October 31, 2015 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)

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Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington (ACSGW) needs volunteers for the Holiday Giving Project, which provides Thanksgiving meals to families in need. If you are able to assist with food pickups, deliveries and distribution between November 22 and November 23, please call 301.585.6556 Budget Booster: It’s that time of year again when we ask our members to give extra to our budget through the Budget Booster. Our goal this year is $40,000. In faith, we allocated more for our ministries at Sligo. Thank you in advance for your generosity and for your continued support of the needs here at your local church. Women’s Ministries: Join us on Sunday, November 1 for knitting and crocheting at 11:00 a.m. in the Discipleship Room. We need help to make scarves and baby items. Please contact Joan Francis <jfrancis@wau.edu> or Wendy Trim <wendytrim@gmail. com> to get wool in advance. The items made will be donated to the homeless and to hospitals. Sandi Patty Concert: Invite your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to experience God through the inspirational music of Sandi Patty on Sunday, November 15 at 5:00 p.m. in the Sligo Sanctuary. Sandi Patty is the most awarded female vocalist in contemporary Christian music history with thirty-nine Dove Awards, five Grammy Awards, and four Billboard Music Awards. Her twenty-four albums have sold more than eleven million units including three platinum and five gold recordings. Tickets can be purchased at www.sligochurch.org or at the Sligo Church Office.

Welcome to Sligo. We are honored to worship our Lord in fellowship with you. Anyone who has ever been October 31, Saturday through a break-up knows just quite how devastating Young Adults GLOW (God Lighting Our World), it could be. The time, energy, emotion, love, and resources poured into the relationship were to no avail. Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. You put in all you had and it resulted in a broken heart. Sligo Underground, Youth Room, 11:00 a.m. A break-up is the instance any relationship in which we’ve invested Crossroads, WAU Student Activity Center, 11:15 a.m. ends. This could be a romance, a marriage, a friendship, a family Homes of Hope Training, Memorial Chapel, 4:00 p.m. relation... But the most devastating break-up goes back to the beginning of humanity. God had invested His all in the human race, November 1, Sunday He created them in His own image, sheltered them in His own garden, Pathfinders Meeting, Office Chapel, 8:00 a.m. walked with them and talked with them; He was theirs and they were 55+ Club Brunch Potluck, Fellowship Hall A, 10:00 a.m. His. One day as He sought out those whom He loved, He found they had broken up with Him. They had chosen a different relationship, a November 2, Monday different life. He had to let them go, as it was what they had chosen, Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. but it wasn’t without a plan to win them back. November 4, Wednesday - Pranitha Fielder Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.) Summary of our Beliefs November 5, Thursday Exercise Class, Office Chapel, 6:30 p.m.

worship schedule SABBATH, November 7 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. Crossroads, WAU Student Activity Center, 11:15 a.m.

profile of giving - October 24 CHURCH BUDGET: This offering pays for the outreach and

• 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).

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

CHILDREN & YOUTH Sligo Underground Youth Service will be held today at 11:00 a.m. in the Youth Room! Worship, fellowship, go deeper!

Last Year: Oct. 25 $ 10,065 Oct. 25 YTD $ 447,514

SENIOR PASTOR Charles A. Tapp, ext. 126

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

BUDGET FOR OCTOBER 24 YTD: $ 445,591

Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 6:08 p.m. and commences on Friday, November 6 at 5:02 p.m. 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.

Church Building Improvement: Greenwood Avenue Entrance Women’s Bathrooms

Oct. 24 YTD $ 44,301 Total Raised $114,918 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. September 2015 contributions are $ 190,781 September 2014 contributions are $ 194,212 MTD Contributions are $3,431 less than last year. Today’s designated offering goes to North American Division Evangelism. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

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CHRIST FIRST O C T O B E R 31, 2 015 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.