This Sunday at 10:55 the Music Ministry presents By Raleigh composer Pepper Choplin

A worship experience for Palm Sunday and Holy Week

Featuring Narration by the Pastor
Sanctuary Choir
Instrumental Ensemble (church members, SSS and West Johnston Band members, community members)
Older Children’s Choir
Actors of the Biblical Stories
Visuals and Effects

The simple garment Jesus wore is a thematic device to recount the interaction of several people who were with Jesus during His last days on earth. Each encounter brings to light a different aspect of His identity. To a suffering woman, His robe conveyed divine healing. On the mountaintop, the robe shone and filled the disciples’ eyes with His glory and authority. When Jesus laid His garment aside in the upper room, it displayed His humility as a servant as He washed the feet of each disciple. At the tomb, the grave clothes He left behind help us experience His resurrection and the victory over death.

YOUTH NEWS
FBC Youth Group will meet Sunday, April 5 at 6:15 p.m. for Snack Supper followed by Bible Study. Justin Hensley, JoJo, Keni, Tasha, Gabi & Victor Harrison, Chloe Ivey, Ashley Mills, Woody Reynolds and Jacob, Boone and Rebecca Sasser are responsible for Snack Supper.

CASWELL
When: June 15 – 20, Cost: $235
Deposit: $135.00 by or before March 29
Time is close. If you want to go to Caswell, a deposit is due IMMEDIATELY! Don’t miss out.

SPRING BEACH RETREAT DATES
Sr. High - April 24 -26 $50 due by or before April 11

7th & 8th Grade – May 15-17 $50 due by for before May 3

Youth Yard Sale – May 2, 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
It’s time to spring clean and donate all those unwanted items to the Youth Yard Sale. New and used items accepted (no clothing or computers.) Items can be stored in the trailer starting Friday, April 3 (if you need help putting items in the trailer, please call Tommy to make an appointment)

Welcome Nikki Crumley - FBC Smithfield’s new summer intern. She is the daughter of Rick and Margie Crumley and is a rising Junior @ Campbell University. She received the Teaching Fellow at Campbell and is studying Middle School Education. Nikki worked with “Deep Impact” with the NC Baptist Convention last summer.

Guatemala Spring Mission Trip, April 11-18. Please be in prayer for Elizabeth Ashley, Mallory Barnes, Tommy Cook, Frank and Fronia Knott, and Robin Monteith as they work with Tabitha Women’s Mission (a ministry for women and their families some of our Summer Missionaries spent time with last summer) There we will be leading Vacation Bible School for 30 preschoolers, distributing food bags, repairing homes and helping with the business operations of the ministry. We will be bringing back a number of purses made by the women of the Tabitha Women’s Mission to sell and continue our support for these women. Please be in prayer for these missionaries as they serve Christ.

ATTENTION ALL 3rd thru 6th GRADERS!!!
(must have completed 3rd grade in 2009)
PASSPORTkids! Camp is June 20 – 23 (Sat – Tues) in Lynchburg, VA. . Sign-up soon, spaces fill up quick. We still have space for 3 boys and 8 girls. Contact the church office with a $30.00 deposit to hold your space! Total Cost: $180

PRIMETIMERS’ NEWS
The April 21 Wilmington Riverboat trip is FULL. Call to be put on the waiting list.

The book
Prayers of Rev. John L. Ryberg
(1969 – 1984)
is now available to order.
Paperback is $10
Hardback is $20.
If you would like a copy of this book, please place your order with payment in the church office by Wednesday, April 8, 2009.

DISASTER RELIEF TRAINING
NCBM is offering training April 3 – 4 in Clinton, NC, and May 1-2 in Greensboro, NC. Basic training is Friday afternoon until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. If you were trained in 2002 or later you can recertify by attending Saturday from 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. If you are interested, please go to www.ncmissions.org to register.

RYBERG SCHOLARSHIP
Any high school senior interested in applying for the John L. Ryberg Memorial Scholarship should pickup an application from the church office. The deadline for submitting a completed application to the church office is Friday, May 8th. If applicants or their parents have any questions, please contact Mary Nell Ferguson at 989-8481.

BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOMES
ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE
The annual food drive for the Baptist Children’s Homes will be April 13th and 14th at JCC. We will collect paper products again this year. So start collecting. Watch the Visitor for more information on dates you can begin dropping off supplies at the church office storage room. If you would like to make a monetary donation Harold and Carolyn Tharrington will shop for supplies for you.

INTERN NEEDED
Anyone interested in working with the Johnston Baptist Association as a Summer Intern, please call 965-9450.

YOU’RE INVITED
You are cordially invited to an
Eagle Scout Court of Honor
for
Andrew Michael Wall
and
Brenton Gardner Lippitt
Presented by
Boy Scouts of America Troop 77
Sunday, April 5, 2009
At 3:00 p.m.
At First Baptist Church
Reception following ceremony in Fellowship Hall

AN INVITATION
Sharon Baptist Church would like to invite their First Baptist friends to the Easter Musical, “The Love of Jesus,” by Mike Speck on Sunday evening, April 5th at 7:00 p.m. Bryan Harris is narrator/worship leader, Pat Harris is organist, and guest singers from several area churches are joining together for this performance.

SENIOR PROJECT
My name is Christian Lamm and I am working on my Senior Project. I have chosen to continue the Gary Blackmon Memorial Golf Tournament, which was started in 2007 as a Senior Project. The tournament will be held Friday, April 3, 2009 at Reedy Creek Golf Course with a 1:00 p.m. tee time. Gary Blackmon was the coach of the SJHS Girls’ Softball and Varsity Girls’ Basketball teams. He was a friend and coach to all students and he inspired every student to portray pride, sportsmanship and character, athletically and in their daily lives. A scholarship was set up at SJHS to acknowledge one senior who exemplifies these traits. Net proceeds raised through this tournament will directly support this scholarship. If you would like to support Christian with his Senior project and for registration information about this event, please contact Christian Lamm at 963-2971.

OUR KNOWN SICK
Carolyn Tharrington (JMH), Tim Bradshaw (Chicago), Louise Hovey (JMH)

SYMPATHY
We express our Christian sympathy to Pam Williams and family in the recent homegoing of her mother, Shirley Prevette.

We express our Christian sympathy to Ann Stacy and family in the recent homegoing of her husband, Mac Stacy.

SOUP KITCHEN NEEDS YOU!!
The Soup Kitchen is in need of volunteers to help drive on the fourth Thursday of each month, cook on Monday, and serve on Monday and Thursday. If you can help on Mondays, please contact Anesha Johnson, 934-1601 or Sybil Edwards 934-4972. If you can help on Thursdays, contact Karen Brown, 934-2555.

THANK YOU
Dear Church Family, Thank you so much for your prayer, cards, food and expressions of sympathy in the passing of my mother, Shirley Prevette. She left this world to go be with her Lord and Savior. She was blessed to have had such a loving church family. Pam Williams

PEANUT BUTTER ALERT!!!
Don’t forget, second Sunday (April 12) is peanut butter Sunday. All peanut butter collected will go be used in the Backpack Program.

DR. HENRY F. SCHAEFER AT JCC
Dr. Henry F. Schaefer, III, will present “Big Bang, Stephen Hawking, and God” at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 in the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium Lobby at JCC. The lecture offers a Christian perspective on the scientific theories of the origin of the universe. The event is free and open to the public.

FROM THE PULPIT

Sunday Morning

8:45 a.m. Sermon by the Pastor 10:55 a.m. “Come, Touch the Robe”

From the Pulpit

Greeters:Durward and Ann Stallings

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Childcare provided

2009
General Fund:
Budget needs per week: $16,462.33
Received as of 03/29/09 $17,124.24
Budget needs Year to Date $214,010.25
Received Year to Date $190,239.38

Building Fund:
Received 03/29/09 $759.03