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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)
May 19, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conf. Room, 7:00 p.m. Administrative Board Meeting, cancled due to federal holiday.
The Church Office will be closed for the Memorial Day Holiday on Monday, May 26. If you have an urgent matter that cannot wait until the office reopens, please call our emergency number 301-980-1009. Remembering in Hope - Each year on the Sabbath before Memorial Day, we remember our loved ones who have died over the past 12 months and reaffirm our hope in the resurrection. The names of our loved ones are read out and we provide roses for people to place at the cross to honor their memory. We will hold this special service on Sabbath, May 24 at our 8:45 a.m. worship service. If you have a name you would like us to include- please email Pastor Debbie Eisele at eiseled@sligochurch.org. Single Mother’s Afternoon Tea, sponsored by Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington: Please join ACSGW on Sunday, May 25 at 3:00 p.m. in the Takoma Park SDA Church’s Administrative Building (6810 Eastern Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC) Register early by calling Joyce Seamens at 301.565.0190. Space is limited. Healthy Lifestyle Power-up: Need some inspiration regaining a healthy lifestyle? Invite your co-workers and neighbors to join us for the Sligo Homes of Hope Health series to be held in the Sanctuary on Wednesdays, May 28-July 9, 6:30 PM to 8 PM. Each evening will feature one of Sligo’s doctors giving tips for better health. Please visit our website or check your e-mail for more information. Adventist History Series: The Adventist History Series, which ended two weeks ago, provided new insights into certain events and developments and personalities in the life of the Seventh-day Adventist Movement since its inception. Dr. David Trim’s grasp of the story and mission of our church kept those who attended the weekly lectures engaged and inspired. Those lectures will soon be available on our church website. Memorial Service for Ruth R. Carreno at Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church May 17, 2014 at 5:00 PM. CHILDREN & YOUTH Children’s Church: Power Up Children’s Church is meeting today, May 17, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Primary II Room on the 3rd floor. All children are invited to be part of this exciting program titled “His Touch.”
May 20, Tuesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. Or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774, 7:35 p.m.
at worship THE CHURCH
Regeneration Ministries, Office Conf. Room, 7:00 p.m.
- Pr. Paolo Esposito
Summary of our Beliefs
• The Bible is the inspired word of God and our only rule of
worship schedule SABBATH, MAY 24 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:15 a.m., Speaker: Charles A. Tapp Sligo Underground, Youth Room, 11:15 a.m., (Youth & Young Adult Service) Crossroads, WAU Activity Center, 11:15 a.m., (WAU Collegiate Service) Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:15 a.m.
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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)
MAY 10, 2014
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: May 11 $ 10,675.11 May 11 YTD $191,096.25 BUDGET FOR MAY 10 YTD:
This Year: May 10 $ 10,180.18 May 10 YTD $ 174,469.28 $ 185,769.00
All high school seniors are invited to go out for dinner with our youth on June 14 at 8:30 p.m. Please RSVP to 301.270.6777 ext. 119 or sligoyouth@sligochurch.org Bulletin Information Deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org
Today’s designated offering goes to Local Church Budget. Loose offering goes to Church Budget. 10, 2014
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Welcome to Sligo. Today is very special, not just because it is the Sabbath, but also because as God’s children we are able to join together in worship. It is well known that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Yet as we follow Jesus, the path
is seldomly straight. God seems to lead us on a circuitous path through various waypoints as we make our way to our final destination. These waypoints oftentimes don’t May 21, Wednesday seem to make sense or please us, yet it is in the journey itself that God prepares us for the destination. In the end, Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m. it is the destination that really matters and that is God’s May 25, Sunday priority for each of us. Today we will look at one of the Pathfinder Meeting, Office Chapel, 9:30 a.m. greatest journeys recorded in the Bible and by so doing we hopefully will better understand how God is leading us to May 26, Monday our heavenly home.
Church Building Improvement: May 10 $ 725.00 Total Raised $ 38,466.00 Goal $150,000.00 Needed $ 111,534.00 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. April 2014 contributions are $ 214,348.08 April 2013 contributions are $ 186,721.20
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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 MEDIA AND OUTREACH Paolo Esposito, ext. 136
pesposito@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 Sheila Hendricks 301.585.6556
HEAD ELDER 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 .