April 28, 2018

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

calendar of events April 28, Saturday Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m.

Roger B. Mack Memorial Service, Atrium, 4:00 p.m.

RESET, Memorial Chapel, 5:00 p.m.

Sligo Family Game Night, Fellowship Halls, 7:30 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued)

Explore the Potential of Your Mobile Devices: Have you ever wished you could get some personal help with your mobile device? Or perhaps, you’d like some ideas for useful apps.

Coming up tomorrow, April 29, at 2:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall A, there will be a workshop to “Explore the Potential of Your Mobile Devices.” All are welcome. Bring your smart phone or tablets and your passwords. Sponsored by The Heart Lifters.

New! Online giving through a mobile app: If you would like to make donations to Sligo Church using your smart phone, download Adventist Giving from the App Store. If you’ve been giving online through eAdventist Giving, you can use the same id and password, otherwise, there is a one-time registration.

The Children’s Choir is seeking new members! The choir meets immediately after Sabbath School in the Choir Room until 11:35 a.m. Children, ages 3-12, are encouraged to join this ministry, which is under the direction of Mrs. Joya Follette.

Wishing Well: All the coins that are placed in our wishing well in the Atrium will go towards supporting our Vacation Bible School (VBS) program. VBS is attended by 300+ children each year. See your children’s eyes light up when the coins spin around in circles at eye-blurring speeds as they descend the nearly vertical walls of the vortex funnel.

Sligo Book Club will meet on Wednesday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “If the Oceans were Ink” by Carla Power.

MISCELLANEOUS Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org> Sligo Live: If you have a story, a subject or an individual that you would like to see featured on Sligo Live, please contact Pastor McFarlane at <dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org> or 301.270.6777, ext. 116 Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 7:57 p.m. and commences on Friday, May 4 at 8:03 p.m. *Consent To Use Photographic Images: Sligo SDA Church films all worship services. Attendance at, or participation in Sligo worship services constitutes an agreement by the participant to Sligo’s use and distribution of the attendee’s image, voice, or likeness in photos, video, electronic reproduction and audio tapes of such activities.

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April 30, Monday

Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m.

May 2, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m.

Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 8:00 p.m.

worship schedule SABBATH, May 5, WAU Baccalaureate Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m.

Speaker: Dr. Hyveth Williams Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m.

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

Campus Worship, WAU Student 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 21

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. 22 $ 7,943 Apr. 22 YTD $ 164,154

This Year: Apr. 21 Apr. 21 YTD

BUDGET FOR APRIL 21 YTD:

$ 7,360 $ 147,149 $ 171,441

CHURCH BUILDING IMPROVEMENT: APR. 21 YTD $ 40,056

TITHE: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference to help expand the Kingdom of God throughout our region and world.

welcome Welcome to Sligo today. Each week as our members and guests enter the sanctuary, they are confronted with two beautiful banners that hang from our walls. One is the vision of Sligo Church and the other is our mission statement, which reads: “To help to grow passionate disciples of Jesus through the worship of God, nurture of one another and outreach to the world.” These banners were placed here nearly ten years ago as a way of reminding us why we exist as a community of faith. But as beautiful as these banners are and as impressive and compelling as the words are that are inscribed on each of them, they mean nothing if they are not lived out in the hearts and minds of our members. Today as we have come to the conclusion of our sermon series, The Promise of Community: How the People of God Live Together, we are focusing on the final part of our mission statement: our outreach to the world. How do we as a church meet the challenge of reaching our world with the gospel of the kingdom when it appears from all accounts, that the world doesn’t even know that we exist?

- Charles A. Tapp

at worship THE CHURCH

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

CHRIST FIRST A P R I L 2 8 , 2 018 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.

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 ADMINISTRATION & 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

Last Year:

This Year:

Apr. 22 Apr. 22 YTD

$ 43,634 $ 730,351

Apr. 21 Apr. 21 YTD

2018 Goal

$2,800,000

Remaining Goal $2,089,533

$ 40,073 $ 710,467

Today’s designated offering goes to Potomac Partners.

Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

worship.nurture.outreach

PASTOR FOR MEDIA & OUTREACH Richard Castillo, ext. 136

rcastillo@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR WORSHIP Cheryl Wilson-Bridges, ext. 123

The Washington Adventist University Church

cbridges@sligochurch.org

ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES Ken Flemmer 301.585.6556

HEAD ELDER Erwin Mack 301.434.1622

HEAD DEACON Manuel Rosette 301.370.1255

HEAD DEACONESS Marion Hudson 301.980.1862

7700 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 I 301.270.6777

OUR MISSION 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 WORSHIP we gather in his name SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.

Prelude Prayer / Jean Langlais +Song of Gathering When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder / No. 216 +Sligo Live

Ross Patterson Sligo M.I.N.D.S.

Welcome & Church Life Richard Castillo

we honor and praise him

THE CHURCH AT STUDY Leader: “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?

Congregation: When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Leader: Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ All: And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

+Music for Meditation

Jesus Paid it All / arr. Robert Sterling

Sermon Charles A. Tapp Follow the Leader

*Hymn of Praise There’s Sunshine In My Soul Today / No. 470

 Prayer Marifel Sigue

+Lara Beaven

Anthem Grace / Mark Hayes +Lift Your Eyes and See the Glory / Joseph M. Martin

Invitation to Give

Charles A. Tapp

Offertory Jesus Paid it All / arr. Robert Sterling +Grace / Mark Hayes

we reflect

*Benediction

+Children’s Message

Matthew Dulcich

Responsive Scripture Reading Theresa Garza Matthew 25:31-40 (NKJV)

Leader: “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

Congregation: All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.

Leader: And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

Congregation: Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: Leader: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; Congregation: I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

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

Song Service

Theresa Garza 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.

Theme Song We Are Living, We Are Dwelling / No. 617 Welcome & Scripture Lesson Study Salvation and the End Time

Prayer

Enoch Thomas ANNOUNCEMENTS

Enoch Thomas

Norman Martin, pianist

we go to serve

Postlude Festival Toccata / Percy Fletcher

Footnotes:

Lara Beaven is a journalist covering federal environmental policy. At Sligo, she teaches the Little Lambs class in the Sligo Explorers Adventurers Club and enjoys participating in the monthly book club and the Sunday morning exercise class. Along with her husband, Ron DeClerck, she is a proud parent of Josephine and Calvin. n e x t w e e k , h e r e a t S l i g o . . .

Join us next week as we combine with our sister institution, Washington Adventist University, in the celebration of their 2018 Baccalaureate service. Our guest speaker for the day will be former Sligo associate pastor and current Andrews University Theological Seminary Professor of Homiletics, Dr. Hyveth Williams. Her message for 1st service is “The Glory of God is Woven in Our Genes” and for 2nd service, “CHUTZPAH: A Key for Committed Overcomers.” Music will be provided by the Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Washington Adventist University & the New England Youth Ensemble of Washington Adventist University.

Prayer Requests: Families of these deceased: Joseph Kulski & Roger B. Mack For healing and comfort: Paul Imbraguglio & Daryl Colbert

A memorial service will be held for former Sligo member, Joseph Ruben Spicer on Saturday, May 19 @ 2:00 p.m. here at Sligo Church. All are welcome.

Charles A. Tapp

Blair Peace, deacon on duty Marion Hudson, deaconess on duty

Leading our music today are: Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist William Ellerbe, chorister Sligo Sanctuary Choir Paul Byssainthe, Jr., director Beatrice Serban, pianist

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

A memorial service will be held today for Roger Booth Mack at 4:00 p.m. in the Sligo Church Atrium.

*Hymn of Reflection This Little Light of Mine / No. 580

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

OUR LIFE TOGETHER

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 available on various health topics. A doctor is also available for your health questions.

sabbath devotional

“Christ’s method alone will give true success in reaching the people. The Saviour mingled with men as one who desired their good. He showed His sympathy for them, ministered to their needs, and won their confidence. Then He bade them, ‘Follow Me.’”

– Ellen G. White, The Ministry of Healing, p. 143

Sligo Church has had a tradition of periodically having a yearbook done. The last one was done in 2012/2013. In years to come these will prove to be important keepsakes for our present and future members. LifeTouch has undertaken the task of creating a yearbook for us for 2018 and has scheduled the following dates for photographs to be taken: April 29 - May 14. Sign up for an appointment at <lifetouch.com> You can also sign up in the Atrium. Atrium sign-ups are not confirmed until you have been notified by LifeTouch. Pick up a LifeTouch brochure at a Welcome Desk in the Atrium or Foyer for more information.

Prayer Gathering 2018! Join us in the Sanctuary at 7:00 p.m. each Wednesday evening for engaging study and transformative times of prayer.

The next Sligo Fellowship Potluck will be held on May 19.

Guests are invited to join us, following the second service in the Fellowship Room. Members who wish to attend are requested to provide a vegetarian entrée, salad or dessert that will serve at least 10-12 people.