Small Group Ministries

55+ Club

The 55+ Club gets together each month to share fellowship and to talk about things of relevance to senior citizens. Regular meetings are on the first Sunday morning of the month, with a brunch at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Sligo Church.

The club also plans tours, both one-day and longer trips to area attractions and to places of interest like San Antonio, Texas. Contact Israel Castro at lhcastro@sligochurch.org for more information.

The 55+ Club also helps people who need a ride to church. If you live within 15 miles of the church, contact Israel Castro and ask for assistance. The service is free, offered with the hope that your life will grow spiritually as you find you can attend church again.

Disciple

"If you make My Word your home, you will indeed be My disciples." John 8:31. Jesus issues a challenge to those who desire to follow Him: take up residence in My teaching. Spend time with Me. Nothing less will do. With this challenge, He also makes a promise: to make a home in My Word is to find a home in My Way. Becoming a disciple is its own reward!

DISCIPLE Bible Study offers Sligo Church a challenge and a promise, as well. The Challenge is to see the regular, in-depth study of Scripture and prayer together as the foundation for all congregational ministry. The Promise is that all who come to Scripture and allow it to have its way will be transformed by the Way of Christ.

DISCIPLE Bible Study has been ongoing in our congregation since 1995 so that persons, with the aid of the Holy Spirit, can experience a power that changes priorities and redirects lives.

Becoming Disciples (34 weeks) is an in-depth encounter with the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Dynamic small group fellowship and prayer initiates personal ministry that is inspired as well as informed. Participants are urged to focus first on listening to Scripture, then aided by the work of reliable biblical scholars to help in their understanding. The aim is transformation, not just information. DISCIPLE requires commitment:

Preparation - daily reading of large portions of Scripture
Presence - meet with the group each week
Participation - bring individual experiences to Scripture

YOUTH DISCIPLE is an age-appropriate version of BECOMING DISCIPLES for ages 16-18. Dates/times vary with adult groups. Registration is through the Youth Department. Visit www.sligoyouth.com.

INTO THE WORD, INTO THE WORLD is a 32-week study of Genesis, Exodus, Luke, and Acts that will be available September 2008 - June 2009

Groups are now forming: September 19, 2007 - June 16, 2008 (cost for materials: $35 for adults / $28 for students)

2007-2008 Group Schedule (Orientation is September 19, 2007, 7:00 p.m. Fellowship Room A)

Day/Time	Leader	Beginning Date
Tuesdays, 7-9:30 p.m.	Dee & Lawrence Taylor	September 25, 2007
Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. - noon	Pastor Rebecca Brillhart	September 26, 2007
Thursdays, 7-9:30 p.m.	Marilyn Dimas	September 27, 2007
Saturdays, 9-11:00 a.m.	Eunice Alexander & Myrna Bas	September 29, 2007
Saturdays, 2-4:30 p.m.	Deena Rumford	September 29, 2007

Groups will be added as needed. For more information contact Pastor Rebecca Brillhart at the Sligo Church office. You may also register online.

Women's Ministry

Women’s Ministry sponsors First Monday, a series of programs to help women gain both friendships and insights. The programs start at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of every month with a light supper/snack, and then moves into the presentation for the evening. All programs are in the Fellowship Hall. Use the Greenwood Avenue church entrance.

Jan. 7 - An Evening With Women From the Scripture -- A Bibliodrama with Arlene Kiely

Feb. 4 - Mary, the Beloved Disciple -- Olive Hemmings

Mar. 3 - Lois and Eunice -- Debbie Eisele

Apr. 7 - Unnamed but Not Unknown -- Jean Warden

May 5 - Takoma Academy Drama Troupe -- Myrna Candelaria

Jun. 2 - Feast from Latin America -- Hospitality & cooking demonstrations, recipes & more

Women’s Ministry also sponsors the Women & the Word Sabbath school class that meets as part of Discipleship for Everyday Believers, the Adult Sabbath School, each Saturday morning at 10 a.m.

Women's Ministries Book Club

The second Monday of the Month, 7-8:30 p.m.

(meets in the Church Office Building 1st floor conference room)

January 14 - Freedom Line by Peter Eisner

February 11 - American Jesus by Steven Prothero

March 10 - The Bostonians by Henry James

April 14 - A Commonwealth of Thieves by Thomas Keneally

May - 12 - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

June 9 - The Feminine Mystique - Betty Friedan

July 14 - Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster & The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard

August 11 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

September 15 (3rd Monday) - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

October 13 - When She Was White by Judith Stone

November 10 - Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup

December 8 - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Share your love of reading in small group discussions. Books selected are available in paperback, in most bookstores or your public library. For more information and a list of titles, contact Kay Rosburg: 301-625-2975.

*Check out the Association of Adventist Women

Wednesday Night Out

Choir Rehearsal

7:00 p.m. - meets in the Sanctuary

New members welcome

Contact Dr. Lloyd Mallory: 301-270-6777

Sligo Church Bells

7-8:00 p.m. - meets at Sligo Adventist School Library

Contact Ardyce Griswold: 301-434-1417 ext. 223

The Gathering (Young Adults)

7-8:00 p.m. - meets in the Fellowship Room A

Hour of Hope (Youth)

7-8:00 p.m. - meets in the Youth Room

Prayer Gathering

The January emphasis for Sligo’s weekly Prayer Gathering is “Birthing a New Beginning.” Prayer Gathering is an hour-long prayer meeting that focuses on individual and small group prayers. Pastor Debbie Eisele leads this service every Tuesday night at 7 in the Sanctuary.

Regeneration

SDAxA (Seventh-day Adventist for the extinction of addiction)

A weekly 12-Step Christ Centered Support Group Ministry

We welcome anyone:

who has a desire to stay clean and sober
who has a hope to rise above the pain and turmoil engendered by the addiction of a love one
who wishes to break the bondage of compulsive behavior

We have our strength, hope, and experience in a safe place.
We are dedicated to the principles of anonymity and confidentiality.

Regeneration is a non-smoking/non-swearing 12-Step Christ Centered Recovery Support Group Network:

Love | Accept | Forgive | Affirm | Confidential

Abuse, Anger, Self Esteem issues, Addictive, Self Pity, Legalism, Work, Fear, Shame, Guilt, Family Dysfunction, Alcohol Compulsive, Drugs, Co-dependency, Denial

"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love and self-discipline." II Timothy 1:7 (NIV)

TIME     : Monday Evenings 7:30 - 8:45 p.m.
PLACE : Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church
              Greenwood Avenue (side entrance)
                  off of Carroll Avenue
Contact : Raye (301) 578-8588
               Marie (301) 384-8679

DO I NEED REGENERATION-SDAxA ?

WHERE ELSE SHOULD I GO TO FIND ONE ?

RECOVERY PRAYER