Please join us Thursday, December 24, 2009 At 7:30 p.m.
For the Christmas Eve Candle Light Communion Service

We will enjoy pre-service music (7:00 – 7:30 p.m.),
Vocal and Choir Specials, and
Lighting of the Christ Candle

The Church Office will be CLOSED December 24th, 25th, and January 1, 2010.
The Church staff wishes youa joyous, Christ filled Christmas And a Happy New Year!

YOUTH NEWS
NEW YEAR YOUTH/PARENT MEETING
Sunday, January 3rd, at 7 p.m.

NO COOK-OUT THIS YEAR
but we will have some snacks and drinks.
You’ll need to bring insurance information for 2010 Permission Forms and get the latest information about the Ski Trip, Mission Trip and upcoming activities and more….

2010 ALL YOUTH MISSION TRIP
Salyersville, KY on June 26-July 3, 2010
Cost: $100 ($50 due Jan. 10)
Once again, just our youth group this year will be doing home repairs in a small Kentucky community. The youth will start the week off with white water rafting on June 27th then hang on for a week of hard work, great food and lots of good times with each other.

2010 AUCTION TO BENEFIT
THE YOUTH MISSION TRIP!!!
Our date for the Auction will be announced SOON. We are looking forward to another great event for the church and our youth! Start thinking about those donations…..we need items such as: Antiques, Professional Services, Cakes and Pies, Vacation Home Weekends, Gift Certificates, Homemade Quilts/Afghans, Sports Tickets, New Electronics, etc. Questions? See Art Andrews, Margie Crumley, or Tommy Cook

MUSIC ROOM CLEAN-UP DAY
The music room is in need of some cleaning! If you are interested in helping purge the old to make room for the new, meet in the music room on January 6th at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome…no experience required!

OUR KNOWN SICK
Billy Blackmon (UNC), Katie Williams (Home) Rebecca Mast (Home), Shelley Best (Home)

ATTENTION WOMEN
COASTAL WOMEN’S RETREAT
The Coastal Women’s Retreat will be held February 26 – 28, 2010 at Caswell. All women are invited to attend. The theme is “Make a Splash.” The cost for the weekend is $134.00. If you would like to join us for this time of personal renewal and fellowship, please call the church to sign up. Brochures are available in the church office and around the church. If you have questions, please contact Sandy Baker at 934-8365.

SYMPATHY
We express our Christian sympathy to Nancy Daughtry in the recent homegoing of her father.

2010 OFFERING ENVELOPES
To comply with tax law, contributors must deliver or mail (and postmark) checks on or before December 31, 2009 to claim a charitable contribution deduction for 2009. Checks that are given to the church after December 31st will not qualify for a charitable contribution in 2009. However, checks that are dated, mailed, and postmarked in 2009 will be deductible in 2009 even though they are not received in the church office until 2010. The church office will be open on December 31st until 5:00 pm to accommodate your needs.

Also,
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. “In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (Acts 20:35)

Finally,
The 2010 Offering Envelopes are available for pick-up in the Fellowship Hall before and after church, or during normal working hours Monday thru Friday. Envelopes not picked-up will be mailed December 28, 2009.

SOUP KITCHEN HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
The Soup Kitchen will serve lunch on Christmas Eve and new Years Eve from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. We will deliver our regular routes in addition to Meals on Wheels routes, so we need drivers. If you can help, please call Anesha Johnson at 934-1601.

THANK YOU
Dear Church family, I want to thank you for all your generous giving. I successfully filled 20 boxes for my senior project. The troops will greatly appreciate what you have done. They should be receiving the care packages right before Christmas. Thanks and Merry Christmas, JoJo Harrison

NEW ARRIVAL
Congratulations to Jimmy and Shelley Best on the arrival of their infant daughter, Greylee Faith. The proud grandparents are Billy and Sandy Baker.

FYI
The Visitor will not be published next week.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BIBLE STUDY
The Wednesday Afternoon Bible Study will resume on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

HOUSEHOLD CLOSET REPORT
Thanks to the generous contributions of the FBC church members the Household Closet has been able to assist many families. The following is a minimum account of items we have provided. Set sizes are determined by size of family. 34 sets of dishes, 30 sets of glassware, 66 pot/pans, 2 toasters, 4 microwaves, 4 coffee pots, 16+ sets of silverware, 29 + pare of curtains, 132 set of sheets, 14 pair of blinds, 69+ blandest, 49 pillows, 132 bath towels, 50 hand towels, 74 bath clothes, 34 Kitchen towels, 10 lamps, 3 dining tables and chairs, 1 stove, 10 chairs, 2 couches, 2 T.Vs, 2 vacuum cleaners, 8-10 mattresses, 4-6 bed frames, 3 complete bedroom suites, several end table and chests, 2 cribs with mattresses and bumpers, 2 car seats, 2 changing tables and several strollers. Other miscellanous items and toys are given as needed. A special thank you to A.J. and Mary Ball, Candace Jackson and Susan Hill who have volunteered this year, and to Hank Daniels who has been so generous in donating linens. Beginning in January, 2010, the Household Closet will be open each Thursday 9:00 a.m. – noon. Anyone who would like to volunteer is welcome.

THANK YOU
Thanks to the following who decorated our church for the Christmas season: Ann Swertfeger, Ann Neville, Jean Ashley, Cheryl Campbell, Ann Stallings, Faye Hardee, Gayle Bizzell, Lisa McMillen Hilda Whitley, Art Andrews, and Steve Burgess

FROM THE PULP

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Childcare provide

2009
General Fund:
Budget needs per week: $16,462.33
Received as of 12/20/09 $16,755.00
Budget needs Year to Date $839,578.68
Received Year to Date $766,577.28

Building Fund:
Received 12/20/09 $1,595.00

Lottie Moon
Received to Date $3,965.00

CBF Global
Received to Date $2,616.50

India Project
Received to Date $4,480.00