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 26, Saturday Young Adults GLOW (God Lighting Our World), Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued)
December 28, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m.
Sligo Women’s Ministries Book Club will meet on Wednesday, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown. Potomac Conference executive committee voted to suspend English camp meeting for one year (2016) while a designated subcommittee researches and explores different avenues for camp meeting. Potomac members’ ideas and input are encouraged. Please read the full statement and submit your input at <http:// pcsda.org/campmeeting2016>. The Sligo music department is inviting you to join the choir! For more information, contact Choral Conductor, Paul Byssainthe Jr., at 301.270.6777, ext. 124 or <pbyssainthe@sligochurch.org> 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. CHILDREN & YOUTH Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 4:52 p.m. and commences on Friday, January 1 at 4:47 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.
December 30, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.) Sanctuary Sligo Adult Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 8:00 p.m. January 1, Friday Church Office will be closed
“Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life. It is costly because it condemns sin, and grace because it justifies the sinner. Above all, it is costly because it cost God the life of his Son: ‘Ye were bought at a price’, and what has cost God much cannot be cheap for us. Above all, it is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. Costly grace is the Incarnation of God.”
at worship THE CHURCH
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
Summary of our Beliefs worship schedule SABBATH, January 2 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Don McFarlane Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m. Kerala Church, WAU Richards Hall, 10:00 a.m.
profile of giving - December 19 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. 20 $ 17,898 Dec. 20 YTD $581,309
This Year: Dec. 19 $ 19,790 Dec. 19 YTD $560,656
BUDGET FOR DECEMBER 19 YTD: $ 585,325 BUDGET BOOSTER:
Dec. 19 Goal
$ 3,166 $40,000
Total Raised $16,761 Needed $23,239
Church Building Improvement: Greenwood Avenue Entrance Women’s Bathrooms Dec. 19 YTD $ 53,644 Total Raised $124,304 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. November 2015 contributions are $ 224,731 November 2014 contributions are $ 251,322 MTD Contributions are $26,591 less than last year. Today’s designated offering goes to Potomac Partners. Loose offering goes to Church Budget. Follow us now on Facebook and Twitter
meditation
worship.nurture.outreach
• 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 D E C E M B E R 2 6 , 2 015 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
The Washington Adventist University Church
PASTOR FOR MEDIA & OUTREACH Richard Castillo, ext. 136 rcastillo@sligochurch.org
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 .