JOIN US THIS SATURDAY
February 4th
FOR THE
YOUTH FUNDRAISER AUCTION

Come one come all to the Annual First Baptist Church Auction to benefit the 2012 Youth Mission Trips to Myrtle Beach, SC, Macon, GA and here in Smithfield..  The doors will open at 5:30 and the auction will begin at 6:00 p.m.  Come hungry….we will be serving food and desserts for a donation.  To the right is one of the items up for bids….a beautiful secretary.  Please see the insert for a complete list of items donated as of Tuesday, January 31st.  Join us for an evening of hilarity and good deals to support our Youth.  Childcare provided. 

Mark your calendar for February 12th for our annualValentine’s Banquet.

The menu is:
Chicken Cordon Bleu, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad, Dinner Roll,
Dessert, Tea, Water and Coffee

Entertainment:
SonRise, a singing trio from Wilson’s Mills Baptist Church will be our featured entertainment with a special appearance from our very own
Praise Ringers Handbell group led by Vertie Perry.

Sign up in Sunday School or call the Church office.

Childcare begins at 5:30 p.m.   Banquet begins at 6:00 p.m.

YOUTH INFORMATION
FBC Youth Group will meet Sunday, February 5th, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Community Park for the Toilet Bowl III.  Come out for a fun flag football event.  There will be NO evening youth activities.

D-Now Weekend…February 24-26, 2012…Cost: $60.00 due January 15 (cost includes program, shirt and food)  Join us for a weekend retreat at FBC Smithfield. 

PASSPORT Missions Youth Camp - PASSPORT Youth will be at Mercer University in Macon Georgia next year, June 23-29, 2012.  Cost:  $275.  Spaces are limited…..call Tommy.

YOUTH CHOIR INFORMATION
March 9-11, 2012, Crystal Coast….Youth Choir is Jammin’!!!  Youth Choir participants sign up in the church office.  Cost: $100.

Next Sunday, February 5: Lunch served immediately following the worship service, rehearsal, then the Toilet Bowl (transportation will be provided).  If you are not staying for the Toilet Bowl, you may have your parents pick you up at 1:45. 

Feburary 12:  Choir Rehearsal 4:45—5:30,
(Valentine Banquet childcare begins at 5:30)

OLDER CHILDREN’S HANDBELLS
The Older Children’s Handbell group will resume practice after Pastor’s Class is complete.  The first rehearsal will be Sunday, February 19th. 
ALSO
We are in need of leadership and assistants for this group.  If you can help, please contact Kerrie Jordan.

SENIOR ADULT LUNCHEON
Mark your calendars and make plans to attend the Senior Adult Luncheon on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 11:30 a.m – 1:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.  Come for lunch and Valentine Bingo.  Don’t miss the fun.  Suggested donations of $3.00 are appreciated to help cover the cost of lunch.  Please sign up in Sunday School or call the Church office.

SENIOR ADULT TRIP TO MYRTLE BEACH
Let’s go to Myrtle Beach, Thursday and Friday, April 26 and 27, 2012.  Cost:  $200 (double occupancy.  Add $45 of you prefer a single room.)  We will leave the church Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. and return to Smithfield by or before 7:00 p.m. on Friday.  Cost includes transportation, admission to two shows on Thursday (Le Grande Cirque 2 p.m., and Carolina Opry, 7:00 p.m.), admission to Brookgreen Gardens (Friday morning), and lodging (complementary breakfast at hotel).  We will have time to shop after Brookgreen Gardens on Friday.  You will be responsible for lunch and dinner on Thursday and Friday.  Sign up in the church office with $100 deposit by before February 28, 2012. 

SUMMER COLLEGE STUDENT MINISTRY INTERN
First Baptist Church is accepting resumes for a Summer Ministry Intern who will work with the Youth Ministry and some of the children’s summer programming.  Applicants must have completed their second year of college, have a sense of calling toward full time Christian Ministry, and be an active participant in at least one Christian organization at college.  Interested students should forward their resume by mail, with a letter of interest and three references to First Baptist Church, 202 S. Fourth Street, Smithfield, NC  27577 attention Tommy Cook, or by email to tommy@fbcsmithfield.org by February 29, 2012.  Applications will NOT be accepted after this date.

BACKPACK NEEDS
We need help with the following:

• 50 jars of peanut butter for the month of February
• 100 fruit cups or apple sauce per week

If you can help, please bring your donations to the church office.

HOMEBOUND COMMUNION
If you are interested in receiving communion in your home, please call the church office at 934-9771 so we can put you on our list to share in this wonderful remembrance of Christ’s love.

VISITATION MINISTRY
Join us for Church-wide visitation.  We meet in the Fellowship Hall at 10:00 a.m. on the first and third Tuesday’s every month, write cards and go out for visitation.  (We split up in pairs to go out and visit.)  Come and join us…..what a blessing you will receive.  The next visitation day is Tuesday, February 7.  Hope to see you then!

CARE CONNECTION
Are you interested in "adopting" a senior member of our congregation to contact on a regular basis?  A visit, a phone call, a card, perhaps a simple errand or changing a light bulb could make someone's day.  If you would like to be part of this ministry OR if you know someone in our congregation who would benefit from Care Connection, please contact Sherri Fox (624-5938) or Amy Galloway (934-9927).  Thank you!

WOULD YOU LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN WORSHIP?
If you would be interested in participating in worship through scripture, dramatic readings or prayer, please email Kerrie at Kerrie@fbcsmithfield.org or call the church office 934-9771.

ATTENTION WOMEN
Would you like to join us for the for the Women’s Retreat at Fort Caswell in Southport February 24-26, 2012, but it just doesn’t fit in your budget?  We have room and scholarships available.  If you would like to go, please call Sandy Baker.

CLOTHES NEEDED
The Clothes Closet is in need of winter clothing for men, women, teens, children, babies…..eveyone…..all sizes.  If you have clothing you can donate, please drop off at the church.

CAN YOU HELP?
The Mission Seekers Group is collecting underwear for the Clothes Closet during the month of January.  If you can help with this project, please bring your donations to the church office.

SOUP KITCHEN UPDATE
The Soup Kitchen served a total of 15,858 meals in 2011.  Thank you to everyone who helped in any way.

OUR KNOWN SICK
Becky Blackmon (JMC), Katherine Childrey (Home), Ethan Faulconer (Chapel Hill)

Greeters:  Durward & Ann Stallings

We are proud to offer Williams portable hearing devices for your use during our worship services. To obtain one of these units, please see an usher or sound technician.

* Childcare provide

2012
General Fund:
Budget needs per week:                              $16,503.28
Received as of 01/29/12                              $16,072.31
Budget needs Year to Date                          $82,516.42
Received Year to Date                                $60,752.11

Building Fund:
Received 01/29/12                                       $2,835.00

But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.  As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”  For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”    Romans 10:8-13 NIV