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) Join single moms for fellowship and support at a weekly small group, commencing Sunday, November 20, 3:00 - 5:00 a.m. in the Church Office Conference Room. The group will focus on supporting each other in their relationship with Christ, as well as through the challenges of single parenting. Childcare will be available on-site by a certified child-care provider and light refreshments will be served. Contact Jennifer at <support@ momslovingmoms.org> or Pastor Fielder at <pfielder@ sligochurch.org> for more information. A Praying Church: The General Conference has designated the first Sabbath of every quarter as a day of prayer and fasting. Members should focus their prayer on specific themes, including local and individual needs. In addition, members are invited to pray on the hour or at 7:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. each day. Ed Davis, one of our courageous veterans, joined Sligo in 2009. He will be 95 years old on November 26! If you like, you can send him a note at 3700 North Capitol Street, NW, Apt. 310, Washington, DC 20011. YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS Sligo Underground Youth Worship will be held on November 26 at 11:15 a.m. in the Youth Room. This is a worship service run by youth for youth. Worship, fellowship, go deeper! Our theme will be “In His House: Highly Unlikely” MISCELLANEOUS Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org> Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 4:52 p.m. and commences on Friday, November 25 at 4:48 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.
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Welcome to Sligo today. When I was a child my mother would always insist that whenever someone did something nice for our family, whether it was big or November 19, Saturday small, our immediate response should come in the form Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. of two simple, yet extremely powerful words, “thank you.” Not only was she insistent that we respond with a November 21, Monday “thank you” in this manner but that our “thank you” should be shared Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. in a timely manner. Her thoughts were that if someone thought enough Finance Committee Meeting, Sr. Pastor’s Office, 6:00 p.m. of you to do something nice, that the least you could do was to show November 23, Wednesday your appreciation. But is giving thanks really the “least that we can do?” And by saying this, doesn’t this idea minimize the very magnitude Prayer Gathering is cancelled of the weight that these words carry as well as the deed that prompted them in the first place? Whenever we say thank you, in essence we November 24, Thursday are expressing our gratitude for what has been done. But does this Office is closed work the same way with God? Scripture makes it clear that we should give thanks in “every” situation. But does God honestly expect us to November 25, Friday express gratitude when we don’t see anything for which to be grateful? Office is closed - Charles A. Tapp
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SABBATH, November 26 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Charles A. Tapp Sligo Underground, Youth Room, 11:15 a.m. Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m. Kerala Church, WAU Richards Hall, 10:00 a.m.
profile of giving - November 12
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: Nov. 14 $ 7,799 Nov. 12 $ 7,746 Nov. 14 YTD $473,640 Nov. 12 YTD $457,586 BUDGET FOR NOVEMBER 12 YTD: $481,439
Budget Booster: Nov. 12 YTD $ 11,268
at worship THE CHURCH
Goal
Church Building Improvement: Greenwood Avenue Entrance Women’s Bathrooms Nov. 12 YTD $ 70,386 Total Raised
$ 30,000
• 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 N O V E M B E R 19 , 2 016 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.
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 ADMINISTRATION & ADULT MINISTRIES Don McFarlane, ext. 116 dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org
$211,661
Atrium Roof and Skylight: Total Raised $ 90,440 Goal $350,000 Needed $ 259,560 Outstanding Pledges $31,653 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. Last Year: This Year: Nov. 14 $ 43,529 Nov. 12 $ 38,493 Nov. 14 YTD $2,051,765 Nov. 12 YTD $ 2,131,738 2016 Goal $2,800,000 Remaining Goal $ 668,262 Today’s designated offering goes to Local Church Budget. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.
worship.nurture.outreach
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
The Washington Adventist University Church
cbridges@sligochurch.org
ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES Ken Flemmer 301.585.6556
HEAD ELDER Erwin Mack 301.434.1622
HEAD DEACON Manuel Rosette 301.370.1255
HEAD DEACONESS Marion Hudson 301.980.1862
7700 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 I 301.270.6777
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 .