August 2, 2014

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) First Monday will resume in the Fall. Many thanks to all those who have supported it and attended.

The 2014-15 Pathfinder year begins on August 24. There is a table in the Atrium for early registration. Club registration will only be open until September 14. No new members will be accepted after September 14 for the 2014-15 year.

CHILDREN & YOUTH Sligo Adventurers: If you have children ages 4-9 years old, we invite you to join our Adventurer Club. We will have a table in the Atrium for pre-registration. The first meeting will be held in the Primary II room on August 9th starting with a potluck lunch at 1:45 p.m. The meeting, registration and parents meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m.

Sligo School: Apply today! Registration is underway for the 2014- 15 school year, which starts August 19. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Admissions Office at 301.434.1417. Families may register online through our website www.sligoadventistschool.org We are happy to announce that Children’s Choir rehearsals resume in September under the leadership of Mrs. Joya Follette. Registration will be held in the Atrium on August 9 and 16. If your child was previously a choir member, please come and greet Mrs. Follette and let her know your child will continue with the choir. We also welcome new choir members, who must be signed up by their parents/guardians. Come and be a part of a vibrant music ministry! For more information you can contact Mrs. Follette at jkf530@aol.com.

Washington Adventist University is now offering six-month certificates in Cyber Security, Homeland Security or Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Response. Advance your career with once a week classes, experienced faculty and a convenient schedule. Classes begin August 24. For more information, email homelandsecurity@wau.edu or call 1.877.2goback.

The First Year Experience program at WAU is looking for alumni and friends of the University to provide guidance and career advice to the next generation of WAU alumni. For more information email fye@wau.edu Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 8:18 p.m. and commences on Friday, August 8 at 8:11 p.m.

Bulletin Information Deadline is Monday evening!

E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org

calendar of events

Welcome to Sligo today. I don’t know how it is with you, but whenever it’s time for me to go on a trip, whether it is business or vacation, ah yes, especially August 3, Sunday if its vacation, it’s hard for me to concentrate on the 55+Club Brunch & Potluck is cancelled for today work that I have in front of me. But as anxious as I am Tennis Tournament, University of Maryland, 8:00 a.m. to get away for a time of rest and relaxation, before Brayden Watts Memorial Service, Sanctuary, 11:00 a.m. long I can’t wait to return home. For some reason, there is something special about the place that we call “home” so August 4, Monday that no matter how long we are away, it has a way of beckoning us Regeneration Ministries, Office Conf. Room, 7:00 p.m. back. I’m sure we are all familiar with the words of the poem by John Howard Payne, “Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.”

First Monday will resume in the Fall You know, he’s right. As we celebrate our Fifth Annual Homecoming August 5, Tuesday this weekend here at Sligo under the theme of, “We Are Nearing Home,” my mind can’t help but focus on a home that none of us has Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. ever seen - our heavenly home. We welcome our Union president, Or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.

Elder Dave Weigley and look forward to hearing his message titled, “Discovering the Sweet Spot.”

August 6, Wednesday

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

- Pr. Charles A. Tapp Full Plate Living is cancelled for today

at worship THE CHURCH

Summary of our Beliefs

worship schedule

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

SABBATH, AUGUST 9 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m.

Speaker: Charles A. Tapp 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: Mark Sigue

profile of giving JULY 26, 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.

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)

This Year:

July 26 $ 8,184.63 July 26 YTD $317,191.01

PHONE: 301.270.6777 EMERGENCY: 301.980.1009 FAX: 301.270.3518 WEBSITE: www.sligochurch.org Domestic Violence Hotline: 240.777.4000

BUDGET FOR JULY 26 YTD:

$ 306,250.00

SENIOR PASTOR Charles A. Tapp, ext. 126

ctapp@sligochurch.org

Church Building Improvement:

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

dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org

July 26 $ 1,011.00 Total Raised $ 74,513.90 Goal $150,000.00 Needed $ 75,486.10

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

June 2014 contributions are $ 207,468.10 June 2013 contributions are $ 241,008.62

PASTOR FOR CONGREGATIONAL CARE Debbie Eisele, ext. 127 eiseled@sligochurch.org

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PASTOR FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS Pranitha Fielder, ext. 119

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

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

8:45 & 11:00 A.M.

A U G U S T 2 , 2 014 HO M ECO M I NG S A BBATH

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Last Year:

July 27 $ 9,306.19 July 27 YTD $309,009.42

Today’s designated offering goes to Local Church Budget.

Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

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ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES HEAD ELDER Ken Flemmer 301.585.6556 Erwin Mack 301.434.1622

7700 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 I 301.270.6777

Sligo

a seventh-day adventist church The Washington Adventist University Church

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 STUDY

THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP

Adult Sabbath School

we gather in his name

we go to serve

SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.

*Hymn of Reflection We Are Nearing Home

Sligo Live

*Benediction

Prelude Al Post Comunio / Domenico Zipoli

Postlude

Grand Cheour In Dialogue (abridged) / Eugene Gigout

+Song of Gathering When the Roll is Called Up Yonder / No. 216 Shall We Gather at the River / No. 432

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

Welcome and Church Life

Charles A. Tapp

Sylvan Coke & Carol Hooker, deacon & deaconess on duty

Celebration of Ministry Debbie Eisele & family

Charles A. Tapp

we honor and praise him *Hymn of Praise Sweet By and By / No. 428  Prayer

Bogdan Scur +Olive Hemmings

Anthem The King of Love My Shepherd Is / arr. Forrest

we reflect +Children’s Message

Gerry Lopez

Scripture

Mark 10:21 (NIV)

Paul Copiz +Michelle Koilpillai

+Music for Meditation Ain’t-a-That Good News

Invitation to Give

Offertory I Must Tell Jesus / Larson

Fitzroy Thomas +Charlotte Conway

Dave Weigley

Charles A. Tapp

SANCTUARY – 10:00 A.M.

Song Service

Leading our music today are: Patrick Alston, organist Cheryl Bridges & Choir Trio, choristers Lori Bryant, soloist Sligo Sanctuary Choir Jon Gilbertson, director

Footnotes: Charlotte Conway is currently Treasurer of Sligo Church, a position she accepted after retiring from Washington Adventist University. She became a member at Sligo in 1975 after returning from mission service in Beirut, Lebanon. Her children attended Sligo School, Takoma Academy and Washington Adventist University and all four have been members at Sligo Church along with their family members.

Charlene Milam

Theme Song Wonderful Words of Life / No. 286 Scripture & Prayer Welcome

welcome James Gulley

James Gulley

Special Music Luverne Bacud & Wenbe Lunsford

Mission Feature

Lesson Study Roo McKenzie How to Be Saved Offering Prayer

Roo McKenzie

Zelma Edwards, pianist

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 a friend, then invite them to come to church in person at 11:00 a.m.

We hold in prayer those who:

Have lost loved ones: Alex Lamarre, Kay Rosburg, Mariane Olibrun, Wani Wilkinson, Cindy Esposito, Geri Ann Campbell & Yolanda Swinton families Request healing: Ralph Mensah, Ken Worrow, Sheldon Metcalfe, Beverly Dickerson, Ginny Ferris & Charlie Davis Today’s Sanctuary flowers are from Jess Cooley, in loving memory of his wife Sally, who went to her rest on July 28, 2013. The flowers also commemorate July 31, 2014 as the 54th anniversary of their wedding. *If you would like to enhance the beauty of our worship by providing flowers, please contact Flor Balay at the Church Office, 301-2706777, ext. 114.

Paul Copiz is a well-loved former teacher of Sligo School, where he taught for 27 years. He & his wife Heidi are known for their gourmet cooking. He is enjoying retirement by volunteering, traveling & hiking.

55+Club Brunch & Potluck will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 10 in Fellowship Hall A.

Dr. Olive Hemmings is a professor at Washington Adventist University. She is married to Charles Paintsil and they have three children, William, Alexandra & Harold.

Sligo by the Sea: Come and join us for spiritual refreshing and fellowship, led by a great list of guest speakers in a relaxed atmosphere. Sabbath School begins at 10:00 a.m. & worship at 11:00 a.m. in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway in Ocean City, MD.

Nominating Report (second reading): Homes of Hope Coordinator: Elisabeth Wear Sligo Adventist School Board: Kesha Hayes Stewardship Committee: Pastor for Children & Family Ministries, Pastor for Youth and Young Adults, Treasurer, Cosette Jamieson, Johnson Ram

Michelle Koilpillai is a dentist. She has been attending Sligo Church since birth. In her spare time, she can be found hiking, reading, baking and spending time with family, friends, and her dog, Rocky.

Bogdan Scur is a Sabbath School and small group leader. Bogdan, an Associate Professor of Religion, teaches the languages of the Bible at Washington Adventist University along with other Old Testament subjects.

Sermon Discovering the Sweet Spot

OUR LIFE TOGETHER

Fitzroy Thomas is dedicated to serving others with his gifts of welcoming and connecting visitors and members. He, along with his wife, Jennifer lead a Sabbath School class especially for new believers. Fitzroy is looking forward to the new year at Washington Adventist University, where he plays a key role in welcoming new students.

Dave Weigley is President of the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in the mid-Atlantic United States where more than 130,000 baptized members worship in 700 churches and operate 95 schools and eight community service centers. Weigley attended Washington Adventist University and Southern Adventist University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration in Managerial Leadership. He has served in a variety of leadership positions in the church, including pastor, department director and administrator. Dave and his wife, Becky, have two adult children—Christy and Jon—and five grandchildren.

sabbath devotional

“Whatever good thing you do for Him, if done according to the Word, is laid up for you as treasure in chests and coffers, to be brought out to be rewarded before both men and angels, to your eternal comfort.”

– John Bunyan, Pilgrim’s Progress

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.