MARCH 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
Isaiah 55:1-9
Ho, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and you that have no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labour for that which does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
Incline your ear, and come to me;
listen, so that you may live.
I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
my steadfast, sure love for David.
See, I made him a witness to the peoples,
a leader and commander for the peoples.
See, you shall call nations that you do not know,
and nations that do not know you shall run to you,
because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel,
for he has glorified you.
Seek the Lord while he may be found,
call upon him while he is near;
let the wicked forsake their way,
and the unrighteous their thoughts;
let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness.
Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written, ‘The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.’ We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. And do not complain as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.
THE GOSPEL
Luke 13:1-9 At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, ‘Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.’
Then he told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, “See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?” He replied, “Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig round it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.” ’
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY AT KOG
– Sunday, March 23, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service . Hosted by Linda and Don Sanders
THIS WEEK AT KOG – 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.
COMING UP AT KOG – 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. Hosted by Wayne Turner. 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, Passion/Palm Sunday, 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.
– Friday April 18, Good Friday service, 10:30 a.m. – Sunday, April 20, Easter Sunday, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Doreen Matschke and Karen McKenzie
- 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 March 16: $
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 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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