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)
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
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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 .