October 14, 2017 by Sligo Church

OUR VISION

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our life together ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Sligo Underground Worship, a worship service run by youth for youth, will be held today at 11:15 a.m. in the Youth Room. Our theme will be “Family is forever. ”Worship, fellowship, go deeper! Youth Social: Join us in the Youth Room today for a trip to the Corn Maze. It promises to be a night of fun and adventure. We plan to depart at 6:30 p.m. and return by 10:30 p.m. Young Adult Social: It’s that time of the year! Sligo YA invites you to our annual Corn Maze on October 21 @ 7:00 p.m. We’ll be heading to Summers Farm where you’ll have the chance to get lost in a maze, drink hot chocolate, and create great memories with friends. Organize Your Pictures! Do you have boxes of pictures at your house or hundreds of slides and wonder how you’ll ever be able to get them organized? Or would you like to know how to get your pictures into a digital form in your computer and make photo albums? If so, come to a Workshop on Sunday, October 22, at 2:00 p.m. in the Sligo Fellowship Room. You’ll see and learn many ways on how to easily get your pictures organized and how to put them in an e-Photo book and have it printed. Sligo Book Club will meet on Wednesday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “A Spool of Blue Thread” by Anne Tyler. The Oakwood University Alumni Association is interested in chartering a bus for the OU students traveling from Huntsville to the DC metro area for the Thanksgiving and/or Christmas Holiday. The roundtrip cost of the trip is a $175 per person. If you are interested, email <gwal.ouaa@gmail.com> or call Doug Batson on 410.979.2885

Welcome to Sligo today. I’m sure that many, if not most of you, are familiar with the expression, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” But are you as October 14, Saturday familiar with its meaning and its origin? This wellYoung Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. known proverb has its earliest origin in a letter written by the North African theologian and philosopher, St. October 15, Sunday Augustine, in 390 AD to Januarius, a Bishop and martyr in the Roman Catholic Church. In his letter, Augustine wrote Exercise Class, Office Chapel, 9:00 a.m. the following: “When I go to Rome, I fast on Saturday, but here [Milan] October 16, Monday I do not. Do you also follow the custom of whatever church you attend, if you do not want to give or receive scandal?” In essence what Recovery Ministry, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. Augustine was saying to Januarius is that whenever he visits a place that has a culture that is different from his own, instead of forcing his October 18, Wednesday practices on others, he feels it is best for all parties involved for him Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. to acquiesce to the norm of that particular culture, lest by not doing Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 8:00 p.m. so, it may erupt into a scandal. But should this practice hold true for WAU Chapel, Sligo Church Sanctuary, 11:15 a.m. the Church, especially in regards to welcoming new believers into the faith? - Charles A. Tapp

calendar of events

worship schedule SABBATH, October 21 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 7 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.

Oct. 7

MISCELLANEOUS

Oct. 8 YTD

Oct. 7 YTD

$ 412,415

Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org>

BUDGET FOR OCTOBER 7 YTD:

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.

7,537

CHRIST FIRST O C T O B E R 14 , 2 017 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.

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

$421,636

Church Building Improvement: Oct. 7 YTD $31,757 Balance from 2016 & YTD $72,820 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference to help expand the Kingdom of God throughout our region and world.

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

Last Year:

This Year:

Oct. 8

Oct. 7

Oct. 8 YTD

$1,897,225

Oct. 7 YTD

$ 1,838,042

2017 Goal

$2,800,000

Remaining Goal $

52,498

• 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).