FEBRUARY 23, 2025
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
Genesis 45:3-11,15
Joseph said to his brothers, ‘I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?’ But his brothers could not answer him, so dismayed were they at his presence.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, ‘Come closer to me.’ And they came closer. He said, ‘I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For the famine has been in the land these two years; and there are five more years in which there will be neither ploughing nor harvest. God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. So it was not you who sent me here, but God; he has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, “Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay. You shall settle in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children’s children, as well as your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. I will provide for you there—since there are five more years of famine to come—so that you and your household, and all that you have, will not come to poverty.” And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them; and after that his brothers talked with him.
SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50 But someone will ask, ‘How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?’ Fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And as for what you sow, you do not sow the body that is to be, but a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body.
So it is with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written, ‘The first man, Adam, became a living being’; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. But it is not the spiritual that is first, but the physical, and then the spiritual. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven.
What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
THE GOSPEL
Luke 6: 27-38
‘But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. Do to others as you would have them do to you.
‘If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
‘Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.’
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY AT KOG
– Sunday, February 23, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service . Hosted by Doreen Matschke
THIS WEEK AT KOG
– Monday, February 24, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.
– Tuesday, February 25, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.
\– Wednesday, February 26, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.
– Thursday, February 27, Bible Study, “ Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Karen McKenzie We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.
COMING UP AT KOG – Sunday, March 2, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion) – Coffee Social after the service
– Tuesday, March 4, Shrove Pancake and Sausage Supper, 5:30 p.m.
– Wednesday, March 5, Ash Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Karen McKenzie and Carol Sarich.
– Thursday, March 6, 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, March 9, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity – Coffee Social after the service.
– Sunday, March 16, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Host needed – Annual General Meeting. Finger food potluck at 12:00 and meeting – Saturday, March 29, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.
- February, January, and Year-to-Date Budget and Contribution Report for KOG
2025 Budget: $50,454.75 Monthly Budget: $4,204.56 Weekly Budget: $970.28
2024 income/expenses: -$3,574.95
December income/expenses: $2,934.36
Weekly contributions for January: January 5: $675 January 12 and 19: $1040
January 26: $125
Weekly contributions for February: February 2 and 9: $1285 February 16: $250
SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER – March 4th, 5:30 pm
The times of feasting and celebrating come to an end as Lent begins and we begin our journey with Jesus to the cross. Join in this one last festive meal to mark the abundance of God’s grace in our lives.
FREE WILL OFFERING
To attend: please sign-up on the list provided in the Sanctuary.
One of King of Glory’s service projects for the year is support for our quilters.
Church Council has designated the Sundays in March for a free will offering to be collected for the purchase of materials needed for the quilting project. A blessing of the quilts will be on March 30.
Mid-week Lenten services schedule
Ash Wednesday starts at 7:30 and other mid- week gathering start at 5:30 with a soup and bread supper with worship activities to follow.
March 5 Ash Wednesday @ King of Glory Preacher provided by Zion
March 12 Lent 1 @ Augustana
March 19 Lent 2 @ Resurrection
March 26 Lent 3 @ Good Shepherd
April 2 Lent 4 @ Trinity
April 9 Lent 5 @ Redeemer
Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca) under the “Members” section.
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