Month: October 2024

    REFORMATION SUNDAY       

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   OCTOBER 27, 2024

KING OF GLORY LUTHERAN CHURCH

WORSHIPING AT ST. DAVID’S/TRINITY UNITED CHURCH

3318 Merritt Street S7M 3P6

Phone:  384-8199

WORSHIP TIME:  SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 10:30 a.m.

Website: koglutheranchurch.com

Follow us on Facebook:  King of Glory Lutheran Church. 

Pastor Michael Poellet Home:  653-1929 STM: 966-3272

SERVING IN WORSHIP

Preacher/Presider: Anne Mathewson           Musician: Joshua Bratvold

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FIRST READING  

Jeremiah 31: 31-34

The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, ‘Know the Lord’, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more. 

Psalm 46
God is our refuge and strength,
   a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,
   though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;
though its waters roar and foam,
   though the mountains tremble with its tumult.
          Selah 

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
   the holy habitation of the Most High.
God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved;
   God will help it when the morning dawns. 

The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter;
   he utters his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord of hosts is with us;
   the God of Jacob is our refuge.
          Selah 

Come, behold the works of the Lord;
   see what desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
   he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear;
   he burns the shields with fire.
‘Be still, and know that I am God!
   I am exalted among the nations,
   I am exalted in the earth.’
The Lord of hosts is with us;
   the God of Jacob is our refuge.
          Selah 

Second Reading                                                                                        Romans 3:19-28

Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. For ‘no human being will be justified in his sight’ by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

But now, irrespective of law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to show his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed; it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies the one who has faith in Jesus. 

Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By that of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law. 

Gospel Reading                                                                                           John 8:31-36                                                                                                                        Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, ‘If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.’ They answered him, ‘We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, “You will be made free”?’ 

Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there for ever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

 – Sunday, October 27 Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                    – Coffee Social after the service  

THIS WEEK AT KOG 

– Wednesday, October 30, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.         

COMING UP AT KOG                                                                                                                                                   – Sunday, November 3, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion) 

All Saints Sunday                                                                                                      

– Coffee Social after the service.                                                                                       

– Tuesday, November 5, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.                                           

– Wednesday, November 6, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.   

 – Thursday, November 7, Bible Study, “Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 

p.m.  Hosted by Doreen Matschke.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.

– Sunday, November 10, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity  Remembrance Day Service                                                                                                          – Coffee Social after the service.  

– Sunday, November 17, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                                                                                                                        – Coffee Social after the service .  Host needed  

– Thursday, November 21, Bible Study, “ Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m.  Host needed.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.   

– Sunday, November 24, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                          – Coffee Social after the service.  Host needed   

 – Saturday, November 30, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.  

  • August, September, and Year-to-Date Budget and Contribution Report for KOG

2024 Budget: $49,525.16   Monthly Budget: $4,127.10    Weekly Budget: $952.40

2024 income/expenses: -$5,465.82

August income/expenses: -$4,030.46                                                                                           

Weekly contributions for September:  September 1: $610   September 8: $440

September 22: $2635.25

Weekly contributions for October:  October 6: $795   October 13 and 20: $1193

One of King of Glory’s service projects for the year is support of the Lutheran Campus Ministry in Saskatoon.  Church Council has designated the Sundays in October for  a free will offering to be collected for Lutheran Campus Ministry.  $90 has been contributed to date.  Thank you for your generosity.

Lutheran Campus Ministry Saskatoon sends out thanks & gratitude to all who were a part of our Fall Fundraiser Supper on October 5th. We give much thanks for the prayers, supports and givings that are received to help underpin this exciting and growing ministry. $10,851.65 has come in through the Fundraiser offering and ongoing etransfers. Grace and Peace

Pastor Mark Hedlin on behalf of LCM-Saskatoon

The people of Lebanon need your help. To date, more than 2,000 people in Lebanon have lost their lives to violence, and many thousands more have been displaced. Today, after the Government of Canada announcement of a special matching fund, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and Canadian Lutheran World Relief invite you to pray for those suffering and to give generously in response to this crisis.  Members of Canada’s Humanitarian Coalition are racing to provide life-saving aid.  Please give generously if you’re able to by visiting clwr.org/lebanon or by calling 1-800-661-2597 (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:00pm CST). 

At our last Church Council meeting (25/09/24) Council received and discussed a summary report (Study of AMALGAMATION Options for Saskatoon ELCIC Congregations) undertaken by six of the seven ELCIC churches in Saskatoon. KOG was not invited to participate in this process and was only belatedly informed of this development.  After a discussion, Church Council was unanimous in remaining outside the amalgamation process, and carrying on our mission path in conjunction with St. David’s/Trinity United Church.

Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca) under the “Members” section. 

THE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, OCTOBER 20, 2024  

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   KING OF GLORY LUTHERAN CHURCH WORSHIPING AT ST. DAVID’S/TRINITY UNITED CHURCH

3318 Merritt Street S7M 3P6

Phone:  384-8199

WORSHIP TIME:  SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 10:30 a.m.

Website: koglutheranchurch.com

Follow us on Facebook:  King of Glory Lutheran Church. 

Pastor Michael Poellet Home:  653-1929 STM: 966-3272

SERVING IN WORSHIP

Preacher/Presider: Pastor Michael           Musician: Joshua Bratvold

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FIRST READING  

Isaiah 53:4-12

Surely he has borne our infirmities
   and carried our diseases;
yet we accounted him stricken,
   struck down by God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions,
   crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the punishment that made us whole,
   and by his bruises we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
   we have all turned to our own way,
and the Lord has laid on him
   the iniquity of us all. 

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
   yet he did not open his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
   and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
   so he did not open his mouth.
By a perversion of justice he was taken away.
   Who could have imagined his future?
For he was cut off from the land of the living,
   stricken for the transgression of my people.
They made his grave with the wicked
   and his tomb with the rich,
although he had done no violence,
   and there was no deceit in his mouth. 

Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him with pain.
When you make his life an offering for sin,
   he shall see his offspring, and shall prolong his days;
through him the will of the Lord shall prosper.
   Out of his anguish he shall see light;
he shall find satisfaction through his knowledge.
   The righteous one, my servant, shall make many righteous,
   and he shall bear their iniquities.
Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great,
   and he shall divide the spoil with the strong;
because he poured out himself to death,
   and was numbered with the transgressors;
yet he bore the sin of many,
   and made intercession for the transgressors. 

Second Reading                                                                                                                                                                   

Hebrews 5:1-10                                                                                                      

Every high priest chosen from among mortals is put in charge of things pertaining to God on their behalf, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness; and because of this he must offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not presume to take this honour, but takes it only when called by God, just as Aaron was. 

So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him,
‘You are my Son,
   today I have begotten you’;
as he says also in another place,
‘You are a priest for ever,
   according to the order of Melchizedek.’ 

In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. 

Gospel Reading                                                                                                Mark 10:35-45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, ‘Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.’ And he said to them, ‘What is it you want me to do for you?’ And they said to him, ‘Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.’ But Jesus said to them, ‘You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?’ They replied, ‘We are able.’ Then Jesus said to them, ‘The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.’ 

When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. So Jesus called them and said to them, ‘You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.’ 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

– Sunday, October 20, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                          – Coffee Social after the service.  Hosted by Linda and Don Sanders  

THIS WEEK AT KOG 

– Saturday, October 26, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.        

COMING UP AT KOG                                                         

– Sunday, October 27 Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                   

– Coffee Social after the service                                                                                           

– Wednesday, October 30, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.                                                                                     

– Sunday, November 3, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion) 

All Saints Sunday                                                                                                      

– Coffee Social after the service.                                                                                       

– Tuesday, November 5, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.                                           

– Wednesday, November 6, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.   

 – Thursday, November 7, Bible Study, “Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m.  Hosted by Doreen Matschke.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.

– Sunday, November 10, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity  Remembrance Day Service                                                     – Coffee Social after the service.  

– Sunday, November 17, Worship led by King of Glory (communion); Coffee Social after the service .  Host needed

– Thursday, November 21, Bible Study, “ Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m.  Host needed.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.   

  • August, September, and Year-to-Date Budget and Contribution Report for KOG

2024 Budget: $49,525.16   Monthly Budget: $4,127.10    Weekly Budget: $952.40

2024 income/expenses: -$5,465.82

August income/expenses: -$4,030.46                                                                                           

Weekly contributions for September:  September 1: $610   September 8: $440

September 22: $2635.25

Weekly contributions for October:  October 6: $795  

One of King of Glory’s service projects for the year is support of the Lutheran Campus Ministry in Saskatoon.  Church Council has designated the Sundays in October for  a free will offering to be collected for Lutheran Campus Ministry.

Lutheran Campus Ministry Saskatoon sends out thanks & gratitude to all who were a part of our Fall Fundraiser Supper on October 5th. We give much thanks for the prayers, supports and givings that are received to help underpin this exciting and growing ministry. $10,851.65 has come in through the Fundraiser offering and ongoing etransfers. Grace and Peace

Pastor Mark Hedlin on behalf of LCM-Saskatoon

The people of Lebanon need your help. To date, more than 2,000 people in Lebanon have lost their lives to violence, and many thousands more have been displaced. Today, after the Government of Canada announcement of a special matching fund, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and Canadian Lutheran World Relief invite you to pray for those suffering and to give generously in response to this crisis.  Members of Canada’s Humanitarian Coalition are racing to provide life-saving aid.  Please give generously if you’re able to by visiting clwr.org/lebanon or by calling 1-800-661-2597 (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:00pm CST). 

At our last Church Council meeting (25/09/24) Council received and discussed a summary report (Study of AMALGAMATION Options for Saskatoon ELCIC Congregations) undertaken by six of the seven ELCIC churches in Saskatoon. KOG was not invited to participate in this process and was only belatedly informed of this development.  After a discussion, Church Council was unanimous in remaining outside the amalgamation process, and carrying on our mission path in conjunction with St. David’s/Trinity United Church.

Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca) under the “Members” section. 

THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

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    THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

THANKSGIVING SUNDAY       

   OCTOBER 13, 2024

KING OF GLORY LUTHERAN CHURCH

WORSHIPING AT ST. DAVID’S/TRINITY UNITED CHURCH

3318 Merritt Street S7M 3P6

Phone:  384-8199

WORSHIP TIME:  SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 10:30 a.m.

Website: koglutheranchurch.com

Follow us on Facebook:  King of Glory Lutheran Church. 

Pastor Michael Poellet Home:  653-1929 STM: 966-3272

SERVING IN WORSHIP

Preacher/Presider: Pastor Michael           Musician: Joshua Bratvold

All the services will be video taped and can be viewed on the St. David’s/Trinity website: http://www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca click on the “members” tab to view services.

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FIRST READING  

Amos 5:6-7, 10-15

Seek the Lord and live,
   or he will break out against the house of Joseph like fire,
   and it will devour Bethel, with no one to quench it.
Ah, you that turn justice to wormwood,
   and bring righteousness to the ground! 

They hate the one who reproves in the gate,
   and they abhor the one who speaks the truth.
Therefore, because you trample on the poor
   and take from them levies of grain,
you have built houses of hewn stone,
   but you shall not live in them;
you have planted pleasant vineyards,
   but you shall not drink their wine.
For I know how many are your transgressions,
   and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe,
   and push aside the needy in the gate.
Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time;
   for it is an evil time. 

Seek good and not evil,
   that you may live;
and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you,
   just as you have said.
Hate evil and love good,
   and establish justice in the gate;
it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
   will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. 

Second Reading                                                                                              

Hebrews 4:12-16                                                                                                      

Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account.

Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. 

Gospel Reading                                                                                                Mark 10:17-31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: “You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honour your father and mother.” ’ He said to him, ‘Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.’ Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, ‘You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. 

Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, ‘How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!’ And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, ‘Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’ They were greatly astounded and said to one another, ‘Then who can be saved?’ Jesus looked at them and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.’ 

Peter began to say to him, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed you.’ Jesus said, ‘Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.’ 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

– Sunday, October 13, Thanksgiving Sunday, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                                – Coffee Social after the service .  Hosted by Renita Falkenstern   

THIS WEEK AT KOG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

– Thursday, October 17, Bible Study, “ Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m.  Hosted by Karen Larson.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.   

COMING UP AT KOG                                                                                                                                                   – Sunday, October 20, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                         

– Coffee Social after the service .  Host needed                                                                

– Saturday, October 26, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m. 

– Sunday, October 27 Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                   

– Coffee Social after the service                                                                                           

– Wednesday, October 30, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.                                                                                     

– Sunday, November 3, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion) 

All Saints Sunday                                                                                                      

– Coffee Social after the service.                                                                                         

– Wednesday, November 6, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.               

– Thursday, November 7, Bible Study, “Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m.  Host needed.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.

– Sunday, November 10, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity  Remembrance Day Service                                  – Coffee Social after the service.  

  • August, September, and Year-to-Date Budget and Contribution Report for KOG

2024 Budget: $49,525.16   Monthly Budget: $4,127.10    Weekly Budget: $952.40

2024 income/expenses: -$5,465.82

August income/expenses: -$4,030.46                                                                                           

Weekly contributions for September:  September 1: $610   September 8: $440

September 22: $2635.25

Weekly contributions for October:  October 6: $795  

One of King of Glory’s service projects for the year is support of the Lutheran Campus Ministry in Saskatoon.  Church Council has designated the Sundays in October for  a free will offering to be collected for Lutheran Campus Ministry.

On behalf of Lutheran Campus Ministry I want to let you know how grateful we are for your role in making our Fundraiser Supper a great success. We hope to get out donation totals to congregations early next week as we tally gifts (some of which are still coming in).  Whatever the amount we appreciate all the support and prayer that is directed toward LCM-Saskatoon and are so thankful for the part that you have played!

Pastor Mark Hedlin on behalf of Lutheran Campus Ministry-Saskatoon

The people of Lebanon need your help. To date, more than 2,000 people in Lebanon have lost their lives to violence, and many thousands more have been displaced. Today, after the Government of Canada announcement of a special matching fund, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and Canadian Lutheran World Relief invite you to pray for those suffering and to give generously in response to this crisis.  Members of Canada’s Humanitarian Coalition are racing to provide life-saving aid.  Please give generously if you’re able to by visiting clwr.org/lebanon or by calling 1-800-661-2597 (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:00pm CST). 

At our last Church Council meeting (25/09/24) Council received and discussed a summary report (Study of AMALGAMATION Options for Saskatoon ELCIC Congregations) undertaken by six of the seven ELCIC churches in Saskatoon. KOG was not invited to participate in this process and was only belatedly informed of this development.  After a discussion, Church Council was unanimous in remaining outside the amalgamation process, and carrying on our mission path in conjunction with St. David’s/Trinity United Church.

Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca) under the “Members” section. 

THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 

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            OCTOBER 6, 2024

KING OF GLORY LUTHERAN CHURCH

WORSHIPING AT ST. DAVID’S/TRINITY UNITED CHURCH

3318 Merritt Street S7M 3P6

Phone:  384-8199

WORSHIP TIME:  SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 10:30 a.m.

Website: koglutheranchurch.com

Follow us on Facebook:  King of Glory Lutheran Church. 

Pastor Michael Poellet Home:  653-1929 STM: 966-3272

SERVING IN WORSHIP

Preacher/Presider: Anne Matthewson           Musician: Joshua Bratvold

All the services will be video taped and can be viewed on the St. David’s/Trinity website: http://www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca click on the “members” tab to view services.

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FIRST READING  

Genesis 2:18-24

Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.’ So out of the ground the Lord God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for the man there was not found a helper as his partner. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said,
‘This at last is bone of my bones
   and flesh of my flesh;
this one shall be called Woman,
   for out of Man this one was taken.’
Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. 

SECOND READING                                                                                                  Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12                                                                                                                  Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. 

Now God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels. But someone has testified somewhere,
‘What are human beings that you are mindful of them,
   or mortals, that you care for them?
You have made them for a little while lower than the angels;
   you have crowned them with glory and honour,
   subjecting all things under their feet.’
Now in subjecting all things to them, God left nothing outside their control. As it is, we do not yet see everything in subjection to them, but we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honour because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. 

It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, saying,
‘I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters,
   in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.’ 

Gospel Reading                                                                                                Mark 10:2-16                                                                                                                         

Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?’ He answered them, ‘What did Moses command you?’ They said, ‘Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.’ But Jesus said to them, ‘Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. But from the beginning of creation, “God made them male and female.” “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.’ 

Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. He said to them, ‘Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.’ 

People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’ And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

– Sunday, October 6, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion) Blessing of the Animals                                                                                                       – Coffee Social after the service.                                                                                   

THIS WEEK AT KOG

 – Saturday, October 12, Ordination of Rev. Ali Tote as bishop of Saskatchewan Synod at Zion, 2:00 p.m. 

COMING UP AT KOG  

– Sunday, October 13, Thanksgiving Sunday, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                                – Coffee Social after the service .  Hosted by Renita Falkenstern                                  

– Thursday, October 17, Bible Study, “ Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m.  Hosted by Karen Larson.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.   

– Sunday, October 20, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                         

– Coffee Social after the service .  Host needed                                                                

– Saturday, October 26, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.                                                                                       

– Sunday, October 27 Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                   

– Coffee Social after the servicex

– Wednesday, October 30, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.                                                                                     

– Sunday, November 3, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion) 

All Saints Sunday                                                                                                      

– Coffee Social after the service.

 – Wednesday, November 6, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.               

– Thursday, November 7, Bible Study, “Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m.  Host needed.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.

  • August, September, and Year-to-Date Budget and Contribution Report for KOG

2024 Budget: $49,525.16   Monthly Budget: $4,127.10    Weekly Budget: $952.40

2024 income/expenses: -$5,465.82

August income/expenses: -$4,030.46                                                                                           

Weekly contributions for September:  September 1: $610   September 8: $440

September 22: $2635.25

Thank you to all who attended the Lutheran Campus Ministry Fundraiser 

One of King of Glory’s service projects for the year is support of the Lutheran Campus Ministry in Saskatoon.  Church Council has designated the Sundays in October for  a free will offering to be collected for Lutheran Campus Ministry. 

We are very excited to announce that Darlene Sopher has agreed to put together a choir to offer an anthem on one Sunday per month.  Please contact her directly at (306) 341-3129 if you’re interested in sharing your gift of music and being part of the choir. Rehearsals are on Sunday mornings from 9:00-10:00 a.m. 

At our last Church Council meeting (25/09/24) Council received and discussed a summary report (Study of AMALGAMATION Options for Saskatoon ELCIC Congregations) undertaken by six of the seven ELCIC churches in Saskatoon. KOG was not invited to participate in this process and was only belatedly informed of this development.  After a discussion, Church Council was unanimous in remaining outside the amalgamation process, and carrying on our mission path in conjunction with St. David’s/Trinity United Church.

FALL TURKEY SUPPER
Saturday, October 19th, one sitting at 5:00 p.m. Advance tickets only.  A limited number of tickets will be sold.  $25/ADULT. Gluten-free option is available. Please call the church office at 306-978-0707 for tickets.  Take-out meals are also offered. Payment can be made through Interac e-transfer, cash or cheque.  Tickets on sale now.

Absolutely NO TICKETS will be sold AFTER October 11th. 

Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca) under the “Members” section.