MARCH 16, 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 15:1-12, 17-18

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.’ But Abram said, ‘O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?’ And Abram said, ‘You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir.’ But the word of the Lord came to him, ‘This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir.’ He brought him outside and said, ‘Look towards heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’ And he believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness. 

Then he said to him, ‘I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess.’ But he said, ‘O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?’ He said to him, ‘Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.’ He brought him all these and cut them in two, laying each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 

As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a deep and terrifying darkness descended upon him. 

When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking fire-pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, ‘To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates. 

SECOND READING                                                                                                                    Philippians 3:17-4:1                                                                                                             Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us. For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will transform the body of our humiliation so that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. 

THE GOSPEL

Luke 13: 31-35

At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, ‘Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.’ He said to them, ‘Go and tell that fox for me, “Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed away from Jerusalem.” Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.” ’

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

– Sunday, March 16, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                             – Coffee Social after the service.  Hosted Iris Kristjansdottir, Karen McKenzie                                                                 – Annual General Meeting.  Finger food potluck at 12:00 and meeting   

THIS WEEK AT KOG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               – Thursday, March 20, Bible Study, “ Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m.  Hosted by Carol Sarich  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.               

COMING UP AT KOG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 – Sunday, March 23, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                             – Coffee Social after the service . Host needed                                                                

– Tuesday, March 25, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.                           

– Wednesday, March 26, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.                                                                      

– Saturday, March 29, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.                                                                                                 

– Sunday, March 30, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                                – Blessing of the Quilts                                                                                                         – Coffee Social after the service . Hosted by Bev Gregory, Karen McKenzie                                                                          

– Thursday, April 3, 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, April 6, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                        – Coffee Social after the service                                                                                         

– Sunday, April 13, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity                                               – Coffee Social after the service.                                                                                         

– Monday, April 14, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.  

• February, March and Year-to-Date Budget and Contribution Report for KOG

2025 Budget: $50,454.75   Monthly Budget: $4,204.56    Weekly Budget: $970.28

2024/2025 income/expenses: -$5,481.76

January income/expenses: -$1,906.81                                                                                           

Weekly contributions for February:  February 2 and 9: $1285  February 16: $250

February 23: $1105

Weekly contributions for March:  March 2; $220  March 9: $775

Thank you, thank you, thank you to the party planners, cooks, servers, setter-uppers, and cleaner-uppers from St. David’s/Trinity and King of Glory for putting on a marvelous Mardi Gras party/Shrove Tuesday pancake supper.

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.  So far $170 has been collected. A blessing of the quilts will be on March 30.

The worshipers at the Ash Wednesday service have taken the Lenten practice of almsgiving to heart.  $705 was collected for the Saskatoon Food bank.

Mid-week Lenten services schedule

The mid- week gatherings start at 5:30 with a soup and bread supper with worship activities to follow.

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.