COME JOIN OUR TEAM
FBC RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM #41
For the past six years, FBC has participated as a team in the American Cancer society Relay for Life event. This year’s event will be held at JCC on June 1 & 2. Well over 70 teams participated last year with a large number of the teams representing churches from all over the county. Over 10,000 people came together to remember those that have suffered and lost their battle with cancer and celebrate with those that are winning their battle. Our purpose and our prayer continues to be that our participation will glorify God. In 2006 Relay for Life in Johnston County raised over $420,000. There are many ways to become involved in this worthwhile project. Through prayer, please allow the Lord to lead you to participate. God’s light will shine through us in working together for this cause. How you can participate….

• Assist in the concession stand or donate items that are needed.
• Purchase a T-shirt and sign-up to be a walker for the 24 hour event (deadline 3/31/07).
• Purchase a luminary for $10 that will burn in memory or in honor of a friend or family member that has fought cancer (deadline 5/27/07).
• Survivors can notify us by 3/31/07 in order to be put on our survivor list.

Church members of ALL AGES are urged to participate. Cancer does not discriminate and neither do we. Please contact Carolyn Jones at 934-7742 or Jennifer Moore at 938-0242 if you are interested.

YOUTH NEWS
FBC Youth will meet Sunday, February 25 at 6:15 p.m. for Snack Supper followed by Bible Study at 7:00 p.m.. Joel Robinson, Brandon Allen, Sydney Ball, Travis Cook, Nikki & Kevin Crumley, Emily Lane, Erin & Blake Schultz and Shannon Thompson are responsible for Snack Supper.

ATTENTION YOUTH PARENTS
This Sunday, February 25th there will be a meeting for all youth parents at 7:00 p.m. in the Sancatuary. Hope to see you there.

MISSION TRIP PREP
Mission Trip Prep. continues Wednesday, February 28th March 7, 14, 21 and 28 in Ryberg Hall for all Youth who are going on the 2007 Mission Trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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
Elder Holland, who had been licensed to preach by the church, held a meeting in 1841 in the area in which Bethesda Church is now located. It was because of his efforts that Bethesda church was organized in 1842 with 24 members.

OUR KNOWN SICK
Ruth Pariseau (Home), Ann Stephenson (Home), Beverly Braswell (Home), Caren House (Wake)

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

SYMPATHY
We express our Christian sympathy to Ruth Burnette in the homegoing of her sister, Mary Thunderbird.
We express our Christian sympathy to Carolyn Tharrington in the recent homegoing of her sister, Mildred Paulus.
We express our Christian sympathy to Spencer Braswell and Perk Braswell in the recent homegoing of their brother, Gene Braswell.
We express our Christian sympathy to Golda Pittman in the recent homegoing of her sister, Carletta Jones.
We express our Christian sympathy to Michael Stanford in the recent homegoing of his mother, Alma Matthews.

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 11:00 a.m. We will serve lunch to three boys’ cottages, briefly visit Darryl and boys at the recently reopened Williams Cottage and return home by mid-afternoon. If you would like to help purchase $5.00 phone cards for the boys, please call Carolyn Tharrington at 934-3749.

ANNUAL FOOD AND SUPPLY DRIVE FOR BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOMES
Please plan to participate in the Annual Food and Supplies Drive for the Baptist Children’s Homes of NC on April 16 and 17. This year Johnston Baptist Association will donate paper towels, toilet tissue, tinfoil, dish detergents, laundry detergent and cleaning supplies. Please begin gathering these items or if you or your class would like to begin saving to donate money, the Tharringtons will be happy to purchase these supplies for you on April 14th.

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.

TRIBUTE TO BLACK HISTORY
The Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield, NC presents “A Tribute to Black History the Progress Continues” on Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. You will enjoy poetry, vocals by Travis Frierson, traditional African Apparel by Gladys Alford, Rev. Larry D. Williams, Jr, Pastor and Founder of Kingdom Builders Fellowship International Ministries, Contemporary Ethnic Fashions by Gillian Teague and the Negro National Anthem led by Travis Frierson.

ATTENTION
BIBLE BUDDIES AND BIBLE DRILL
We will have game night this Sunday, February 25th beginning at 5:30 p.m with a Hot Dog Supper and games to follow. Our regular class will begin at 6:30 p.m. and conclude at 7:30 p.m. See ya Sunday.

NEW ARRIVAL
Congratulations to Bryan and Caren House on the arrival of their infant daughter, Hanley Claire. The proud grandparents are Ricky and Rose House.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday to Willie Martin who will celebrate his 90th birthday on Monday, February 26!
Happy Birthday to Carl Lamm who will celebrate his 80th birthday on Wednesday, February 28!

THANK YOU
What a blessing it is to be a part of such a loving, caring fellowship of God’s people! We thank all of you for supporting us with your prayers, for the cards, the kind words of comfort, the flowers and for making the trip to Tabor City to support us during the loss of my mother Alice Wright. Henry and Joyce Wright.

Thank you for the many acts of kindness shown to us in the passing of Carolyn’s sister, Mildred Paulus of Houston, Texas. Your calls, visits, cards, food and prayers meant so much to us. We are very grateful for such a caring and loving church family. Harold and Carolyn Tharrington.

We are so grateful to our Pastor and wonderful church family for your kind expressions of love and sympathy in the passing of my dear mother, Margaret McLemore Lee. We will always be grateful for your love, and we are further inspired to be unto others what you have been unto us. Mary Nell Ferguson and Family

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

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