April 18, 2015

OUR VISION

We will g lorif y G od by be i n g i n creasi n g ly tran sfo rmed i nto the l i keness of C hri s t

our life together

ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Sligo Elders will be honored with a Hospitality luncheon today at 1:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall A. Sligo Church Choir is in need of a four-drawer file cabinet for their room. Please contact Sam Stone at 301.270.6777, ext. 118 if you’re able to help.

On April 25, Sligo Church officially welcomes the Khabbaz family. Joseph Khabbaz is our new Youth and Young Adult pastor.

He comes to us from the South Queensland Conference in Australia, where he served as Associate Youth Director, with responsibility for Tertiary Students and Young Adults, His wife, Christina is a former Sligo member. A longstanding tradition of Sligo Church is the pounding of new pastors and their families. Members of the church are invited to bring various items of food (each weighing approximately one pound) for the families. Pastor and Mrs. Khabbaz will be pounded on Saturday, April 25 in connection with their introduction to the Sligo community. Non-perishable items are preferred. Please take your gifts to the Atrium when you arrive on Sabbath. Let’s plan to make this a memorable event for the Khabbaz family. A reception will be held after the second service, when members will be able to greet Joseph and Christina.

Table Tennis and Badminton Open House for adults will be held at Sligo Adventist School on Monday, April 20 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Call 301.434.1417 for more information.

Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 7:48 p.m. and commences on Friday, April 24 at 7:54 p.m.

CHILDREN & YOUTH Family Fun Night: Please join the Sligo Family Ministry team tonight in the Sligo School Gym from 7:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. for food, fun & games. Bring a friend and come hungry! Delicious food and beverages will be sold. There will be group games, table games, ping pong and much more to keep you entertained!

The Youth Department is requesting donations for the El Salvador Mission trip. The goal is $15,000 by the end of July!

Please make donations by visiting www.sligochurch.org and click on GIVE. Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org

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Welcome to Sligo Church. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II, as the couple is preparing to leave each other, Juliet’s memorable words truly April 19, Sunday express the depth of how impactful their farewell will Pathfinder Meeting, Office Chapel, 9:00 a.m. be when she utters, “Parting is such sweet sorrow!”

Corrine Delafield Memorial Service, Sanctuary, 2:00 p.m.

When you think about it, her words are in many ways an oxymoron in the sense that sweetness and sorrow appear to be two April 20, Monday

emotions that are at opposite ends of the spectrum. But what makes Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. the parting so sweet is in knowing that by parting it only gives way Finance Committee Meeting, Senior Pastor’s Office, 6:00 p.m. for an opportunity to be reunited at some point in the future. Today it is with the mixed emotions of sweetness and sorrow that we bid a April 21, Tuesday fond farewell to our very own Dr. Terry Johnsson. Sweet, because we Sligo Bell Choir Practice, SAS Room #114, 7:00 p.m. are happy that he is able to return to a place he calls home, yet sad, because it means that he no longer is a part of our community. For April 22, Wednesday twenty years Pastor Terry has served this community with distinction Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m.

and although duty calls him to return home, he will forever have a (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.) home in our hearts.

Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m.

- Charles A. Tapp

Summary of our Beliefs • The Bible is the inspired word of God and our only rule of

calendar of events

worship schedule SABBATH, April 25 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m.

Speaker: Charles A. Tapp Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m.

Kerala Church, WAU Richards Hall, 10:00 a.m.

Crossroads, WAU Student Activity Center, 11:00 a.m.

p r o f i l e o f g i v i n g - A p r i l 11 CHURCH BUDGET: This offering pays for the outreach and

nurture ministries of the church and the church school, along with necessary expenses such as utilities and maintenance of the church building.

Last Year:

Apr. 12 $ 8,576 Apr. 12 YTD $ 136,539

This Year:

Apr. 11 $ 10,645 Apr. 11 YTD $ 137,640

BUDGET FOR APRIL 11 YTD: $138,374

Church Building Improvement: 2014 $ 118,817 Apr. 11 YTD $ 11,748 Total Raised $ 130,565 Goal $150,000 Needed $ 19,435

Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference.

March 2015 contributions are $ 188,125 March 2014 contributions are $ 235,568 MTD Contributions are $47,443 less than last year.

Today’s designated offering goes to Local Church Budget.

Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

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faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:16, 17).

• Jesus Christ is the Divine Son of God and our personal Savior from sin by grace through faith. (John 1:1-3; Ephesians 2:8).

• Having been saved, followers of Jesus live in obedience to Him by observing the Ten Commandments. (Exodus 20: 1-17; John 14:15).

• The Sabbath – the seventh day of the week- established by God at creation and honored by Jesus in His earthly ministry, is to be observed by the followers of Jesus. (Exodus 20:8-11; 1 Peter 2:21).

• Jesus is coming back to earth personally and visibly to raise the righteous dead and give His faithful children of all ages immortality in an earth made new. (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Revelation 22:12; 21:1-3).

• Our love for God is demonstrated primarily by our love for our fellowmen. (1 John 4:20; Matthew 25:34-40)

at worship THE CHURCH

8:45 & 11:00 A.M.

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directory PHONE: 301.270.6777 EMERGENCY: 301.980.1009 FAX: 301.270.3518 WEBSITE: www.sligochurch.org Domestic Violence Hotline: 240.777.4000 SENIOR PASTOR Charles A. Tapp, ext. 126

ctapp@sligochurch.org

PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE & ADULT MINISTRIES Don McFarlane, ext. 116

dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR DISCIPLESHIP & CONGREGATIONAL CARE Pranitha Fielder, ext. 127

pfielder@sligochurch.org

PASTOR FOR YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS Joseph Khabbaz, ext. 119

jkhabbaz@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES Gerardo Lopez, ext. 122

glopez@sligochurch.org

Sligo

a seventh-day adventist church The Washington Adventist University Church

PASTOR FOR MEDIA & OUTREACH Richard Castillo, ext. 136

rcastillo@sligochurch.org

OUR MISSION

PASTOR FOR WORSHIP Cheryl Wilson-Bridges, ext. 123

cbridges@sligochurch.org

ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES Ken Flemmer 301.585.6556

HEAD ELDER Erwin Mack 301.434.1622

7700 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 I 301.270.6777

We s eek to g row passi onate d i sc i pl es of J es us th ro ugh wor shi p of God , nur ture of o ne a noth er,and outreach to the worl d .

THE CHURCH AT STUDY

THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP *Benediction

we gather in his name

Terry Johnsson

Postlude

Toccata on “Christ The Lord Is Risen Today” / Diane Bish

SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.

Adult Sabbath School SANCTUARY – 10:00 A.M.

Song Service

+Sligo Live Terry Johnsson Prelude All Hail The Power of Jesus’ Name (Coronation) / arr. W. Patrick Alston +Songs of Gathering More About Jesus / No. 245 Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) Welcome and Church Life

Pranitha Fielder

we honor and praise him *Hymn of Praise He Lives / No. 251  Prayer

Shane Kelley +Johnson Ram

Anthem He Touched Me / William Gaither

we reflect

+Children’s Message

Gerry Lopez

Scripture

Mark 10:46 - 52 (NIV)

Johnathan Mowry

+Introduction of Speaker

Sermon God’s Grace Invitation to Give

Charles A. Tapp Terry Johnsson

Pranitha Fielder

Offertory At The Cross / William Gaither

we go to serve *Hymn of Reflection Marvelous Grace / No. 109

Judith Pino

*Congregation is standing  Congregation is kneeling where possible + 11:00 service only

Theme Song I Love to Tell the Story / No. 457

Michael Dulcich, deacon on duty Apaula Brown, deaconess on duty

Scripture & Prayer

Welcome

Special Music

Leading our music today are: Patrick Alston, organist Desmond Pierre-Louis, chorister

The Brothers of CPC (Community Praise Center)

Footnotes: Shane Kelley has been a member of Sligo since his baptism in 1993. He supports Sligo’s homeless and prison ministries, and enjoys his work developing international transportation policy for the U.S. Department of Transportation. He will greatly miss Pastor Terry with whom he formed many great memories. Shane worked with Pastor Terry on many Youth mission trips that Pastor Terry organized during his tenure at Sligo.

Jonathan Mowry has been a lifelong member of Sligo and was a member of the Youth when Pastor Terry joined the staff. After high school, Jonathan served with Pastor Terry for 10 years in the Youth and Young Adult department. Pastor Terry also presided over his marriage to Nayara, and has played a special part in the life of Ethan, their latest addition to the family.

Johnson Ram has been a member of Sligo Church for the past 25 years and is an Adult Sabbath School teacher.

He and his wife, Shyamala have two sons and one daughter-in-law. Johnson loves to play tennis, especially with his Senior Pastor. At present he works at the General Conference in the Archives, Statistics and Research department.

Johnson’s relationship and work with Pastor Terry has spanned 20 years. Pastor Terry was an exceptional mentor to his daughter Sonika, and was a strong sustenance during her loss in 2002. Pastor Terry worked with the family to help build the school for orphans in Mexico, in Sonika’s memory, through the concerts and mission trips sponsored by Sligo Church. next week, here at Sligo...

Pastor Tapp will preach his first message, “When God Tries Your Patience ” from his sermon series titled: “When All You Can Do is Pray.” Music will be provided by piano duo, Jemuel and Donna-Marie Anderson and soloist CeCe Henry.

OUR LIFE TOGETHER

Mission Feature

Yuri Tomenko

Yuri Tomenko Desmond Pierre-Louis

Lesson Study Who Is Jesus Christ?

Prayer

Class Leaders

Yuri Tomenko

Zelma Edwards, pianist

welcome Let us hear from you! To write the pastors a note, make a prayer request, or inquire about becoming a member of Sligo Church, please use a card from the hymnal rack.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Simple Truths for Life: Sligo’s Radio Ministry, can be heard each Sabbath morning from 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. on WGTS 91.9 FM. Listen with friends, then invite them to come to church in person at 11:00 a.m. Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes for free from Simple Truths for Life by Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church from the iTunes Store. You can also go to simpletruthsforlife. org/podcast We hold in prayer those who:

Have lost loved ones: Kulski, Agard & Alexander families Request healing/comfort: Joseph Kulski, Mauro Ramos & Purificacion Curameng It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Evelyn Kulski on Wednesday, April 15 at the age of 94.

Evelyn was a Sligo member since 1961. She was a faithful Sabbath School secretary for Primary I and Primary II for many years. She is survived by her husband, Joseph and daughter, Carol. A funeral will be held for her on Sunday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m. in Sligo Church.

A Memorial Service will be held in memory of Corinne Delafield tomorrow, April 19 at 2:00 p.m. in Sligo Church, with a reception for family and friends following in the Church Atrium. Any friends or acquaintances of Corinne who would like to contribute to a memory book in Corinne’s memory are invited to send pictures or memories to Trevor Delafield, 1432 Oak Tree Court, Apopka, FL 32712.

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“I am throwing all my good works overboard, and lashing myself to the plank of free grace; for I hope to swim to glory on it.”

– C. H. Spurgeon

Grace Alexander was a long time Sligo member before moving to Georgia. We are sad to hear of her passing on March 3, 2015. She has many friends here at Sligo and at the GC who miss her dearly. She was funeralized in GA on March 11, 2015.

Membership Report (second reading): Joining Sligo: Ashley Butler, Sara Deveraj, Iria Hauffen, Lloyd Martin, III, Arnaldo Rodrigues, Naomy Rodrigues, Yolanda Rodrigues Joining elsewhere: Rodney Callahan, Raquel DePaula, William Johnsson, Jared Kannanaikkel, Rose Mensah, Jane Ogora, Della Robertson, William Robertson, Elma Spencer, Sheldon Spencer, Janette Vines Blood Pressure Screening, sponsored by the Health Action Team, is being held in the Atrium between 10:00 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. today. Information is also available on various health topics.