WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPPORTUNITIES
Please see if any of these small groups may be for you! Small groups will start on September 8th. Please contact the group facilitator or the church office to sign up. These are wonderful opportunities be get equipped!

Experiencing God (12 Weeks- Fall Block)
We will journey together as we explore knowing and doing the will of God. This is a highly recommended discipleship course for Spiritual Growth and development.
Cost: $15 per person Class Size: 12
Facilitators: Bill and Faye Downs Time/Location: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m./Parlor

Financial Peace University (13 Weeks- Spring Block)
FPU is a tool that supports churches by equipping them with a biblically-based accountability class that will train their congregation to manage their resources.
Cost: $93 per family (includes multiple tools for ongoing resource management)
Class Size: 12 Facilitator: Travis Lamm Time/Location: 6:00 – 7:45/Rm. 224

GriefShare (13 Weeks- Spring Block)
GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone. You’ll gain access to valuable GriefShare resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life.
Cost: $12, Class Size: Flexible, Facilitator: Lee Colbert,
Time/Location: 6:15 – 7:45/Conference Room

Chasing God with Three Flat Tires: Real Life Stuff for Men on Faith (8 Weeks- Spring Block) Does your faith waver between Sundays more than you admit on Sundays? How can you get back that lovin' feeling for God and his work?
Cost: $9 Class Size: 10 Facilitator: Bryan Harris Time/Location: 6:30 – 7:30/Rm. 222

Fellowship Hall (Study will begin on September 8th)
A four week Bible study focusing on the Old Testament Patriarchs with Lynda Carroll.

ATTENTION YOUTH
Youth Parents Meeting Sunday, September 12, 6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. You will get information about Youth Mission, Ministry and Activities. There will be Door Prizes.

Youth Choir for 7th - `12th graders begins Sunday, September 12 at 5:15 p.m. in the Sanctuary with “Fun First” Rehearsal. It’s more than just music!

SYATP Tee Shirts are on sale NOW!

ATTENTION 3RD – 6TH GRADERS
Make plans to join us September 17-19, 2010 for “Praise Party” at Camp Oak Hill in Oxford. The cost is $105 per person. Registration forms are available in the church office. We will enjoy small group Bible studies, games, worship, fellowship, and more. Sign up in the church office. Call Tommy for availability

IT’S TIME AGAIN….
It’s time to start decorating PINE CONE CHRISTMAS TREES. Our first decorating date is Friday, September 3rd at 2:00 p.m. in “TOM’S BARN” (Shirley Sullivan’s house). If you have any old jewelry, buttons, lace, ribbons, beads, etc., that you can donate, contact Anesha Johnson at 934-1601 or bring to the Soup Kitchen on Monday’s. Come on and join the fun!

OUR KNOWN SICK
Joyce Hodge (Wilson Memorial), Mildred Jordan (JMC), James Laughter, Sr. (JMC)

MEN'S SALT BIBLE STUDY
Men’s Bible Study on Revelations begins Monday, September 13, 2010. We will use the text “Escape the Coming Night” with four study guides by Dr. David Jeremiah. We’ll listen to the CDs from the group of sermons he did for this study each week and then discuss the weekly lesson. We will meet on Monday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. There is a cost of $29.50 per person for materials. Scholarships will be available to those who need help with materials. In order to make arrangements and obtain the materials in a timely fashion, I need to know if you will join us. Please call the Church office at 934-9771, or me direct at 919-634-1742 if you plan to participate. The response so far has been quite good. If I don’t hear from you by August 30, I can’t guarantee that I can get your materials on time or at the price quoted. We’ll make a group order on August 31st. This should be a terrific study. Make plans now to attend. –Steve Adkins

NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT UPDATE
Teaching in our 7th & 8th Grade will be Sarai Daniels, Pam Hensley, and Danny Hensley. Teaching on Wednesday evenings with our 2 year olds will be Ann Rogers Morgan. Teaching on Wednesday evenings with our Kindergarten calls will be Sam and Joan Hardy.

HOMECOMING
Mark your calendar for Homecoming, Sunday, October 10th. Roy Smith will be our guest speaker.

WELCOME TO WORSHIP
Welcome to Worship is a four week class offered for our First Graders. This will be held during the 10:55 worship service September 12, 19, 26 and October 3. These classes will help our First Graders to find ways to worship God, learn about baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and give them some helpful tools they can use as they join us in worship. Children will go back to their Sunday School classroom after the Children’s Sermon and stay there until you pick them up after worship. Look for more information in the mail.

SANCTUARY FLOWERS
If you would like to provide flowers in the Sanctuary, we have several openings in September and October You may either call the Church Office at 934-9771 or Ann Stallings at 934-8989.

BACKPACK PROGRAM
NEEDS YOU
We are looking for volunteers to help set up the backpack room on Wednesdays, deliver backpacks to South Smithfield and Selma Elementary on Friday mornings from 9:15 – 10:15, and pick-up empty backpacks on Wednesdays from South Smithfield Elementary only. We have approximately 100 backpacks that will be packed with food for children on the weekends. If you could help, please call Tommy at the church office at 934-9771.

FRIENDS OF CHILDREN
Friends of Children Day at the Kennedy Home will be September 25th. We will be leaving from the church at 7:30 a.m. and will return by mid afternoon. We will help in the cottages, have lunch and attend a brief meeting. Everyone is welcome to go lend a hand. If you would like to go help and visit the children, please call Carolyn Tharrington at 934-3749.

CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Fred and Anne Nash who will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this Friday, August 27th.

NEW MEMBER
We welcome into our Christian fellowship Christina Ball who comes to us by profession of faith and believer’s baptism. Christina is the daughter of Jerry and Michelle Ball.

THANK YOU
The family of Baily Swertfeger sincerely appreciates your love, prayers, and support during our tremendous loss. We feel so blessed to be a part of such a wonderful church family. We will remember your acts of kindness always, and we ask that you continue to pray for us as we cope with the loss of such a wonderful man in our loves. God bless you.

Thank you to our First Baptist family for all the cards, food, love and support during these past six weeks. You all have been a blessing to us in many ways. We covet your prayers as we continue to change and heal. In Christ, Eddie and Leah Thorndyke and Juanita O’Briant.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPERS RESUME
Wednesday Night Suppers will resume WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 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. You may also sign up by calling the church office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday or leave a message on the answering machine Monday evening.

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.

THANK YOU MISSION TEAM
Dear Pastor and Congregation, We wish to extend our heart felt thanks for the mission team that came to Mitchell County last week and labored in the mountains of western North Carolina. The Stonehaven Christian Retreat center is a much more beautiful and tidy place in which to seek God’s favor and solace. A special thank you to Dr. Henry Wright for his leadership fo this special mission team. May God richly bless all of you for your support and encouragement of this team. Blessings to you all, Neil Brown, Mitchell County Coordinator.

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

We are proud to offer Williams portable hearing devices for your use during our worship services. To obtain one of these units, please see an usher or sound technician.

* Childcare provide

2010
General Fund:
Budget needs per week: $16,608.21
Received as of 08/22/10 $9,069.05
Budget needs Year to Date $564,679.19
Received Year to Date $471,272.18

Building Fund:
Received 08/22/10 $9,032.00