MARCH 1, 2026
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 12:1-4a
Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him.
Second Reading
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.’ Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.
For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.
For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, as it is written, ‘I have made you the father of many nations’)—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
Gospel Reading
John 3:1-17
Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.’ Jesus answered him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.’ Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?’ Jesus answered, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, “You must be born from above.” The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.’ Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can these things be?’ Jesus answered him, ‘Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
‘Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
‘Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY AT KOG
– Sunday, March 1, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social and finger-food potluck after the service. Hosted by Carol Sarich – KOG Annual General Meeting 12:15 p.m.
THIS WEEK AT KOG
– Thursday, March 5, Bible Study, “Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Renita Falkenstern. We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street
COMING UP AT KOG
– Sunday, March 8, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity – Coffee Socialafter the service.
– Sunday, March 15, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion) – Coffee Social after the service.
– Wednesday, March 18, Mid-week Lenten Service: Soup Supper 6:00 p.m. Worship 6:45 p.m.
– Thursday, March 19, 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
– Sunday, March 22, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Karen McKenzie
– Monday, March 23, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.
– Tuesday, March 24, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.
– Wednesday, March 25, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.
– Saturday, March 28, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.
– Sunday, March 29, Palm Sunday Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Carol Sarich
January, February and Year-to-Date Budget and Contribution Report for KOG
2026 Budget: $49,134 Monthly Budget: $4,094.50 Weekly Budget: $944.88
2026 income/expenses: -$2,041.65
January income/expenses: -$2,041.65
Weekly contributions for January: January 4 and 8: $820 January 18: $790
Weekly contributions for February: February 1: $829 February 8: $50
February 15: $2320 February 22: $313
Thank you to all involved in sewing the quilts that have been made by members of King of Glory and their friends. Donations came from Louise Valade, Ilene Yaworski, Reta Downing, Jean Byhre, Sherry Andrews, Joyce Radke, Irma and Elwood Torgenrud, and donations from the people from St. David’s Trinity and King of Glory. Prodigious thimbles full of thanks to the industrious sewers Bev Gregory, Karen McKenzie, Carol Sarich, Doreen Matschke, Lois Rombough, and Marge McMillan Sharon Morgan, Sherry Andrews and an anonymous fabric donor in B.C.
One of King of Glory’s service projects for the year is support for our quilters.
$502.35 has been contributed. Thank you for your generosity
Church Council has designated the Sundays in March for a free will offering to be collected for the Alzheimer Society.
Thank you to the cooks, those who brought food items, the clean-up crew, and those who braved the winter storm to participate in the Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras festivities.
Mid-week Lenten services schedule
Mid- week gatherings start at 6:00 with a soup and bread supper with worship to follow.
March 4th Lent 2: 6 pm Soup & Bread Host congregation is Resurrection
March 11th Lent 3: 6 pm Soup & Bread Host congregation is Trinity
March 18th Lent 4: 6 pm Soup & Bread Host congregation is King of Glory
March 25th Lent 5: 6 pm Soup & Bread Host congregation is Zion
Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (https://www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca/members/) under the “Members” section.
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