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ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Volunteer Opportunity: Do you wish to be more involved with your church and have the opportunity to meet new people? If so, why not consider volunteering four hours each week at the church office? If interested, please contact Kathleen Driscoll at <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org> or 301.270.6777, ext. 239 A Praying Church: The General Conference has designated the first Sabbath of every quarter as a day of prayer and fasting. Members should focus their prayer on specific themes, including local and individual needs. In addition, members are invited to pray on the hour or at 7:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. each day. YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS New GLOW Worship Service for Young Adults: GLOW is expanding! Sligo church is starting a Young Adult worship service! Come join us this Sabbath, September 10, as we launch our first ever GLOW in Worship! 11:30 a.m. in the Youth Room! Pastor Joseph Khabbaz will be sharing a powerful message to kick-start this new ministry! This worship service will be held once a month on the second Sabbath of the month. Underground Youth Worship Service: Sligo Underground Worship will be held on September 17 at 11:15 a.m. in the Youth Room for a worship service run by youth for youth. Worship, fellowship, go deeper! Our theme will be “Dangerous Influences.”

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Welcome to Sligo! Conflict! It’s something that most of us try to avoid like the plague. And if we are brutally honest, we have to admit that as much as we would September 10, Saturday like to attempt living in a world without it, to try to do so Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. would be an exercise in futility. Because as we all know Justice Sabbath, Sanctuary, 6:00 p.m. oh so well, conflict is everywhere. There is conflict that is encountered on the job between employer and employee, conflict in September 11, Sunday the home between parent and child and yes, there’s even conflict in 55+ Club Brunch & Potluck, Fellowship Hall A, 10:00 a.m. the church within the family of God. But as much as we would like to avoid it, unfortunately, conflict is here to stay. It is interesting to note September 12, Monday that Jesus was constantly confronted with conflict; much of which Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. was the result of his own doing. But what I find even more interesting September 14, Wednesday is that not only was Christ involved in a great deal of conflict, he also encouraged his followers to do the same. It makes you wonder how Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. someone whose name is synonymous with love and peace could be at (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.) the heart of so much disagreement and dissension? - Charles A. Tapp

worship schedule SABBATH, September 17, WAU WISE Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Carlton Byrd Sligo Underground, Youth Room, 11:15 a.m. Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m. Kerala Church, WAU Richards Hall, 10:00 a.m. Sligo by the Sea, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD, 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Kermit Netteburg

profile of giving - September 3

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: Sept. 5 $ 12,328 Sept. 5 YTD $ 370,224

This Year: Sept. 3 Sept. 3 YTD

$ 9,342 $345,221

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).

Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org> 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 Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 7:25 p.m. and commences on Friday, September 16 at 7:14 p.m.

SENIOR PASTOR Charles A. Tapp, ext. 126

Church Building Improvement: Greenwood Avenue Entrance Women’s Bathrooms Sept. 3 YTD $ 64,501 Total Raised

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

*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.

Total Raised Needed

$ 79,253 $ 270,747

Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. Last Year: This Year: Sept. 5 $ 52,854 Sept. 3 $ 71,075 Sept. 5 YTD $ 1,571,510 Sept. 3 YTD $ 1,652,582 2016 Goal $2,800,000 Remaining Goal $ 1,147,418 Today’s designated offering goes to Fall Mission Appeal/ World Budget. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

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S E P T E M B E R 10 , 2 016 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

BUDGET FOR SEPTEMBER 3 YTD: $369,246

Atrium Roof and Skylight: Sept. 3 $ 40 Goal $ 350,000 Outstanding Pledges $45,206

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