OUR VISION
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calendar of events October 13, Saturday Young Adults GLOW Study, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. October 15, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. October 17, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 8:00 p.m.
S.W.A.G. will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel today. Worship theme is “Dare to Be You!” Pre-teens and Earliteens, grades 5 - 8, are invited to attend. SWAG is dedicated to helping children successfully navigate the journey from adolescence to the teenage years, while developing adoration for God. Join us for Prayer Gathering on Wednesday, October 17. We are going through the book, Prayer, by Ole Hallesby. Prayer Gathering meets each Wednesday from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Sligo Sanctuary. Come and experience the blessing! Sligo Book Club will meet on Wednesday, November 14, at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss A Call to Action by Jimmy Carter. WAU vs Oakwood University men’s & women’s basketball game. Join us on Saturday, November 3 in the Takoma Academy Gymnasium for Washington Adventist University’s Basketball Homecoming game. Tickets can be purchased at <wauathletics. com> & <eventbrite.com> • 7:00 p.m., Women’s game • 9:00 p.m., Men’s game Underground Youth Worship Service run by the youth for the youth is being held today at 11:15 a.m. in the Youth Room. Worship, fellowship, go deeper! Our theme is “Pay Attention To Whom You Listen To.”
MISCELLANEOUS Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org> Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 6:32 p.m. and commences on Friday, October 19, at 6:23 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
worship schedule, October 20 Join us next week here at Sligo as Senior Pastor, Charles Tapp, continues his series on the book of Revelation. 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.
profile of giving - October 6 CHURCH BUDGET: This offering pays for the outreach and
Oct. 6 Oct. 6 YTD
BUDGET FOR OCTOBER 6 YTD:
$ 10,401 $379,665
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:
This Year:
Oct. 7 Oct. 7 YTD
$ 48,995 $1,838,042
Oct. 6 Oct. 6 YTD
2018 GOAL
$2,800,000
Remaining Goal $ 944,337
O C T O B E R 13 , 2 018 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.
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
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
$437,622
$ 62,168
CHRIST FIRST
who can help
CHURCH BUILDING IMPROVEMENT: Oct. 6 YTD
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.
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This Year:
at worship THE CHURCH
what we believe
how you connect
nurture ministries of the church and the church school, along with necessary expenses, such as utilities and maintenance of the church building. Last Year: Oct. 7 $ 7,537 Oct. 7 YTD $ 412,415
Welcome to Sligo today. Although I have worked in the field of radio broadcasting for nearly 40 years now, I first got my start while in college, working at the station on campus. Those were the days when the music was played on LPs and the other programming was recorded on either 8-track cartridges or large 10-inch reel audio tapes. Ever so often, I would go through the station’s music library and find a song that I would play, even if it wasn’t on the approved play list. One song in particular was, With A Made Up Mind, by Rhonda Green Ramzy. The message of the song was that the only way that we are going to be able to remain faithful in the difficult times that we will experience for our faith in Christ, even to the point of losing our lives, is if we are determined to have a “made up mind!” In our message today, we will take a look at the example of those Christians in first century Smyrna. In order to endure great persecution for the cause of Christ, they had to possess, as will every Christian in every age, a made up mind. - Charles A. Tapp
$ 63,416 $1,855,663
Today’s designated offering goes to Voice of Prophecy, Voice of Hope/World Budget. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.
worship.nurture.outreach
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 PASTOR FOR CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES Gerardo Lopez, ext. 122 glopez@sligochurch.org
The Washington Adventist University Church
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
HEAD DEACON Manuel Rosette 301.370.1255
HEAD DEACONESS Marion Hudson 301.980.1862
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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 .