OUR VISION
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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
our life together
calendar of events February 9, Saturday Young Adults GLOW Study, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. February 10, Sunday Privacy/Media Challenge Seminar, Fellowship Hall A, 3:00 p.m.
Sligo Church Needs Receptionists: Wishing to be more involved with your church and having the opportunity to meet new people? Then, be part of a dynamic office family by serving as a receptionist on a voluntary basis at the Sligo Church office on Tuesday mornings, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. If interested, please contact Kathleen Driscoll at 301.270.6777, ext. 239 or <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org> Yearbook - Thanks to everyone who had their photograph taken for the Sligo Church Yearbook. We are currently working with LifeTouch to ensure that this is available to participating families by the end of this quarter. Prayer Ministry Participants Wanted: Please join Sligo’s Prayer Ministry by extending the power of prayer to our members, campus, and community. If praying for others is your ministry, contact our prayer coordinator, Myrna Bas, at <houseofprayer@ sligochurch.org> Save the Date: A special evening is being planned for all family and friends of Oakwood University on March 23 at the North American Division headquarters in Columbia, MD. Please plan to attend as we “Celebrate Oakwood University in the DMV’. More details to follow. The next Sligo Fellowship Potluck will be held on March 2. Guests are invited to join us, following the second service in the Fellowship Room. Members who wish to attend are requested to provide a vegetarian entrée, salad or dessert that will serve at least 10 people. 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 *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
February 11, Monday, Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. February 13, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 8:00 p.m.
worship schedule Join us next week here at Sligo as our Senior Pastor, Charles Tapp, continues his series on the book of Revelation with a message titled, “Darkest Before the Dawn.” Music will be provided by Sligo’s Sanctuary Choir and Children’s Choir Sligo 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.
profile of giving - February 2 CHURCH BUDGET: This offering pays for the outreach and
Feb. 2 Feb. 2 YTD
BUDGET FOR FEBRUARY 2 YTD:
$ 7,745 $ 37,570 $ 49,029
$ 2,111
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:
Feb. 3 $ 46,965 Feb. 3 YTD $ 200,448
Feb. 2 Feb. 2 YTD
2019 GOAL
Remaining Goal $2,527,385
$2,700,000
Take your next step at “Connection Central” in the Atrium Do life together: Join a Journey Group Fill out a pew menu card and place it in the offering plate Visit sligochurch.org/connect2ministry
CHRIST FIRST F E B R U A R Y 9 , 2 019 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.
who can help
CHURCH BUILDING IMPROVEMENT: Feb. 2 YTD
We believe the Bible is the inspired word of God and our only rule of faith and practice. As Scripture teaches, we believe God became man in the person of Jesus Christ, saving us from sin by grace through faith. We believe the seventh-day Sabbath was established by God at Creation and honored by Jesus in His earthly ministry as a gift of rest and rejuvenation for all. We celebrate the church as the diverse “new community” forged through the death and resurrection of Jesus, in which all are called, all are gifted, and all are valued. We anticipate Jesus’ personal and visible return to earth to raise the righteous dead, make the earth new, and dwell with His faithful children throughout eternity. We live out our love for Jesus by growing in His likeness and by serving our fellowmen.
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This Year:
at worship THE CHURCH
what we believe
how you connect
nurture ministries of the church and the church school, along with necessary expenses such as utilities and maintenance of the church building. Last Year: Feb. 3 $ 8,998 Feb. 3 YTD $ 43,139
Welcome to Sligo today. I’m sure that many, if not most, of you are familiar with the phrase, ‘big boys don’t cry.’ I remember hearing this sentiment expressed countless times from the time I was a young child, either from well-meaning family members or from other authority figures. In our western culture we are taught from a young age that for a man to cry is somehow not very masculine. As men, we are constantly being bombarded with the social attitude that when things get hard, instead of shedding tears we are to simply “man up!” But as we know, tears are no more a sign of weakness than laughter is a sign of immaturity. Tears, rather are simply one of the ways God has given us to express our emotional state. In the last message in our series on the book of Revelation, we found John in chapter 5 weeping profusely upon hearing that there was no one worthy to open the scroll. But in today’s message, “Come and See,” John’s tears are a thing of the past as the sovereign God of the universe begins to unfold the fate of the church before his very eyes. - Charles A. Tapp
$ 46,537 $172,615
Today’s designated offering goes to Adventist TV Ministries/ World Budget. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.
worship.nurture.outreach
PHONE: 301.270.6777 EMERGENCY: 301.980.1009 FAX: 301.270.3518 www.sligochurch.org Domestic Violence Hotline: 240.777.4000 National Suicide Hotline: 1.800.273.8255 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 TBD PASTOR FOR MEDIA & OUTREACH TBD 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
HEAD DEACON Manuel Rosette 301.370.1255
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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 .