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
calendar of events October 5, Sunday Pathfinder Meeting, Office Chapel, 9:30 a.m. 55+ Club Brunch Potluck, Fellowship Hall A, 10:00 a.m. Knitting Ministry, Discipleship Room, 11:00 a.m. October 6, Monday Suzanne Miller Funeral, Sanctuary, 11:30 a.m. Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:00 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Sligo Church Needs Receptionists: Wishing to be more involved with your church and have the opportunity to meet new people? Be part of a dynamic office family - consider serving as a receptionist on a voluntary basis each Wednesday afternoon (12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) at the Sligo Church office. Training will be provided for volunteers. If interested, please contact Kathleen Driscoll at 301.270.6777, ext. 239 or kdriscoll@sligochurch.org Sligo AIM Team Meeting on Sunday, October 5. Sligo AIM will be holding a core team meeting this Sunday, October 5 from 10:30 a.m. - Noon, in the Earliteen Room (upstairs, behind the balcony). We will discuss current AIM priorities and continue development of our Sligo strategic actions. This will be a great opportunity to impact our community engagement. See you there! Sligo Women’s Ministries Book Club will meet on Wednesday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake” a memoir by Anna Quindlen.
October 7, Tuesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. Or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m. October 8, Wednesday Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m. Sligo Book Club, Discipleship Room, 7:00 p.m. October 11, Saturday Homeless Ministry, Discipleship Room, 2:00 p.m.
worship schedule SABBATH, OCTOBER 11 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Dr. Roo McKenzie 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.
Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 6:45 p.m. and commences on Friday, October 10 at 6:36 p.m. Bulletin Information Deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org
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CHILDREN & YOUTH
CHURCH BUDGET: This offering pays for the outreach and
Sligo School Day: Each year we are blessed by the staff and students at Sligo School. We look forward to their ministry on Sabbath, October 11. Sligo Church League Basketball tryouts will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7 in the Sligo School Gym. This is a co-ed team, so all 14-18 year-olds are encouraged to tryout! Join us for Teen Bible Retreat from October 23 -26. Early bird tickets are $60 until October 8 and regular tickets are $90 until October 13. Please sign up in the Youth Room. Corn Maze on October 18 please sign up in the Youth Room and pay $15 by October 17. Bring a friend! Follow Sligo Youth on instagram @sligoyouth Follow us now on Facebook and Twitter
welcome Welcome to Sligo. One of the biggest complaints I’ve heard from many Christians over the past several years is that it appears as though the church has adopted an “anything goes” policy. That the invitation of Jesus to “Come as you are” has, in a sense, given license for some to begin removing all the standards of decorum that have been a part of what the church has been from its inception. It has been said that if the church makes things too sacred and holy, it will become a “turn off” to the contemporary age that is dominating much of the culture of our day, and all that will remain will be a dry cold institution void of any vigor or life. Is this really the case? But the bigger question that begs to be addressed is; what are the dangers that await us if we fail to establish Godly reverence in our personal lives as well as in the life of the church? These are the questions that will be addressed in part two of the series on reverence titled, “On Holy Ground” with the message, “Goodbye Glory.” - Charles A. Tapp
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)
SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
nurture ministries of the church and the church school, along with necessary expenses such as utilities and maintenance of the church building. Last Year: Sept. 28 $ 17,102.57 Sept. 28 YTD $400,062.93
This Year: Sept. 27 $ 7,329.98 Sept. 27 YTD $409,046.54
BUDGET FOR SEPTEMBER 27 YTD: $ 400,133.00
Church Building Improvement: Sept. 27 $ 11,397.00 Total Raised $ 95,119.40 Goal $150,000.00 Needed $ 54,880.60 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. August 2014 contributions are $ 221,144.79 August 2013 contributions are $ 229,808.94 Today’s designated offering goes to Local Church Budget. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.
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at worship THE CHURCH
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directory 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
ctapp@sligochurch.org
PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE & ADULT MINISTRIES Don McFarlane, ext. 116 dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR DISCIPLESHIP & CONGREGATIONAL CARE TBD 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 MEDIA AND OUTREACH
Sligo
a seventh-day adventist church The Washington Adventist University Church
TBD
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
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 .