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) Elders Council for September 20 has been canceled. The next Elders Council is scheduled for October 18. Last Chance for Pathfinder Registration! Sunday, September 14 is the last day to register for the 2014-15 Pathfinder year. It is also the first full club meeting beginning at 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Don’t miss out on all the events and activities this year - register now. Join us on September 27: The Columbia Union will sponsor Religious Liberty Day at Sligo Church. Dr. David Trim, director of the world church’s Office of Archives, Statistics and Research will speak for first and second service. At 4:00 p.m. Karla Rivera Bucklew will present a mini-concert, followed by Dr. Thomas Farr, director of the Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown University, who will discuss American foreign policy and the plight of Christians in the world. CHILDREN & YOUTH Come on, Ring those bells! Join the Sligo Ringers for another year of ringing praise to our Lord. You do not have to read music but you do need to be able to tell the difference between a space and a line. Being able to count to 4 is a help. Rehearsals are from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., beginning Tuesday, September 23 at Sligo School. Interested? Contact Pr. Cheryl Bridges at cbridges@sligochurch.org or call 301.270.6777, ext. 123. Attention Children and Parents! You are invited to a Children’s Choir “Meet and Greet” today at 1:15 p.m. in the Choir Room, after Children’s Church. We will be able to meet one another and share information on our upcoming rehearsals and activities. Light refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you there! It’s that time again! All children are invited to meet today, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel for Children’s Church. The theme is “Superheroes of the Bible.” There will be puppets, crafts, activities and a kid preacher! Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 7:19 p.m. and commences on Friday, September 19 at 7:09 p.m. Bulletin Information Deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org
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Welcome to Sligo. It has become painfully clear that one of the things that is lacking in many of our churches today is a sense of reverence. For whatever the reason, it appears as though the September 13, Saturday sense of awe and wonderment that we once felt Homeless Ministry, Discipleship Room, 2:00 p.m. for God and all things related has somewhat diminished in our ranks if not disappeared September 14, Sunday altogether. But when you think about it, could it be that whether Pathfinder Meeting, Office Chapel, 9:00 a.m. your place in the service each week is sitting in the pew or standing behind the pulpit, are we really sure that we have a September 15, Monday confident grasp on what reverence in relationship to God is really Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:00 p.m. all about? To some, reverence may mean remaining perfectly Finance Committee Meeting, Senior Pastor’s Office, 6:00 p.m. quiet throughout the entire service; while for others it may mean shouting praises to God at the top of their lungs. What does it September 16, Tuesday mean to truly have reverence for God? Today we begin a series Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. on the reverence of God titled “On Holy Ground” with the mesOr by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m. sage, “Holy Dirt.” And over the next several weeks we will take a look at what true reverence of God is all about as well as the September 17, Wednesday part that God expects it to play in our lives. - Charles A. Tapp Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m.
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Knitting Ministry, Discipleship Room, 7:00 p.m. Full Plate Living, Fellowship Hall B, 7:00 p.m.
at worship THE CHURCH
Summary of our Beliefs
• The Bible is the inspired word of God and our only rule of
worship schedule SABBATH, SEPTEMBER 20 Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Frederick Russell 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. Sligo by the Sea, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway in Ocean City, MD, 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Nathan Krause
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)
profile of giving SEPTEMBER 6, 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: This Year: Sept. 07 $ 8,659.92 Sept. 06 $ 9,122.20 Sept. 07 YTD $363,452.81 Sept. 06 YTD $374,665.76 BUDGET FOR SEPTEMBER 6 YTD: $ 363,752.00
Church Building Improvement: Sept. 6 $ 765.00 Total Raised $ 82,539.40 Goal $150,000.00 Needed $ 67,460.60 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 Fall Mission Appeal/World Budget. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.
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8:45 & 11:00 A.M.
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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 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS Pranitha Fielder, ext. 119 pfielder@sligochurch.org
Sligo
a seventh-day adventist church The Washington Adventist University Church
PASTOR FOR CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES Gerardo Lopez, ext. 122 glopez@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR WORSHIP Cheryl Wilson-Bridges, ext. 123 ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES Ken Flemmer 301.585.6556
cbridges@sligochurch.org 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 .