Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory. Forever and ever. Amen.

 

FBC Youth meet Sunday, January 14 at 6:15 p.m. for Snack Supper followed by Bible Study at 7:00 p.m.  Brooks & Morgan Hester, Regan & Morgan Gatlin, Abby Johnson, Fronia Knott, D.J. Langdon, Cliff & Cullen Sharpe, and Emily Wood are responsible for Snack Supper.

February 9-11, Cost: $80, Where:  Camp Caraway in Asheboro, NC, $25 deposit is past due.  Call Tommy to sign up.

When:  Friday, January 26, Cost: $40, Sign up by January 12
Meet in the FBC Fellowship Hall at 5:00 p.m. on the 26th!!!  We will go to a Hurricanes game and much more.  Watch the Visitor for more info.

The 2007 Youth Mission Trip is July 19-28 and we will be going to Chattanooga, Tennessee.  The cost is $100.  Sign up NOW and pay your deposit of $50.00.  All deposits due no later than January 28th.

We’re looking forward to a great event for the church and our youth!  The Youth Mission Trip Auction is the biggest fundraiser for the youth’s mission trip.  We need items such as:  Antiques, Professional Services, Cakes and Pies, Vacation Home Weekends, Gift Certificates, Homemade Quilts/Afghans, Sports Tickets, New Electronics, etc… Questions?  See Art Andrews, Margie Crumley, or Tommy Cook  The following are items donated as of January 9:

• Handmade, queen-sized quilt in "Carolina Blue Star" pattern by Grace Wall
• Certificate for (12) 30-minute Massage-A-Month by Renee Wooters and Wanda Howell
• Batch of homemade oatmeal cookies by Joyce Wright
• Homemade 10-layer chocolate cake by Angela Thornton
• Autographed photograph of Hurricanes player, Mike Commodore
• 1992 5th Anniversary Edition of "Maxx Race Cards" (boxed set of 300 Nascar cards)
• Certificate for one night's stay in jacuzzi room at Super 8
• 42 X 54 handmade, reversible table cover by Carol Hewitt
• Luxury sheepskin seat cover for car (fits bucket seat)
• Homemade 10-layer chocolate cake by Donna Johnson
• Fall & spring weekend at Knott beach house at Ocean Isle (sleeps 12-14 people)
• Steven's Sausage spiral ham
• Two homemade pound cakes by Billie Cretini

NEW ARRIVAL
Congratulations to Chris and Heather Cadenhead on the arrival of their infant daughter, Addison Brooks.  The proud great grandmother is Ella Price.

WEBSITE UPDATES
The FBC Online Calendar has been updated to include activities on the church calendar through October 2007.  These activities are from the calendar handed out at the informational meeting on Wednesday, January 3rd.  Please send an email message to judithw222@msn.com or call Janice in the church office to add something to the calendar.

The direct link to the Middle Children's Sunday School Dept. Web page is: http://www.fbcsmithfield.org/education/middlechildren.html
The Mental Health Sunday School schedule has been updated on the Website.  Go to Missions on the home page.

Now is a great time to join a music group as rehearsals begin for the new season!  All are welcome to share their talents.  See below for rehearsal start up times:

NC BAPTIST SINGERS AND ORCHESTRA
AT OUR CHURCH
On Monday, January 29th, the NC Baptist Singers and Orchestra will present a worship concert in our Sanctuary beginning at 6:45 p.m.  This large group of over 100 musicians comes from all over North Carolina and presents diverse styles of worship music.  Plan to attend and invite your friends and neighbors.

MUSICAL OUTING TO HEAR PEPPER CHOPLIN AND JOSEPH MARTIN
On Friday evening Jan. 19 the bus will leave church at 5 p.m. to go to north Raleigh for a dutch supper (cafeteria) and then to attend a free worship concert at Greystone Baptist by Pepper Choplin and Joseph Martin, two of our adult choir’s favorite composers.  The concert begins at 7 p.m.  All are invited to attend.  Call the church office to sign up.  There is no charge, but we will “pass the hat” on the bus to cover the gas expense.

BIBLE DRILL AND BIBLE BUDDIES
It’s time to come back to Bible Drill and Bible Buddies each Sunday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m.  All 2nd -3rd graders (Buddies) and 4th-6th graders (Drill) are welcome to attend.

SYMPATHY
- We express our Christian sympathy to Lib Lassiter in the recent homegoing of her daughter.
- We express our Christian sympathy to the family of Ruby Matthews in her recent homegoing.

The Baptist Church of Smithfield, as it was first called, was organized on July 14, 1832 in the Smithfield Academy Building located on Front Street south of the present Primitive Baptist Church.  There were 43 members, 17 males and 26 females.

CALLING ALL WOMEN
Please join us February 23 – 25 for the Women’s Retreat at Caswell.  This year's theme is “The Potter’s Wheel.”  Come and share in this three day retreat for women of all ages and be challenged to live with joy and expectation in all of life’s circumstances.  This year’s speaker is Sandra Morrison Harrison.  The cost is $110 and a deposit of $55 is due by Monday, January 15.  We will be staying at Lantana Lodge.  Please contact Sandy Baker at 934-8365 to sign up to go.  Don’t miss this time of fun, fellowship and enrichment.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR 3RD – 6TH GRADERS

What:   PassportKids Camp for children in the 3rd – 6th Grades
When:  SUMMER 2007, June 19-22
Where: Wingate University Campus (in Wingate near Charlotte, NC)
Cost:     $125, $60 deposit due by Jan 14
PassportKids Camp is a fun camp for children that explores the Gospel through Mission Interaction.  Passport, Inc. (in partnership with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship) is an independent, nonprofit organization begun in 1993.  The children of First Baptist Church have an opportunity to join over 200 children from other churches in this experience.  Shannon and David Council have agreed to lead our children on this journey to Wingate where they will also learn to reach out to others in the world. 

CLOTHES CLOSET REPORT FOR 2006
From January – December, 2006, the volunteers in the Clothes Closet have helped 1,088 people get clothes.  We have given out 16,922 pieces of clothing and given surplus clothes to Helen Little to ship overseas to help people in other countries.  Thank you for your generous donation of clothing and your Christian concern.  Faye Hardee and Jo Ann Wiggs

OUR KNOWN SICK
Hilda Jones (Home), Treva Smith (Home), Margie Littlefield (Home)

Greeters:   Robert & Ruby Holt

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Nursery provided