OFFICE
CLOSED
The church office will be CLOSED Thursday, November
26th and Friday, November 27th in observance of
the Thanksgiving holiday.
YOUTH NEWS
FBC Youth will NOT meet Sunday, November 22, 2009
due to the conclusion of DiscipleNow.
DNOW
WEEKEND
DiscipleNow weekend is THIS WEEKEND. Check in
is at 5:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Please
bring: Bible, sleeping bag and pillow, towels
& bath cloths, personal toiletries, clothes
for the weekend (Saturday afternoon will be outdoors,
weather permitting, prepare for November weather),
Jeans or Khaki pants for worship on Sunday morning
(we’ll wear our theme t-shirts), cereal,
pop tarts or breakfast food for breakfast, and
snacks to share with the group. You will not need
any money. All DiscipleNow participants will attend
the 8:40 a.m. worship service on Sunday, November
29rd. Our Youth PB&J will be leading the service
Sunday, featuring testimonies from our college
studens and youth.
FBC
YOUTH SKI TRIP….LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP
January 20-22 (during end of period break)
Winterplace Ski Resort, WV
Cost - $130 (may vary upon ski lessons, snow boarding,
etc)
$50 deposit IS PAST DUE. You MUST be signed up
by this Sunday, November 22 if you are going on
the ski trip. We have to confirm our number on
Monday, and WILL NOT be able to add anyone.
MIDDLE
SCHOOL CHRISTMAS OUTING
“A
Christmas Carol” Experience
at the IMAX theater in Raleigh, Friday, Dec. 4
Dinner and a movie, 5 – 10:30 p.m.
Cost: $14 (plus money for quick dinner and Krispy
Kreme Doughnuts after the movie. Please sign up
by November 22 (tickets must be bought in advance)
We will leave the church at 5 p.m., stop on the
way to Raleigh for fast food dinning and go to
Raleigh to watch the new “Christmas Carol”
in 3-D IMAX style. We will then “sled”
over to Krispy Kreme for some hot fresh doughnuts.
Please sign up before or by November 22.
YOUTH
CHOIR CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Youth Choir Christmas party will be Saturday,
December 5th, leaving the church at 3:00 p.m.
to go to dinner at Rock Ola Café, then
on to The Singing Christmas Tree at Snyder Memorial
in Fayetteville. Call the church office to sign
up. Bring money for dinner.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST
When: December 19, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Where: Fellowship Hall
Activities
Breakfast
Games & Songs
Christmas story
Mission outreach project
Children
and their families are welcome to fellowship,
celebrate and serve together. Activities will
be directed toward children 6th grade and under
but all who wish to attend, of any age, are welcome.
This is a family event. Call the church office
to sign up with the number in your family.
OUR
KNOWN SICK
Billy Blackmon (UNC), Brian Galloway (Home), Ruth
Andrews (Wake, CCU)
SYMPATHY
We express our Christian sympathy to Edith Dail
in the recent homegoing of her sister.
PLEASE
RECYCLE!
In order to be in compliance with the new NC law,
FBC now has recycle bins to put plastic bottles.
Please help us abide by this law by placing recyclable
plastics, and only recyclable plastics, in these
bins.
BACKPACK
NEEDS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The Backpack Program needs the following items
for the upcoming holidays: 18 oz. jars of Peanut
Butter, cans of Chef Boyardee (any size), 8 pack
cereal boxes (small individual boxes), small individual
boxes of raisins, individual fruit cups or apple
sauce. If you can help with any of the above items,
please drop off your donations in the church office
PINE
CONE CHRISTMAS TREES
Come join the fun. We will meet at Shirley Sullivan’s
house Friday, November 20th at 1:00 p.m. to decorate
Pine Cone Christmas Trees.
OPERATION
CHRISTMAS CHILD:
Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s
Purse where you can pack a shoe box with small
toys, books, crayons, etc. for a boy or girl.
If you would like to participate in Operation
Christmas Child, information is located in the
office. Please return your box to the office by
Thursday, December 3rd.
HELP
NEEDED
To help the Clothes Closet staff, if at all possible,
please drop off clothes Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Please
leave clothes downstairs. Thanks for your cooperation.
Faye Hardee and Jo Ann Wiggs.SENIOR
PROJECTS
My name is Mallory Barnes and I am raising awareness
of the Smithfield Rescue Mission for my Senior
Project. Mayor Norman Johnson has proclaimed National
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, November
16-21, for Smithfield. As part of my project,
I am holding a Spirit Night on Thursday, November
19 at the Chick-Fil-A in Smithfield. Please eat
at Chick-Fil-A between the hours of 5:00 p.m.
and 9:00 p.m. to support the Smithfield Rescue
Mission. Thank You
JoJo
Harrison is collecting items to fill care packages
for our troops overseas. Look for the donation
box in the Fellowship Hall or church office (during
the week.) Deadline for contributions is December
6. If you have any questions contact JoJo at 938-4273
or onefutbolfamily@yahoo.com.
Care Package Items: Chef-Boy-R-Dee meals, Mac
–n-Cheese cups, Nutra Grain bars, Pop Tarts,
Beef Jerky, Peanuts, 100 Calorie Packs, Instant
coffee or cider, Hot Chocolate, Protein Bars,
Gum, Tylenol, Band Aids, Neosporin, Spray pen
sanitizer, Gift Ideas: Playing Cards, I tunes
gift cards, DVD’s, Music CD’s, Word
Puzzle book, Magazines, Small Board Games
ATTENTION
CONTRIBUTORS
2010 is just around the corner and with it our
Capital Stewardship Campaign. Even though the
campaign will not officially start until next
year, donations can be made in 2009. Any donation
received in the church office before December
31st (or postmarked by that date) will be credited
to 2009 contributions. This applies to budget
and other designated offerings, as well. “Each
person should give what he has decided in his
heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion,
for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians
9:7)
OUR MILITARY MEMBERS
We currently have three members of First Baptist
Church who are deployed. You can contact them
through email. During this holiday season and
throughout the year, it would be wonderful for
them to hear from their friends and church family
back home. Their email addresses are below:
Mike
and Melissa Hale: chaplainhale@aol.com
Casey Harrison: cassandralharrison@gmail.com
DEACON
FAMILY MINISTRY
Enclosed you will find an updated copy of the
Deacon Family Ministry List.
FROM
THE PULP
| Sunday
Morning |
“Attempt the Impossible”
Proverbs 3:4-6
|
Carter
Bearden |
OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK
| Sunday,
November 22 |
| 8:45
A.M. |
Early Worship |
| 9:45
A.M. |
Sunday
School Classes for all ages |
| 10:00
A.M. |
Radio Bible Class, taught
by Bob Barefoot, broadcast over 1090 AM |
| *10:55A.M. |
Morning
Worship, broadcast over 1090 AM |
| 1:00
P.M. |
Hispanic
Worship Service |
| 4:30
P.M. |
Youth WAM,
end at 5:15 p.m. |
| 5:15
P.M. |
Youth Choir
Rehearsal, end at 6:00 p.m. |
| 5:45
P.M. |
Older Children’s
Handbells, end at 6:30 |
| 6:15
P.M. |
Youth Snack
Supper, Fellowship Hall |
| 6:30
P.M. |
Praise Ringers
Rehearsal, Music Room |
| 6:30
P.M. |
Bible Buddies
and Bible Drill |
| 7:00
P.M. |
Youth Bible
Study, end at 8:00 p.m. |
| Monday,
November 23 |
| 10:00
A.M |
Clothes
Closet, end at 12:00 noon |
|
4:45 P.M. |
Soup Kitchen
in Ryberg Hall, end at 5:45 |
| 7:00
P.M. |
Men’s
Bible Study, Youth Room |
| Wednesday,
November 25 |
| 2:00
P.M. |
Wednesday
Afternoon Bible Study, Fellowship Hall |
|
7:30 P.M. |
Thanksgiving
Service, Sanctuary |
|
NOTE: No Wednesday Night
Supper or programs due to Thanksgiving Service |
| Thursday,
November 26 |
|
11:30 P.M. |
Thanksgiving
Lunch served in the Fellowship Hall until
1:00 p.m. |
Clothes
Closet Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday
No Soup Kitchen due to Thanksgiving Dinner
|
*
Childcare provide
2009
General Fund:
Budget needs per week: $16,462.33
Received as of 11/15/09 $11,583.67
Budget needs Year to Date $740,804.71
Received Year to Date $690,605.68 Building
Fund:
Received 11/15/09 $175.00
Baptist
Children’s Homes
Received to Date $2,351.13
|
