March 25, 2017 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

ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued)

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Sligo Book Club will meet on Wednesday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett. As you pray, continue to remember the 20 area schools our church has identified. Pray for students, their families, teachers, administration, staff, bus drivers, and crossing guards. Alumni Weekend 2017: Washington Adventist University invites you to come home April 7-9 to re-experience life on campus. Relive those wonderful memories, fellowship with former classmates and professors, see how the campus has grown, and meet the next generation of Washington Adventist University Alumni. Thy Kingdom Come! - Invite your friends and neighbors to come and celebrate Christ’s resurrection with us, April 12-16. For further details please visit our website <sligochurch.org> MISCELLANEOUS Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org> 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 Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 7:24 p.m. and commences on Friday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. *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. Did you know that… 1974 was a busy year at Sligo Church: the first singles meeting was held; the first outdoor baptism of Sligo School candidates took place; the first pictorial directory was published; and Sligo Church purchased a row-house on 12th Place, Washington D.C., for live-in Christian ministry. Also, in 1974, the Brotherhood Church, which sprang directly from a Sligo adult education class on African-American history, was recognized by the Conference as a church. The Sligo Church family has sponsored and continues to support many smaller groups including the French-American company and the Mizo group. Follow us now on Facebook and Twitter

Welcome to Sligo. Have you ever wondered why it is that we tend to look down on “small” things? As a child, I March 25, Saturday was one of those that you could say was small for his Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. age. Throughout my elementary years, I was either the smallest boy in my class or next to the smallest. So I’m sure you can imagine some of the ridicule I received March 27, Monday from my fellow classmates. But why do we tend to despise or look Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. down on things, including people, that are found to be in the category of small? In case you haven’t heard, some of the most successful March 29, Wednesday ventures known to man began as small and somewhat insignificant. In Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. 1975, 20-year-old Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak set up shop in Jobs’ (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m. parents’ garage, dubbed the venture Apple, and began working on the Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 8:00 p.m. prototype of the Apple I. To generate the $1,350 in capital they used to start Apple, Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen microbus, and Steve March 30, Thursday Wozniak sold his Hewlett-Packard calculator. And the rest as they say Exercise Class, Office Chapel, 6:30 p.m. is history. Lesson learned. Don’t be so quick to look down on “small” beginnings because you may be in for a surprise. April 2, Sunday - Charles A. Tapp 55+ Club Brunch/Potluck, Fellowship Hall A, 10:00 a.m.

Summary of our Beliefs

worship schedule SABBATH, April 1 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.

profile of giving - March 18

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: This Year: Mar. 19 $ 8,155 Mar. 18 $ 6,988 Mar. 19 YTD $ 104,368 Mar. 18 YTD $110,174 BUDGET FOR MARCH 18 YTD: $124,008

• 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).

Mar. 18 YTD $6,738

PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION & ADULT MINISTRIES Don McFarlane, ext. 116 dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org

$149,116

Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference to help expand the Kingdom of God throughout our region and world. Last Year: Mar. 19 $ 40,544 Mar. 19 YTD $ 502,981 2017 Goal $2,800,000

This Year: Mar. 18 $ 47,389 Mar. 18 YTD $ 464,505 Remaining Goal $2,335,495

Today’s designated offering goes Potomac Partners. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

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M A R C H 2 5 , 2 017 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

Balance from 2016 & YTD $46,834

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