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ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Sligo Women’s Ministries Book Club will meet on Wednesday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “Equal to the Task – Men & Women in Partnership” by Ruth Haley Burton. Sligo’s Homeless Ministry needs new volunteers! Every second Sabbath of the month we provide lunches to needy brothers and sisters in Washington, D.C. Meet at 2:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room and return by 5:00 p.m. Contact Shane Kelley at 301.512.0227 for more details. The Women’s Ministries “Knit Night” will resume on Wednesday, September 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Prayer Room. We will meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, from 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m., and on the 1st Sunday of each month, from 11.00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. For further information you can contact Wendy Trim at 240.460.4409 or on wendytrim@gmail. com
We extend a very special welcome to our members and guests. Today in our two worship August 24, Sunday services we will look at darkness in a whole new light! Darkness is often portrayed as evil or as Pathfinder Meeting, Office Chapel, 9:00 a.m. the dwelling place of evil. What many do not August 25, Monday realize, however, is that darkness is often the Regeneration Ministries, Office Conf. Room, 7:00 p.m. dwelling place of God and that it is in the dark that God does August 26, Tuesday some of His best work. Darkness is essential to our physical well-being as light is. No wonder God created night and day. Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. We need plenty of light and plenty of darkness. Not only is this (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.) true of our physical well-being, it is also true of our spiritual well-being. To always live in the light of joyful experiences and August 27, Wednesday sunny disposition will lead inevitably to spiritual weakness Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m. and possibly spiritual death. Our bright experiences must be Full Plate Living, Fellowship Hall B, 7:00 p.m. counter-balanced by our dark ones. It is only in that way we can experience the fullness of God, for He dwells in both the light August 30, Saturday and the dark. Don’t be afraid of the dark! Homes of Hope Training, Atrium Suite, 4:30 p.m. - Don McFarlane
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CHILDREN & YOUTH Sligo Adventist School began on Tuesday with a great group of anxious learners. The teachers and staff have dedicated themselves to provide “Angel Care” for God’s heritage as we help them grow “in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man.” There is room for a few more students in selected grades. Don’t delay,enroll your child today! Join us for vespers at the Rosette home at 7:30 p.m. -9:00 p.m. It’s a great way meet new people and develop your relationship with God. Please contact the Youth office for the address at 301.270.6777 ext. 133 or sligoyouth@sligochurch. org Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 7:51 p.m. and commences on Friday, August 29 at 7:42 p.m. Bulletin Information Deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org
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SABBATH, AUGUST 30 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Debbie Eisele Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m. Sligo by the Sea, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway in Ocean City, MD, 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Heather Quintana
First Monday will resume in the Fall. Many thanks to all those who have supported it and attended. The Church Office will be closed for the Labor Day Holiday on Monday, September 1.
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profile of giving AUGUST 16, 2014
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: Aug. 17 $ 6,331.37 Aug. 17 YTD $337,140.86
This Year: Aug. 16 $ 7,104.87 Aug. 16 YTD $344,743.05
BUDGET FOR AUGUST 16 YTD:
$ 333,475.00
Church Building Improvement: Aug. 16 $ 730.00 Total Raised $ 78,143.40 Goal $150,000.00 Needed $ 71,856.60 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. July 2014 contributions are $ 185,548.98 July 2013 contributions are $ 256,050.99 Today’s designated offering goes to Potomac Partners. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.
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• 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)
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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 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS Pranitha Fielder, ext. 119 pfielder@sligochurch.org
Sligo
a seventh-day adventist church The Washington Adventist University Church
PASTOR FOR CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES Gerardo Lopez, ext. 122 glopez@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR WORSHIP Cheryl Wilson-Bridges, ext. 123 ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES Ken Flemmer 301.585.6556
cbridges@sligochurch.org HEAD ELDER Erwin Mack 301.434.1622
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 .