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 July 30, Saturday Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. August 1, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) A Praying Church: The General Conference has designated the first Sabbath of every month 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 Sligo Young Adult GLOW Sabbath School, Memorial Chapel, • Breakfast, 9:30 a.m. & Bible Discussion, 10:00 a.m.
MISCELLANEOUS 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 8:22 p.m. and commences on Friday, August 5 at 8:14 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.
August 3, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.) August 4, Thursday Exercise Class, Office Chapel, 6:30 p.m.
worship schedule SABBATH, August 6, Homecoming Sabbath Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Pr. Ron Halvorsen, Jr. Sligo Underground, Youth Room, 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Pr. Charles A. Tapp 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: Charles Sandefur
profile of giving - July 23
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: July 25 $ 14,255 July 25 YTD $ 287,590
This Year: July 23 July 23 YTD
$ 6,003 $292,966
BUDGET FOR JULY 23 YTD: $282,883
Total Raised Needed
at worship THE CHURCH
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).
CHRIST FIRST J U LY 3 0 , 2 016 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.
directory PHONE: 301.270.6777 EMERGENCY: 301.980.1009 FAX: 301.270.3518 WEBSITE: www.sligochurch.org Domestic Violence Hotline: 240.777.4000 ctapp@sligochurch.org
PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION & ADULT MINISTRIES Don McFarlane, ext. 116 dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org
$190,072 $ 76,568 $ 273,432
Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference. Last Year: This Year: July 25 $ 45,184 July 23 $ 40,394 July 25 YTD $ 1,301,839 July 23 YTD $ 1,370,171 2016 Goal $2,800,000 Remaining Goal$1,429,829 Today’s designated offering goes to Cultivate/Potomac Evangelism Initiative. Loose offering goes to Church Budget. Follow us now on Facebook and Twitter
Welcome to Sligo! In the 2013 May edition of Time Magazine, the featured story raised quite a few eyebrows. It was titled, THE ME ME ME GENERATION. The focus of this particular piece was on Millennials and how they are viewed by many in our society as being lazy, selfish, entitled narcissists and surprisingly, they even have statistics and other data to back them up. According to the National Institutes of Health, 58% more college students scored higher on a narcissism scale in 2009 than in 1982. According to the Times article, millennials are a fame-obsessed generation who feel that they should be rewarded just for showing up regardless of their performance. It says that millennials are so convinced of their own greatness that the National Study of Youth and Religion found that 60% of millennials believe that their feelings should be the factor in their lives when it comes to determining what’s right and what’s wrong. I couldn’t help but think that this is not a commentary on just millennials, but on the entire culture as we know it. Sadly, this mindset has infected the church to where many are replacing the gospel of Christ with the Gospel of Me. - Charles A. Tapp
SENIOR PASTOR Charles A. Tapp, ext. 126
Church Building Improvement: Greenwood Avenue Entrance Women’s Bathrooms July 23 YTD $ 48,797 Total Raised Atrium Roof and Skylight: July 23 $ 850 Goal $ 350,000 Outstanding Pledges $45,206
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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 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 HEAD DEACONESS Manuel Rosette 301.370.1255 Marion Hudson 301.980.1862
7700 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 I 301.270.6777
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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 .