YOUTH NEWS
FBC Youth will meet Sunday, February 18 at 6:15 p.m. for SNACK SUPPER IN RYBERG HALL followed by Bible Study at 7:00 p.m.. Eason Armstrong, Krista Anderson, Kaitlyn Barbour, Jessica Cherry, Brittany Evans, Cameron & Taylor Mast, Connor Newsome, Brittany Tant and Katlyn Thompson are responsible for Snack Supper.

MISSION TRIP PREP
Mission Trip Prep. will begin Wednesday, February 21st for all Youth who are going on the 2007 Mission Trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee. We will meet Feb. 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21 and 28 in Ryberg Hall.

NC BAPTIST MISSION CONFERENCE AND BAPTIST MEN’S CONVENTION
The NC Baptist Mission Conference and Baptist Men’s Convention will be held at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC March 30 – 31. Join us and fellow believers to experience a weekend of celebration and focus on Missions. Be encouraged, inspired and informed on how to heed God’s call “to serve one another in love.” Featured this year are Gary Smalley, Dennis Swanberg and the Annie Moses Band. If you are interested in attending please call Anesha Johnson at 934-1601 for a registration form.

HISTORY TIDBIT
In October, 1835, David Lunceford was appointed to be a delegate to the Baptist State Convention. Delegates had been attending the Raleigh Associational meeting since 1832.

NC BAPTIST MISSION'S CONFERENCE AND BAPTIST MEN’S CONVENTION
The NC Baptist Mission's Conference and Baptist Men’s Convention will be held at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC March 30 – 31.  Join us and fellow believers to experience a weekend of celebration and focus on Missions.  Be encouraged, inspired and informed on how to heed God’s call “to serve one another in love.”  Featured this year are Gary Smalley, Dennis Swanberg and the Annie Moses Band.  If you are interested in attending, please call Anesha Johnson at 934-1601 for a registration form.

HISTORY TIDBIT
The new church building was completed in 1835 with an indebtedness of $232 to Elder David Thomason, a faithful member, who had advanced money to complete the building.  In July, 1838, the church voted to repay Elder Thomason $232.

OUR KNOWN SICK
Effie Hinton (Home), Woodrow Batten (Home), Joyce Smith (Home), Shirley Hobbs (Home), Ruth Pariseau (JMH), Ann Stephenson (Raleigh Community)

ATTENTION FBC HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
Applications and guidelines for the Johnston Baptist Association WMU Mitchiner Scholarship are in the office. See Glenda or Janice for an application. All information is due at the JBA office by March 16, 2007

WMU BOOK STUDY
Phyllis Elliott Elvington will give a presentation on Wanda Lee’s Live the Call. Smithfield First Baptist will host the meeting on February 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. All WMU groups are encouraged to attend.

SYMPATHY
We express our Christian sympathy to Mary Nell Ferguson in the recent homegoing of her mother, Margaret Lee.

BELATED VALENTINE LUNCHEON
A group of folks from FBC will be going to Kennedy Home to give a belated Valentine luncheon to two of the cottages on February 24th . We will leave the church by 11:15 a.m. If you would like to go, and/or help provide lunch call Carolyn Tharrington for more details.

MUSIC NOTES
Lent begins on February 25th. Lent is the season of preparation for Easter, a time of counting the cost of our salvation and thoughtfully repenting of our sins. At early worship, we will have a series of dramatic sketches entitled “Whose Cross Is It Anyway?” At the 10:55 service, readers will call us to worship with scripture and reflection on the season before they put out a candle on the Lenten wreath (a crown of thorns). Many members of the congregation will be invited to help with these Lenten observances. Our pastor’s preaching and the music will also be related to the theme of the season. A Holy Week service will be held Wednesday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

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 28, 2006.

RIDGECREST EXTRAVAGANZA
If you would like to attend the WMU Missions Extravaganza March 16-18, 2007 at Ridgecrest, let me know. Reservations need to be made as soon as possible. Last date for reservations will be February 15th. See me for a form and the cost. Jo Ann Wiggs (934-8378)

THANK YOU
Dear Church Family, I would like to sincerely thank you for your prayers, cards and food during my arm surgeries and recovery. I am truly blessed to have you as my family! Loretta Langdon

Greeters:  Matt & Shelley Gardner

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Nursery provided