The Extraordinary Gospel For Our Ordinary Lives
Pentecost begins with a rush–the rushing, life-giving wind of God’s Spirit. Yet, this extraordinary life in the Holy Spirit is in fact the ordinary experience of Christians. The Church year season of Pentecost recognizes that God’s Spirit breathes into us life-giving gifts to meet the tasks of each day. Pentecost is a time to centre our lives more deeply in what God has given us and made of us. Now, we reflect on whom God calls us to be, how to be God’s people in the world. This extraordinary gift of Word and Spirit joined to the ordinary times of our lives will refresh, renew, restore, and recreate us and all God’s creation.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
We remember our baptisms, confess our faithlessness,
and hear God’s faithful promise of forgiveness
Pastor: Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God,
Who greets us in this and every season,
Whose word never fails,
Whose promise is sure.
People: Amen.
Pastor: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God
and of our neighbors.
Merciful God,
People: we confess that we have sinned.
We have hurt our community.
We have squandered your blessings.
We have hoarded your bounty.
In the name of Jesus,
forgive us and grant us your mercy.
(silence for reflection)
Pastor: Righteous God,
People: we confess that we have sinned.
We have failed to be honest.
We have lacked the courage to speak.
We have spoken falsely.
In the name of Jesus,
forgive us and grant us your mercy.
(silence for reflection)
Pastor: God offers boundless grace when fail.
Claim the gift of God’s mercy:
you are freed and forgiven
in the name of Jesus Christ.
People: Amen
GATHERING
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S CALL WITH PRAISE AND PRAYER,
AND PREPARE TO HEAR GOD’S WORD OF LIFE
GREETING
Pastor: The grace and peace of our risen Lord Jesus Christ,
the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit
be with you all.
People: And also with you
HYMN OF PRAISE
“Now the Feast and Celebration”
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PRAYER OF THE DAY
Teach us, good Lord God, to serve you as you deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labour and not to ask for reward, except that of knowing that we do your will, through Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Amen.
WORD
THE CHURCH HEARS THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD ACTING
IN THIS AND EVERY TIME AND PLACE
FIRST READING
Jeremiah 20:7-13
O Lord, you have enticed me,
and I was enticed;
you have overpowered me,
and you have prevailed.
I have become a laughing-stock all day long;
everyone mocks me.
For whenever I speak, I must cry out,
I must shout, ‘Violence and destruction!’
For the word of the Lord has become for me
a reproach and derision all day long.
If I say, ‘I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name’,
then within me there is something like a burning fire
shut up in my bones;
I am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.
For I hear many whispering:
‘Terror is all around!
Denounce him! Let us denounce him!’
All my close friends
are watching for me to stumble.
‘Perhaps he can be enticed,
and we can prevail against him,
and take our revenge on him.’
But the Lord is with me like a dread warrior;
therefore my persecutors will stumble,
and they will not prevail.
They will be greatly shamed,
for they will not succeed.
Their eternal dishonour
will never be forgotten.
O Lord of hosts, you test the righteous,
you see the heart and the mind;
let me see your retribution upon them,
for to you I have committed my cause.
Sing to the Lord;
praise the Lord!
For he has delivered the life of the needy
from the hands of evildoers.
SECOND READING Romans 6:1b-11
What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. The death he died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
THE GOSPEL
Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the tenh chapter.
People: Glory to you, O Lord.
(The Gospel is read.)
Pastor: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to you, O Christ.
GOSPEL READING Matthew 10:24-39 ‘A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!
‘So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground unperceived by your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
‘Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven.
‘Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
For I have come to set a man against his father,
and a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household.
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.
SERMON
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HYMN OF THE DAY
“Will You Come and Follow Me”
TODAY IN OUR PRAYERS
Bill, Carol, Curtis, and Christine Buchkowsky, Teri Peterson, Wayne Turner, Kyrie Parimi, Doris Turner, Hilda Anderson, Linda Wolfe, Naomi, Bev Gregory, Dale Robinson, Audrey Hedlin, Mona Neher, Oma Ywo, Owen Peterson, Helga Halldorsdottir, Evaline Sanders, Wayne Andre, Cari Schappert, the family of baby Mavrick Gallant (Bev Gregory’s great-grandson), the family of Katherine Meger (Joshua Bratvold’s great grandmother), the family of Lois Jenkins (Ann Salmon’s mother), the family of Carl Rausch, the family of Janet Gregory (Bev Gregory’s sister in-law), the family of Robert Gregory (Bev Gregory’s brother in-law).
We remember the missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada, the children and people buried in unmarked graves at residential schools and First Nation lands, and all those who have suffered the trauma of residential schools, the victims, families, and community of Dauphin, MB dealing with a tragic bus crash, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the flooding caused by the destruction of a dam, the over 500 refugees drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea, the people of Syria, Iraq, Iran, the fighting in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, Yemen, Venezuela, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, the Palestinians and Israelis, Ethiopia and Tigray, Myanmar and the Rohingya Muslim refugees, Lebanon, all at the Mexico/United States border seeking refuge, the 100 million refugees and displaced persons, the 345 million people suffering from food insecurity, the people of Haiti suffering from flooding and political disasters, the people of India devastated by monsoons, the people in Edson, AB threatened by flooding, those across Canada threatened by wildfires, and those in the United States, Canada, and throughout the world caught up in racism and injustice and the resulting violence.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE OF FAITH
[The congregational response after each petition is: “COMPLETE YOUR NEW CREATION.”]
Pastor: As we celebrate the joy of the resurrection, let us pray for God’s continuing work of new creation in the life of the Church, for the peace and well-being of the world, and wherever brokenness and death oppose God’s abundant life, saying, “Hear us, O God of life,” and responding, “Complete your new creation.”
Petitioner: God of life, in spite of all we have heard and all that we have seen, it is often hard to believe. Because it is hard to believe return to us again and again that we may hear your word of forgiveness, life, and love; invite us to your supper that we may touch and taste your presence; and breathe your Spirit upon us offering us your peace. Hear us, O God of life…
Petitioner: God of all creation, you fashioned and nurtured this wonderful earth for the fullness of life. We pray for rainforests and deserts, mountains and tundra, oceans, lakes, and rivers, grasslands and prairies, and all creatures that call this earth home. Breathe healing on all your creation. Hear us, O God of life…
Petitioner: God of hope, in the risen Christ you have delivered us from the power of death. Now make us die every day to sin, fear, and doubt and by your Spirit raise us up daily to be free for joyfully serving those who still are shrouded by sin, despair, shame, and death. Hear us, O God of life…
Pastor: God of healing, bring your peace and comfort in the midst of fear and confusion upon all facing the loss of a loved one, a job, good health, sustaining relationships, or their own inner peace and wholeness. We remember especially before you …. Uplift them and renew them with your promise of life. Hear us, O God of life…
Petitioner: God of peace, all peoples are created and beloved by you, and you provide us with the bonds of community for mutual care and support. We remember all the nations, especially Ukraine and all those torn by violence and oppression. Teach peace to our war-weary world. Send wisdom to our national, provincial and local leaders that they may uphold safe neighbourhoods, adequate housing, health care, and sufficient food for all people. Hear us, O God of life…
Petitioner: God of promise, transform us from frightened individuals, communities, and nations, into a people, a community, and a nation of open doors such that justice, mutual sharing of material goods, and peace may be abundant for all and that no person or nation among us is in need. Hear us, O God of life…
Petitioner: God of justice, you accompany us on our journeys of both despair and hope, of trials and anxieties, and celebrations and joys. Provide us with the bonds of community for mutual care and support. We pray for reconciliation especially with our First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people, for all people of colour, for Muslims and those of other faiths, for LGBTQ2+ people, for all people whom we might exclude, ignore, or neglect. Hear us, O God of life…
Petitioner: God of mission, you have redeemed and anointed your people through baptism and united us in the death and resurrection of Jesus for a life-giving mission. Your resurrection creates new ways to live. Make us faithful followers to be the wounded hands of Christ to all who doubt or disbelieve or are broken by fear in this world. Send us our to share our bread and to be bread for a hungry world, open new opportunities, renew our ministries and our callings through your promise of new life, and graciously give us the resolve to faithfully worship, nurture and proclaim Christ’s love with one voice for all in our community and in our world. Hear us, O God of life…
Pastor: Sustaining God, as you bring life even out of death, hear our call for your abundant life, make our prayers part of your new creation, and guide us with the hope of joy in your presence for the sake of the crucified and risen one, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
People: Amen.
THANKSGIVING
THE COMMUNITY PRAISES GOD FOR THE GRACIOUS GIFTS OF CREATION
AND THE SAVING DEEDS OF JESUS CHRIST
THE GREETING AND SHARING OF PEACE
Pastor: Sisters and brothers, rejoice, encourage one another, live in peace.
God through Christ has given us the gift of reconciliation.
People: Therefore, let us be reconciled to God and to one another.
Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
People: And also with you.
(If with others greet one another with a gesture of peace, using these or similar words: “Christ’s peace be with you.”)
THE OFFERING
(We worship God with the offering of our selves, our time, our talents, and our possessions.)
OFFERTORY PRAYER
Leader: Let us pray.
Blessed are you, O God,
People: ruler of heaven and earth.
Day by day you shower us with blessings.
As you have raised us to new life in Christ,
give us glad and generous hearts.
May these gifts be signs of our whole lives returned to you,
dedicated to the healing and unity of all creation,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Pastor: Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:
People: Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and forever. Amen.
SENDING
ALL RECEIVE THE BLESSING OF GOD, LEAVE IN PEACE,
AND ARE SENT OUT TO SERVE
BENEDICTION
Pastor: The God of life, who has called you to eternal life in Christ,
lift you up and restore you to wholeness.
People: Amen.
Pastor: Jesus Christ, the Living Word,
bless you and send you to be his witnesses.
People: Amen.
Pastor: God the Holy Spirit, who renews the whole earth,
refresh, restore, support, and strengthen you this day and always.
People: Amen.
CLOSING HYMN
“Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer”
DISMISSAL
Pastor: Go in peace, renewed with Christ’s Spirit to love and to serve.
People: Thanks be to God.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY AT KOG
– Coffee Social after the service, hosted by Karen Larson.
THIS WEEK AT KOG – Wednesday, June 28, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m. – Thursday, June 29, Bev Gregory is hosting (154 Arrand Crescent) quilt- making bees every Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
COMING UP AT KOG – Saturday, July 29, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m. – Wednesday, August 23, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.
King of Glory is once again supporting On Eagle’s Wings and their Summer Bible Camps in the North. A collection basket for free will offerings to buy supplies is on the back table. We will need to gather all monies by June 25. To date $647 has been donated. Thank you for your generosity.
May, June, and Year-to-Date Budget and Contribution Report for KOG
2023 Budget: $50,471 Monthly Budget: $4,260 Weekly Budget: $971
2023 income/expenses: -$367.46
May income/expenses: -$1,949.29
Weekly contributions for May: May 7: $950 May 14 and 21: $240 Weekly contributions for June: June 4: $820 June 11: $20
Thank you to all involved in the quilts that have been made by members of King of Glory and their friends. Our quilting worker-bees have lost count, but guesstimate about 60 quilts will be distributed between LutherCare Community, community schools, and the Health Centre. Prodigious thimbles full of thanks to the industrious sewers Bev Gregory, Karen McKenzie, Doreen Matschke, Carol Sarich, Marge McMillan, Lois Rombough, and Sherry Andrews and to Irma and Elwood for their abundant generosity in donating fabric. The quilters will be taking a break as they will be setting up shop at Bev Gregory’s new home designed exclusively for quilting.
Pastor Michael will be in Frankenmuth, Michigan visiting family from July 4-14. For pastoral concerns you can contact Pastor Renita Falkenstern at 306-291-1602.
The Government of Canada has just announced a new $5 million matching fund so that organizations like CLWR can respond to a quickly worsening crisis in East Africa. Today, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and Canadian Lutheran World Relief are calling on Canadians to pray for those suffering, and to give generously in support of the needs of all those affected. Your donation this month will be matched, doubling the impact of your compassion. You can donate at clwr.org/eastafrica or by calling 1-800-661-2597 (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:00pm CST) and with the 1:1 matching fund provided by the Canadian government, the impact of your gift will increase further still.
Augustana Lutheran Church invites you to a Jazz Service on Sunday, July 2 at 10:30 a.m. at 1201 Broadway Avenue South. The Hosanna Jazz Liturgy composed by Pastors David Hunter and Dennis Hendricksen is a summer tradition at Augustana. This year features musicians Sheldon Corbett (saxophone), Glenn Ens (drums), Kim Salkeld (piano) and Bruce Wilkinson (bass). There is no admission charge, but you are welcome to contribute to a free-will offering at the door
July and August Worship Schedule
| July 2, Trinity Lutheran Church 10:30 a.m. | 419 Avenue E North |
| July 9, Trinity Lutheran Church 10:30 a.m. | 419 Avenue E North |
| July 16, King of Glory 10:30 a.m. | |
| July 23, King of Glory 10:30 a.m. | |
| July 30, King of Glory 10:30 a.m. | |
| August 6, Resurrection Lutheran Church 10:00 a.m | 310 Lenore Drive |
| August 13, Resurrection Lutheran Church 10:00 a.m | 310 Lenore Drive |
| August 20, Resurrection Lutheran Church 10:00 a.m | 310 Lenore Drive |
| August 27, Trinity Lutheran Church10:30 a.m. | 419 Avenue E North |
LuMinHoS Volunteer Recruitment
Looking for a flexible and impactful volunteer opportunity in the wider church? Do you have experience or a desire to lift up those who are not feeling well? Then, prayerfully consider becoming a lay visitor with LuMinHoS – Lutheran Ministry in Hospitals of Saskatoon!
LuMinHoS needs volunteers to visit patients in Saskatoon hospitals and residents in Parkridge Center. Previous experience with hospital/care home visitation would be an asset. However, a willingness to learn the ministry of presence, and a desire to share the comfort of Christ with others, are the only prerequisites! For more information, please contact Pastor Richard Engel, Hospital Chaplain, at 306-229-1663 (call or text). Or, email at chaplain@luminhos.org.
Offerings.
Even though we are not all meeting together we still have expenses and need your offerings so that we can pay them. Church Council has decided that best way to receive your offerings is that you mail a cheque (Please no cash for mail security reasons) to the church and we can process them from there.
Send your contributions to: King of Glory Lutheran Church
3318 Merritt Street
Saskatoon, SK S7M 3P6
Thank you for your generosity.
King of Glory Lutheran Church 