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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
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ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued)
December 7, Sabbath Filipino Christmas Concert, Sanctuary, 6:00 p.m. December 9, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conf. Room, 7:00 p.m. December 10, Tuesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. December 11, Wednesday Sligo Ringers, SAS - Room 114, 7:00 p.m. Sligo Book Club Meeting, Discipleship Room, 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m. December 12, Thursday Sligo Adv. School Christmas Concert, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. December 13, Friday Telugu Vespers, Memorial Chapel, 7:00 p.m. Takoma Academy Christmas Concert, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m.
Sligo Women’s Ministries Book Club will meet on Wednesday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “The Scenic Route” by Binnie Kirshenbaum. Adult Sabbath School Teachers needed: If you wish to serve as an Adult Sabbath School teacher, please fill in one of our information cards to indicate this. Alternatively, please email Pr. McFarlane at dmcfarlane@sligochurch.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, 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. Bulletin Information Deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: bulletin@sligochurch.org CHILDREN & YOUTH Pathfinder Fundraiser: Sligo Challengers are headed to the International Camporee in Oshkosh Wisconsin and we are kicking off our fundraising with the return of Pathfinder Candy. You can taste samples of our hand made gourmet candies and chocolates in the Atrium today. Orders will be taken between now and December 14. Candy will be ready for pick up the weekend of December 21st. Please help us meet our goal of $38,000. For more information contact Pr. Lopez at glopez@ sligochurch.org or Darrell Milam at dmilam@sligochurch.org Sligo Adventist School’s third Annual Christmas Craft Fair and small business showcase will be held on December 15 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Come shop and share in the holiday spirit with your school and community! Vendor space is available for $35 a table! Call 301.434.1417 for more information. Christmas Caroling on December 14, from 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Join our Youth along with your families in the Youth Room at 4:00 p.m. as we minister to our neighbors! Come support Sligo Church Basketball teams as they play versus Beltsville Church. Pony plays at 7:20 p.m. and Varsity plays at 8:05 p.m. Both games will be held in Eastern Middle School, 3000 University Boulevard E, Silver Spring MD 20901.
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Symbols are very powerful and can be very useful tools in getting across an important message to one’s audience; especially when you consider they are capable of expressing a particular message without the use of a single word. Symbols are used in everything from the advertisement of a particular product, to providing directions to one’s destination. In some cases they can express a message of hatred and fear, as in the use of the Nazi swastika, or they can be used to express a message of love and loyalty as in the case of the symbol of the heart. But one of the most powerful symbols we as Christians have to proclaim God’s message to the world other than the cross, is that of the bread and wine of Holy Communion. Although as symbols they remain silent, these symbols of the bread and wine that we partake of today continue to proclaim a message of hope and healing to people of God until the end of time.
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SABBATH, DECEMBER 14 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:15 a.m., Speaker: Charles A. Tapp Sligo Underground, Youth Room, 11:15 a.m., (Youth Service) Speaker: Pranitha Fielder Crossroads, WAU Activity Center, 11:15 a.m., (Young Adult Service) Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:15 a.m.
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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)
NOVEMBER 30, 2013 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. 1 Dec. 1 YTD
$ 9,738.93 $ 484,827.01
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This Year: Nov. 30 $ 7,760.92 Nov. 30 YTD $ 493,085.93
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
BUDGET FOR NOVEMBER 30 YTD: $ 542,205.00
Media Projects:
PASTOR FOR CONGREGATIONAL CARE Debbie Eisele, ext. 127 eiseled@sligochurch.org
Nov. 30 $ 830.00 Total Raised $ 22,433.41 Goal $45,000.00 Needed $ 22,566.59 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. October 2013 contributions are $ 224,254.75 October 2012 contributions are $ 191,290.01
PASTOR FOR MEDIA AND OUTREACH Paolo Esposito, ext. 136
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PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE & ADULT MINISTRIES Don McFarlane, ext. 116 dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org
Today’s designated offering goes to Local Church Budget. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.
8:45 & 11:15 A.M.
pesposito@sligochurch.org
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
cbridges@sligochurch.org
HEAD ELDER 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 .