Announcements                 July 19, 2026

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.“
                    Lamentations 3:22-23
                                                         Today: 10:00 AM- Worship Service                    w/ Pastor Susan Walters                               11:00 AM- Church Council meeting    . 7:30 PM- A.A. Meeting

Wed. 22 6:00 PM- Summer Fireside    
                         Chat w/ Suanne Redden

Next Sunday, July 26
10:00 AM- Worship Service                    w/ Pastor Susan Walters                               
11:00 AM- Welcome Reception for  
                                        Pastor Sue
   7:30 PM- A.A. Meeting

Wed. 29 6:00 PM- Final Summer Fireside Chat w/ Pastor Sue

Minister:	Rev. Susan Walters
Cell Phone:	716-983-5760
E-mail: Revst88@gmail.com

Pastor Sue’s Office Hours
Tuesday & Thursdays
        8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 Wednesdays 4:00 – 6:00 PM
           Or by appointment

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

Church Office:	585-493-2840
E-mail:  Castile_UCC@yahoo.com

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

Worship Technology Team
Jacob Klein          James Loomis     
Jeff Mattingly     Steve Meyer       
Charles Miller     Tom Reagan        

Organist Today:
   Katrina Drouhard
Lay Leader:
   Michelle Post
Altar Flowers:
   Sandy Sickles

Attendance: 7/12/2026
59 in person    197 FB views

Summer Fireside Chat: 290 FB Views

Deposits for 
Operational: $1,770.00
Loose offering: $165.00
RVP (Memorial): $100.00
Total deposit: $2,035.00

Missions: $3.00
Food Pantry: $100.00

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

Sunday, July 19, 2026

CASTILE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Welcome Rev. Susan Walters
Sunday, July 19, 2026                                                                                 10:00 AM
          ( - Please stand if able)         
Prelude
     Ringing of Tower Bell - 10:00 AM 
Greeting and Announcements
     
Call to Worship: (You may be seated)                                                                       
Leader: Let the biblical story be the story of our worship today.
People: Jacob paused on his journey to Haran and rested.
Leader: Let us also pause along our journey. May this worship be a time
                 of re-creation for weary souls.
People: Jacob dreamed of a ladder connecting heaven and earth;
                  angels ascended and descended.
Leader: May the space between heaven and earth be thin and
                 transparent; let us enter God’s presence in prayer,
                 proclamation and song.
People: God said to Jacob: “I am the God of your ancestors. I will
                  provide for you.”
Leader: Let us worship the God who governs all time, who holds past,
                 present and future in providential care.
People: Jacob awoke from his dream, and in gladness he cried:
                “Surely God is in this place and I did not know it”.
ALL: Surely God is in this place!

Praise Hymn No. 129 “Holy Ground” x1

Prayer of Invocation:
 Holy God, like the loving Father that you are, you watch over us   and beckon us to follow the right path. But we get stuck: stopped   by our fear of trying something new, trapped by our memories of past failures, caught in a web of conflicting choices, halted by the clamor of many voices. We know the distress of worry and the blur of tears. Free us from these snares, O God. Show us how to follow with joyful steps, to hear clearly your directions, to be bold in our loving, courageous in our caring and brave in our speaking. Through our Lord, Jesus. Amen.
Glory Patri

Old Testament Reading: Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24

Children’s Message: “God Is with You”

Gospel Lesson: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Hymn No. 42 “Seek Ye First”

2nd Old Testament Reading: Genesis 28:10-19 a (Pastor)

Sermon: “YOUR SPIRITUAL BENCHMARK”
You Tube: “Song of the Parable of the Weeds” (Songs About Jesus)
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. 573 “God of Our Fathers” 1, 2 & 4
                                                                Gordon Davis - Trumpet

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 our new Minister, Rev. Susan Walters (Pastor Sue).