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our life together ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Sligo’s Homeless Ministry needs new volunteers! Every second Sabbath of the month we provide lunches to needy brothers and sisters in Washington, D.C. Meet at 2:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room and return by 5:00 p.m. Contact Shane Kelley at 301.512.0227 for more details. We are happy to announce that Children’s Choir rehearsals resume in September under the leadership of Mrs. Joya Follette. Registration will be held in the Atrium on August 9 and 16. If your child was previously a choir member, please come and greet Mrs. Follette and let her know your child will continue with the choir. We also welcome new choir members, who must be signed up by their parents/guardians. Come and be a part of a vibrant music ministry! For more information you can contact Mrs. Follette at jkf530@aol.com. The General Conference Women’s Ministries Scholarshipping Our Sisters program just awarded its ONE MILLIONTH DOLLAR to Sunita, an education major from Nepal. Since 1993, this program has helped 2,167 women in 124 different countries attend college. Many thanks to the Sligo SOS chapter and all who support SOS. For more information, please contact Jean at jeanarthur@msn.com; scholarship program information at adventistwomensministries.org

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Welcome to Sligo today. In her book, “Angels Are for Real,” Judith Macnutt shares several inspiring accounts of individuals who have claimed they have July 26, Saturday received visits from angels during extremely critical Joy Fuller Memorial Service, Sanctuary, 4:00 p.m. times in their lives. One such story is told by Anthony Knighton, whose wife became concerned about her July 28, Monday health, following an emergency visit to the ER. Upon Regeneration Ministries, Office Conf. Room, 7:00 p.m. returning home, his wife woke up in the middle of the night and her Administrative Board Meeting, Fellowship Hall A, 7:00 p.m. room was filled with a brilliant light. She told him that she saw an angel standing in the middle of her room. Although the angel only July 29, Tuesday stayed for five seconds, when he vanished, she says that she was Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. filled with peace, knowing that God was with her and would continue to be with her throughout her illness. And this is only one of the Or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m. many stories that fill the pages of her book with encouragement and hope that God is with those who desperately need to be “Touched July 30, Wednesday by an Angel.” In Part II of our series will we learn that although God Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m. dispatches these divine messengers to intercede in the lives of His Full Plate Living, Fellowship Hall B, 7:00 p.m. children, there is another powerful force at work that is determined to foil their efforts. - Pr. Charles A. Tapp

All WAU/CUC/WMC alumni and their families are invited to the 2nd Annual Alumni Ice Cream Social tomorrow, July 27 from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. in the WAU Dining Hall. Washington Adventist University is now offering six-month certificates in Cyber Security, Homeland Security or Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Response. Advance your career with once a week classes, experienced faculty and a convenient schedule. Classes begin August 24. For more information, email homelandsecurity@wau.edu or call 1.877.2goback. The First Year Experience program at WAU is looking for alumni and friends of the University to provide guidance and career advice to the next generation of WAU alumni. For more information email fye@wau.edu Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 8:24 p.m. and commences on Friday, August 1 at 8:19 p.m. Bulletin Information Deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org Follow us now on Facebook and Twitter

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SABBATH, AUGUST 2 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Dave Weigley Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m. Sligo by the Sea, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway in Ocean City, MD, 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Larry Evans

First Monday will resume in the Fall. Many thanks to all those who have supported it and attended. Sligo by the Sea: Come and join us for spiritual refreshing and fellowship, led by a great list of guest speakers in a relaxed atmosphere. Sabbath School begins at 10:00 a.m. & worship at 11:00 a.m. in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway in Ocean City, MD.

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profile of giving JULY 19, 2014 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)

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