COME SHOP AT THE YOUTH YARD SALE this Saturday, May 3 7:00 a.m. – noon
Furniture, household items, china, books, toys, and much, much more. All proceeds will go towards the 2008 Youth Mission Trips. See ya Saturday!

AFRICA SHARE
Please join us this Sunday, May 4th at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary for a report, testimonies, and pictures from our sponsor village, Mpolonjeni, in Swaziland, Africa. You’ll learn how the $12,000 the church raised is being put to use as well as learn ways to continue to support Mpolonjeni and our own community.

YOUTH GROUP
FBC Youth Group will meet this Sunday, May 4 at 6:15 p.m. for Snack Supper followed by Africa Share at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Andrew & Grace Ann Carroll, Hillary Braswell, Chlesea Creech, Zach Davis, Bryan Eatmon, Hannah Johnson and Zach Sproles are responsible for Snack Supper.

OUR KNOWN SICK
Dee Symons (Home), Becky Blackmon (Home), Joan Plowman (Home). Don Sanders (Home), Carl Spragins (Duke), Lou Penny (Rex)

BABY DEDICATIONS
Baby Dedications will be Mother’s Day, May 11th. If you have had a baby since last May and would like to have your baby dedicated, please call the church office.

RYBERG SCHOLARSHIP
Any high school senior interested in applying for the John L. Ryberg Memorial Scholarship should pick up an application from the church office. The deadline for submitting a completed application to the church office is Friday, May 9th. If applicants or their parents have any questions, please contact Gary Carter at 934-5607.

RELAY FOR LIFE MEETING
The will be a Relay for Life meeting on May 4th in the Fellowship Hall at 4:00 p.m. This meeting is not only for team members but for anyone who is able to help at the event. I will have a list on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall for sign up.

SURVIVOR BANQUET
Cancer survivors are invited to a banquet in your honor on May 8 at 6:00 p.m. at the auditorium at Johnston Community College. Please contact Carolyn Jones at 934-7742 or 631-5617 to make reservations.

DISASTER RELIEF DAY TRIPS
The Disaster Relief Day Trips to Red Springs will be May 23 and 24th. If you can go help, please contact Joyce Wright at 934-3547.

PRIMETIMERS’ NEWS
NEXT TRIP OUT OF TOWN is accepting sign-ups in the church office now: Tuesday, May 20 we will leave at 9 a.m. to depart for the NC State Arboretum. We will have a guided tour of the grounds and greenhouses, and then go to lunch at Big Ed’s restaurant. The only cost is $2 for gas, payable the day of the trip. Call to sign up!

BAKE SALE
Need a dessert for that special mother in your life? Look no more. On Sunday, May 11th Relay for Life will sponsor a Bake Sale in the Fellowship Hall. All proceeds will go to Relay for Life. Call Debbie Jones at 934-7861 if you could bake a dessert for this fundraiser.
HERE ARE A FEW WAYS TO HELP

Relay for Life
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! Let their lights shine – Relay will be here in 4 weeks and we are short of our goals. We really need everyone to remember those we love who have or have had cancer by purchasing luminaries. The can be in honor of those winning their fight or in memory of those who have lost their battle to cancer. Don’t ever let their light go out…..buy luminaries!!!

Raffle Tickets – Don’t forget to buy your Raffle Ticket for the Relay for Life Quilt. Call Mary Ball at 934-6382 or Carolyn Jones at 934-7742 or 631-5617.

Keep that Peanut Butter Coming! - We are still collecting 18 oz. jars of peanut butter for the Backpack Program. This is going to be an ongoing mission here at First Baptist. Please drop your donations at the church office.

Friends of Children - The Friends of Children Day at the Kennedy Home will be Saturday, May 3. Adults and youth are needed to go help in the Bunker Cottage where we will be sanding furniture. We will leave the church at 7:30 a.m. and return by 2:30 p.m. We will help in this cottage, have lunch and a short meeting. Please don’t miss this time of work, fun and fellowship with these children. If you would like to go please contact Carolyn Tharrington at 934-3749.

COMING FOR CHILDREN THIS SUMMER
Mark your calendars for Traveler’s Club, Thursday mornings starting June 19 for kids having completed K-6. Also Vacation Bible School is July 14-18. Camp Crescendo music camp for K-6 is August 4-8. Registration forms for Traveler’s Club and Camp Crescendo will be available in early May.

COLLEGE GRADUATES
College graduates, don’t forget to call the church office and let us know what degree you will be receiving so we may recognize you in the bulletin and Visitor.

MUSIC NOTES
Coming May 11, Mother’s Day: our children’s choirs will share the music they’ve learned at evening Mother’s Day Vespers at 7 p.m., including a mini-musical by the Older Children’s Choir, “Family’s Home and Dinner on the Grounds.”

First Baptist Belles are ringing in the 10:55 a.m. service this week. After lunch (1:30 p.m.) they are leading in a “sing and ring” program at Carolina House in Smithfield.

Thank you to all the youth who led musically for Youth Sunday last week: the 12-member senior high instrument ensemble, the singers and players in PB &J, and the entire “youth choir.”

THANK YOU
To my Church Family, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your care and concern during my recent hospital stay and the words of comfort we received after Bill’s sister’s death. I feel blessed to be a part of such a loving and supportive church family and to have such a wonderful, caring pastor, Lee Colbert. Bill and Vertie Perry

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT AND RECEPTION INVITATION
They flew to an island to get married.
Now we want to celebrate!

Tracy Nelson Graybill And Jefferson Clark Howell
Were married on February 12, 2008 In Aruba

Please join us at a reception
May 10, 2008
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Ryberg Hall
First Baptist Church
202 South Fourth Street
Smithfield, North Carolina

Given by Jeff’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. Sam N. Hard

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Nursery provided