OUR VISION
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calendar of events November 24, Saturday Young Adults GLOW Study, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. November 26, Monday Administrative Board Meeting, Fellowship Hall A, 7:00 p.m. Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m.
Sligo Book Club will meet on Wednesday, December 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss This Must be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell. Glow Worship will be held on December 1 at 11:15 a.m. in the Youth room and every 1st Sabbath of each month thereafter, followed by Homeless Ministry in DC.
November 28, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 8:00 p.m.
worship schedule
Youth Social: Sign up for Paintballing on December 9 @ 9:00 a.m. in the Youth Room. Permission slips are required. Transportation will be provided.
Join us next week here at Sligo for our first week of Advent, the season of preparation for Christmas as our Senior Pastor, Charles Tapp, continues his series Christ First: A Journey through the Book of Revelation, Part X. Music will be provided by the WAU Choir & Orchestra Sligo 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.
Young Adult Social: Join us on December 18, at 7:00 p.m. in Silver Spring for an evening of food and fellowship with our Sligo Young Adults Family.
p r o f i l e o f g i v i n g - N ov e m b e r 17
Underground Youth Worship Service run by the youth for the youth will be held on December 8th at 11:15 a.m. in the Youth Room. Worship, fellowship, go deeper! Our theme will be: “You Can See God Everywhere You Look (Wired).”
Faith For Today is a television ministry of the North American Division. It is now the longest running religious television broadcast in the world (65 years)! Lifestyle Magazine is a half-hour television talk show focused on living a full, healthy and balanced life. It is the second longest show of its kind on the air, after “Meet the Press.” This multiple award-winning show reaches a wide age demographic and covers a wide variety of topics. It was recently voted a Top 20 brand influencer for health & fitness on Twitter by analyst group Onalytica. Each week, you can view our programs on Sky Angel Faith and Family TV; Uplift TV; DirecTV channel 368 or 378; Hope Channel; NRB Network; faithfortoday.tv; lifestyle.org; Roku • Apple TV • AmazonFire TV Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org> Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 4:48 p.m. and commences on Friday, November 30, at 4:46 p.m. Sligo Live: If you have a story, a subject or an individual that you would like to see featured on Sligo Live, contact Pr. 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
This Year: Nov. 17 Nov. 17 YTD
BUDGET FOR NOVEMBER 17 YTD:
$ 9,731 $453,990
Take your next step at “Connection Central” in the Atrium Do life together: Join a Journey Group Fill out a pew menu card and place it in the offering plate Visit sligochurch.org/connect2ministry
CHRIST FIRST N OV E M B E R 24 , 2 018 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.
who can help PHONE: 301.270.6777 EMERGENCY: 301.980.1009 FAX: 301.270.3518 www.sligochurch.org Domestic Violence Hotline: 240.777.4000 National Suicide Hotline: 1.800.273.8255
$506,938
BUDGET BOOSTER: Nov. 17 MTD $ 2,333 CHURCH BUILDING IMPROVEMENT: Nov. 17 YTD $ 67,942 TITHE: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference to help expand the Kingdom of God throughout our region and world.
We believe the Bible is the inspired word of God and our only rule of faith and practice. As Scripture teaches, we believe God became man in the person of Jesus Christ, saving us from sin by grace through faith. We believe the seventh-day Sabbath was established by God at Creation and honored by Jesus in His earthly ministry as a gift of rest and rejuvenation for all. We celebrate the church as the diverse “new community” forged through the death and resurrection of Jesus, in which all are called, all are gifted, and all are valued. We anticipate Jesus’ personal and visible return to earth to raise the righteous dead, make the earth new, and dwell with His faithful children throughout eternity . We live out our love for Jesus by growing in His likeness and by serving our fellowmen. • • • •
nurture ministries of the church and the church school, along with necessary expenses such as utilities and maintenance of the church building.
at worship THE CHURCH
what we believe
how you connect
CHURCH BUDGET: This offering pays for the outreach and
Last Year: Nov. 18 $ 8,913 Nov. 18 YTD $480,848
Welcome to Sligo today. When my father first taught me how to drive as a youth, one of the first things he shared with me was the importance of not only paying attention to what was in front of me, but to also pay careful attention to the traffic behind me. It was then that I began to learn the importance that the rearview mirror would play in helping me to become accomplished at driving. I must admit that initially this was not easy for me because I was accustomed to only being concerned with what was directly in front of me. But as important as the use of the rearview mirror is in being a safe and successful motorist, it is a dangerous idea to only look through your rearview mirror while driving. Not only would you not arrive at your intended destination, you would also wreak a great deal of havoc in the process. Today as we continue our journey through the book of Revelation, we will learn from the church at Sardis the peril that can befall God’s people when they make the unfortunate mistake of spending too much time attempting to do life through the rearview mirror. - Charles A. Tapp
SENIOR PASTOR Charles A. Tapp, ext. 126
ctapp@sligochurch.org
PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION & 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
Last Year:
This Year:
PASTOR FOR CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES TBD
Nov. 18 $ 39,357 Nov. 18 YTD $2,105,515 2018 GOAL $2,800,000
Nov. 17 $ 41,305 Nov. 17 YTD $ 2,128,917 Remaining Goal$ 671,083
PASTOR FOR MEDIA & OUTREACH Richard Castillo, ext. 136 rcastillo@sligochurch.org
Today’s designated offering goes to Potomac Partners. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.
worship.nurture.outreach
The Washington Adventist University Church
PASTOR FOR WORSHIP Cheryl Wilson-Bridges, ext. 123
cbridges@sligochurch.org
OUR MISSION
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
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 .
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