April 11, 2015 by Sligo Church

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

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ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued) Sligo Elders will be honored with a Hospitality luncheon next Sabbath, April 18 at 1:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall A. On April 25, Sligo Church officially welcomes the Khabbaz family. Joseph Khabbaz is our new Youth and Young Adult pastor. He comes to us from the South Queensland Conference in Australia, where he served as Associate Youth Director, with responsibility for Tertiary Students and Young Adults, His wife, Christina is a former Sligo member. A longstanding tradition of Sligo Church is the pounding of new pastors and their families. Members of the church are invited to bring various items of food (each weighing approximately one pound) for the families. Pastor and Mrs. Khabbaz will be pounded on Saturday, April 25 in connection with their introduction to the Sligo community. Non-perishable items are preferred. Please take your gifts to the Atrium when you arrive on Sabbath. Let’s plan to make this a memorable event for the Khabbaz family. A reception will be held after the second service, when members will be able to greet Joseph and Christina. House of Divine Guidance is now operating the first day homeless shelter that accepts children in Montgomery County. This is held twice weekly in the Sligo Church Office Building. Your continued support is needed. For financial donations, indicate “Homeless Shelter” on your tithe envelope. For other ways you can provide support, contact Dr. Donna Robinson at 240.888.6775 or donna.robinson@houseofdivineguidance.org Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 7:41 p.m. and commences on Friday, April 17 at 7:47 p.m. CHILDREN & YOUTH Family Fun Night: On Saturday night, April 18 the Sligo Family Ministry will host a family fun night at Sligo School Gym from 7:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Come have fun with the entire family. Food will be sold to benefit the Family Ministry. There will be group games, table games, pingpong, and so much fun. Bring a friend! The Youth Department is requesting donations for the El Salvador Mission trip. The goal is $15,000 by the end of July! Please make donations by visiting www.sligochurch.org and click on GIVE. Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: kdriscoll@sligochurch.org

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Welcome to Sligo Church. I’m sure that many of you may be familiar with the expression, “You can’t go home again.” This well known saying is the title of April 11, Saturday Thomas Wolfe’s classic novel published in 1940. Wolf’s Homeless Ministry, Discipleship Room, 2:00 p.m. novel tells the story of George Webber, a struggling writer, who writes a book about his small hometown April 12, Sunday of Lybya Hill, South Dakota and its residents and the “interesting” lives 55+ Club Brunch/Potluck, Fellowship Hall A, 10:00 a.m. that they live. All is well until the book becomes a national bestseller and the residents of this small town discover that Wolfe’s novel has April 13, Monday painted them in a somewhat unfavorable light. Because of the conFrank Agard Funeral, Sanctuary, 10:00 a.m. troversy that has erupted over his depiction of his family and friends, Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. Wolfe painfully comes to the realization that despite how his heart may Stewardship Committee Meeting, Senior Pastor’s Office, 7:00 p.m. long to return to a time when life back home was full of joy, that it is April 14, Tuesday impossible to turn back the proverbial clock to relive the memories of his past. Although we may never be able to go back to life the way Sligo Bell Choir Practice, SAS Room #114, 7:00 p.m. it used to be, this Homecoming Weekend gives us the opportunity to remember the past and encourages us to live for the future. April 15, Wednesday - Charles A. Tapp Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. (or by phone: 949.229.4400 Pin:4997774#, 7:35 p.m.) Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 7:30 p.m. Summary of our Beliefs • The Bible is the inspired word of God and our only rule of April 16, Thursday faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:16, 17). Exercise Class, Memorial Chapel, 7:00 p.m. • Jesus Christ is the Divine Son of God and our personal Savior

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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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