January 28, 2017

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)

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calendar of events

Volunteer Opportunity: Sligo Church is looking for someone to answer phones and greet people as they enter the office. Please consider volunteering your time each Friday morning (8:30 a.m.

- 12:00 p.m.). If interested, please contact Kathleen Driscoll at 301.270.6777, ext. 239 or kdriscoll@sligochurch.org Sligo Book Club will meet on Wednesday, February 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “Cutting for Stone” by Abraham Verghese.

Call for volunteers! The Primary I Sabbath School Class is looking for volunteers to fill two positions: greeter and teacher. If interested, please contact Pr. Gerry Lopez <glopez@sligochurch. org> or Joviah Ndahayo at 301.613.1064 Winter Haven Emergency Shelter for homeless women and children continues. To volunteer or make a donation, contact Donna Robinson at donna.robinson@houseofdivineguidance.org or 240.888.6775 Young Adult Social/Laser Tag: Join us for a night of fellowship with your fellow young adults. We will meet in the Youth Room at 6:45 p.m. for a 7:00 p.m. departure. Alternatively you can meet us at 7:30 p.m. at the ticket box of ShadowLand Laser Adventures (9179 Red Branch Road, Columbia, MD). The cost is $15 per person. Hope you can join us. Bring a friend!

Welcome to Sligo Church. We are privileged here at Sligo to be part of the Campus of Washington Adventist University. What makes it so special are the students, January 28, Saturday faculty, and staff that seek to live, learn and lead without Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. apology under the banner of Jesus Christ. In a culture where morality and justice are being sidelined, WAU January 29, Sunday aims to take a counter-cultural approach by prioritizing Christ-centered Poleta Hutchinson Funeral, Sanctuary, 10:00 a.m.

ethics and value-based decision making. One of the most life changing events on campus is when the whole campus community comes January 30, Monday together for an entire week to focus on the grace and calling Jesus Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m.

Christ has placed on our lives. This spiritual highlight in the student’s calendar is WISE week, which stands for Week In Spiritual Emphasis.

February 1, Wednesday Today we have come to the culmination of WISE and we are pleased Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. to have as our speaker, James Thomas III, a Religion Major from New (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.)

York, as he shares his message entitled “True Identity.”

- Joseph Khabbaz February 2, Thursday Exercise Class, Office Chapel, 6:30 p.m.

February 4, Saturday Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m.

EQUIP-HD, Sanctuary, 3:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

worship schedule SABBATH, February 4 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m.

Speaker: Charles A. Tapp 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 - J a n u a r y 21

CHURCH BUDGET: This offering pays for the outreach and

Summary of our Beliefs

• 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).

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

MISCELLANEOUS

Last Year:

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

Jan. 23* $ 736 (Online) Jan. 21 Jan. 23 YTD $21,376 Jan. 21 YTD

SENIOR PASTOR Charles A. Tapp, ext. 126

Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 5:24 p.m. and commences on Friday, February 3 at 5:31 p.m.

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.

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This Year:

$ 6,409 $ 18,430

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:

Jan. 23* $ 11,944 (Online) Jan. 21 Jan. 23 YTD $102,025 Jan. 21 YTD 2017 Goal

$2,800,000

$ 37,544 $ 101,839

Remaining Goal $2,698,161

J A N U A R Y 2 8 , 2 017 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.

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 PASTOR FOR MEDIA & OUTREACH Richard Castillo, ext. 136

rcastillo@sligochurch.org

Today’s designated offering goes to Religious Liberty.

Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

PASTOR FOR WORSHIP Cheryl Wilson-Bridges, ext. 123

*The church was closed due to a blizzard.

ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES Ken Flemmer 301.585.6556

HEAD ELDER Erwin Mack 301.434.1622

HEAD DEACON Manuel Rosette 301.370.1255

HEAD DEACONESS Marion Hudson 301.980.1862

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nurture ministries of the church and the church school, along with necessary expenses such as utilities and maintenance of the church building.

at worship THE CHURCH

The Washington Adventist University Church

cbridges@sligochurch.org

7700 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 I 301.270.6777

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 .

THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP we gather in his name *Benediction SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.

Prelude A Quiet Place / arr. Phipps +Brother James’s Air / Harold Darke

+Songs of Gathering Seek and You Will Find / Sleeth Standing in the Need of Prayer +Sligo Live Richard Castillo Action In Montgomery

Welcome & Church Life Joseph Khabbaz

we honor and praise him *Hymn of Praise Come, Christians, Join to Sing / No. 10  Prayer

Rosemary Ascencio

Anthem Draw Near, All Ye People / Felix Mendelssohn +Lord, My God, Hear Now My Pleading / Felix Mendelssohn

we reflect

+Children’s Message

Mary McFarlane

Scripture

Acts 7:35 (NKJ)

+Music for Meditation

Jesus Paid It All / arr. Jack Schrader

Meshack Ellis +Giulia Bratosin

Sermon True Identity

James Thomas

Invitation to Give

Joseph Khabbaz

Offertory Balm in Gilead +There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy / Maurice Bevan

we go to serve *Hymn of Reflection Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine! / No. 462

OUR LIFE TOGETHER

THE CHURCH AT STUDY

James Thomas

Postlude Festival Tocatta / Percy Fletcher +Concerto for Horn, No. 2, Allegro / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart *Congregation is standing  Congregation is kneeling where possible + 11:00 service only Blair Peace & Carla Conway, deacon & deaconess on duty

Leading our music today are: Wendell Phipps, organist Desmond Pierre-Louis, chorister James Williams, vocalist Sligo Children’s Choir Joya Follette, director Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Washington Adventist University James Bingham, director Shaneka Wallace, mezzo-soprano David Dickerson, horn New England Youth Ensemble of Washington Adventist University Preston Hawes, director Mark Di Pinto, piano Footnotes: Rosemary Ascencio is a senior at Washington Adventist University (WAU) majoring in finance and management. She currently serves as President of WAU Student Association. Her passion for disciplining youth brought her here to Sligo Church where she also serves as a Sligo Youth Department (SYD) Leader.

Giulia Bratosin is a sophomore at Washington Adventist University majoring in vocal music and piano.

Meshack Ellis is a senior at Washington Adventist University majoring in business. He currently serves on WAU Student Association as Executive Vice President. He also serves as Executive Vice President of Omicron Delta Kappa.

Mary Mcfarlane is a retired social worker and teacher who holds a masters in social work policy and research. She is one of the teachers in the women of the word sabbath school here at sligo. Mary helps to beautify the sanctuary with her floral designs.

James Thomas is from Brooklyn, New York and is a Religion Major at Washington Adventist University. He has two sons James and Jaiden that he loves dearly.

James Williams is a bass-baritone with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance and pedagogy from Oakwood University in Alabama where he was raised. While there, he traveled internationally as a soloist and chorister with the Aeolians. n e x t w e e k , h e r e a t S l i g o . . .

Recently, there has been a great deal of talk about building walls. Next week here at Sligo, Pr. Charles Tapp reminds us that as Christians, we have been commissioned by God not to build walls, but to go “Beyond the Walls.” The Sligo Sanctuary Choir and John Nevin Andrews Steel Band will provide the music.

Adult Sabbath School SANCTUARY – 10:00 A.M.

Song Service

Judith Pino Let us hear from you! To write the pastors a note, make a prayer request, or inquire about becoming a member of Sligo Church, please use a card from the hymnal rack.

Theme Song O for That Flame of Living Fire / No. 264 Welcome & Prayer

Enoch Thomas

Special Music Sicilienne / von Paradis Mission Feature Lesson Study

The Personality of the Holy Spirit

Prayer Peter Barnwell Zelma Edwards, pianist Casey Correia, Jeremiah Manuel, Samantha Phasge, Daryl Illangovan, Drusilla, Gabrielle and Jana Apola, violinists

sabbath devotional

“Your true identity is as a child of God. This is the identity you have to accept. Once you have claimed it and settled in it, you can live in a world that gives you much joy as well as pain. You can receive the praise as well as the blame that comes to you as an opportunity for strengthening your basic identity, because the identity that makes you free is anchored beyond all human praise and blame. You belong to God, and it is as a child of God that you are sent into the world.”

- Henri Nouwen

JESUS PROJECT: Desire of Ages, Chapter 62, Jan. 29 - Feb. 4

ANNOUNCEMENTS Simple Truths for Life: Sligo’s Radio Ministry, can be heard each Sabbath morning from 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. on WGTS 91.9 FM. Listen with friends, then invite them to come to church in person at 11:00 a.m. Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes for free from Simple Truths for Life by Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church from the iTunes Store. You can also go to simpletruthsforlife. org/podcast Prayer Requests Families of these deceased: Poleta Hutchinson, Lorraine Bocceciamp, Carmen Lynch, George Digel & Audrey Messenger For healing and comfort: Joselaine Bazile, Gladys Guerrero, Alexa Audain, Lily Daniels & Ellis Rich Women’s Ministries Needs You! If you are interested in being on the Women’s Ministries Planning Committee, please contact Joan Francis at < jfrancis@wau.edu> or June Germain at 301.346.7802

EQUIP-HD: Equipping and training is an integral part of the work of any conference. The Potomac Conference is coming to Sligo on February 4 with 25 equipping and training seminars. The program starts at 3:45 in the afternoon and ends at 8:00 p.m. Whether your passion is soul-winning, discipleship, multi-media, mentoring, leadership, worship, family life or something else, there will be at least one seminar that will help you to be more effective in responding to God’s call to service. Register online at the Potomac Conference website: www.pcsda.org/equip/ or call 540.886.0771, ext. 238. Walk-in registrants can check-in at 3:00 p.m. on February 4.*Child-care will be provided for children who are 100% potty trained. Please register your child/children at the same time you register for your seminars.

The General Conference (GC) of Seventh-day Adventists Office of General Counsel is seeking a law student for an 8-10 week summer clerkship. This position is not a full-time, hire-track position and would be best suited for 1Ls. Ideal candidates would be in the top 25% of their class. Duties will include legal research and other projects with an emphasis on religious liberty and First Amendment work. It is the policy of the GC to hire only Adventist church members. Please send a resume, writing sample, and transcript to Karnik Doukmetzian at karnikd@gc.adventist.org by February 28, 2017.