THE CHURCH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 IN OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY

YOUTH NEWS
FBC Youth will NOT meet this Sunday, September 6, 2009. Enjoy the long weekend with your family.

ATTENTION YOUTH
Your voices are NEEDED. Youth Choir will begin September 27th. Watch the Visitor for more information.
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FBC YOUTH WEBSITE…CHECK IT OUT
Check out the new youth website at www.fbcsmithfieldyouth.com.

ATTENTION 3RD – 6TH GRADERS
Don’t’ miss Camp Oak Hill September 18th-20th and “Get Connected To The Power!!!” Prayer is our way to connect with God. We will explore the Lord’s Prayer, as well as other forms of prayer. We will enjoy Bible studies, games, worship, fellowship, swimming in the pool, canoeing on the pond, singing around the campfire, and campers choice.

ATTENTION 4TH - 6TH GRADERS
All 4th – 6th graders are invited to join the Handbell Choir. We will meet on Sunday afternoons from 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. beginning Sunday, September 13th. No musical experience is necessary. If you need more information, please contact Lynn Burrell (550-2671) or Abby Salas (934-4972).

OUR KNOWN SICK
Claud Dunn, Jr. (Home), Billy Blackmon (Rex), Katherine Childrey (Home), Rebecca Mast (Home)

PRIMETIMBERS UPCOMING EVENTS
September 18 trip to Northwood Temple Dinner Theatre, “If Animals Could Talk” in Fayetteville. Cost: $25 for meal, play, and transportation. Sign up in the church office no later than 9:00 a.m. on September 8.

October 20 trip to Southern Supreme Fruit Cake Factory Holiday Open House in Bear Creek, NC. Cost is $6.00 for transportation (lunch on your own). We will leave the church at 8:00 a.m. Sign up in the church office.

December 8 overnight trip to Samaritan’s Purse and Billy Graham Museum in Charlotte, NC. More information in the coming weeks.

December 15 matinee Christmas Show at Rudy Theatre in Selma. Dinner (on your own) after the show at Parkside Café in Pine Level. Cost: $26 which includes transportation and ticket for the show. We have reservations for 25. We will leave the church at 1:10 p.m. for the 1:45 p.m. performance. Sign up in the church office.

Please watch your Visitor for more information in the upcoming weeks.

YOU ARE NEEDED
This Monday, September 7th is Labor Day and we need help with Meals on Wheels. Kitchen help and six people to deliver meals are needed. Please contact Anesha Johnson (934-1601) if you can help.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday to Helen Denning who celebrated her 90th birthday on Tuesday, September 2!

ATTENTION MEN
Monday night Men’s Bible Study will be cranking up for our first meeting September 14th at 7:00 p.m. in the Youth Room. We will be studying the book of Luke. Come out and join us for this time to share and learn God’s word. Please call Steve Adkins at 919-300-1764 (home) or 919-634-1742 (cell) to sign up, or you may call the church office.

PINE CONE CHRISTMAS TREES
Christmas will be here soon and it’s time to decorate!!! Pine Cone Christmas Trees are waiting for someone to dress them up for shut ins. We plan to begin in September on Saturday morning, September 5th at 9:00 a.m. – noon in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a glue gun and glue sticks if you have them and anything you have to make a pine cone beautiful. It’s a lot of fun. Come and join up. Contact Anesha Johnson (934-1601) if you have questions.

NEW MEMBERS
We welcome into our Christian fellowship Kerrie Clayton, who comes to us by letter from Snyder Memorial. Kerrie is the new Minister of Music and Senior Adults here at First Baptist.

We welcome into our Christian fellowship Will Swinyer who comes to us by profession of faith and believer’s baptism. Will is the son of Chris and Michelle Swinyer.

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 13, 20, 27 and October 4. 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.

FRIENDS OF CHILDREN
Friends of Children Day at the Kennedy Home will be September 19th. 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.

USED CELL PHONES AND PRINTER CARTRIDGES
Don’t forget to bring your used cell phones and empty printer cartridges to the office for the Kennedy Home. They really add up!

JBA FALL SENIOR ADULT RALLY
The JBA Fall Senior Adult Rally will be September 15th at Benson Baptist Church featuring Albert Long. Mr. Long is a four sport letterman at UNC (and still the only one in the ACC) and head of Albert Long Happenings, Inc. Registration is at 9:45 a.m. with the program beginning at 10:00 a.m., followed by a covered dish lunch.

ATTENTION LADIES
Wednesday afternoon Bible Study will resume Wednesday, September 16th at 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. We will be studying Hebrews. If you are interested in attending, please call Sybil Edwards at 934-4972 to reserve your study guide.

Church Wide Teacher Training
Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 3. We will have a training event designed to meet the learning needs for all age groups in our church. If you are working with Pre-School & Children, Youth or Adults you can come and gain valuable insights into maximizing your effectiveness in ministering to them. The training is divided by age groups not ministry areas. The training will last from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon. We will have speakers from outside our church come and share their insights with us. If you are involved in working with any of these age groups, or if you are interested in getting plugged in, please make plans to attend. Call the church office so we can better plan the light breakfast and other accommodations. If you have questions, contact Tommy Cook or Bryan Harris.

FROM THE PULP

Greeters: Durward & Ann Stallings

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Childcare provide

Building Fund:
Received 08/30/09 $12,150.00