ON THE ROAD TO CASWELL
Monday, June 16th 80 youth and 12 chaperones will gather at 9:00 a.m. to depart for a week at Caswell. They will enjoy Bible study in the mornings, various activities in the afternoon (sports, drama, sand castle building, etc., free time) and Worship each evening. Please be in prayer for our youth as they travel, and that they may grow closer to our Lord.

YOUTH NEWS CASWELL….IT’S HERE
All youth and adults going to Caswell will meet Monday morning, June 16th at 9:00 a.m. Please take your luggage to the U-Haul and hold on to anything you wish to take with you on the buses. After your luggage is loaded, check in at the entrance to the Sanctuary with Hinton Armstrong (girls) or Donna Johnson (guys). Parents please make sure all balances are paid. We will return by lunch on Saturday, June 21st .

NEED MISSION HOURS?
Are you going on either Mission Trip? Do you still need mission hours? Come help in the Soup Kitchen on Mondays. Please contact Boo Reynolds at 938-0639 or Geri Hubbard to get on the calendar. You may also get hours for making desserts for us to serve.

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO 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.

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

PRIMETIMERS’ SUMMER EVENTS
July 2 (Weds.) noon, Patriotic Cookout lunch, church fellowship hall. Sign up NOW.
July 25 (Fri.) 9:30 departure for Clayton Habitat Re-Store day project
Aug. 10 (Tues.) 10 a.m. depart for Raleigh, Big Ed’s and IMAX movie
Sept. 5 (Fri.) TBA departure for Northwood Temple, Fayetteville, dinner theatre

TRAVELER’S CLUB REMINDER
Forms are due now in the church office. First day is June 19 with a craft activity at church. Call if you have misplaced yours or need another for a friend or relative.

CAMP CRESCENDO MUSIC CAMP
Camp is August 4-8 with the theme “Friend of God.” Forms are due by July 18 (end of VBS week)

MUSIC NOTES
Calling all persons who enjoy “family friendly” Christian music performed by young people led by the Annie Moses Band! A bus will leave Friday, June 27 at 5:45 p.m. to attend the Annie Moses Band Fine Arts Academy closing concert (7:00 p.m. program) including our own Libby Dotson as performer. Fee is $2.00 for gas. Sign up by calling the church office.

THEY’RE HERE!
The new church directories are here. If you had your picture made, come by the church office and get your copy.

WAYS YOU CAN HELP
VBS Needs
The following items are needed for VBS crafts:
Clean plastic jar lids from peanut butter or mayonnaise jars (we need 104 sets of 2 matching lids),
Paper towel tubes (we need 104).
If you have any of these items you may put them in a bin in the church office storage closet (small copier room.)

Ice Cream
Sign up in your Sunday School Class or call the church office to bring your favorite, scrumptious, sinfully delicious homemade ice cream on June 29th for Patriotic Vespers.

Household Closet Needs You!
The Household Closet needs volunteers. If you can volunteer time please contact Dianne Shirley at 989-9659.

Drivers Needed
We are so blessed to have people each week to deliver meals to those less fortunate for the Soup Kitchen and on holidays for Meals on Wheels. Maybe you have been looking for a ministry to get involved in. This could be it. If you could give a few hours to help deliver meals, please contact Harvey Evans at 934-7994. It doesn’t have to be every week.

Make plans to be a part of the biggest beach blast of the summer! Outrigger Island will be in full swing July 14-18 at FBC Smithfield. We need lots of dudes and dudesses (that’s guys and girls) to make this beach party happen. Please contact the church office to sign up to help. We have had EASILY 300+ for the last several years. WE NEED YOUR HELP- from working in the classrooms to snack time, many volunteers are needed. Planning and preparation is in full swing. So pull out your baggy shorts, flip flops, flowered shirts and hit the beach with us for a week of fun in the “SON” during our week of Vacation Bible School, July 14-18.

RELAY THANK YOU
I want to thank everyone who helped with our Relay for Life team this year. The event was a tremendous success. Thanks to all who contributed food, bought luminaries, raffle tickets and purple bows, and gave of your time and money. I thank God that we had church members participate and come to the event who had never done so before. I hope that you were all touched as much as I was to see the works of this very worthy cause. God bless all of you and thanks again from the bottom of my heart. Carolyn Jones, Team Captain, Kim Gibbs, Co-Captain.

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Wilmond Barnes, Sr.

And

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Paul Burgess request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their children
| Eliza Parrish Barnes And Paul Covington Burgess

On Saturday, the twenty-first of June
At five o’clock in the evening
First Baptist Church
202 South Fourth Street
Smithfield, North Carolina

NEW MEMBER
We welcome into our Christian fellowship Rebecca Mast who comes to us from First United Methodist Church in Pinnacle, NC.

OUR KNOWN SICK
Kirby Rose (Home), Ralph Whitley (Home), Suzanne Carter (Home), Mac Stacy (JMH)

2008-2009 NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The following have been selected for the 2008-2009 Nominating Committee: Gayle Bizzell, Sybil Edwards, Billy Wiggs, Joyce Wright, and June Ward. Please be in prayer for these folks as they begin their work for our church.

THANK YOUS
Dear First Baptist Church Members, Words could never express the love and appreciation we feel for our church family. The expressions of love and concern during Charles’ tragic death was so overwhelming. Thank you so much for all the food, cards, prayers and hugs. Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Debbie, Stephen, Susan, Mac, Caleb and Callie

A big thank you to all those devoted members who donate their time and gas to deliver meals to the homebound elderly living in the Smithfield area. This program could not continue without your help. I sincerely appreciate each one of you. If you know anyone who would like to help with this program, please call 934-8701, Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and talk to Sandra McCain at the Smithfield Senior Center .

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Nursery provided