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. It is hard to believe that we have already reached the final month of the year. It seems like it was just a little while ago that we were talking about how we were about to embark upon a brand new year as we entered 2015. Now I hate to ask, but I must, “where did all the time go?” Well, with our world moving at such a rapid pace, seemingly out

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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: Nov. 29 $ 10,071 Nov. 28 $ 10,012Nov. 29 YTD $506,498 Nov. 28 YTD $507,400

BUDGET FOR NOVEMBER 28 YTD: $ 511,309BUDGET BOOSTER:Nov. 28 $ 4,024 Total Raised $11,468Goal $40,000 Needed $28,532Church Building Improvement: Greenwood Avenue Entrance Women’s Bathrooms Nov. 28 YTD $ 51,535 Total Raised $122,137 Tithe: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference.November 2015 contributions are $ 225,139November 2014 contributions are $ 251,322MTD Contributions are $26,183 less than last year.Today’s designated offering goes to Local Church Budget.Loose offering goes to Church Budget.

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December 5, Saturday Young Adults GLOW (God Lighting Our World), Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. Guest Ministry Luncheon, Junior Room, 1:15 p.m.

December 6, Sunday Pathfinder Meeting, Office Chapel, 9:00 a.m. 55+ Club Brunch/Potluck, Atrium, 10:00 a.m. Adult SS Training Session, Fellowship Hall A, 10:00 a.m.

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

December 9, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.) Sanctuary Sligo Book Club Meeting, Discipleship Room, 7:00 p.m. Sligo Adult Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 8:00 p.m.

of control at times, it makes me long for the soon return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, which in my opinion is taking too long to happen. When I was a child and would hear adults say things like this I really couldn’t understand why. But now that I have a few years on me, I truly get it. Why would anyone want to continue to live in this fallen world? And that’s one of the reasons why the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, which we celebrate today, resonates with me. Each time I partake of this special meal it reminds me of the price that Jesus paid for my salvation and that one day soon I will be among the privileged to eat it with Him.- Charles A. Tapp

SABBATH, December 12

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 Underground, Youth Room, 11:00 a.m.

Crossroads, WAU Student Activity Center, 11:15 a.m.

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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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Guest Ministry is calling all Greeters to attend a luncheon today in the Junior Room, at 1:15 p.m. There will be a presentation on security by the Church’s Security Team. Please contact Megan Conway <megatconway@gmail.com> or Elizabeth Abel <eabel7914@aol.com> for more information.

The Sligo music department is inviting you to join the choir! Rehearsal is on Wednesday from 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. in the Choir Room. For more information, contact our new Choral Conductor, Paul Byssainthe Jr., at pbyssainthe@sligochurch.org or by calling 301.270.6777, ext. 124

AIM needs Sligo Church to turn out 100 members at the upcoming Child First and Housing Action on December 9, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., at St. Camillus Church, 1600 St. Camillus Drive in Silver Spring (carpools available). AIM will petition the County Executive and Council for after-school funding for the 2016-2017 academic year. Sign up via the bulletin insert, visiting the AIM Atrium table, or by contacting a Sligo AIM member.

Budget Booster: Please give extra to our budget through the Budget Booster. Our goal this year is $40,000. In faith, we allocated more for our ministries at Sligo. Thank you in advance for your generosity and for your continued support of the needs here at your local church.

CHILDREN & YOUTHJoin us for our Open House on December 9 at Sligo Adventist School from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. for second Semester Enrollment which begins on December 15. RSVP at sligoinfo@sligoadventist-school.org or 301.434.1417 ext. 201

Sligo Underground Youth Service will be held on December 12! Worship, fellowship, go deeper!

Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org

Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 4:46 p.m. and commences on Friday, December 11 at 4:46 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,

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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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We light this candle as a sign of the coming light of Christ, coming again to reign in glory.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice!

Keep awake, therefore, and be ready.

The Lord is coming at an unexpected hour.

The kingdom of heaven has come near.

Prepare the way of the Lord!

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SANCTUARY – 10:00 A.M.

Song Service Roland Halstead

Theme SongTrust and Obey

Scripture & Prayer James Gulley Welcome James Gulley

Special Musicselected

Lesson Study The Destruction of Jerusalem Prayer James Gulley

Fred Weber, organist

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 regret to announce the death of Sligo members: • Luella Scott on November 24 at the age of 102 • Gladstone Gurubatham, longest-serving faculty mem-

ber at Washington Adventist University for more than 50 years. Details of funeral or memorial service will follow

We hold in prayer those who: Have lost loved ones: Gurubatham, Scott, Peace, Dos Santos & Ebbess families Request healing/comfort: Kyle Alexander, William Miongo, Aurora Constantino, Usha Alexander, Carmine Pino, David Peters & Pushpawati Borge

Sligo Women’s Ministries Book Club will meet on Wednesday, December 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “A Train in Winter“ by Caroline Moorhead.

Celebrate the Spirit of the Christmas season with the Sligo Adventist School Christmas Concert December 10 at 7:00 p.m.in the Sligo Sanctuary. Come and enjoy the “Journey to Bethlehem” with our students and staff.

The Takoma Academy Fine Arts Department invites you to join them in a special Community Christmas Celebration, “Have You Seen the Baby?,” featuring Takoma Academy’s renowned choirs Camerata and Chorale, along with the Takoma Academy Band. Invite your family, friends and neighbors to join you on December 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sligo SDA Church. Admission is free. A free will love offering will be collected.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Food Appeal in connection with our recent Festival of Praise service. ACSGW direc-tor, Ken Flemmer reported that over 18,000 pounds of food was contributed. This was 3,000 more than was given in 2014. So far, over 700 families have benefited from our generous gifts.

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SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.

Holy Communion

We GatherSligo Live Music Ministry

PreludeAve Verum & My Faith Looks Up To Thee / Mason & Mozart +Concerto No. 4 “Winter,” Largo / Antonio Vivaldi

+Song of Gathering Hark! the Herald Angels Sing / No. 122 Welcome & Church Life Pranitha Fielder

+Celebration of Ministry Charles A. Tapp Paul Byssainthe, Jr.

*Hymn of PraiseRedeemed! / No. 338

Prayer Ken Flemmer Anthem These Are the Hands / Eleanor Wright+Gloria, Laudamus Te / A. Vivaldi

*Advent Candle Lighting Harris family +Jessica Rohaly & Seth Ewoo

Invitation to Give Charles A. Tapp

Offertory Great Is Thy Faithfulness / Thomas Chisholm/William Runyan+O Jesus Sweet / James Bingham

We ReflectScripture Jennifer Okosun Colossians 1:24-29 (NIV) +Music for Meditation Let There Be Peace on Earth / arr. Craig Courtney

Homily Charles A. TappThe Mystery of Christ

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+Ordinance of HumilityWomen (Fellowship Halls A & B), Men (Memorial Chapel), Fami-lies, Couples & Singles (Youth Room)

+Children’s Lesson Dawn Reynolds

+Hymn of Reunion At the Cross / No. 163

The Lord’s Supper*Litany Pranitha Fielder 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 Go Tell It On The Mountain / arr. Richard Elliott +Concerto for Keyboard in D Minor / Johann Sebastian Bach Allegro

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

Leading our music today are:Patrick Alston, organist; Jon Gilbertson, chorister; Paul Byssainthe, Jr., pianist Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Washington Adventist UniversityJames Bingham, directorNew England Youth Ensemble of Washington Adventist UniversityPreston Hawes, directorMark Di Pinto, piano; Geofrey Cua, violin; Christina Rosette, soprano; Javonna Matthews, mezzo-soprano; Jidong Zhong, piano

An Emergency Aid Offering will be received by the deacons as you leave. Sylvan Coke & Lorna De Lancey, deacon & deaconess on duty