, you revealed him to be your Son, and anointed him with the Holy Spirit, Keep all who are born of water and the Spirit faithful to their calling as your people;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen                                            Gloria Patri                                                                                                                                 
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 29

Children’s Message: “Baptism of Christ”

     Dismissal to Sunday School

Hymn No. 349 “Trust & Obey” 1, 3, 5

Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17

Church Choir: “Come be Baptized”  by J. Schrader

Message: “What Is Your Identity?”
    
You Tube:  “The Baptism of Jesus” -  Peg Angell 

Call to Prayer: 
     
Doxology No. 625 (Offering Plate Forward)
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 Apostle’s Creed (No. 716 in Blue Hymnal)

Sacrament of Holy Communion
      “People of Peace”  (on insert)
                     The Lord’s Prayer (sins)

Closing Hymn No. 307 “Send the Light” 1, 3

Benediction
Postlude

                             

The offering plates are located in the Church narthex.
      If you are a guest here today, we welcome you and invite              to visit us again whenever possible. Please introduce yourself     to Pastor Tammy Lathan, before you leave today. 
People of Peace Communion Service
We come to the Lord’s supper together as children of our one God.   Jesus makes the guest list, not us.   Our family, chosen by God, is gathered from west and east, and includes everyone, even the lowest and the least.   Jesus, when he was resurrected from the dead, revealed himself to his disciples in the breaking of bread around a table.   May we see the face of God today as we come to the Lord’s Table.
On the night he was handed over, the night before he was crucified, Jesus gathered with his friends for a meal.   He took the bread, and after blessing it, he broke it, saying, “This is my body, which is broken for you.   As often as you eat it, remember me.   
People:   Jesus, as we take this bread, let it be a sign of all you did for us, and who you are for us.   Thank you for this bread of life.    [people eat the bread] 
After sharing the bread, Jesus took a cup of wine, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my blood of the new covenant which is poured out for many.”  
People:   Jesus, as we drink this cup, let it be a sign for us of all you did for us, and who you are for us.   Thank you that you bring us peace that passes all understanding.           [people drink the cup] 
Let us Pray:   Jesus, through your death and resurrection you reconciled the world to God, and through your example you have shown us a way to peace.   Give us strength as the people of God to be channels of peace in the world, speaking your peace, living your peace, and always longing for that moment of eternal peace when we shall see you again.   Amen.   
People:   AMEN
The Lord’s Prayer (sins)