Sunday, September 6, Outdoor Country Gospel Worship led by King of Glory
Author: myklebus
The Extraordinary Gospel For Our Ordinary Lives
Pentecost begins with a rush–the rushing, life-giving wind of God’s Spirit. Yet, this extraordinary life in the Holy Spirit is in fact the ordinary experience of Christians. The Church year season of Pentecost recognizes that God’s Spirit breathes into us life-giving gifts to meet the tasks of each day. Pentecost is a time to centre our lives more deeply in what God has given us and made of us. Now, we reflect on whom God calls us to be, how to be God’s people in the world. This extraordinary gift of Word and Spirit joined to the ordinary times of our lives will refresh, renew, restore, and recreate us and all God’s creation..
The Season of Creation
Immersion In Living Water
INVITATION AND WELCOME
We ARE INVITED AND REMINDED
OF God’s faithful promiseS
GATHERING SONGs
Shall We Gather at the River
1. Shall we gather at the river, where bright angel feet have trod,
with its crystal tide forever flowing by the throne of God?
Refrain:
Yes, we’ll gather at the river, the beautiful, the beautiful river;
gather with the saints at the river that flows by the throne of God.
2. On the margin if the river, washing up its silver spray,
we will walk and worship ever, all the happy golden day.
Refrain:
3. Ere we reach the shining river, lay we every burden down;
grace our spirits will deliver, and provide a robe and crown.
Refrain:
4. Soon we’ll reach the shining river, soon our pilgrimage will cease;
soon our happy hearts will quiver with the melody of peace.
Refrain:
Blessed Assurance
1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
Refrain:
This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long:
this is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long.
2. Perfect submission, perfect delight, visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
angels descending bring from aboveechoes of mercy, whispers of love.
Refrain:
3. Perfect submission, all is at rest; I in my Savior am happy and blest,
watching and waiting, looking above, filled with his goodness, lost in his love.
Refrain:
INVITATION AND WELCOME
We ARE INVITED AND REMINDED
OF God’s faithful promiseS
Biblical text for this Season of Creation: “Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live. […] Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.” (Ezek 47:9,12)
Pastor: In the beginning, the Spirit of God hovered over the waters. And God called them good.
People: Come Holy Spirit and cleanse the waters.
Pastor: The prophet saw a river flowing from the Temple, and wherever the river flowed, everything lived.
People: Come Holy Spirit and renew the face of the Earth.
Pastor: Jesus cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me… Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.”
People: Come, Holy Spirit and heal your people.
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Thanksgiving for the Waters
Pastor: Almighty and ever living God, we thank you for your love in all creation, and especially for your gift of water to sustain and cleanse all life. Christ is the living water, cleansing, refreshing, and making all things new. So now we offer our thanks for the waters that bring beauty to all that we enjoy, the wild places, the bush, the mountains, coast and the sea. We give thanks and praise for all good lands, for the trees and pastures, for our plentiful crops, and for the living water that quenches them. (Adapted from Anglican Aotearoa NZ Prayer Book)
People: We praise you for giving us life through water, and for all waters everywhere. We especially praise you for the waters who sustain us in this part of our common home. We give you thanks, O God, for in the beginning you created us in your image and placed us in a well-watered garden. In the desert, you promised pools of water for the parched, and you gave your people water from the rock. When we did not know the way, you sent the Good Shepherd to lead us to still waters. At the cross, you washed us from Jesus’ wounded side, and on this day, you shower us again with the water of life. You bathe us in your forgiveness, grace, and love. You satisfy all who thirst, and give us the life only you can give. (Adapted from All Creation Sings, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
We remember our baptisms, confess our faithlessness,
and hear God’s faithful promise of forgiveness
Pastor: We look upon your creation, O God, and we grieve.
Gracious and compassionate God,…
People: We are heavy with the weight of global heating
species extinction
air pollution
storms raging
countries flooding
people and animals dying.
We come before you knowing that you invite us to bring all of who we are to you: not just our praise and thanksgiving, but also our tears,our anger, our complacency, our fears and our anxieties, our guilt and our complicity.
Forgive us this day, O God, as we confess to you our failure to be the caretakers of your good creation.
(Adapted and amended fromAct Fast: Spiritual Practices for a Climate in Crisis)
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Pastor: God’s mercy flows like living water. The love of God, incarnate in Jesus who spoke to troubled waters, forgives us and calms our hearts so that justice may flow to all the dry places in our lives. In the name of Christ, may this grace free us to follow and proclaim the good news of the healing of all creation.
People: Amen.
Softly and Tenderly
1. Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
calling for you and for me.
See on the portals he’s waiting and watching,
watching for you and for me.
Refrain:
“Come home, come home!
You who are weary, come home.”
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
calling, “O sinner, come home!”
2. Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,
pleading for you and for me?
Why should we linger and heed not his mercies,
mercies for you and for me?
Refrain:
3. Oh, for the wonderful love he has promised,
promised for you and for me!
Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon,
pardon for you and for me.
Refrain:
GATHERING
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S CALL WITH PRAISE AND PRAYER,
AND PREPARE TO HEAR GOD’S WORD OF LIFE
GREETING
Pastor: Sisters and brothers, you have been called to freedom in Christ.
People: Let us live in that freedom and be lead by God’s Spirit.
Pastor: The grace given to us in Christ Jesus, the rich presence of the Holy Spirit living in us, and the power of God who calls us with a holy calling be with you all.
People: And also with you.
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PRAYER OF THE DAY
Pastor: Let us pray.
People: O Lord God, enliven and preserve your church with your perpetual mercy. Without your help, we mortals will fail; remove far from us everything that is harmful, and lead us toward all that gives life and salvation, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Blessing of Backpacks
WORD
THE CHURCH HEARS THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD ACTING
IN THIS AND EVERY TIME AND PLACE
FIRST READING
Ezekiel 33:7-11
7 So you, mortal, I have made a sentinel for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. 8 If I say to the wicked, “O wicked ones, you shall surely die,” and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from their ways, the wicked shall die in their iniquity, but their blood I will require at your hand. 9 But if you warn the wicked to turn from their ways and they do not turn from their ways, the wicked shall die in their iniquity, but you will have saved your life.
10 Now you, mortal, say to the house of Israel: Thus you have said: “Our transgressions and our sins weigh upon us, and we waste away because of them; how then can we live?” 11 Say to them: As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from their ways and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?
PSALMODY
I Saw The Light
1. I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin; I wouldn’t ask my dear Savior in. Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night; Praise the Lord, I saw the Light!
Chorus: I saw the light, I saw the light. No more darkness; no more night.
Now I’m so happy no sorrow in sight. Praise the Lord, I saw the light!
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2. Just like a blind man I wandered alone, Worries and fears I claimed for my own. Then like the blind man that Jesus gave back his sight; Praise the Lord, I saw the light!
Chorus:
3. I was a fool to wander astray, For straight is the gate and narrow is the way.
Now I have traded the wrong for the right;Praise the Lord, I saw the light!
Chorus:
SECOND READING
Romans 13:8-14
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not murder; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is already the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; 12 the night is far gone; the day is near. Let us then throw off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; 13 let us walk decently as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in illicit sex and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
THE GOSPEL
Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the eighteenth chapter.
People: Glory to you, O Lord.
Matthew 18: 15-20 15 “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If you are listened to, you have regained that one. 16 But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If that person refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church, and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19 Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
Pastor: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to you, O Christ.
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SERMON
HYMN OF THE DAY
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Refrain: Just a closer walk with thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea;
daily walking close to thee,
let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
1. I am weak but thou art strong;
Jesus, keep me from all wrong;
I’ll be satisfied as long
as I walk let me walk ,close to thee.
Refrain:
2. Through this world of toil and snares,
if I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but thee, dear Lord, none but thee.
Refrain:
3. When my feeble life is o’er,
time for me will be no more;
guide me gently, safely o’er
to thy kingdom shore, to thy shore.
Refrain:
AN AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Pastor: Let us confess our faith in the God who is creating us, redeeming us, and sustaining us.
People: We believe in God, who creates all things,who embraces all things, who celebrates all things, who is present in every part of the fabric of creation. We believe in God as the source of all life, who baptizes this planet with living water.
We believe in Jesus Christ, seen in the suffering one, the poor one, the malnourished one, the climate refugee – who loves and cares for this world and suffers with it.
And we believe in Jesus Christ, the seed of life, ho came to reconcile and renew this world and everything in it.
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We believe in the Holy Spirit, the breath of God, who moves with God and who moves among and with us today.
We believe in everlasting life in God. And we believe in the hope that one day God will put an end to deathand all destructive forces. (
Lutheran Theological College, South India,adapted)
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE OF FAITH
[The congregational response after each petition is: “RENEW YOUR WHOLE CREATION.”]
Pastor: Freed by Christ and led by the Spirit, let us pray in hope to our God of life for the Church, the world, and the needs of all people everywhere, saying, “Come, Holy Spirit,” and responding, “Renew your whole creation.”
Petitioner: Faithful God, remove human bigotry, racism, ethnic and religious discrimination, and intolerance from our community and from among the peoples and nations of the world and replace all hard-heartedness with justice, peace, dignity and respect for the neighbour. Make us your agents of reconciliation. Come, Holy Spirit…
Petitioner: Faithful God, we give thanks for the gift of creation, that we and all who praise you as the Creator might more ardently cherish its wonders. May all that we do in industry, farming, business, education, homemaking, in all our labours and leisure honour the earth in all seasons. Come, Holy Spirit…
Petitioner: Loving God, you have called us to hear the cries of the world, to speak where silence must be broken, to comfort when terror threatens, to be peacemakers where there is war and violence, to love when confronted with hatred, and to take risks when we are afraid. Work in us your vision and power. Come, Holy Spirit…
Pastor: God of healing, your are the source of life and health. Send your comfort and care upon all who are suffering, sick, lonely, abused, depressed, making difficult life decisions, caring for the elderly, or grieving. We remember especially those who we name in our hearts before you …. Surround them with care and bring them to wholeness and peace. Come, Holy Spirit…
Petitioner: Good and gracious God, grant teachers the gift of joy and insight, and students the gift of diligence and openness at the beginning of this school year, that all may grow in what is good and honest and true. Support all who teach and all who learn, that together we may know and follow your ways. Come, Holy Spirit…
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Petitioner: Sustaining God, as we celebrate Labour Day instill in the hearts of all humanity joys in our daily labours, that the fruits of such efforts will raise up people with a passion for serving the needs of others through their work and bring about justice, peace, and well-being for all. Come, Holy Spirit…
Petitioner: God of mission, we await the continued outpouring of the Spirit’s gifts upon Trinity Lutheran, Resurrection, St. David’s/Trinity and King of Glory. Make us bold in sharing the hope and joy of our baptismal inheritance that together in ministry we may best discern how to love and to serve for the sake of the Gospel. Come, Holy Spirit…
Pastor: Empowering God, your gracious Spirit intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. Keep us in the faith, call, gather, and enlighten us with your Word, search our hearts and renew our lives to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our living Lord.
People: Amen.
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
1. What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry eve’rything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit; oh, what needless pain we bear –
all because we do not carry ev’rything to God in prayer!
2. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged – take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our ev’ry weakness – take it to the Lord in prayer.
3. Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Saviour, still our refuge – take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer.
In his arms he’ll take and shield you; you will find a solace there.
THANKSGIVING
THE COMMUNITY PRAISES GOD FOR THE GRACIOUS GIFTS OF
CREATION AND THE SAVING DEEDS OF JESUS CHRIST
THE GREETING AND SHARING OF PEACE
Pastor: The peace of Christ be with you always.
People: And also with you.
(The congregation greets one another with a gesture of peace, using these or similar words: “Christ’s peace be with you.”)
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THE OFFERING
(We worship God with the offering of our selves, our time, our talents, and our possessions.)
OFFERTORY SONG
(The Offertory Song is sung during the collection and as the offerings are brought forward.)
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
1. What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Chorus:
Leaning, leaning,
Safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
2. O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
O how bright the path grows from day to day,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Chorus:
3. What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
Leaning on the everlasting arms?
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Chorus:
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
People: Creator of all,
we praise you for the gift of life
and for the faith that unites us in care for our common home.
Through your resurrection,
you have made us people of hope.
With hope-filled hearts, may we come together as one family,
to labor for your peace—
a shalom where all your creatures
may dwell in safety,
and rest in quiet places.
With thankful hearts, we pray.
Amen.
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THE LORD’S PRAYER
Pastor: Let us pray with confidence in the words our Saviour gave us:
People: Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and forever. Amen.
SENDING
ALL RECEIVE THE BLESSING OF GOD, LEAVE IN PEACE,
AND ARE SENT OUT TO SERVE
BENEDICTION
Pastor: May the God who sprung water from a rock, quenching the thirst of those who wandered in fear, spare us from the drought of a senseless life.
May the God who flows from the wells of salvation, and who is Living Water to the foreigner, the stranger, and the unknown, keep us in peace.
May the God who rolls on like a river, changing the course of the world with streams of righteousness that guide the Church’s vessel in this world, empower us to work for transformation.
And may the blessing of our merciful God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, keep us and preserve us in eternal life. (Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil)
People: Amen.
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SENDING SONG
How Great Thou Art
1. O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder, consider all the works they hands hath made, I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder, thy pow’r throughout the universe displayed;
Refrain:
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee, how great thou art! How great thou art! Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee, How great thou art! How great thou art!
2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander,I hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur and hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze;
Refrain:
3. But when I think that God, his Son not sparing, sent him to die, I scarce can take it in, that on the cross my burden gladly bearinghe bled and died to take away my sin;
Refrain:
4 When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation, and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart! Then I shall bow in humble adoration and there proclaim, “My God, how great thou art!”
Refrain:
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DISMISSAL
Pastor: Go from here not as owners of our living waters,
but as those who share the water with all creatures.
Go from here, not as owners of creation,
but as those who live in a caring, respectful relationship with creation.
Go from here to celebrate life’s goodness.
Work for the new world that resides in the promise of Christ, the promise of love and abundant life for all of God’s creation.
Go in peace, renewed and prepared by God to care for all creation.
People: Thanks be to God
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THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
SEPTEMBER 6, 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 Musicians: Iris Kristjansdottir and Mykal Gumbal
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First Reading
Ezekiel 33:7-11
7 So you, mortal, I have made a sentinel for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. 8 If I say to the wicked, “O wicked ones, you shall surely die,” and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from their ways, the wicked shall die in their iniquity, but their blood I will require at your hand. 9 But if you warn the wicked to turn from their ways and they do not turn from their ways, the wicked shall die in their iniquity, but you will have saved your life.
10 Now you, mortal, say to the house of Israel: Thus you have said: “Our transgressions and our sins weigh upon us, and we waste away because of them; how then can we live?” 11 Say to them: As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from their ways and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?
SECOND READING Romans 13:8-14
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not murder; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is already the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; 12 the night is far gone; the day is near. Let us then throw off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; 13 let us walk decently as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in illicit sex and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
GOSPEL READING Matthew 18: 15-20 15 “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If you are listened to, you have regained that one. 16 But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If that person refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church, and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19 Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY AT KOG – Sunday, September 6, Outdoor Country Gospel Worship led by King of Glory Followed by a potluck picnic
THIS WEEK AT KOG
COMING UP AT KOG – Sunday, September 13, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)
Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Karen McKenzie
– Thursday, September 17, 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, September 20, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity – Coffee Social after the service.
- – Saturday, September 26, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.
- – Sunday, September 27, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion) – Coffee Social after the service.
- – Wednesday, September 30, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.
- – Thursday, October 1, 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
- – Monday, November 2, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.
July, August, 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: -$9,113.62
July income/expenses: -$2974.14
Weekly contributions for July: July 19: $1311 and 50 Mustard seed July 26: $556
Weekly contributions for August: August 30: $1298
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone at King of Glory and St. David’s/ Trinity for your support for Mustard Seed Saskatoon. $1,270 has been collected. Thank you for your generosity. The Mustard Seed Housing Saskatoon is a permanent supportive housing building located at 304 2nd Avenue S, [ it used to be The Lighthouse] that offers residents stable, safe, affordable housing with wrap-around supports. Supportive housing helps residents maintain their housing, reducing the volume of homelessness and related issues in the city by creating a safer, vibrant community for all residents.
Thank you from On Eagle’s Wings for our donation of $1410 for their Summer Bible Camps.
Lutheran Campus Ministry Fundraiser supper is set for Saturday evening, October 3rd at 5:00pm at Smiley’s Buffet in Saskatoon. Come to hear how the ministry of post-Secondary students is evolving and growing. You can enjoy a great meal at Smiley’s, fellowship, entertainment and have the opportunity to offer your prayers, stewardship and support. Contact Pastor Michael for tickets before September 29th.
Sunday, October 4 will be the commemoration of St. Francis. This has been a traditional time to bless pets and animals. Francis had a spirit of gladness and gratitude for all of God’s creation. This will be the focus of our worship this Sunday. Bring your pets, pictures of your pets, stuffed animals, or even pictures of animals to visually remind us of the blessings of creation and to bless God, the Giver, and all creatures great and small, wild or tame.
Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (https://www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca/members/) under the “Members” section.
JUST A REMINDER
An Excerpt From Pastor Michael Poellet’s Sermon on July 26/26 at Saint David’s Trinity Church, Saskatoon
As Pastor Michael reminded us, Romans is Paul’s letter to the various fledgling Christian communities in the heart of the Roman Empire. Paul wants to extend his mission to Spain and is canvassing for support. But there is trouble in Rome. The people of the Way are experiencing division and unrest. Paul takes this into account by mounting a magnificent imagined dialogue with these distant struggling people of faith. The reader of the letter is called to supply the responses to Paul’s rhetorical questions. Pastor Michael has reconstructed those responses (bold font) in the following reflection on the 8th chapter of Romans.
Romans 8: 31-39
What, then, are we to say in view of these things?
That’s an excellent question.
If God is for us, who is against us? No one.
God, after all, who did not spare even his own son, but handed him over on behalf of us all … How will God not also with him graciously give all things, the entire creation, to us?
I can’t imagine that God would not, it would be unthinkable and completely un-God-like.
Who is there who will impeach those whom God has elected? No one.
Will it be God, who has validated our relationship? No way.
Who is there who is going to condemn? No one.
Will it be Messiah Jesus who died? No way.
But even more absurd, will it be Messiah Jesus who was raised, who is not only at the right hand of God, but who also continually intercedes on our behalf?
Absolutely no way! It is utterly preposterous!
Who is there that will separate us from the love of Christ?
No one and nothing.
Will it be tribulation? No way.
Or will it be distress? No way.
Or will it be persecution? No way.
Or will it be hunger? No way.
Or will it be destitution? No way.
Or will it be danger? No way.
Or will it be execution by the sword? No way.
Just as it has been written in the scripture: “For your sake we are being put to death all the day long, we are reckoned as sheep for slaughter.”
But in all these things we are hyper-victors through the one who loved us.
For I have become unquestionably persuaded that neither death nor life, We, too, are convinced.
neither messengers of heaven nor rulerships on earth,
We, too, are convinced.
neither things that are present nor things that are about to come,
We, too, are convinced.
nor potentialities and possibilities, Whoa! We didn’t see that one coming.
neither the ascending heights nor descending depths,
We, too, are convinced.
nor any other kind of creature in the cosmos
We, too, are convinced, you’ve said it all.
will have the potential or power to separate us from the love of God which is in Messiah Jesus, our Lord.
Amen!
THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
JULY 26, 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: Bonnie Semenoff
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First Reading
1 Kings 3:5-12
At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, ‘Ask what I should give you.’ And Solomon said, ‘You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart towards you; and you have kept for him this great and steadfast love, and have given him a son to sit on his throne today. And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, although I am only a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. And your servant is in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a great people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted. Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people?’
It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. God said to him, ‘Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches, or for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, I now do according to your word. Indeed I give you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you and no one like you shall arise after you.
SECOND READING
Romans 8:26-39 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written,
‘For your sake we are being killed all day long;
we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.’
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GOSPEL READING
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.’
He told them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.’
‘The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind; when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
‘Have you understood all this?’ They answered, ‘Yes.’ And he said to them, ‘Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.’
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY AT KOG
– Sunday, July 26, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Bev Gregory, Linda Levesque and Karen Larson
THIS WEEK AT KOG
– Wednesday, July 29, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.
COMING UP AT KOG
– Monday, August 24, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.
– Saturday, August 29, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.
– Sunday, August 30, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Host needed.
June, July, 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: -$3,554.46
May income/expenses: $253.14
Weekly contributions for May: May 3: $1090 {$100 was given in memory of Don Sanders] May 10: $400 May 17: $1314 May 24: $980 May 31: $700
Weekly contributions for June: June 7: $1410 [$500 was given in memory of Jean Ruehlen] June 14, 21, 28: $541
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone at King of Glory and St. David’s/ Trinity for your support for Mustard Seed Saskatoon. $1,270 has been collected. Thank you for your generosity. The Mustard Seed Housing Saskatoon is a permanent supportive housing building located at 304 2nd Avenue S, [ it used to be The Lighthouse] that offers residents stable, safe, affordable housing with wrap-around supports. Supportive housing helps residents maintain their housing, reducing the volume of homelessness and related issues in the city by creating a safer, vibrant community for all residents.
Thank you from On Eagle’s Wings for our donation of $1410 for their Summer Bible Camps.
Pastor Michael will be away from King of Glory from July 27 through August 20. Should an urgent pastoral need arise he can be contacted at 306-370-8582.
Joint Worship Schedule for Trinity, Resurrection and King of Glory
August 2, Worship is at Trinity, 10:30 a.m.
August 9, 16 and 23 Worship is at Resurrection, 10:00 a.m.
August 30 Worship is at King of Glory, 10:30 a.m.
September 6 Country Gospel Service and potluck picnic at King of Glory, 10:30 a.m.
Outdoor Country Gospel Worship led by King of Glory 10:30 a.m. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and join us in singing some familiar Country Gospel hymns. The service will be followed by a potluck picnic. In case of rain we’ll be indoors.
Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website(https://www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca/members/)under the “Members” section.
THE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
JULY 19, 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 28:10-19a Jacob left Beer-sheba and went towards Haran. He came to a certain place and stayed there for the night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place. And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And the Lord stood beside him and said, ‘I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring; and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you and in your offspring. Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.’ Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, ‘Surely the Lord is in this place—and I did not know it!’ And he was afraid, and said, ‘How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.’
So Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. He called that place Bethel; but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
SECOND READING
Romans 8:12-25 So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you
have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’ it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labour pains until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
GOSPEL READING
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, “Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?” He answered, “An enemy has done this.” The slaves said to him, “Then do you want us to go and gather them?” But he replied, “No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.” ’
Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, ‘Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.’ He answered, ‘The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY AT KOG
– Sunday, July19, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Carol Sarich and Karen McKenzie
THIS WEEK AT KOG
– Saturday, July 25, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.
COMING UP AT KOG
– Sunday, July 26, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Bev Gregory, Linda Levesque and Karen Larson
– Wednesday, July 29, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.
– Monday, August 24, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.
– Sunday, August 30, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Host needed.
May, June, 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: -$3,554.46
May income/expenses: $253.14
Weekly contributions for May: May 3: $1090 {$100 was given in memory of Don Sanders] May 10: $400 May 17: $1314 May 24: $980 May 31: $700
Weekly contributions for June: June 7: $1410 [$500 was given in memory of Jean Ruehlen] June 14, 21, 28: $541
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone at King of Glory and St. David’s/ Trinity for your support for Mustard Seed Saskatoon. $1,270 has been collected. Thank you for your generosity. The Mustard Seed Housing Saskatoon is a permanent supportive housing building located at 304 2nd Avenue S, [ it used to be The Lighthouse] that offers residents stable, safe, affordable housing with wrap-around supports. Supportive housing helps residents maintain their housing, reducing the volume of homelessness and related issues in the city by creating a safer, vibrant community for all residents.
Pastor Michael will be away from King of Glory from July 27 through August 20. Should an urgent pastoral need arise he can be contacted at 306-370 8582.
Joint Worship Schedule for Trinity, Resurrection and King of Glory
July 19 and July 26 Worship is at King of Glory, 10:30 a.m.
August 2, 9, and 16 Worship is at Resurrection, 10:00 a.m.
August 23 Worship is at Trinity, 10:30 a.m.
August 30 Worship is at King of Glory, 10:30 a.m.
September 6 Country Gospel Service and potluck picnic at King of Glory, 10:30 a.m.
Outdoor Country Gospel Worship led by King of Glory 10:30 a.m. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and join us in singing some familiar Country Gospel hymns. The service will be followed by a potluck picnic. In case of rain we’ll be indoors.
Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website(https://www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca/members/)under the “Members” section.
SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR KOG
THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
JUNE 28, 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
Jeremiah 28:5-9
5 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord, 6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord fulfill the words that you have prophesied and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the Lord and all the exiles. 7 But listen now to this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. 8 The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. 9 As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes true, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet.”
SECOND READING
Romans 6:12-23 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal bodies, so that you obey their desires. 13 No longer present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. 14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Do you not know that, if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that you who were
slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted 18 and that you, having been set free from sin, have become enslaved to righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms because of your limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and lawlessness, leading to even more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, leading to sanctification.
20 When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 So what fruit did you then gain from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the fruit you have leads to sanctification, and the end is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GOSPEL READING Matthew 10:40-42 40 “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous, 42 and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY AT KOG
– Sunday, June 28, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Karen McKenzie.
THIS WEEK AT KOG
COMING UP AT KOG – Sunday, July 5,Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion) – Coffee Social after the service.
– Sunday, July 12, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity – Coffee Socialafter the service. –
Sunday, July19, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Carol Sarich and Karen McKenzie
– Saturday, July 25, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.
– Sunday, July 26, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Bev Gregory, Linda Levesque and Karen Larson
– Wednesday, July 29, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.
– Monday, August 24, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.
May, June, 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: -$3,554.46
May income/expenses: $253.14
Weekly contributions for May: May 3: $1090 {$100 was given in memory of Don Sanders] May 10: $400 May 17: $1314 May 24: $980 May 31: $700
Weekly contributions for June: June 7: $1410 [$500 was given in memory of Jean Ruehlen]
Church Council has designated the Sundays in June for a free will offering for Mustard Seed Saskatoon. A collection basket for free will offerings is on the back table. The Mustard Seed, in partnership with Saskatchewan Housing Corporation and Saskatoon Housing Authority, provides vital supportive housing to those who are experiencing poverty and homelessness in the community. The Mustard Seed Housing Saskatoon is a permanent supportive housing building located at 304 2 Avenue S, [ it used to be The Lighthouse] that offers residents stable, safe, affordable housing with wrap-around supports. Supportive housing helps residents maintain their housing, reducing the volume of homelessness and related issues in the city by creating a safer, vibrant community for all residents.
Joint Worship Schedule for Trinity, Resurrection and King of Glory
July 5 and July 12 Worship is at Trinity, 10:30 a.m.
July 19 and July 26 Worship is at King of Glory, 10:30 a.m.
August 2, 9, and 16 Worship is at Resurrection, 10:00 a.m.
August 23 Worship is at Trinity, 10:30 a.m.
August 30 Worship is at King of Glory, 10:30 a.m.
September 6 Country Gospel Service and potluck picnic at King of Glory, 10:30
Today we celebrate the new life in Christ of Alana Lynne Sarich through Holy Baptism. We rejoice with parents Stephanie and Kyle Sarich and sponsors Lauren and Brandon Pelletier and their families and friends. We welcome Alana as a member of the Body of Christ and a member of this community of faith. We pray that the gifts of the Spirit: wisdom, understand, counsel, courage, knowledge, reverence, and wonder at the grace and love of God.
Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (https://www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca/members/) under the “Members” section.
THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
JUNE 21, 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
Jeremiah 20:7-13
O Lord, you have enticed me,
and I was enticed;
you have overpowered me,
and you have prevailed.
I have become a laughing-stock all day long;
everyone mocks me.
For whenever I speak, I must cry out,
I must shout, ‘Violence and destruction!’
For the word of the Lord has become for me
a reproach and derision all day long.
If I say, ‘I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name’,
then within me there is something like a burning fire
shut up in my bones;
I am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.
For I hear many whispering:
‘Terror is all around!
Denounce him! Let us denounce him!’
All my close friends
are watching for me to stumble.
‘Perhaps he can be enticed,
and we can prevail against him,
and take our revenge on him.’
But the Lord is with me like a dread warrior;
therefore my persecutors will stumble,
and they will not prevail.
They will be greatly shamed,
for they will not succeed.
Their eternal dishonour
will never be forgotten.
O Lord of hosts, you test the righteous,
you see the heart and the mind;
let me see your retribution upon them,
for to you I have committed my cause.
Sing to the Lord;
praise the Lord!
For he has delivered the life of the needy
from the hands of evildoers.
SECOND READING
Romans 6:1b-11 What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. The death he died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
GOSPEL READING
Matthew 10:24-39 ‘A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!
‘So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground unperceived by your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
‘Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven.
‘Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
For I have come to set a man against his father,
and a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household.
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY AT KOG
– Sunday, June 21, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Doreen Matschke
THIS WEEK AT KOG
– Monday, June 22, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.
– Wednesday, June 24, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m. – Saturday, June 27, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.
COMING UP AT KOG – Sunday, June 28, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Karen McKenzie.
– Sunday, July 5,Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion) – Coffee Socialafter the service.
– Sunday, July 12, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity – Coffee Socialafter the service.
- – Monday, August 24, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.
May, June, 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: -$3,807.60
March income/expenses: -$2,250
Weekly contributions for May: May 3: $1090 {$100 was given in memory of Don Sanders] May 10: $400 May 17: $1314 May 24:$980 May 31: $700
Weekly contributions for June: June 7: $1410 [$500 was given in memory of Jean Ruehlen]
Church Council has designated the Sundays in June for a free will offering for Mustard Seed Saskatoon. A collection basket for free will offerings is on the back table. The Mustard Seed, in partnership with Saskatchewan Housing Corporation and Saskatoon Housing Authority, provides vital supportive housing to those who are experiencing poverty and homelessness in the community. The Mustard Seed Housing Saskatoon is a permanent supportive housing building located at 304 2 Avenue S, [ it used to be The Lighthouse] that offers residents stable, safe, affordable housing with wrap-around supports. Supportive housing helps residents maintain their housing, reducing the volume of homelessness and related issues in the city by creating a safer, vibrant community for all residents.
Joint Worship Schedule for Trinity, Resurrection and King of Glory
July 5 and July 12 Worship is at Trinity, 10:30 a.m.
July 19 and July 26 Worship is at King of Glory, 10:30 a.m.
August 2, 9, and 16 Worship is at Resurrection, 10:00 a.m.
August 23 Worship is at Trinity, 10:30 a.m.
August 30 Worship is at King of Glory, 10:30 a.m.
September 6 Country Gospel Service and potluck picnic at King of Glory, 10:30
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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