YOUTH NEWS
Upcoming Youth Activities
Parent Youth Meeting will be Sunday, August 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. See ya there.

CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST
Get ready for Christmas in August. For the remaining Sundays in August, every M&Ms Cookbook you purchase at full price, you can purchase another one for half price. The first cookbook will be $20.00, but your second one will only be $10.00. This is a great way to stock up for Christmas. It will be here before you know it. Cookbooks will be available in the Church Fellowship Hall before Sunday School for the remainder of the month, or contact Michelle Ball for large quantities at 524-9631.

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY
Attention Men. Monday night Men’s Bible Study will be cranking up on September 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the Youth Room. If you are interested in attending, please contact Steve Adkins at 634-1742.

OUR KNOWN SICK
Mac Stacy (Wake), Bob McLamb (JMH), Melba Batten (Senior Citizens Home of Henderson), Claude Dunn (Home), Edna Whittington (Britthaven), Margaret Twisdale (JMH), Katherine Childrey (Home), Carl Spragins (Home) Bill Downs (Home), Richard Archer (Home), Sylvia Evans (Wake), Helen Parham (Rex)

ATTENTION 3RD – 6TH GRADERS
Join us for Friends Inc. Retreat weekend at Camp Oak Hill September 5 – 7. Cost: $95.00 per person. All registration forms and money are due in the church office by August 24. Brochures/registration forms and FBC Permission forms were mailed out earlier this week. Feel free to invite a friend. Additional forms are available in the church office. The theme this year is inspired by the 2008 Olympics, “Choices: Cross Training for the Christian Life.” If you have questions, please contact Tommy Cook at 934-9771 or by email, tommy@fbcsmithfield.org.

ATTENTION EVERYONE
LET’S GO TO SEE THE MUDCATS!!!
We have FREE Mudcat tickets for Friday, August 22nd (we had the date wrong last week.) We will go as a group OR you can meet us there. Call to reserve your tickets by or before next Monday, August 18.

ATTENTION LADIES
Wednesday afternoon Bible Study will begin in September. If you would like to participate call Sybil Edwards at 934-4972. We need to order books so please call ASAP.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPERS RESUME
Wednesday Night Suppers will resume on August 27th. Sign up sheets will be in Sunday School classes. There will be cards in the pew racks in the Sanctuary for those who do not sign up in Sunday School.

As a reminder, below are some guidelines for Wednesday Night Suppers.
Cost: $4.00 Adults, $2.00 Children (ages 2-9), $13.00 max. per family. No charge for children up to 2 years old. Independent children not living with family are not part of the “family” plan.

Meals will be served from 5:30 – 6:15. Children in choir must eat before going to choir.

All meals are to be eaten in the Fellowship Hall. Do not take to choir or classrooms.

Parents, if you sign up your child for a child’s menu, please be sure that it is what your child gets. Pick up a red ticket when you pay for the meal.

When you finish eating, please take your plate, silverware and glasses to the clean up area. If you wish to keep your tea/water, please get a paper cup. That way the dishwasher can get everything washed. This also helps those who are cleaning the tables.

We do not encourage take-outs; however, if one is necessary, sign up when you pay for the meal. The take-outs will not be ready before 6:30, and there will be an additional charge of $.50 for each take-out.

If you realize you cannot be at supper, please call the church office and cancel.

MUSIC NOTES
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with Camp Crescendo on August 4-8. We were blessed with 50 children in attendance. Helpers were Olive Cooke, Geri Hubbard, Debra Avery, Angela Dotson, Abby Salas, Ken and Judy Williams, Joyce Wright, Paul Burgess, Hinton Armstrong, Jessica Hubbard, Ryan Rose, Gabi Harrison, Tasha Harrison, Emily Blackmon, Tommy Cook, Bryan Harris.

THANK YOU
Dear Church Family, Thank you for the prayers, calls, cards and visits to my mother, Eunice Weeks, during her illness and death. A special thanks to the ones in Guatemala with B.J. by his side during her death. We feel blessed to be a part of such a loving and caring church family and to have such a wonderful caring staff that are truly God’s servants. Bennie, Teresa & B.J. Weeks.

STATE MISSIONS OFFERING DESIGNATION
At the August 10, 2008, Deacon’s Meeting our Deacons recommended that our church designate 33% of the NC State Missions Offering collected in September to support the NC WMU, which no longer receives funds through the State Convention. The offering continues to support NC Baptist Men, Church Planting and Evangelism, Mission Education and Promotion, Association Projects and Missions Work Camp.
CALLING ALL SINGERS
AND OTHER MUSIC MAKERS
It’s time to think about joining a music group! Rehearsal times are as follows, all resuming Weds. August 27 or Sunday September 7:
FOR ADULTS, we have two vocal groups, the Sanctuary Choir and SOS Early Service Ensemble. There are two adult handbell choirs as well.
• SOS Early Service Ensemble (singing at least once monthly)—Wednesdays at 6:30. Marshall Tyson, interim director.
• Sanctuary Choir, singing weekly at 10:55—Wednesdays at 7:30. Kelley Garris, director.
• Praise Ringers Handbells, playing several times Sept.-April, Sundays at 6:30 p.m.Vertie Perry, director.
• First Baptist Belles (ladies group), playing several times Sept.-May, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Kelley Garris, director.

FOR YOUTH, we have Sunday afternoon opportunities:
• Youth WAM (Worship Arts Ministry)—Creative arts such as drama, movement, singing and signing-Sundays at 5:30 p.m. (variety of adult leadership)
• Youth Instrumental Ensemble—leading worship several times a year, Sundays at 4:45, Kelley Garris, director
• PB&J Youth Praise Band—senior high musicians leading youth group worship, rehearsals TBA, Tommy Cook, leader

FOR CHILDREN, a full graded choir program:
• Older Children’s Choir, grades 3-6, meeting 6-6:45 Wednesdays, Kelley Garris, director
• Younger Children’s Choir, grades 1-2, meeting 6-6:30 Wednesdays, Thad Hardee, director
• Preschool choir (ages pre-K and Kindergarten)-meeting 6-6:30 Wednesdays, Emily White, director

Call Kelley Garris in the church office if you are interested in joining a group or have questions. Everyone is welcome!

PRIMETIMERS UPDATE
December 8-9—Dates for trip to Charlotte to pack Operation Christmas Child Boxes for Samaritan’s purse. Details are still being worked out, but we will leave Monday morning, do something “fun” on the way to Charlotte, spend the night Monday evening in Charlotte, work at the warehouse Tuesday 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., return home by early evening. Watch for more information soon.

MISSIONS OPPORTUNITIES
The Soup Kitchen is in need of canned foods and left overs. Your help is so needed. Please bring your left overs or canned food to the Ryberg Hall kitchen on Monday and Thursday. We can use cream of chicken, mushroom or celery soup, cans of stew beef, veggies, apple sauce, chili, etc. We also need drivers to deliver food. It takes about 45 minutes to one hour of time. Please consider this mission opportunity to help others. Your generosity is appreciated.

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Nursery provided