Unity Lenten Service
March 9 at 7:00 pm

At First Assembly of God
(Just down from SSS High School)

Participating Churches: Burning Bush Holiness Tabernacle, First Assembly of God, First Baptist Church, First Chrisitan Church (Disciples of Christ), First Presbyterian Church, Johnston County Habitat for Humanity, Sharon Baptist Church, and Whitley Memorial United Methodist Church

First Baptist Church Praise Ringers will be participating several times during this service.

YOUTH NEWS
FBC Youth Group will meet this Sunday, March 9th at 6:15 p.m. for Snack Supper followed by Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Muriel Lasater, Jonathan Daniels, Brittany Evans, Matthew Evans, Bennett Johnson, Meredith & Morgan Rabil and Kameron Wood are responsible for Snack Supper.

MISSION TRIP PREP
Mission Trip Prep will begin next Wednesday, March 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the Youth Room.. If you signed up to go on either Mission Trip you need to attend.

COMING SOON
Sign up for the Middle School Beach Retreat, April 4 – 6 or the Senior High Beach Retreat April 11-13 has PAST. Call Tommy if you want to go.

OUR KNOWN SICK
Hillary Braswell (Home), Ralph Pittman (JMH), Caleb Culbreth (Wayne Memorial)

EASTER WEEKEND OUTING
FOR PRIMETIMERS AND OTHERS
Saturday March 22 a bus will leave church at 2 p.m. to attend “Kingdom of Light,” a free musical drama produced by Northwood Temple Church in Fayetteville. The program begins at 3:30 p.m. Afterward the group will go to Golden Corral, near the church, for a “dutch” supper. Everyone will be asked to contribute $3 toward gas for the bus (pay that day) Call the church office to sign up.

REGION 4 DISASTER RELIEF TRAINING
Training for our Region is just around the corner on March 28-29th. Our training will take place in Wake County this year. Training includes one choice of ministry classes, (1) t-shirt, (1) hat, (3) meals, and a new badge all for $35.00. You may register by printing a registration form at http://www.ncmissions.org/BPWC/Documents/dr%20registration%20brochure%202008.pdf and mail the form and check to NCBM. Don’t forget to sign-up.

JOURNEY TO THE CROSS IS COMING
Sunday and Monday, March 16 and 17, over 60 singers and actors will re-enact the events of Jesus’ last week. Runs begin at 6:30 and 7:30 each evening. Begin now to invite your friends and neighbors.

CHURCH BIBLE DRILL
The Church Bible Drill will be held on Wednesday, March 19th at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

SYMPATHY
We express our Christian sympathy to Randy Cox in the recent homegoing of his mother.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?
HERE ARE A FEW WAYS

Relay for Life
Luminaries/Sponsorships - Don’t forget to buy your luminaries in memory or in honor of someone you know and/or love who has fought the cancer battle. You can also purchase sponsorships for different amounts, which will allow the name of your business or some personal message to appear on the Relay T-shirts. Please contact Carolyn Jones at 934-7742 for more information.

Raffle Tickets - Relay for Life is selling Raffle Tickets for our quilt made out of Relay T-Shirts. The tickets are $1.00 each or six for $5.00. If you would like tickets, call Mary Ball at 934-6382 or Carolyn Jones at 934-7742 or 631-5617.

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 28 and 29. This year Johnston Baptist Association will donate paper products, cleaning supplies, and laundry detergent. 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.

A Few Good Men
A few good men are needed on April 5 to help build shelving at the Kennedy Home in Kinston. If you could help with this need, please contact Harold Tharrington at 934-3749.

We Need Peanut Butter
The Backpack Program is collecting 18 oz. jars of creamy peanut butter. We need around 92 jars. If you can help, please drop your donations at the church office.

On Mission To Honduras
Anesha Johnson will be on a Medical Mission Trip to Honduras March 21 – 29 and is in need of triple antibiotic ointment, Children’s Tylenol, Children’s Vitamins and over the counter medications. If you can help with any of these items, please drop them at the church office.

Operation InAsMuch Needs
We will be assisting the Cancer Center in collecting NEW medium sized stuffed animals and clean wigs, hats and head scarves for cancer patients. If you can help with any of these items, please bring them to the church office.

Bud vases are needed for Operation InAsMuch. If you have any, please bring to the church office.

Shower for Teen Mothers needs new or gently used items. If you would like to make a donation we can do the shopping for your. All donations should be dropped off at the church office or contact Susan Culbreth 965-9141

Journey to the Cross Refreshments
Sign up on Sunday School clipboards to bring cookies by Sunday morning, March 16th.

ATTENTION PRIMETIMERS
Don’t forget to meet for lunch on Thursday, March 13th at 12:00 noon at Shoney’s. See ya there.

FIRST BAPTIST HAS A NEW CARILLON
How many miles does it get to a gallon? What watt bulb does it take? How much does it cost the Church? How many can sit on it at a time? The answer too all these questions is zero!

Our Carillon comes with a digital music library that copies the magnificent voices of genuine swinging and ringing cast bronze bells. These voices consist of many combination and weights of bell rings, peals and tolls; collected and recorded over a period of more than 70 years.

Listen for the beautiful music coming from our steeple daily at 1:00 and 6:00 p.m. and on Sundays as you come to church. This beautiful system is given in the hopes that it will remind us that God is still in control and with us in our daily lives.

NEW MEMBER
We welcome into our Christian fellowship Elizabeth Carter who comes to us by profession of faith and believer’s baptism.

IT’S THAT TIME
DON’T FORGET TO
THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Nursery provided