CASWELL SHARE TIME
Everyone is invited to join us this Sunday, June 25, during Early Worship at 8:45 a.m. for Caswell share. Join us as our youth lead us in worship and share their Caswell experience. We will also have a slide show of our week during the Sunday School hour.

MISSION SERVE THANK YOU
Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your ministry to our county and to Mission Serve this summer. Your service to the youth and adults from churches in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, and North Carolina was one of the most talked about highlights of their week. As gracious hosts, you went above and beyond in loving these missionaries in Johnston County as you worshiped with them, prayed for them and fed them. I especially want to thank Judy Sasser and her team who got up before the crack of dawn to prepare breakfast for 150 young people and adults, Sunday School classes that took care of the Mission Serve Staff, Cheryl Campbell and Martha Macias of Rey De Reyes and their team who prepared and served the Thursday night meal, Ken Williams who helped the crew with supplies, FBC Smithfield youth who served as staff and the many FBC Smithfield and Rey De Reyes youth who volunteered throughout the week. Thank you for all your efforts in helping make this a wonderful mission experience for them and for your love and care in our community.

Next year, Mission Serve will return to Johnston County bringing more church groups into our area in July 9-16, 2011. We hope you will once again take part in this very effective ministry to our community.

Again, thank you for your love in action to the participants of Mission Serve and to our community.

Serving Christ Together,
Tommy Cook

SOUP KITCHEN NEEDS YOUR HELP
Our request for food and our need for food is increasing. Any leftovers are welcomed! We would also love #10 cans (large cans) of apples sauce, corn, pork n beans or anything else.
ALSO
There is a need for volunteers. If you can help, please sign-up below, tear off and get to me, Sybil Edwards or drop in the offering plate. If you have any questions, please give me a call…..Anesha Johnson, 934-1601.

QUASQUICENTENNIAL
This year, our Baptist Children’s Homes celebrates its Quasquicentennial (125 years!) N.C. Baptists are becoming a part of history by creating personalized tapestry squares which will be tied together to make a huge “Growing Hope” tapestry. I am thrilled that our 6th graders created squares in Vacation Bible School this year. If you would like to decorate a square, please call me at 934-3749 as I will be ordering additional squares soon. Thank you for your loving support of Baptist Children’s Homes. Carolyn Tharrington

OUR KNOWN SICK
Lucille Stevens (Home), James Laughter, Jr. (Carolina House), Donna Shumate (JMC), Mary Gordon Batten (JMC), Patty Goodwin (Home), Delois Braun (Home), Carolyn Carroll (Rex)

NEW MEMBERS
We welcome into our Christian fellowship, Eddie and Sheree Clement, who come to us by letter from Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.

ATTENTION 3RD – 6TH GRADERS
Make plans to join us September 17-19, 2010 for “Praise Party” at Camp Oak Hill in Oxford. The cost is $105 per person. Registration forms are available in the church office. We will enjoy small group Bible studies, games, worship, fellowship and more. Sign up in the church office. All forms and payment are due by August 22.

ON MISSION
Faye and Bill Downs will be attending the Happiness Retreat at Caraway Conference Center in Asheboro, July 23th – August 1st. They will lead Bible study for the caregivers of those with special needs. Please be in prayer for Bill and Faye as they embark on this special journey.

ATTENTION
Are your interested in being part of an intermediate handbell choir? If so, this choir will meet on Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. beginning in September. If you are interested, please contact Kerrie Clayton in the church office, 934-9771, or by email, Kerrie@fbcsmithfield.org.

CLOTHES CLOSET
Your generous donations of clothes to the Clothes Closet have been appreciated by 594 people from January 1 – June 30, 2010. The volunteers in the Clothes Closet have given our 10,186 pieces of clothes. They are thankful for assistance we give them. These are people who need our Christian kindness and love. As we celebrate the 20th year the Clothes Closet has been opened, we invite you to drop by and help us to continue this mission project that has helped thousands of people in our county. We are open on Monday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon. We are located on the third floor in the old Youth Department. Faye Hardee and Jo Ann Wiggs, Co-directors
SYMPATHY
We express our Christian sympathy to the family of LaWanda Hopkins in her recent homegoing.

We express our Christian sympathy to Regan Pope Ham in the recent homegoing of her father, Tommy Pope.

CONGRATUATIONS
Congratulations to Alan and Carolyn Carroll on the arrival of their infant daughter, Finley McKay Carroll. The proud grandparents are Kay and Terry Carroll. The proud great-grandmother is Vitus Carroll.

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

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

2010
General Fund:
Budget needs per week: $16,608.21
Received as of 07/18/10 $11,517.89
Budget needs Year to Date $481,638.13
Received Year to Date $410,947.94

Building Fund:
Received 07/18/10 $6,955.00