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
calendar of events
ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued)
July 7, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conf. Room, 7:00 p.m. First Monday is on hiatus for the summer
Volunteers needed for Meals on Wheels Ministry: Sligo Church has been involved with providing meals for homebound members of the community for several years. There is currently a need for more volunteers for this ministry. Volunteers are needed who have a vehicle and time during the day. If interested, please fill out an information card, found at the back of each pew, indicating your desire to be involved or speak with Pastor McFarlane about it. “Full Plate Living” Informational Session will be held on Wednesday, July 23 at 7:00 p.m. at Sligo Church. Series begins Wednesday July 30 and runs for 8 weeks. Further information will be available in the Atrium following Sabbath School and Second Service. The Believers and Doubters class is studying Barbara Brown Taylor’s “An Altar in the World.” Homecoming 2014: Join the church family and Sligo friends on August 1-3 for Homecoming, the theme of which is, “We Are Nearing Home.” Fellowship with us at our Welcome and Family service on Friday evening. Worship with us on Sabbath morning, when Columbia Union Conference President, Pastor Dave Weigley, will be our speaker. Enjoy a delicious International Potluck luncheon on Sabbath afternoon. Be blessed by a concert by the Crist family in the evening. Have fun on Sunday at our Sligo Invitational Tennis Tournament at the University of Maryland.
July 8, Tuesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. Or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m. July 9, Wednesday Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m. Homes of Hope Health Series, Sanctuary, 6:15 p.m. July 13, Sunday 55+ Club Brunch & Potluck, Fellowship Hall A, 10:00 a.m.
Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School 2014! This year’s theme is “Weird Animals” - where Jesus’ love is one-of-a-kind. Join us July 13 – 18, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. as we teach God’s Word to the children in our community. Registration will be held in the Atrium for volunteers and participants today.
SABBATH, JULY 12 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Charles A. Tapp 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: Gerald Klingbeil
profile of giving JUNE 28, 2014
Appeal to all adults: VBS needs fruit donations. Every year at our VBS we feed 150 volunteers and 250 children. Fruit schedule: Sunday, July 13: Watermelon & Cantaloupe, Monday, July 14: Grapes & Pineapple, Tuesday, July 15: Grapes & Strawberries, Wednesday, July 16: Watermelon & Cantaloupe and Thursday, July 17: Grapes & Strawberries. Please drop off these much needed items in the church kitchen. Thank you!
nurture ministries of the church and the church school, along with necessary expenses such as utilities and maintenance of the church building. Last Year: June 29 $ 8,851.59 June 29 YTD $264,916.06
This Year: June 28 $ 10,238.38 June 28 YTD $261,440.26
BUDGET FOR JUNE 28 YTD:
$ 262,550.00
Church Building Improvement: June 28 $ 8,570.00 Total Raised $ 71,133.90 Goal $150,000.00 Needed $ 78,866.10 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. May 2014 contributions are $ 207,123.05 May 2013 contributions are $ 194,421.67
Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 8:36 p.m. and commences on Friday, July 11 at 8:34 p.m.
Did You Know... That Sligo Church has a camp in Boonsboro, Maryland?
Bulletin Information Deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org
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Welcome to Sligo today. This week our nation paused as it celebrated its anniversary as a sovereign and free nation. John Adams, who eventually became our nation’s second president, felt that one of the ways this day should be commemorated by future generations was by acknowledging it as a day of deliverance, through solemn acts of devotion to God. And, I must say that I have to agree with President Adams, because whether it is freedom from a particular government or freedom from an unjust political, economical or social system, freedom is a commodity that should always be celebrated. And yes, that also should hold true for the freedom that we as believers have through the life of Jesus Christ. Because the greatest freedom that one can experience is not the liberation from the tyranny of evil men, but the liberation from the tyranny of evil itself. And through the life of Jesus Christ, this is the freedom that every disciple of Jesus Christ can experience: liberation from the dominion of sin in our lives. Because of the precious life of Jesus we too one day will be able to say, “Free at last.”
at worship THE CHURCH
- Pr. Charles A. Tapp
worship schedule
CHURCH BUDGET: This offering pays for the outreach and
CHILDREN & YOUTH
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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)
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directory 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
PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE & ADULT MINISTRIES Don McFarlane, ext. 116 dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR CONGREGATIONAL CARE Debbie Eisele, ext. 127 eiseled@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
ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES HEAD ELDER Ken Flemmer 301.585.6556 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 .
THE CHURCH AT STUDY
THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP
Adult Sabbath School
we gather in his name
we go to serve
SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.
*Hymn of Reflection Love Lifted Me
Liberty in Christ
*Benediction
Charles A. Tapp
Postlude Prelude BWV 535 / J.S. Bach
Sligo Live *Congregation is standing Congregation is kneeling where possible + 11:00 service only
+Songs of Gathering Power in the Blood / No. 294 Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) / Tomlin
Sylvan Coke & Joan Silver, deacon & deaconess on duty
Welcome and Church Life Gerry Lopez we honor and praise him *Hymn of Praise Wake the Song / No. 34 Prayer
Donald McFarlane
Anthem Freedom / Bennet
we reflect +Children’s Message Scripture John 8:31-36 (NKJV)
Gerry Lopez
Debbie Eisele
+Music for Meditation Statue of Liberty / Enloe Sermon Free at Last Invitation to Give
SANCTUARY – 10:00 A.M.
Song Service
Scripture & Prayer
Charles A. Tapp
Charles A. Tapp
Offertory Living in the Land of the Free / Peck +Room at the Table/ Lantz III
Footnotes: The Promisedland Quartet was formed in January 2000 with a goal of singing one weekend a month. Traveling and working over 120 dates per year, this group has won the hearts of thousands. Their desire to provide the finest in quality music while effectively ministering to the lost, and hurting, is truly the objective in each and every concert. The group consists of: Gene Hamman, Joey Wilson, Nathan Potts, KC Armstrong, and Aaron Fields. This evening at 7:00 p.m. join us as we celebrate our Liberty in Christ with the Promisedland Quartet’s salute to Jesus and our patriotism. Bring your family and friends to this FREE concert. Don’t miss it!!! Wendell Phipps is studying computer science at Washington Adventist University. He has a passion for music inspired by his very musical family. He has been playing music since he was five.
Enoch Thomas
Special Music Fred Weber Medley on Liberty / arr. Weber Mission Feature Lesson Study Class Leaders Our Loving Heavenly Father Class Leaders
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. 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 a friend, then invite them to come to church in person at 11:00 a.m. We hold in prayer those who: Have lost loved ones: Gerri Ann Campbell, Yolanda Swinton, Rennecks Bailey, Orlando Mastrapa & Audain families Request healing: Ginny Ferris & Charlie Davis We grieve the loss of our member Joy Fuller
Fred Weber, organist
Gerri Ann and Troy Campbell appreciate the prayers of our church family on behalf of her mother, Joy Fuller. She passed away peacefully on July 1. A memorial service will be held for her on July 26 at 4:00 p.m. in the Sligo Sanctuary. 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.
sabbath devotional
“This will be the day, this will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning ‘My country ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim’s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring’” – Martin Luther King Jr.
welcome Enoch Thomas
Benediction & Offering Leading our music today are: Edmond Charles, organist Cheryl Bridges, chorister Wendell Phipps, pianist
Roland Halstead
Theme Song Wonderful Words of Life / No. 286
Welcome
Prelude Chorale Prelude BWV 649 / J.S. Bach
OUR LIFE TOGETHER
“SOS World Market” will be selling many items from other countries this Sunday, July 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Olney Farmers’ & Artists’ Market, at Montgomery General Hospital (Prince Phillip Drive, Olney.) This booth is run by the Sligo chapter of “Scholarshipping Our Sisters,” and all proceeds support higher education for SDA women around the world. Sligo Women’s Ministries Book Club will meet on Wednesday, July 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “How the Light Gets In” by Louise Penny. Hope and Health Series: Join us for the final evening, Wednesday July 9, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at Sligo Church. Norman Martin, MD, Oncologist, will present a review of our health topics plus give strategies for obtaining, “The Gift of Peace: Freedom from Stress.” Pr. Charles Tapp will close with a devotional. Health Coach, Louvina Joseph will guide us on how to put stretching, cardio, toning and relaxing together into one work-out--starting at 6:15 p.m. A packet of vegetarian entrée recipes (from the class, Vegetarian Cooking From Around the World) will be given to each person registered.