June 9, 2018 by Sligo Church

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)

June 9, Saturday Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. RESET, Memorial Chapel, 5:00 p.m.

Join us for Prayer Gathering on Wednesday, June 13, as Pastor Tapp continues his presentations on The Standards of Jesus: Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount. Come and receive deeper understanding of Christ’s greatest discourse and what it means for us as believers today. Prayer Gathering meets each Wednesday from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Sligo sanctuary. Sligo Church Partners with WGTS Prayer Works! Are you compassionate about the needs of others? Is prayer your ministry? If so, please join our Prayer Gathering Ministry as we partner with WGTS 91.9 FM Prayer Works to pray for our community. Volunteers for prayer are needed at WGTS radio station on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, anytime between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Please contact Pr. Cheryl Wilson-Bridges <cbridges@sligochurch.org> to sign up.

June 11, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. June 13, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. Sligo Book Club, Discipleship Room, 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 8:00 p.m.

worship schedule SABBATH, June 16, Communion Sabbath Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Pr. Charles A. Tapp Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m. Kerala Church, WAU Richards Hall, 10:00 a.m.

9th ANNUAL SLIGO HOMECOMING! Plan to join the church family and Sligo friends on August 4 for Homecoming 2018, the theme of which is “The Promise of Community: All Are Gifted, All Are Valued.” Worship with us on Sabbath morning when Dr. Bill Miller, President of the Potomac Conference, shares a message on the theme. Enjoy a delicious International Potluck luncheon on Sabbath afternoon at Takoma Academy. Sligo Church has had a tradition of periodically having a yearbook done. The last one was done in 2012/2013. In years to come these will prove to be important keepsakes for our present and future members. LifeTouch has undertaken the task of creating a yearbook for us for 2018 and has scheduled the following dates for photographs to be taken: Sunday, June 24 and Monday, June 25. Sign up for an appointment at <http:// sligochurch.org/> You can also sign up in the Atrium. Atrium signups are not confirmed until you have been notified by LifeTouch.

profile of giving - June 2

Sligo Directory Photos: If you’ve had your protrait taken by LifeTouch, kindly pick up your free portrait photo at the Welcome Desk in the Atrium. All photos not picked up by June 30 will be returned to the vendor.

BUDGET FOR JUNE 2 YTD:

MISCELLANEOUS Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org> Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 8:32 p.m. and commences on Friday, June 15 at 8:35 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. Follow us now on Facebook and Twitter

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: June 3 $ 13,126 June 3 YTD $ 229,468

This Year: June 2 June 2 YTD

$ 9,197 $ 201,856 $ 241,456

June 3

This Year: 58,511

YTD $1,043,492

2018 Goal

$2,800,000

at worship THE CHURCH

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).

CHRIST FIRST J U N E 9 , 2 018 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.

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

JUNE 2 YTD $ 45,708 TITHE: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference to help expand the Kingdom of God throughout our region and world.

June 3

Welcome to Sligo today. Have you ever wondered what our lives would be like if we lived in a world where there were no standards? As children, our parents drilled into us that we were to have high standards especially when it came to choosing our friends. It’s not that they were trying to teach us that we were somehow better than everyone else, but it was their way of protecting us from creating a life that we would later come to regret. You see my parents recognized that without high standards in our lives we would settle for less than what God intended and thereby fail to reach our God-given potential. Think about it for a moment. Can you imagine a job where there were no clear standards when it came to the hours you would be required to work each day? Some would work long enough to get the job done, while others, I’m sure, would only give minimum effort. But what about when it comes to the standards that God has set for his people? Does he expect us to exceed his expectations or is he satisfied merely with the fact that we are willing to put forth the effort? - Charles A. Tapp