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 May 9, Saturday Adventurers Meeting, Junior SS Room, 1:00 p.m. Homeless Ministry, Discipleship Room, 2:00 p.m. May 11, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Sligo Women’s Ministries Book Club will meet on Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “31 Bond Street” by Ellen Horan. Camp Meeting – Plan now! Join us at the Potomac Conference Camp Meeting, June 16 – 20, at Shenandoah Valley Academy in New Market, Virginia. Our theme “His Amazing Grace” will be the thread that moves us closer to Jesus. For detailed speaker and schedule information go to pcsda.org/campmeeting The Seventh-day Adventist world headquarters is looking for volunteers to help conduct daily tours between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Volunteers will be offered a meal credit for lunch in the cafeteria. Please contact Samois Regis at 301.680.6035 for more information. New name, same Sabbath School: Faith and Reason. The Fellowship Hall Sabbath School class has a new name: Faith and Reason. Anyone who enjoys a lively discussion on Bible topics is invited to come visit and join the interaction. The class is still located in the Atrium Fellowship Hall A. Stay in the loop! Sign up for eWeekend, a free weekly newsletter that features special articles, helpful information and the latest news on Sligo Church and its ministries. Use information cards found in the back of each pew and place your completed card in the offering plate. Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 8:08 p.m. and commences on Friday, May 15 at 8:13 p.m. CHILDREN & YOUTH Coming up at Sligo Adventist School: Kindergarten Round Up, May 12 at 6:00 p.m. Final Open House, May 14 at 5:30 p.m. End of Year Parent Meeting, May 14 at 7:00 p.m. Spring Concert, May 21 at 7:00 p.m. Make a donation to fund our Mission Trip to El Salvador! The Youth Department is requesting donations for the El Salvador Mission trip. We only have $3,000, but our goal is $15,000 by the end of July! Please make donations by visiting www.sligochurch. org and click GIVE. Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org Follow us now on Facebook and Twitter
May 13, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.) Sligo Book Club, Discipleship Room, 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m. May 15, Friday Pathfinder Investiture, Atrium, 7:00 p.m.
welcome Welcome to Sligo Church. I recently read an article that described the changing landscape of social interactions. The article cites the research done by social psychologist, Sherry Turkle, PhD. on the effects of social media on every day relationships. She found that the proliferation of virtual relationships via social media has curtailed people’s ability to have meaningful relationships in the physical world. While we have the means to be more connected than any other society in history, people are more lonely and disconnected than ever before. We were created to be social creatures who help and aid each other in the journey through life. We were not created to be lonely or isolated. In the Old Testament we see that God worked through a family structure. Then in the New Testament we see that God created a spiritual family that embodied the same relational principles of the physical family: a system of support, love, accountability and growth. The church has the unique opportunity to be a place where people feel at home, feel a sense of belonging, feel loved, and where they know that they are part of a family that goes beyond physical limitations. - Pranitha Fielder
at worship THE CHURCH
Summary of our Beliefs
• The Bible is the inspired word of God and our only rule of
worship schedule SABBATH, May 16 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Charles A. Tapp Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m. Kerala Church, WAU Richards Hall, 10:00 a.m. Sligo Underground, Youth Room, 11:00 a.m.
profile of giving - May 2 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 3 $ 11,420 May 3 YTD $ 166,022
This Year: May 2 $ 12,173 May 2 YTD $ 172,227
BUDGET FOR MAY 2 YTD: $171,043
Church Building Improvement: 2014 $ 118,817 May 2 YTD $ 14,272 Total Raised $ 133,089 Goal $150,000 Needed $ 16,911 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. April 2015 contributions are $ 219,387 April 2014 contributions are $ 214,348 MTD Contributions are $5,039 more than last year. Today’s designated offering goes to Disaster and Famine Relief/World Budget. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.
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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)
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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 DISCIPLESHIP & CONGREGATIONAL CARE Pranitha Fielder, ext. 127 pfielder@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS Joseph Khabbaz, ext. 119 jkhabbaz@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES Gerardo Lopez, ext. 122 glopez@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR MEDIA & OUTREACH Richard Castillo, ext. 136 rcastillo@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR WORSHIP Cheryl Wilson-Bridges, ext. 123
cbridges@sligochurch.org
ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES Ken Flemmer 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 .
THE CHURCH AT STUDY
THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP *Congregation is standing Congregation is kneeling where possible + 11:00 service only
we gather in his name SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.
Michael Dulcich, deacon on duty Mary Futcher, deaconess on duty
Prelude Nearer My God To Thee (Bethany) / arr. Diane Bish +Songs of Gathering Love Divine / No. 191 Happy the Home / No. 655 Welcome and Church Life
Allan Manuel
+Profession of Faith Rosemary Ascencio
Adult Sabbath School SANCTUARY – 10:00 A.M.
Song Service
+Sligo Live Mother’s Day
Pranitha Fielder
Leading our music today are: Patrick Alston, organist Judith Pino, chorister Sligo Sanctuary Choir Jon Gilbertson, director Charles Parris, bass
OUR LIFE TOGETHER
Joanne Hill
welcome
Theme Song I Love to Tell the Story / No. 457 Scripture & Prayer Welcome Special Music Mission Feature
Sheila Schlisner Hendricks Sheila Schlisner Hendricks
Prayer
*Hymn of Praise All People That on Earth Do Dwell / No. 16
Heather Griffin, pianist
Just4You
Lesson Study Women in the Ministry of Jesus
we honor and praise him
Class Leaders Sheila Schlisner Hendricks
Prayer
Joseph Khabbaz +Jasper Cox Anthem Thy Word / Grant / Smith, arr. Gilbertson
we reflect
Sharon Ford
Sermon Alone in a Crowd
Pranitha Fielder
Invitation to Give
Pranitha Fielder
Offertory Like as a Mother Comforteth / arr. Alston
we go to serve *Hymn of Reflection Blest Be the Tie that Binds / No. 350 *Benediction
Pranitha Fielder
Postlude Toccata on Amazing Grace / Christopher Pardini
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 friends, then invite them to come to church in person at 11:00 a.m. Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes for free from Simple Truths for Life by Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church from the iTunes Store. You can also go to simpletruthsforlife. org/podcast We hold in prayer those who: Have lost loved ones: Spears, Victor, Stoll, Achenbach, Thomas, Pino, Edwards, Kulski & Agard families Request healing/comfort: Ray Arner, Alex Comilang, Shennekia Grimshaw, Eric Atchison, Alicia Robertson & Joseph Kulski We regret to announce the death of Myschelle Spears, former principal of Sligo Adventist School on May 2. A funeral will be held on Friday, May 15 at 11:00 a.m. in Emmanuel-Brinklow Seventh-day Adventist Church (18800 New Hampshire Avenue, Ashton, MD 20861).
Scripture Acts 2: 42-47 (NIV)
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.
Message from John, Lillie, Asha, Pradeep & Sujatha Victor: Sincere and heartfelt thanks to our Sligo family for prayers, calls, cards, flowers, food and visits in our time of grieving. Your expressions of sympathy have been a tremendous blessing and will never be forgotten.
sabbath devotional
“The king upon his throne has no higher work than has the mother. The mother is queen of her household. She has in her power the molding of her children’s characters, that they may be fitted for the higher, immortal... Her work is for time and eternity.” - Ellen G. White
Ellen Agard and family thank all the Sligo members for their compassion and support, during their time of loss. NEPAL: URGENT HELP NEEDED! A 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal has killed close to 8,000 people so far with thousands more injured and homeless. ADRA is responding and we need your support. Your offering today will go toward the Disaster and Famine Relief Offering. This is especially critical right now. Please donate at ADRA.org, call 1.800.424.ADRA (2372), or text ADRA to 41444 Sligo Adventist School 2015 graduation exercises: Baccalaureate: Sabbath, May 30, Sligo Church, 11:15 a.m. Commencement: Thursday, June 4, Sligo Church, 7:00 p.m. Takoma Academy 2015 graduation exercises: Consecration: Friday, June 5, Sligo Church, 7:00 p.m. Baccalaureate: Sabbath, June 6, Sligo Church, 11:15 a.m. Commencement: Sunday, June 7, TA Gym, 10:00 a.m.