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 December 22, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:00 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Many thanks to all who supported the SOS PossibiliTEA and helped raise $1,965 for Scholarshipping Our Sisters which provides tuition help for Adventist women in college globally. For more information, visit us at adventistwomensministries.org Treasurer’s Note: Many of you will be giving your year-end offerings in the month of December. There are several ways that you can give in addition to your giving at church. You may contribute through our on-line giving (Go to www.sligochurch. org and click on GIVE and choose one of the options). Or if you prefer, by mail, but it must be post-marked by December 31. You can also put your giving envelope in the church office Mail Slot during the week. Thank you for your faithfulness in giving your tithe and for supporting your local church by giving liberally and systematically to the Church Budget. Prayer Gathering has moved to WEDNESDAYS. Join us to pray and study “prayers in the Bible” each Wednesday evening, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Plan to make Prayer Gathering a part of your weekly Wednesday routine. Where there’s more prayer, there’s more power! Sanctuary flowers: If you would like to enhance the beauty of our worship by providing flowers, please contact Flor Balay at the Church Office, 301-270-6777, ext. 114. Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 4:49 p.m. and commences on Friday, December 26 at 4:52 p.m. Bulletin Information Deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org
December 24, Wednesday Church Office is closed Prayer Gathering is cancelled Knitting Ministry is cancelled Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal is cancelled December 25, Thursday Church office will be closed December 29, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:00 p.m. December 31, Wednesday Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal is cancelled Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.)
worship schedule SABBATH, DECEMBER 27 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Larry Evans Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m. Kerala Church, WAU Richards Hall, 10:00 a.m.
profile of giving DECEMBER 13, 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: Dec. 14 $ 17,838.88 Dec. 14 YTD $ 539,302.40
This Year: Dec. 13 $ 23,188.03 Dec. 13 YTD $ 540,451.71
Budget Booster: Dec. 13 $ 598.00 Goal $ 35,000.00
Total Raised $33,961.70 Needed $ 1,038.30
Church Building Improvement: Dec. 13 $ 55.00 Total Raised $106,992.15 Goal $150,000.00 Needed $ 43,007.85 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. November 2014 contributions are $ 251,321.86 November 2013 contributions are $ 242,010.49 MTD Contributions are $9,311.37 more than last year. Today’s designated offering goes to Local Church Budget. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.
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Welcome to Sligo Church. I’m sure that many of you are familiar with the idiomatic expression which says, “Big things come in small packages.” At first glance this statement may sound somewhat counter intuitive. After all, shouldn’t common sense tell us that if something is going to be big then the package which will serve as it’s container should also be big, right? But what this quote is basically saying is that size doesn’t matter and you should never look solely at the outward appearance in determining the “bigness” of anything. Because as experience has taught us all, something small may contain bigger and better qualities than something large and that something does not have to be big in size or quantity in order for it to be effective and beneficial. Today as we celebrate the fourth and final Sabbath of the Advent season, once again, we turn our attention to the babe from Bethlehem. And here is where this idiomatic expression truly comes into play; because within the infant that the Virgin Mary gave birth to, although small in every sense of the word, was contained the essence of the very nature of the greatness of God. - Charles A. Tapp
at worship THE CHURCH
Summary of our Beliefs
• The Bible is the inspired word of God and our only rule of
BUDGET FOR DECEMBER 13 YTD: $556,428.00
CHILDREN & YOUTH All youth Friday night activities and Underground will return in January. Hope to see all our youth soon!
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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)
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 TBD 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 MEDIA AND OUTREACH
Sligo
a seventh-day adventist church The Washington Adventist University Church
TBD
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 .