OUR VISION
welcome
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 6, Saturday Young Adults GLOW Study, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. Block Party, Sligo Church Parking Lot, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. October 7, Sunday 55+ Club Brunch & Potluck, Fellowship Hall A, 10:00 a.m. October 8, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m.
S.W.A.G. will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel on Sabbath, October 13. 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.
October 10, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 8:00 p.m.
Join us for Prayer Gathering on Wednesday, October 10. 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!
Join us next week here at Sligo as we celebrate Friends and Family Day. Our Senior Pastor, Charles Tapp, will continue his series on the book of Revelation with a message titled, “With A Made Up Mind.” Music will be provided by Emmanuel Fortin for 1st service and Washington Adventist University Choir & Orchestra for 2nd service. 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.
Sligo Book Club will meet on Wednesday, October 10, at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss Three Stages of Amazement by Carol Edgarian. 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 Glow Worship will be held today at 11:15 a.m. in the Youth Room, and the first Sabbath of each month thereafter, followed by Homeless Ministry at 2:00 p.m. in DC. Underground Youth Worship Service run by the youth for the youth will be held on Sabbath, October 13 at 11:15 a.m. in the Youth Room. Worship, fellowship, go deeper! Our theme will be “Pay attention to who you listen to.” MISCELLANEOUS Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 6:43 p.m. and commences on Friday, October 12, at 6:33 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
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profile of giving - September 29 nurture ministries of the church and the church school, along with necessary expenses such as utilities and maintenance of the church building.
Sept. 29 Sept. 29 YTD
BUDGET FOR SEPTEMBER 29 YTD: CHURCH BUILDING IMPROVEMENT:
Last Year:
This Year:
Sept. 30 $ 43,136 Sept. 30 YTD $1,789,047
Sept. 29 $ 40,184 Sept. 29 YTD $1,792,267
2018 GOAL
Remaining Goal $1,007,733
$2,800,000
O C T O B E R 6 , 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
$424,804
TITHE: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference to help expand the Kingdom of God throughout our region and world.
CHRIST FIRST
who can help
$ 9,010 $368,869
Sept. 29 YTD $ 61,843
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. • • • •
This Year:
at worship THE CHURCH
what we believe
how you connect
CHURCH BUDGET: This offering pays for the outreach and
Last Year: Sept. 30 $ 9,072 Sept. 30 YTD $ 404,878
Welcome to Sligo today. While pastoring in Brooklyn, New York, in the late 1980s, I had the opportunity to become very familiar with the world renowned Brooklyn Tabernacle Church, or as most New Yorkers refer to it as, Brooklyn Tab. The church is well known for many reasons. It is home to the celebrated 250 voice, Grammy award-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. It’s prayer meeting service, which meets each Tuesday evening has more in attendance than most large churches at their best weekend service. And as far as its membership is concerned, not only is their attendance in the thousands each week, but it also includes individuals from every walk of life. But what makes Brooklyn Tab stand out from most other churches is that although it began with a membership of only 20, its growth has not been the result of what many churches attribute to church growth. According to its Pastor, Jim Cymbala, in his book, Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, their church’s success has not been the result of faddish techniques, an emphasis on crossculturalism, numbers or well-orchestrated worship music. Instead it’s the result of what happens when God’s people discover the lifechanging reality of the Holy Spirit. - Charles A. Tapp
Today’s designated offering goes to Local Church 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
7 7 0 0 C a r r o l l A v e n u e , Ta k o m a P a r k , M D 2 0 9 1 2
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 .
T H E C H U R C H A T W O R S H I P we gather in his name SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.
Prelude Thanks Be To Thee with The Ashgrove / arr. Anna L. Page +Song of Gathering Leaning On the Everlasting Arms / No. 469 +Sligo Live Friends & Family Day
Don McFarlane
THE CHURCH AT STUDY +Music for Meditation We Need a Word From the Lord / Thomas Whitfield Sermon Charles A. Tapp Christ First: A Journey through the Book of Revelation, Part IV; Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire Invitation to Give
Charles A. Tapp
Offertory Ride On King Jesus / arr. Hall Johnson +I Choose Jesus / Robert Sterling
Adult Sabbath School SANCTUARY – 10:00 A.M.
Song Service
*Hymn of Praise Come, Christians, Join to Sing / No. 10
*Hymn of Reflection Baptize Us Anew / No. 258
we honor and praise him
*Benediction Charles A. Tapp Postlude Finale Symphony No. 2 / Charles M. Widor
Zelma Edwards, pianist
Gabrielle Barrington
Prayer
Jessica Toussaint +Samuel Vonumu Anthem Give Me Jesus/ arr. Hall Johnson +Give Me Jesus we reflect
+Children’s Message Responsive Scripture Reading Galatians 3:1-9 (NKJV)
Michaela Graham Gary Toussaint +Dana Audain
Leader: O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? Congregation: This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Leader: Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? Congregation: Have you suffered so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? Leader: Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?— Congregation: just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Leader: Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. Congregation: And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.” All: So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
we go to serve
Kay Rosburg
Theme Song In Christ There is No East Nor West / No. 587 Welcome & Prayer Lesson Study Creation and Fall Prayer
Welcome & Church Life
Archie Marshall
Sylvan Coke & Connie Merrill, deacon & deaconess on duty Leading our music today are: Patrick Alston, organist Vernon Rogers, chorister Giulia Bratosin, vocalist for 1st service Beatrice Serban, pianist for 1st service Sheri Jackson, vocalist for 2nd service
Footnotes: Dana Audain has been a teacher at Olney Adventist Preparatory School for 15 years. She and her husband Jean have two daughters, Lydia and Alexa. The Audain family likes to play games together, read and spend time outdoors.
Sheri Jackson is a Washington DC Metro area native and a graduate of Takoma Academy and Oakwood University. Sheri has performed on the international stage and throughout the United States in operatic productions, oratorio, and as a recitalist. Gary and Jessica Toussaint are involved with the young adults and children’s ministries at Sligo. Gary is an electrical engineer by profession and during his free time he ministers in Hope Sabbath School. Jessica works at the American Psychological Association and is also currently completing her Master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling at Johns Hopkins University. Samuel Vonumu is CEO of Uplift A Child, which is helping educate children in India, Nepal, Philippines, Congo & Kenya. He and his wife, Rena, have a daughter, Stella.
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. Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes for free from Simple Truths for Life by Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church from the iTunes Store. You can also go to simpletruthsforlife. org/podcast Prayer Requests: Families of these deceased: Clarence Dunbebin, Leopoldo Baylon & Leonardo Camagay For healing and comfort: Walton Dawson, Ellen Yutuc, Pui I, Rhona Magpayo & Clara Jagala It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of longtime Sligo member, Clarence Dunbebin, on October 4 at the age of 89. Clarence was the Principal of Sligo SDA School for 21 years. He is survived by his children, Sharin, Donna, Bob and daughter-in-law, Marcia. Condolences may be sent to <intlmail69@gmail.com> Plans for a celebration of life will be forthcoming. Save Tuesday Evenings: Plan to join Pastor Don McFarlane in Exploring the Gospels. Together we will gain a practical understanding of the nature, life and mission of Jesus. We will learn to interpret the teachings of the Bible. Best of all, we will listen to what God is seeking to teach us in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., beginning October 16, Sligo Church, Fellowship Hall B.
Children’s Message musicians Ayden & Mila Christiansen, vocalists
Giulia Bratosin is a music education major with an emphasis on voice, studying at Washington Adventist University. She is grateful to call Sligo her home away from home.
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.
Archie Marshall
*Congregation is standing Congregation is kneeling where possible + 11:00 service only
Gabrielle Barrington works as a counselor for children and adolescents, aged 5-17. She has been a member of Sligo Church since she was six years old. Gabrielle is active in children’s ministries at Sligo Church.
OUR LIFE TOGETHER
sabbath devotional
“If the Holy Spirit was withdrawn from the church today, 95 percent of what we do would go on and no one would know the difference. If the Holy Spirit had been withdrawn from the New Testament church, 95 percent of what they did would stop, and everybody would know the difference.” - A. W. Tozer
40th annual G. Arthur Keough Lectureship: Join us October 19-20 in WAU’s Richard Hall Chapel at 7:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. respectively. Guest speaker, Jennifer A. Herdt, is Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Christian Ethics and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Yale University Divinity School. She is also the author of Putting on Virtue: The Legacy of the Splendid Vices, and of Religion and Faction in Hume’s Moral Philosophy. She has published widely on virtue ethics, early modern and modern moral thought, and political theology. • First Lecture: Friday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m., “Why the Pursuit of Happiness is a Bad Idea.” • Second Lecture: Saturday, October 20 at 3:30 p.m., “The Promise of Natural Law for a Secular Age” Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org>