First Baptist Celebrates Mother’s Day

“Her children rise up and call her blessed….” Proverbs 31

8:45 a.m. Worship: Leadership by Stephen Jones, Jimmy Jones, sermon by the pastor
10:55 a.m. Worship: Parent/Child Dedication, special hymns and anthems by the choir, sermon by the pastor

7:00 p.m. Worship: Children’s Choirs Closing Program, with music by all our children’s choirs and a mini-musical, “Family’s Home and Dinner on the Grounds”

This Sunday’s anthem at 10:55 is a special setting of Proverbs 31 written by our own Melba Woodruff, who passed away earlier this year. “She Shall be Praised” celebrates God’s goodness through all women of faith, and also honors Melba as we remember her contribution through music to our church and community.

YOUTH GROUP
FBC Youth Group will NOT meet this Sunday. Enjoy the day with your mother.

Attention Norfolk Mission Trip Participants: Balance of $50 for the Norfolk Mission Trip is due NOW! Please bring payments to the church office.

SPONSOR A CHILD FROM MPOLONJENI
If you want to continue making an impact to the community of Mpolonjeni in Swaziland, Africa, you have an opportunity to sponsor a child. Just $35 a month (a little over a dollar a day) benefits a child in this AIDS-affected region, along with his or her family and their community.

You’ll be able to demonstrate the unconditional love of God by helping to provide access to resources like clean water, nutritious food, basic health care, educational opportunities, and economic development assistance – plus critical resources such as compassionate, trained volunteers to help children whose parents are sick or dying; age appropriate HIV-prevention education based on biblical values; and practical life skills training.

All of these essentials work together to break the cycle of poverty and help sponsored children reach his or her God-given potential.

Upon our visit to Swaziland, we met many children who were under the umbrella of World Vision Sponsorship and feel it is a valuable ministry. If you’re not sponsoring a child already, please consider doing so.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE OR CALL TOMMY AT CHURCH.

YOUTH THANK YOU
Thanks so much for all those who donated, worked and shopped at the Youth Yard Sale. We raised over $4,700 for our 2008 Mission Trips to Guatemala and Norfolk, Virginia. We are so fortunate to have such a supportive church family and we graciously thank you.

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR PARENTS
A reminder that your formal photograph and three candid photos are due in the church office by May 18th. That same day at 7:00 p.m. please join Beth Watson in the Music Room to rehearse a song to be sung at the Graduate Banquet on June 8. All parents are welcome; a copy of the CD is being made this week and will be distributed soon.

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.

OUR KNOWN SICK
Carl Spragins (Home), Lou Penny (Home), Hannah Braundel (Home), Tina Cole (Home), Bob McLamb (Home), Paige Barnes (JMH), Lisa Devearux (JMH)

WORKIN’ AT THE CARWASH
Youth Needed to help with a Car Wash on May 17th from 9:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Evans Tire. This will be counted as mission hours. Donations will go to Relay for Life. If you can help, please contact Laura Grantham at 934-8799.
And Parents are needed to help supervise. Call Laura Grantham if you can help. Also
Shop Vacs are needed. Let Laura Grantham know if you can lend your Shop Vac to vacuum the cars.

GET YOUR CAR WASHED
Need your car washed? Come out to Evans Tire on May 17 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and get your car washed and ready for the weekend. The cost is a donation to Relay for Life.

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.

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.

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.

Magazines and Bibles – If you have a child of any age who receives a Christian magazine or monthly devotional magazine that you would be willing to give away after your child is finished with them, please call Terry Carroll at 934-5882. We would like to share these materials with children who attend Sunday School at the Flea market. Also, if you have any Bibles you would like to donate they would be useful too.

NEW ARRIVALS
Congratulations to Michael and Hannah Braundel on the arrival of their infant son, Dillon Jay.

Congratulations to Jamie and Tina Cole on the arrival of their infant son, William Rawleigh. The proud grandmother is Jo Franklin.

Congratulations to George and Lisa Deveraux on the arrival of their infant son, Riley Dalton.

Congratulations to Wil and Paige Barnes on the arrival of their infant son, Wilmond Hinnant Barnes, II. The proud grandparents are Larry and Lacey Barnes and Danny and Debra Avery. The proud great grandmothers are Fay Barnes and Leona Parrish.

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.

THANK YOU
Dear Church Family, Thank you so much for all the many cards and other expressions of care and concern during my recent hospitalizations and on-going recovery. It is truly a blessing to be part of such a loving church family. Vitus Carroll.

YOU ARE INVITED
You are cordially invited to attend The Eagle Award Presentation Honoring

William Christopher Eatmon and Bryant George Eatmon
For their achievements in attaining Scouting’s highest award
On Saturday, May 10, 2008 At 4:00 p.m. First Baptist Church Smithfield, North Carolina

SYMPATHY
We express our Christian sympathy to Bill Royall in the recent homegoing of his wife, Chris.

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 are being mailed this week.

THANK YOU
On behalf of the Baptist Children’s Homes, thank you for participating in a very successful Food/Supply Drive for BCH last week. We appreciate the Sunday School classes and individuals who provided funds to purchase many supplies and those who donated supplies. A special thank you to those who helped load the truck at JCC and our members who provided meals for the workers. Carolyn Tharrington

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Nursery provided