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
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ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued)
January 5, Sunday Pathfinder Meeting, Office Chapel, 9:00 a.m. 55+Club Brunch & Potluck, Fellowship Hall A, 10:00 a.m.
Adult Sabbath School quarterlies for January to March, “Discipleship”, are now available at the reception desks. A small supply of quarterlies will also be available at the Church Office. Large print quarterlies are a special order item. If you signed up for one last quarter, there will be a copy waiting for you at the desk on the organ side. Please remember the extra expense for this material in your giving. Remember, complete SS lessons with commentary are always available online for your convenience: <http://www. ssnet.org> Media Ministries Opportunity: Many exciting projects and opportunities lie ahead in 2014 for our Media and AV Ministry teams. These new projects and upgrade also bring more opportunities for you to join our team! If you would like to be part of the 2014 AV Team please join us for a brief meeting, orientation, and lunch on January 12 at 11:00 a.m. in the Media Room (Balcony baptistry side). For more information, please send us an email at media@sligochurch.org ACTION IN MONTGOMERY VOLUNTEERS: Interested in working on community initiatives that enhance the lives of the less fortunate? Action in Montgomery (AIM) is an interfaith alliance of 30 congregations and neighborhood organizations in Montgomery County that develop leaders to organize change for social justice in the County. If you would like to become part of the Sligo AIM Team, please fill out an information card to indicate that and place it in the offering basket. Alternatively you can contact Pastor McFarlane this week at dmcfarlane@ sligochurch.org. We will be kicking off development of our 2014 Sligo AIM Strategy this month. Training will be provided for all volunteers. CHILDREN & YOUTH
Have you ever wondered what is so special about coming to the end of a year and preparing to enter into a new one that gives January 6, Monday birth to such optimism and hope, even in Regeneration Ministries, Office Conf. Room, 7:00 p.m. the hearts of the biggest of cynics? Think First Monday, Fellowship Hall A, 7:00 p.m. about it for a moment. Isn’t it just another January 7, Tuesday day like all the rest? Aren’t we still going to be faced with new Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. challenges along with those that we carried over from the previous year? Although that may be true, as Christians we January 8, Wednesday have the hope that in spite of these obstacles, old as well as Sligo Ringers will be on break until January 15, 2014 new, we serve a God who will be there not only encourage, Sligo Book Club, Discipleship Room, 7:00 p.m. but to empower us to meet these new challenges head on. As Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m. we embark upon this New Year 2014, although there will be January 10, Friday some difficult days ahead, God is faithful and as we continue to place our trust in him, he will continue to provide our Takoma Academy Program, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. hearts with “Hope for Trying Times!”
Summary of our Beliefs
worship schedule SABBATH, JANUARY 11 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:15 a.m., Speaker: Charles A. Tapp Sligo Underground, Sanctuary, 11:15 a.m., (Youth & Young Adult Service) Crossroads, WAU Activity Center, 11:15 a.m., (WAU Collegiate Service) Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:15 a.m.
profile of giving DECEMBER 31, 2013
Midnight Madness, a basketball charity event will be hosted by Sligo Adventist School on Saturday, January 11, from 7 - 10:30 p.m. in their gym. For more information, please refer to the poster on the notice board or visit their website at www.sligoadventistschool.org A mandatory “Mission Trip” meeting will be held on Saturday, January 18 in the Youth Room at 1:00 p.m. for those attending the July 20-27, 2014 trip to the Dominican Republic. All high school students who have registered must be present along with your parents. Lunch will be provided. Email pfielder@sligochurch.org if you have not yet registered. Bulletin Information Deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: bulletin@sligochurch.org
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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)
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. Online $ 32,500.00 Dec. 29 $ 21,359.65 Dec. 31 YTD $ 583,307.94
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This Year: Dec. Online $ 29,502.93 Dec. 28 $ 30,143.75 Dec. 31 YTD $ 594,228.35
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 DECEMBER 31 YTD: $ 667,410.00
Media Projects: Dec. 31 $30,321.87 Total Raised $55,938.18 Goal $45,000.00 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. November 2013 contributions are $ 242,010.49 November 2012 contributions are $ 193,549.89
PASTOR FOR CONGREGATIONAL CARE Debbie Eisele, ext. 127 eiseled@sligochurch.org
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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.
PASTOR FOR MEDIA AND OUTREACH Paolo Esposito, ext. 136
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 .