February 18, 2017 by Sligo Church

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)

welcome

Sligo Church Needs Receptionists: Wishing to be more involved with your church and have the opportunity to meet new people? Be part of a dynamic office family - consider serving as a receptionist on a voluntary basis each Friday (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) at the Sligo Church office. If interested, please contact Kathleen Driscoll at 301.270.6777, ext. 239 or kdriscoll@ sligochurch.org Thank you Sligo for showing your support at the February AIM Action with close to 40 attendees! That night, our Sligo pastors stood in unity with community Christian ministers, Rabbis, and Muslim ministers against discrimination. What a blessing! Stay tuned as we kick off Sligo’s Listening Campaign. Claire Hosten and family are thankful and deeply appreciative to the pastors and staff at Sligo Church for their support during the recent passing of Carmen Lynch. Special thanks also to Sabbath School officers, Deacons, Deaconesses and the many Sligo members who expressed condolences and exhibited in many ways the essence of Christian fellowship. The Sligo music ministry is inviting all men with a passion for singing and a heart for worship to take part in our new Men’s Chorale. A welcome meeting will be held after 2nd service in the Choir Room on Sabbath, February 25. For more information, contact our Choral Conductor, Paul Byssainthe, Jr. at 301.270.6777, ext. 124 or <pbyssainthe@sligochurch.org>

Welcome to Sligo. A somewhat unfamiliar idiomatic expression has been used to express a condition victims February 18, Saturday know all too well. The term “confidence game” is an Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. expression used when an unsuspecting person places their trust in a cheat. The trickster seeks to defraud their Pathfinder Bible Experience, Sanctuary, 2:45 p.m. victim by first winning over their confidence for the February 20, Monday malicious purpose of stealing their victim’s riches. You may say, “That Church Office is closed would never happen to me; how could anyone be so naive?” But could it be that the enemy of our soul has stolen from us the riches of Regeneration Ministries is canceled God’s grace and peace by convincing us to put our trust in the wrong February 22, Wednesday place? In the book of Hebrews, Paul warns the Church not to throw it’s confidence away. This week we will discover what causes us to lose our Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. confidence in the face of crisis and, more importantly, how we can get (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.) our confidence back. - Joseph Khabbaz February 23, Thursday Exercise Class, Office Chapel, 6:30 p.m.

Summary of our Beliefs

worship schedule SABBATH, February 25 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Pr. Kumar Dixit Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m. Kerala Church, WAU Richards Hall, 10:00 a.m.

p r o f i l e o f g i v i n g - F e b r u a r y 11

• 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).

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: This Year: Feb. 13 $ 6,456 Feb. 11 $ 9,277 Feb. 13 YTD $ 53,719 Feb. 11 YTD $ 52,171

SENIOR PASTOR Charles A. Tapp, ext. 126

Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org>

Church Building Improvement:

PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION & ADULT MINISTRIES Don McFarlane, ext. 116 dmcfarlane@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 *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. Follow us now on Facebook and Twitter

Balance from 2016 & YTD $42,765

Atrium Roof and Skylight: Total Raised $ 197,083 Goal $350,000 Needed $152,917 Outstanding Pledges $23,712 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: Feb. 13 $ 39,160 Feb. 13 YTD $ 250,928 2017 Goal $2,800,000

This Year: Feb. 11 $ 35,804 Feb. 11 YTD $ 236,511 Remaining Goal $2,563,489

Today’s designated offering goes to Local Church Budget. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

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F E B R U A R Y 18 , 2 017 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.

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

BUDGET FOR FEBRUARY 11 YTD: $62,230

Feb. 11 YTD $2,669

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