Announcements                 March 8, 2026

Today:  9:00 AM- Church Choir rehearsal
10:00 AM- Worship Service 
10:20 AM- Sunday School
11:00 AM- Brunch served by Bd. of Christian Ed.
12:00 2:00 PM- Youth Group meeting
11:30 AM- Hand Bell Choir rehearsal
  7:30 PM- A.A. Meeting

Mon. 9 11:00 AM- Women’s Fellowship 
Wed. 11 6:00 PM- Lenten Fireside Chat
Thur. 12 5:00 PM- Embling Dining Hall Reserved

“History of the Hymns” 
   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

Cabin Fever Dinner:
Quilt: $250.00
Basket Raffle: $1,015.00
Dinner donations: $857.00
Money Donations: $204.00
Total: $2,326.00

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     Barbara Meyer
Steve Meyer       Charles Miller   
Tom Reagan

Pianist Today:
   Lisa Gunn
Worship Leader: Bonnie Miller
Lay Leader: Suanne Redden
   
Altar Flowers:
   Suanne Redden

Attendance 
69 in person   260 FB views
Lenten Fireside Chat -292

Deposits for 3/2/2026
Operational: $1,660.00
Loose offering: $225.00
Total deposit: $1,885.00

Missions: $129.00
OGHS: $15.00
Food Pantry: $360.11

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

Sunday, March 8, 2026

CASTILE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Sunday, March 8, 2026                                                                   10:00 AM

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

 Opening Praise Hymn No.  23 “Sing Praises” vs. 1, 2                                                                                              

Call to Worship: (You may be seated)                                                                       Leader: Come, let us worship God!
People: Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!          Leader: Come, let us worship our Shepherd!
People: We are the sheep of God’s pasture, and we follow where
                  God leads us.                                                                                                                   Leader: Come, let us open our hearts!
People: We receive God’s love poured into our hearts through  
                   the Spirit.                                                                                                                        Leader: Come, let us worship God, the rock of our salvation!
People: Let us worship God, whose mercy guides and sustains us
                  on the path of new life!

Hymn No. “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” 1, 2

Prayer of Invocation:                                                                                                                   
     We thank you, O God, that you have given us an enduring hope -  one which cannot disappoint us or mislead us. We thank you, that through our faith in you and in your Son Jesus Christ, you enter into every believing heart and make us new... Lord, hear our prayer...     O God, knowing that you are our hope and our salvation, a very present help in times of trouble, and the One whose purpose is to grant new and abundant life to us and our world. Praise be to your name. Amen.
Gloria Patri
      
   Old Testament Reading: Psalm 77:16-20

Children’s Message: “Footprints”
                        Dismissal to Sunday School
Church Choir: “Lord, I Stretch My Hands to You” – J. Althouse
Handbell Choir: “A Prayer for Slane” – Jeffrey Honore

Hymn No. 461 “He Leadeth Me” 1, 3

Gospel Reading: John 8:1-11

Message: “When You Walk in the Sand” Bonnie Miller
You Tube: “Living Water” by Shane & Shane
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 Praise Hymn No. 221 “Spirit Song” all – on insert

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. Thank you to Bonnie Miller for leading us in Worship today, while Pastor Tammy is on vacation.