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      THE  SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT

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   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. 

      THE  FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT

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   MARCH 9, 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: Anne Mathewson           Musician: Joshua Bratvold

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FIRST READING  

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, ‘Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.’ When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: ‘A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labour on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.’ You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house. 

SECOND READING                                                                                                                    Romans 10 8b-13                                                                                                             But what does it say?
‘The word is near you,
   on your lips and in your heart’
(that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. The scripture says, ‘No one who believes in him will be put to shame.’ For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ 

THE GOSPEL

Luke 4: 1-13

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.’ Jesus answered him, ‘It is written, “One does not live by bread alone.” ’ 

Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, ‘To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.’ Jesus answered him, ‘It is written,
“Worship the Lord your God,
   and serve only him.” ’ 

Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written,
“He will command his angels concerning you,
   to protect you”,
and
“On their hands they will bear you up,
   so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.” ’
Jesus answered him, ‘It is said, “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.” ’ When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

– Sunday, March 9, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity                                               – Coffee Social after the service.   

THIS WEEK AT KOG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

COMING UP 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                 

– 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.  

– 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                                                                                            

– 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

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 $20 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.  $655 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 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. 

THE  TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD

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MARCH 2, 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: Anne Mathewson           Musician: Joshua Bratvold

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FIRST READING  

Exodus 34:29-35

Moses came down from Mount Sinai. As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him. But Moses called to them; and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses spoke with them. Afterwards all the Israelites came near, and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face; but whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would take the veil off, until he came out; and when he came out, and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin of his face was shining; and Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with him. 

SECOND READING                                                                                                                    2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2                                                                                                     Since, then, we have such a hope, we act with great boldness, not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of the glory that was being set aside. But their minds were hardened. Indeed, to this very day, when they hear the reading of the old covenant, that same veil is still there, since only in Christ is it set aside. Indeed, to this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds; but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is

removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. 

Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart. We have renounced the shameful things that one hides; we refuse to practise cunning or to falsify God’s word; but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God. 

THE GOSPEL

Luke 9: 28-36

Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, ‘Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah’—not knowing what he said. While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!’ When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

– Sunday, March 2, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                      – Coffee Social after the service  

THIS WEEK AT KOG                                                                                                                                                    

– 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 Wayne Turner.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street                 

COMING UP AT KOG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  – 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               

  – Thursday, March 20, 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, 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) ; Coffee Social after the service . Host needed                                                              

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

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

January income/expenses: -$1,906.81                                                                                           

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

February 23: $1105

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. 

      THE  SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

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   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.   

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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. 

      THE  FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

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   FEBRUARY 9, 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: Rev. Bill Unger           Musician: Joshua Bratvold

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FIRST READING  

Isaiah 6:1-8

In the year that King Uzziah died,                                                                                     I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty;                                                      and the hem of his robe filled the temple.                                                                Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings:                                    with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet,               and with two they flew.                                                                                          And one called to another and said:
  ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory.’
The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called,                         and the house filled with smoke.                                                                                    And I said: ‘Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips,                             and I live among a people of unclean lips;                                                                    yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!’ 

Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: ‘Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.’                                                                                                                      Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’                                                                                                                               And I said, ‘Here am I; send me!’ 

Second Reading                                                                                                                                                                                                     1 Corinthians 15:1-11                                                                                                                      Now I should remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you—unless you have come to believe in vain. 

For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to someone untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them—though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we proclaim and so you have come to believe. 

Gospel Reading 

Luke 5:1-11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.

 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.’ Simon answered, ‘Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.’ When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!’ For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.’ When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

– Sunday, February 9, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity                                         – Coffee Social after the service. 

THIS WEEK AT KOG                                                                                                                                                                – Thursday, February 13, 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

COMING UP AT KOG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          – Sunday, February 16, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                         – Coffee Social after the service . Hosted by Carol Sarich                                                        

– Saturday, February 22, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.                                                                                       

– Sunday, February 23, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                        – Coffee Social after the service . Hosted by Doreen Matschke                                  

– 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 Carol Sarich.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.                                                                                                           

– 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.  Host needed.   

  • December, 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 December:  December 1: $220   December 8: $510

December 15: $2320  December 22: $940  December 24: $122         December 29: $3206

Weekly contributions for January:  January 5: $675  January 12 and 19: $1040

January 26: $125

Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca) under the “Members” section. 

    THE  FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

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   FEBRUARY 2, 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: Anne Mathewson           Musician: Joshua Bratvold

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FIRST READING  

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,
‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.’
Then I said, ‘Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.’ But the Lord said to me,
‘Do not say, “I am only a boy”;
for you shall go to all to whom I send you,
and you shall speak whatever I command you.
Do not be afraid of them,
for I am with you to deliver you, 

says the Lord.’
Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the Lord said to me,
‘Now I have put my words in your mouth.
See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms,
to pluck up and to pull down,
to destroy and to overthrow,
to build and to plant.’ 

Second Reading                                                                                                                                                                                                     1 Corinthians 13:1-13                                                                                                                      If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 

Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love. 

Gospel Reading                                                                                                Luke 4:21-30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Then he began to say to them, ‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’ All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, ‘Is not this Joseph’s son?’ He said to them, ‘Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, “Doctor, cure yourself!” And you will say, “Do here also in your home town the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum.” ’ And he said, ‘Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s home town. But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, and there was a severe famine over all the land; yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.’ When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way.
 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

 – Sunday, February 2, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                 – Coffee Social after the service   

THIS WEEK AT KOG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          – Wednesday, January 29, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.                 

COMING UP AT KOG                                                                                                                  

  • – Sunday, February 2, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                 – Coffee Social after the service                                                                                        
  • – Sunday, February 9, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity                                         – Coffee Social after the service.                                                                                        
  • – Thursday, February 13, 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, February 16, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) – Coffee Social after the service . Hosted by Carol Sarich                                                        
  • – Saturday, February 22, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.                                                                                     
  • – Sunday, February 23, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                       
  • – Coffee Social after the service . Hosted by Doreen Matschke                                  
  • – 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 Carol Sarich.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.                                                                                                            –
  • 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.  Host needed.   
  • December, 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 December:  December 1: $220   December 8: $510

December 15: $2320  December 22: $940  December 24: $122         December 29: $3206

Weekly contributions for January:  January 5: $675  January 12 and 19: $1040

January 26: $125

Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca) under the “Members” section. 

    THE  THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

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   JANUARY  26, 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  

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10

All the people gathered together into the square before the Water Gate. They told the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had given to Israel. Accordingly, the priest Ezra brought the law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could hear with understanding. This was on the first day of the seventh month. He read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. Then Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, ‘Amen, Amen’, lifting up their hands. Then they bowed their heads and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground. So they read from the book, from the law of God, with interpretation. They gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading. 

And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, ‘This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.’ For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. Then he said to them, ‘Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’ 

Second Reading                                                                                                                                                                                                     1 Corinthians 12:12-31a                                                                                                                      For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. 

Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot were to say, ‘Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body’, that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear were to say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body’, that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many members, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I have no need of you’, nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you.’ On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and those members of the body that we think less honourable we clothe with greater honour, and our less respectable members are treated with greater respect; whereas our more respectable members do not need this. But God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honour to the inferior member, that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together with it. 

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; then deeds of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership, various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? But strive for the greater gifts. 

Gospel Reading                                                                                                Luke 4:14-21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. 

When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
   because he has anointed me
     to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
   and recovery of sight to the blind,
     to let the oppressed go free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’
And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to say to them, ‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’ 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

– Sunday, January 26, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                                                                                                                        – Coffee Social after the service . Hosted by Renita Falkenstern     

THIS WEEK AT KOG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    – Wednesday, January 29, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.                 

COMING UP AT KOG                                                                                                                                                   

  • – Sunday, February 2, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                 – Coffee Social after the service                                                                                        
  • – Sunday, February 9, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity                                         – Coffee Social after the service.                                                                                        
  • – Thursday, February 13, 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, February 16, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                         – Coffee Social after the service . Hosted by Carol Sarich
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  • December, 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 December:  December 1: $220   December 8: $510

December 15: $2320  December 22: $940  December 24: $122         December 29: $3206

Weekly contributions for January:  January 5: $675  January 12 and 19: $1040

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone at King of Glory who brought all the salads and desserts, and to St. David’s/Trinity who helped set up, cleaned up, donated auction items, and participated in the Advent Feast and Auction.  Our net was $2,060.75 

Thank you to everyone who donated food items for Christmas Hampers.  We had enough food to help stock eleven and a half hampers.  Thank you for your generosity.

Pastor Michael and Renita thank all at St. David’s/Trinity for the gift card  and at King of Glory who remembered them this Christmas season with cards, gifts, many kindnesses, and prayers.  Christmas peace and joy, good health, and the blessing of Christ be with everyone in the New Year.

Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca) under the “Members” section. 

    THE  SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

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   JANUARY  19, 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 62:1-5

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
   and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
until her vindication shines out like the dawn,
   and her salvation like a burning torch.
The nations shall see your vindication,
   and all the kings your glory;
and you shall be called by a new name
   that the mouth of the Lord will give.
You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
   and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
   and your land shall no more be termed Desolate;
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her,
   and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
   and your land shall be married.
For as a young man marries a young woman,
   so shall your builder marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
   so shall your God rejoice over you.

Second Reading                                                                                                                                                                      1 Corinthians 12:1-11 

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says ‘Let Jesus be cursed!’ and no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit. 

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. 

Gospel Reading   

John 2:1-11                                                                                                                                                                                 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.’ His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’ Now standing there were six stone water-jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, ‘Fill the jars with water.’ And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, ‘Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.’ So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, ‘Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.’ Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

– Sunday, January 19, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                           – Coffee Social after the service . Hosted by Karen McKenzie and Bev Gregory   

THIS WEEK AT KOG    

 -Tuesday, January 21, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.                            

– Thursday, January 23, Bible Study, “ Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m.  Hosted by Doreen Matschke.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.               –

Saturday, January 25, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m. 

COMING UP AT KOG                                                                                                                                                    – Sunday, January 26, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                                                                                                                        – Coffee Social after the service . Hosted by Renita Falkenstern    

– Wednesday, January 29, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.                                                                       

– Sunday, February 2, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                – Coffee Social after the service 

– Sunday, February 9, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity                                           – Coffee Social after the service.                                                                                      

– Monday, February 24, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.   

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  • December, 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: -$6,509.21

November income/expenses: $39.81                                                                                           

Weekly contributions for December:  December 1: $220   December 8: $510

December 15: $2320  December 22: $940  December 24: $122         December 29: $3206

Weekly contributions for January:  January 5: $675

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone at King of Glory who brought all the salads and desserts, and to St. David’s/Trinity who helped set up, cleaned up, donated auction items, and participated in the Advent Feast and Auction.  Our net was $2,060.75 

Thank you to everyone who donated food items for Christmas Hampers.  We had enough food to help stock eleven and a half hampers.  Thank you for your generosity.

Pastor Michael and Renita thank all at St. David’s/Trinity for the gift card  and at King of Glory who remembered them this Christmas season with cards, gifts, many kindnesses, and prayers.  Christmas peace and joy, good health, and the blessing of Christ be with everyone in the New Year.

Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca) under the “Members” section. 

    THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD

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   JANUARY  12, 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: Anne Mathewson           Musician: Joshua Bratvold

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FIRST READING  

Isaiah 43:1-7

But now thus says the Lord,
   he who created you, O Jacob,
   he who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
   I have called you by name, you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
   and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
   and the flame shall not consume you.
For I am the Lord your God,
   the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour.
I give Egypt as your ransom,
   Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you.
Because you are precious in my sight,
   and honoured, and I love you,
I give people in return for you,
   nations in exchange for your life.
Do not fear, for I am with you;
   I will bring your offspring from the east,
   and from the west I will gather you;

I will say to the north, ‘Give them up’,
   and to the south, ‘Do not withhold;
bring my sons from far away
   and my daughters from the end of the earth—
everyone who is called by my name,
   whom I created for my glory,
   whom I formed and made.’ 

Second Reading                                                                                                                                                                       Acts 8:14-17 

Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit (for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus). Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 

Gospel Reading 

Luke 3:15-17,21-22                                                                                                                                                                 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing-fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing-floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.’ 

Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

– Sunday, January 12, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity                                           – Coffee Social after the service.  

THIS WEEK AT KOG          

  • – Thursday, January 16, 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, January 19, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                           – Coffee Social after the service . Host needed                                                     

-Tuesday, January 21, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.

  • – Saturday, January 25, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.                                                                                     
  • – Sunday, January 26, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                                                                                                                        – Coffee Social after the service . Host needed                                                             
  • – Wednesday, January 29, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.                                                                      
  • – Thursday, January 30, 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, February 2, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                – Coffee Social after the service                                                                                       

– Monday, February 24, Worship Committee meets at the home of Carol Sarich (164 MacCormack Road, Martensville), 7:30 p.m.   

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  • December, 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: -$6,509.21

November income/expenses: $39.81                                                                                           

Weekly contributions for December:  December 1: $220   December 8: $510

December 15: $2320  December 22: $940  December 24: $122         December 29: $3206

Weekly contributions for January:  January 5: $675

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone at King of Glory who brought all the salads and desserts, and to St. David’s/Trinity who helped set up, cleaned up, donated auction items, and participated in the Advent Feast and Auction.  Our net was $2,060.75 

Thank you to everyone who donated food items for Christmas Hampers.  We had enough food to help stock eleven and a half hampers.  Thank you for your generosity.

Pastor Michael and Renita thank all at St. David’s/Trinity for the gift card  and at King of Glory who remembered them this Christmas season with cards, gifts, many kindnesses, and prayers.  Christmas peace and joy, good health, and the blessing of Christ be with everyone in the New Year.

Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca) under the “Members” section. 

    THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD

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   JANUARY  5, 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: Anne Mathewson           Musician: Joshua Bratvold

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FIRST READING  

Isaiah 60:1-6

Arise, shine; for your light has come,
   and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For darkness shall cover the earth,
   and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
   and his glory will appear over you.
Nations shall come to your light,
   and kings to the brightness of your dawn. 


Lift up your eyes and look around;
   they all gather together, they come to you;
your sons shall come from far away,
   and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms. 


Then you shall see and be radiant;
   your heart shall thrill and rejoice,
because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you,
   the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
A multitude of camels shall cover you,
   the young camels of Midian and Ephah;
   all those from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense,
   and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord. 

Second Reading                                                                                                                                                                                                     Ephesians 3:1-12                                                                                                                  This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— for surely you have already heard of the commission of God’s grace that was given to me for you, and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words, a reading of which will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ. 

In former generations this mystery was not made known to humankind, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: that is, the Gentiles have become fellow-heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 

Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of his power. Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the Gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ, and to make everyone see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things; so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him.

Gospel Reading                                                                                                Matthew 2:1-12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.’ When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet:
“And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
   are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
   who is to shepherd my people Israel.” ’ 

Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, ‘Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.’ 

When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy.

 On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure-chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 

And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY AT KOG                                                                                                                        

– Sunday, January 5, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion)                – Coffee Social after the service   

THIS WEEK AT KOG            

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

COMING UP AT KOG       

  – Sunday, January 12, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity   – Coffee Social after the service.                                                                                        

– Thursday, January 16, 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, January 19, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                           – Coffee Social after the service . Host needed                                                     

-Tuesday, January 21, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m.

  • – Saturday, January 25, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.                                                                                     
  • – Sunday, January 26, Worship led by King of Glory (communion)                                                                                                                        – Coffee Social after the service . Host needed                                    – Wednesday, January 29, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m.                                                                      
  • – Thursday, January 30, Bible Study, “ Mark: A Gospel for Rocky Times,” 7:30 p.m.  Host needed.  We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.

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

    2024 income/expenses: -$6,509.21

    November income/expenses: $39.81                                                                                           

    Weekly contributions for November:  November 3: $2100   November 10: $495

    November 17: $525  November 25: Snow cancellation

    Weekly contributions for December:  December 1: $220   December 8: $510

    December 15: $2320  December 22: $940  December 24: $122         December 29: $3206

    Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone at King of Glory who brought all the salads and desserts, and to St. David’s/Trinity who helped set up, cleaned up, donated auction items, and participated in the Advent Feast and Auction.  Our net was $2,060.75 

    Thank you to everyone who donated food items for Christmas Hampers.  We had enough food to help stock eleven and a half hampers.  Thank you for your generosity.

    Pastor Michael and Renita thank all at St. David’s/Trinity for the gift card  and at King of Glory who remembered them this Christmas season with cards, gifts, many kindnesses, and prayers.  Christmas peace and joy, good health, and the blessing of Christ be with everyone in the New Year.

    Video recordings of our Worship Service can be found on our Church Website (www.stdavidstrinityuc.ca) under the “Members” section.