October 25, 2014 by Sligo Church

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) A memorial service for Pastor William Forrest Zill, longtime missionary in Southern Asia, will be held this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in Burnt Mills SDA Church. Friends and former students are welcome to attend. Prayer Gathering is moving to WEDNESDAYS, starting on November 5!!! Come and join us as we gather to pray and praise God each Wednesday evening, at 7:00 p.m. Bring a friend, neighbor or co-worker to our First Wednesday on November 5 when Senior Pastor, Charles Tapp, will be leading the worship experience. Then plan to make Prayer Gathering a part of your weekly Wednesday routine. Where there’s more prayer, there’s more power! Sligo Women’s Ministries Book Club will meet on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tart. The Sligo chapter of “Scholarshipping Our Sisters” invites you to PossibiliTEA, an elegant tea and silent auction, at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 16, here in the Sligo Atrium, to benefit the women’s scholarship program. Invite a friend. Gentlemen are welcome! Please RSVP to 301-680-6608 or timonr@gc.adventist.org by November 6. The Believers and Doubters class would like the church family to know we are studying Jack Provonsha’s book, Remnant in Crisis. Congregational Care: Please notify the church office or Pastor McFarlane of any situation or development, such as sickness or death, in our church family that requires attention. Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today a 6:15 p.m. and commences on Friday, October 31 at 6:08 p.m. Bulletin Information Deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org CHILDREN & YOUTH Text ‘sligoyouth’ to 70-000 to join the youth text list and stay updated on all happenings in the youth department!

Welcome to Sligo Church. There are several worship services on campus today. Whether you attend the 8:45 or 11:15 service in the Sanctuary, October 25, Saturday the young adult service in WAU Student Center, Hope for Today Training Seminar, Atrium, 3:30 p.m. the Mizo service in the Office Chapel or the Kerala service in Richards Hall, I trust that you October 27, Monday experience the presence of God. The services in the Sanctuary Administrative Board Meeting, Fellowship Hall A, 7:00 p.m. today are led by Dr. Mikhail Kulakov, Jr., who is on a five-year Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:00 p.m. sabbatical (2010-2015) to complete the translation of the Bible into Russian. What does this have to do with us here at Sligo October 28, Tuesday Church? Much in every way, because God has commissioned Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. the church to preach the gospel to the entire world. Everyone Or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m. should be able to learn about what Jesus has done to rescue the October 29, Wednesday human family in his or her own language. We wish Dr. Kulakov Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m. and his team well and at the same time are grateful for the light Knitting Ministry, Prayer Room, 7:00 p.m. of the gospel that has shone on our path. - Don McFarlane

calendar of events

at worship THE CHURCH

worship schedule SABBATH, NOVEMBER 1 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. Underground, Youth Room, 11:00 a.m. Crossroads, WAU Student Activity Center, 11:00 a.m.

profile of giving OCTOBER 18, 2014

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: Oct. 19 Oct. 19 YTD

$ 12,293.78 $431,190.37

This Year: Oct. 18 $ 8,111.86 Oct. 18 YTD $ 437,448.71

Budget Booster: Oct. 18 Goal

$ 10,715.00 $ 35,000.00

Total Raised Needed

Summary of our Beliefs

• 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)

$12,903.30 $22,096.70

Church Building Improvement: Oct. 18 $ 380.00 Total Raised $ 97,153.90 Goal $150,000.00 Needed $ 52,846.10 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. September 2014 contributions are $ 194,241.87 September 2013 contributions are $ 193,880.33 YTD Contributions are $77,211.00 less than last year.

worship.nurture.outreach

8:45 & 11:00 A.M.

O C T O B E R 2 5 , 2 014

directory PHONE: 301.270.6777 EMERGENCY: 301.980.1009 FAX: 301.270.3518 WEBSITE: www.sligochurch.org Domestic Violence Hotline: 240.777.4000

BUDGET FOR OCTOBER 18 YTD: $437,522.00

Today’s designated offering goes to Potomac Partners. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

welcome

SENIOR PASTOR Charles A. Tapp, ext. 126

ctapp@sligochurch.org

PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE & ADULT MINISTRIES Don McFarlane, ext. 116 dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org

Sligo

a seventh-day adventist church

PASTOR FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS Pranitha Fielder, ext. 119 pfielder@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES Gerardo Lopez, ext. 122 glopez@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR WORSHIP Cheryl Wilson-Bridges, ext. 123

The Washington Adventist University Church

cbridges@sligochurch.org

ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES HEAD ELDER Ken Flemmer 301.585.6556 Erwin Mack 301.434.1622

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 .

THE CHURCH AT STUDY

THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP we gather in his name

*Benediction

SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.

Postlude Fugue in G minor BWV 578 / J.S. Bach *Congregation is standing  Congregation is kneeling where possible + 11:00 service only

Sligo Live Prelude He Leadeth Me / arr. W. P. Alston

Blair Peace & Carol Hooker, deacon & deaconess on duty

+Songs of Gathering All the Way / No. 516 Father, Lead Me Day by Day / No. 482 Welcome and Church Life

Cheryl Bridges +Charles A. Tapp

we honor and praise him *Hymn of Praise A Mighty Fortress / No. 506  Prayer

Yuri Tomenko Anthem O Love That Will Not Let Me Go/ arr. Ijames

we reflect +Children’s Message

Mary McFarlane

Scripture Job 42:1 - 6 (KJV)

Maybell Laluna

+Music for Meditation Let my prayer arise (Da napravitsya molitva moya) / Pavel Chesnokov Sermon When God is Silent

Mikhail Kulakov, Jr.

Invitation to Give Cheryl Bridges +Charles A. Tapp Offertory I Want Jesus to Walk with Me/ arr. Von Kampen

we go to serve *Hymn of Reflection Amazing Grace / No. 108

Leading our music today are: Patrick Alston, organist Desmond Pierre-Louis, chorister Katia Tomenko, soloist Mark Di Pinto, pianist Sligo Sanctuary Choir Jon Gilbertson, director Desmond Pierre-Louis, baritone soloist Footnotes: Mark DiPinto & Katia Tomenko met while students at Washington Adventist University. After graduating, Mark completed his doctorate at the Eastman School of Music & Katia earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. Together, they have toured with the New England Youth Ensemble. They have three lovely children, Anna-Sophia, Daniel and Isabella. Mark is currently on the music department faculty at Washington Adventist University and Katia is a practicing doctor of dentistry in Silver Spring, MD. Born in Russia, Dr. Mikhail Kulakov, Jr. led in the development of theological higher education for the Adventist Church in the former USSR. He founded Zaoksky Theological Seminary and served as its first president and professor of Theology. He currently teaches in the religion department at WAU and is director and editor in chief of the Russian Bible Translation Institute. He holds a D. Phil. in theology from Oxford University. His wife, Lyudmila, is a strong supporter of his ministry. They are both proud parents and doting grandparents. For more information on the WAU Russian Bible project or to donate you may visit the web site www.russianbible.org Yuri Tomenko is currently principal violist for the Apollo Orchestra. He earned two degrees from Washington Adventist University, a B.S. in Computer Science and B.A. in Music. He received his master’s degree in viola performance from the Peabody Conservatory and has concertized throughout the US, Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia and the West Indies. He is one of our Adult Sabbath School Superintendents. Maybell Laluna has been a member of Sligo Church for almost 10 years. She is a Project Manager and Architect at Wiencek and Associates, an architecture firm specializing in socially responsible and sustainable design solutions. She is the Director of Sligo Children’s Church and enjoys volunteering, travel, and is the proud mother of Isabella Laluna Thompson.

next week, here at Sligo... Pastor Charles Tapp will begin his sermon series “We’ve Come This Far by Faith” as he asks the question, “how far does faith really take us?” Vocalist, Phillip Simmons will inspire our souls with beautiful music.

OUR LIFE TOGETHER

Adult Sabbath School SANCTUARY – 10:00 A.M.

Song Service

Judith H. Pino

welcome

Theme Song Wonderful Words of Life / No. 286 Scripture & Prayer Welcome

Archie Marshall

Special Music Judith H. Pino He Touched Me / William J. Gaither Mission Feature Checkpoint - Belize Lesson Study Class Leaders Being and Doing Benediction Prayer

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.

Class Leaders

Archie Marshall

Zelma Edwards, pianist

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. We hold in prayer those who: Have lost loved ones: families of Suzanne Miller Request healing: Larry Stoll & Chuchu Tafesse

The Bahimba family thanks you for your prayers and gracious expressions of love and encouragement during the past month. Jerry has recovered well from his sports injury and we thank God for His faithfulness. Today’s Sanctuary flowers are given in loving appreciation for Pastors Tapp, McFarlane, Bridges, Lopez, and Fielder from the Tuesday Evening Prayer Gathering members. THANK YOU SLIGO PASTORS! We pray for you and for your families each week. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”  Romans 15:13 October is Pastor Appreciation Month, but you can express your appreciation for the role our pastors play in our Sligo Church life anytime. Take some time today and during the next few days to pray for our Sligo pastors, their families, and their ministries.

sabbath devotional

“The author of the book of Job knows what people think, what people say in whispers.” – Christian Duquoc, Job and the Silence of God

Nominating Report (second reading): Adult Sabbath School Associate Superintendent: Sheila Schlisner-Hendricks Membership Report (second reading): Joining Sligo: Dana Audain, Glasford Earlington, Faith-Ann McGarrell, Jessica Provence, Jose Ramos, Melogene Ramos Joining elsewhere: Danielle Barnard, Kristina Dean, Emmanuel Lakra, Tlatwann Lakra, Tiruwork Tucho, Yvette Watler TODAY: The first Conference-wide “Hope for Today” training seminar will be held at Sligo Church this afternoon, from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. We will share the Sligo Church experience and hear how other churches are sharing their faith. All are welcome to learn new strategies for small group and friendship evangelism. Learn practical ways to share your faith and hope with friends and neighbors. Presenters include Pastors Casillas, Tapp, McFarlane, Munoz, Cousins, Daniel, and Esposito.