August 5, 2017

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) 55+ Club Brunch/Potluck will be held tomorrow, August 6 in Fellowship Hall A at 10:00 a.m.

Classes start again on August 14 at ACSGW Learning Center. Please register by August 9 for ESL, Computer Basics, MS Office Programs and more! Call 301.585.6556 or email info@ acsgw.org. Increase your marketability and earning power!

Personal listening devices are available for worshipers here at Sligo. Users can check out and return a device at the welcome desk located in the Atrium. For additional information please contact Kathy Johnson at <kathyroyjohnson@verizon.net> or Chris Daley at <digitaltogrow@gmail.com> Exercise Class on Sundays, 9:00 a.m. in the basement of the Church Office. A fun, invigorating workout with cardio, resistance training, Abs and cool down.

Sligo Book Club will meet on Wednesday, August 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “The Spirituality of Imperfection” by Katherine Ketcham/Ernest Kurtz.

Sligo Adventurers: If you have or know a child between ages 4-9, you don’t want them to miss out on registering for Adventurers! The first meeting is August 19 following the church service. Fees are $70 for the entire year. For more information about online registration and payment plans, please email Gabby at Adventurers@SligoChurch.org.

Volunteer needed for Meals on Wheels Ministry. Please contact Pastor McFarlane at <dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org> or 301.270.6777, ext. 116 for additional information.

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 8:16 p.m. and commences on Friday, August 11 at 8:06 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.

Welcome to Sligo. It is hard to believe that Homecoming Sabbath has finally arrived. If you have been at Sligo anytime over the past several weeks, August 5, Saturday then you have probably felt inundated by the many Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. announcements promoting this much-anticipated International Potluck, Takoma Academy Gymnasium, 1:30 p.m. event. It has not been our purpose to overwhelm you, Museum Experience, Youth Room, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. but to simply make you aware so that you would not miss out on what has been planned especially for you. And yes, Church Social, Takoma Academy Gymnasium, 7:45 p.m. there is a great deal of planning that goes into an event like this; August 6, Sunday but it’s all to ensure that things go according to plan. But with all of the planning and preparation that is needed to make homecoming Exercise Class, Office Chapel, 9:00 a.m. a transformational event in the lives of all present, we dare not lose 55+ Brunch/Potluck, Fellowship Hall A, 10:00 a.m. sight that our main objective is to provide an opportunity for someone to reconnect, not just with a fellow Sligonian, but with their Lord and August 7, Monday

Savior Jesus Christ as well. Today we are privileged to have as our Church Office is closed today!

Homecoming speaker, Dr. Terry Johnson, who as many of you know, once served as pastor for youth and young adults here at Sligo. My Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. prayer is that our hearts will be receptive to what God has placed on his heart for us today.

calendar of events

Summary of our Beliefs

SABBATH, August 12 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m.

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

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

Sligo by the Sea, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD, 11:00 a.m.

Speaker: Morgan Kochenower

profile of giving - July 29 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: July 30 July 30 YTD

$ 10,017 $ 302,983

This Year: July 29 July 29 YTD

BUDGET FOR JULY 29 YTD:

$ 10,762 $308,496

$326,919

• 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 U G U S T 5 , 2 017 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

Church Building Improvement: July 29 YTD $20,433 Balance from 2016 & YTD $61,496 Atrium Roof and Skylight: Total Raised $214,382 Outstanding Pledges $20,677

at worship THE CHURCH

- Charles A. Tapp

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

Last Year:

This Year: July 30 $ 43,392 July 29 $ 53,645 July 30 YTD $1,413,563 July 29 YTD $ 1,381,953 2017 Goal $2,800,000 Remaining Goal $ 1,418,047 Today’s designated offering goes to Local Church Budget.

Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

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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 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

THE CHURCH AT STUDY

we gather in his name

w e g o t o s e r v e

SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.

*Hymn of Reflection When We All Get to Heaven / No. 633

Homecoming Sabbath Prelude Tuba Tune / C.S. Lang +Songs of Gathering Come Thou Fount / Blessed Assurance / Indescribable / arr. Paul Byssainthe, Jr. +Sligo Live Sligo Youth

Joseph Khabbaz

Welcome & Church Life

Christina Khabbaz

+Baptism

Willy Mathijs Tangkere

Don McFarlane

+Celebration of Ministry Sligo Youth Department (SYD) Leaders

Joseph Khabbaz

we honor and praise him *Hymn of Praise Rejoice, Ye Pure In Heart! / No. 27 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name / No. 229

 Prayer Leroy Perumal

Anthem How Great Thou Art / Dan Forrest

we reflect

+Children’s Message Scripture

2 Chronicles 20: 17-18 (NIV)

Gerry Lopez

Introduction of Speaker

Jennifer Chavez +Kay Rosburg Charles A. Tapp

+Music for Meditation

Sing Your Way Home/ Joseph Martin Sermon Terry Johnsson Praise Him in Advance (P. H. A.) Invitation to Give

Charles A. Tapp

Offertory Blessed Assurance / arr. Jeffrey Monestine +Even So, Come / Chris Tomlin

*Benediction

OUR LIFE TOGETHER

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

Terry Johnsson

Postlude Grand Cheour in Dialogue / E. Gigout *Congregation is standing  Congregation is kneeling where possible + 11:00 service only Sylvan Coke & Ria Marpaung, deacon & deaconess on duty Leading our music today are: Patrick Alston, organist Wendell Phipps, pianist Desmond Pierre-Louis, chorister The Homecoming Choir, Men’s Chorale, Sligo Singers and Sligo Strings Paul Byssainthe, Jr., director Footnotes: Jennifer Chavez has been a faithful Sligo member for 20 years and has worked at Suburban Hospital for the past 30 years. She enjoys offering her service by participating in various activites here at Sligo.

Terry Lyndon Johnsson has a unique story that has inspired thousands over the years. He served as a Presidential Honor Guard for three U.S. Presidents and his story is nothing short of a miracle, considering he was diagnosed with an extreme case of dyslexia as a young man. His full story can be found in his books For His Honor & Aim High. He went on to earn a doctoral degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C. After years of ministering to Young Adults, Terry was asked to be the Senior Chaplain and Operation Manager of WGTS FM in Washington, D.C. Recently, he joined Adventist Health in Portland, Oregon as Executive Director of Mission Integration.

Leroy Perumal is a student at Washington Adventist University (WAU) majoring in business administration. He currently serves on the Young Adult Ministry praise team as a guitarist and enjoys being part of GLOW Groups (the young adult small group ministry). Leroy prayed that he would find a church that would feel like family and believes God answered his prayer when he came to Sligo Church for the first time earlier this year.

Kay Rosburg has enjoyed leading the Sligo Book Club for the past 15 years and being a church potluck team leader for the past 30+ years.

She finds that volunteering in these and other ministries really help connect her with the church family.

Christina Zaiback-Khabbaz is a native of Silver Spring and grew up attending Sligo Church. As a young adult, she served in various ministries at Sligo before moving to Australia after getting married. She considers it a blessing to participate in ministry alongside her husband, Joseph, at Sligo. During their free time, Joseph and Christina enjoy going on hikes, learning about new cuisines, and hosting friends at their home. n e x t w e e k , h e r e a t S l i g o . . .

Pastor Tapp continues his series on the Lord’s Prayer, Teach Us to Pray, with Part V titled, Till Debt Do Us Part, where he will focus on what many believe is the acid test of Christianity, forgiveness. It is his hope that we not merely learn more about the discipline of prayer, but about the character of the God to whom we pray. Music will be provided by Caroline Lima.

Song Service

Roland Halstead

Theme Song Presentation Jesus Your Blood and Righteousness / No. 177 Welcome & Prayer

Yuri Tomenko

Mission Feature Youth Ministry

Joseph Khabbaz

Lesson Study The Priority of the Promise

Prayer

Yuri Tomenko

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 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 Prayer Requests For families of these deceased: David Olson, Ronald Faminu, Joseph W. Martin For healing and comfort: Peter Bushell, Nilima Nowrangi, Kara Castillo, Ed Davis, Troy Campbell, Albertine Faminu, Norman Martin, Helen Anderson & Norman King, IV We are sad to announce the passing of former Sligo member and Pathfinder Director, David “Jack” Olson, on July 30. A memorial service will be held for him at Capitol Memorial Church at 4:00 p.m. today. Karen and David Olson will also be in the Sligo Church Atrium, tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. to visit with anyone who wants to come by.

sabbath devotional

“If you saw the size of the blessing coming, you would understand the magnitude of the battle you are fighting”

8th Annual Sligo Homecoming! International Luncheon!

Join the church family and Sligo friends for a delicious International Potluck luncheon today at Takoma Academy & games at Takoma Academy, in the evening.

The Church Office will be closed on Monday, August 7. If you have an urgent matter that cannot wait until the office reopens, please call our emergency number 301-980-1009.

Join us at Prayer Gathering on Wednesday, August 9, at 7:00 p.m. in the Office Chapel. Pr. Charles Tapp will continue a discussion on his sermon series, “Teach Us to Pray.” Come and be blessed.

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. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway in Ocean City, MD. Sligo by the Sea runs through September 23.