Announcements                 January 18, 2026

Today: 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 & Committees:                                        
     Please ELECT Officers as soon as possible, so the 2026 Church Yearbook may be printed.

Mon. 19  M. Loomis in Church Office
Wed. 21  M. Loomis Out of Office

Next Sunday, January 25
   9:00 AM- Church Choir rehearsal
10:00 AM- Worship 
10:20 AM- Sunday School
11:00 AM- “Coffee & Conversation”
11:30 AM- Handbell Choir rehearsal       
   7:30 PM- A.A. Meeting

February
Thur. 5 6:30 PM- Bd. of Elders Meeting

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     Barb Meyer 
Steve Meyer       Charles Miller 
Tom Reagan

Pianist Today:
   Lisa Gunn
Lay Leader:
   Bonnie Miller
Altar Flowers:
   Jen Griesbaum (In memory of her
Grandmother, Joan Varkoly) 

Attendance 
55 in person   231 FB views

Deposits for 
Operational: $1,662.00
Loose offering: $55.00
Building Use: $123.00
Total deposit: $1,840.00

Missions: $84.00
Food Pantry: $100.00

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

Sunday, January 18, 2026

CASTILE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Annual Meeting Sunday
Sunday, January 18, 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” 1x

Call to Worship: (You may be seated)                                                                       Pastor: Children of God, who has God called you to be?
People: A light to all the nations!                                                                                 Pastor: When confusion, disunity, and misinformation threaten to
                 undo us, who are you called to be?
People: A light to all the nations!                                                              Pastor: When wars and rumors of wars in our communities and
                 around the world overwhelm us, who are you called to be?
People: A light to all the nations!                                                                              Pastor: When the vulnerable are left without care or hope for
                 flourishing, who are you called to be?
People: A light to all the nations!
Pastor: Come! Let us worship God, who gives us as a light of good
                news to all the nations!
People: We come to worship God, who calls us  to reflect God’s
                  glory and abundant life into all the world. Amen.

Hymn No. 17 “Ye Servants of God” 1, 4

Prayer of Invocation:                                                                                                      
     Guide our feet, Lord. Show us the light of grace when we would judge others too harshly. Warm our hearts with the glow of your love. Illumine our souls with joyful delight when sadness tries to take over the day. Shine brightly on us today, Lord, until we reflect your glory as a witness to this world. Amen.

Gloria Patri     
       
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 40:1-11

Children’s Message: “God’s Eyewitnesses”
                        Dismissal to Sunday School
Church Choir: ”Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore”  
Hymn No. 342 “Just As I Am” 1, 2 & 5

Gospel Reading: John 1:29-42

Message: “BRINGERS & INCLUDERS”
You Tube: ”Where He Leads Me”  – Harold Miller Family      
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. 410 “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” 1, 2

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.