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).

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Welcome to Sligo Church. I’m sure that most of you can remember a time when the service that you received, either in a restaurant, your favorite department store, and, yes, even the church, was not quite what you expected. It seems as though some of the niceties that we once took for granted have become a thing of the past. For me, there is nothing

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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. 6 $ 9,122 Sept. 5 $ 12,328Sept. 6 YTD $ 374,666 Sept. 5 YTD $ 370,224

BUDGET FOR SEPTEMBER 5 YTD: $ 380,858Church Building Improvement: Greenwood Avenue Entrance Women’s Bathrooms Sept. 5 YTD $ 36,860 Total Raised $107,477 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference.August 2015 contributions are $ 213,137August 2014 contributions are $ 221,145MTD Contributions are $8,008 less than last year.

Today’s designated offering goes to Fall Mission Appeal/World Budget.Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

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September 12, Saturday Young Adults GLOW (God Lighting Our World), Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m.

September 14, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m.

September 16, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.) Sanctuary

September 17, Thursday Exercise Class, Memorial Chapel, 6:30 p.m.

September 19, Sabbath Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. Children’s Church, Memorial Chapel, 11:00 a.m.

more insulting as well as disturbing than to be treated poorly by some-one who, based on the very nature of his or her job, is paid to provide good service, whether deserving or not. But when you think about it, doesn’t everyone deserve to be served and to be served well? As we pause today to celebrate the Holy Communion, our focus will not just be on the symbols that represent the broken body and spilled blood of Christ, but on another symbol. It is the powerful symbol of service that reminds us each time we partake of this celebration, the God we serve is a God who was willing to become one of us, not that He might rule over us, but that He might demonstrate what true service is really all about. - Charles A. Tapp

SABBATH, September 19, WAU’s W.I.S.E.

Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m.

Speaker: Richard Martin

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: Don McFarlane

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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 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 MINISTRIESGerardo Lopez, ext. 122 glopez@sligochurch.org

PASTOR FOR MEDIA & OUTREACH Richard Castillo, ext. 136 rcastillo@sligochurch.org

PASTOR FOR WORSHIPCheryl Wilson-Bridges, ext. 123 cbridges@sligochurch.org

ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES HEAD ELDER Ken Flemmer 301.585.6556 Erwin Mack 301.434.1622

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Women’s Ministries: Join us on Sunday, September 13 for Knitting/Crocheting at 11:00 a.m. in the Discipleship Room. Be-ginners and experienced knitters/crocheters are all welcome! The items made will be donated to the homeless and to hospitals.

Sligo by the Sea: Come and join us for spiritual refreshing and fellowship, led by a great list of guest speakers in a relaxed atmo-sphere. Sabbath School begins at 10:00 a.m. & worship at 11:00 a.m. in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway in Ocean City, MD. Sligo by the Sea runs through September 26. For more information, please call 301.980.2000

CHILDREN & YOUTH Children’s Church: All children are welcome to attend PowerUp Children’s Church on September 19 at 11:00 a.m. in the Memorial Chapel. We will explore the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Children’s Choir registration and a brief meeting will be held in the Choir Room at 1:15 p.m today. We welcome ALL children aged 4 -14! Come and be a part of a vibrant music ministry!

Pee Wee Church Basketball League: Sligo Church plans to start a Pee Wee team to play this year. All 5-9 year-old boys and all 5-10 year-old girls are welcome to join. We are also looking for 2-3 volunteer coaches. For more information, please contact Pr. Lopez at 301.270.6777 or glopez@sligochurch.org

That box of rocks? Do you have one of those boxes filled with rocks that you don’t know what to do with? This year the pathfinders will be teaching lapidary and are looking for rocks that can be cut and polished. Contact Darrell Milam <dmilam@sligochurch.org> if you have some rocks to donate.

Join us for Sligo Underground Youth Service on October 26 at 11:00 a.m. in the Youth Room! Worship, fellowship, go deeper! Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org

Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 7:21 p.m. and com-mences on Friday, September 18 at 7:11 p.m.

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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.

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The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: “If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?” But the good Samaritan reversed the question: “If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Song Service Roland Halstead

Theme SongO Zion, Haste! / No. 365

Scripture & Prayer James Gulley Welcome James Gulley

Special MusicDo Lord

Lesson Study Paul: Background and Call Prayer James Gulley

Fred Weber, organistKG & Little Friends Sabbath School classes, vocals

ANNOUNCEMENTSSimple 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

We hold in prayer those who: Have lost loved ones: Hess, Kanode, Seth, Martin, Murchison, Jessop & Goddard families Request healing/comfort: Daryl Colbert, Selena Simons, Nicholas LaBastide, Art Bergman, Carmine Pino, June Mair & Robert White

Sanctuary flowers: *If you would like to enhance the beauty of our worship by providing flowers, please contact Flor Balay at the Church Office, 301-270- 6777, ext. 114.

Stay in the loop! Sign up for eWeekend, a free weekly newsletter that features special articles, helpful information and the latest news on Sligo Church and its ministries. Use information cards found in the back of each pew and place your completed card in the offering plate.

Save the Date for Sligo’s first Sligo Action In Montgomery (AIM) 5K Walk-A-Thon - Sunday, October 18, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., in Sligo Creek Park. This is in support of AIM’s Child First Montgomery campaign, an emerging after-school enrichment program for ele-mentary students in lower economic communities. You can support this event by registering to walk ($25 fee) or providing a monetary donation. For more information, stop by the AIM table in the Atrium, attend the Sligo AIM Hospitality Luncheon on September 26 or contact Terri Jo Hayes at <thayes7007@aol.com>

The Second Quinquennial Constituency Meeting of the Poto-mac Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists will be held for delegates in the Sligo Church Sanctuary on Sunday, September 27.

Sligo Women’s Ministries Book Club will meet on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “Love, Insh’Allah”“ by Aysha Mattu, Nura Maznavi.

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SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.

Holy Communion

We GatherSligo Live Uplifting A Child

PreludeHow Fair and How Pleasant Art Thou / Marcel Dupre

+Song of Gathering I Will Sing of Jesus’ Love / No. 183 Welcome & Church Life Joseph Khabbaz

*Hymn of PraiseCrown Him With Many Crowns / No. 223 (stanzas 1, 2 & 4)

Prayer Gillian Bath AnthemThis is My Father’s World / Brent Olstad

Invitation to Give Charles A. Tapp

OffertoryThe Lord’s Prayer / Albert Hay Malotte

We ReflectScripture Demitris Barnwell Philippians 2:5-10 (NIV) +Music for Meditation For God So Loved the World / arr. William Stickles

Homily Charles A. TappThe Symbol of Service

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+Ordinance of HumilityWomen Fellowship Halls A & B Men Memorial ChapelFamilies, Couples & Singles Youth Room*Children, accompanied by an adult, may stay in the Sanctuary for a special lesson during the Ordinance of Humility.

+Children’s Lesson Gerry Lopez

+Hymn of Reunion At the Cross / No. 163

The Lord’s Supper*Litany Don McFarlane Leader: O Jesus, our great high priest, be present with us as you were present with your disciples and make your will known to us as we gather around your table.

Congregation: We do not presume to come to your table trusting in our own goodness, but in your all-embracing love and mercy.

Leader: Teach us to love as we are loved by you, to forgive as you have forgiven us, and to give in sacrifice as you sacrificed yourself for us.

All: You have so made us that we cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from your mouth. Give us a hunger for your Word, and in that food satisfy our daily need and make us truly the body of Christ.

Sharing at the Table Charles A. Tapp

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*Hymn of ResponseWhen We All Get to Heaven / No. 633

*Benediction Charles A. Tapp

Postlude Now Thank We All Our God / arr. Virgil Fox

*Congregation is standing Congregation is kneeling where possible + 11:00 service only

An Emergency Aid Offering will be received by the deacons as you leave.

Leading our music today are:Wendell Phipps, organistKay Rosburg, chorister Beth Petit, flutistJon Gilbertson, vocalist Javonna Matthews, vocalist

Michael Dulcich & Rosie Clam, deacon & deaconess on duty

n e x t w e e k , h e r e a t S l i g o . . . We will join in a wonderful worship experience with our students from Washington Adventist University as they celebrate W.I.S.E (Week in Spiritual Emphasis) with guest speaker Richard Martin from Brinklow Church. Music will be provided by the Columbia Collegiate Chorale, accompanied by the New England Youth Ensemble of WAU.