This Sunday is
Baptist Women’s Day,
a day to acknowledge the vital role that women play in the life of First Baptist.
Women were very prominent in the ministry of Jesus. They willingly gave their energies and resources in support of His work. In addition, they were there at the cross when He was crucified….even after His male disciples had scattered.
We read later in the New Testament about the outstanding work of such women as Lydia and Pricilla in the early days of the church. In Romans 16 Paul lists a host of women who labored with him in the service of Christ.
Here at First Baptist we are proud of the contributions that women are making in the life of our church. We affirm them as equal partners in the ministry to which God has called us one and all.
YOUTH NEWS
FBC YOUTH will meet Sunday, September 17 at 6:15 p.m. for Snack Supper followed by Bible Study at 7:00 p.m. Kevin Smith, Chris Bunn, Lauren & Benjamin Daughtry, Sean & Jonathan David, Jennifer & Jonathan Gibbs, Taylor Haines, Cortney Holmes, Brittany Talton, Claire & Annie Watson and Rob & Luke Williams are responsible for Snack Supper.
YOUTH TO BUSCH GARDENS
It’s this Friday! We will leave the church at 6:00 a.m (bring breakfast in a bag) and return by midnight. You will need money for fast food on the way back. See ya EARLY Friday!
SEE YOU AT THE POLE
SYATP Breakfast is September 27 at 6:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Transportation will be provided to schools.
GOLF TOURNAMENT HELP NEEDED
This year is our Fourth Annual Becky Knott Memorial Golf Tournament and we want to make it the best ever…..and we need your help. If you would be interested in helping with this fundraiser we will have a meeting next Wednesday, September 27th at 7:30 p.m. in the Library. Everyone is welcome to help with this event. Please come out in support of our youth and volunteer your time and talents as we prepare for the tournament.
FOURTH ANNUAL
BECKY KNOTT MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Fourth Annual Becky Knott Memorial Golf Tournament is fast approaching. This year it will be held, Friday, November 10th with tee off at 11:00 a.m. Many individuals and businesses have sponsored this event each year and we appreciate their support. If you have been a sponsor in the past and plan to sponsor again this year please contact the church office as soon as possible. If you have not participated in past years and would like to support our youth through this event, please come by the church office and pick up a brochure. Also, please feel free to pass this information along to friends or other businesses.
FAITH FESTIVAL
Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 30 for the Faith Festival held at the Neuse River Amphitheater. The event starts at 4:00 p.m. featuring Every Day Sunday.
CHURCH-WIDE OUTING: HURRICANES GAME
Let’s go to a Hurricanes Hockey Game!!! Everyone is invited to sign-up to go the RBC Center on November 9th to see the Carolina Hurricanes play the Washington Capitals. The cost will be no more than $16 - $23 per person, which will cover your ticket and transportation. We need to order tickets so call the church office to sign up. It will be a great time of fun and fellowship for all.
OUR CHILDREN NEED TEACHERS!!!
Our children need teachers!!! Teachers are needed in the following Preschool Sunday School Rooms:
Preschool 4 – Lead Teacher (will serve with three other teachers)
Preschool 5 – Lead Teacher (will serve with two other teachers)
Preschool 6 – Lead Teacher (will serve with two other teacher)
Please be in prayer for our Preschool Department. If you would be willing to share your time on Sunday morning with our children and teach God’s word, please call the church office or Joyce Wright at 934-3547.
MEALS ON WHEELS
We will be preparing and delivering a meal for Meals on Wheels on Friday, September 29th. We will need four people to pack meals. If you can help please call Jo Paul at 359-0515 or 855-4408.
SYMPATHY
We express our Christian sympathy to Leona Parrish in the recent homegoing of her sister and brother-in-law, Mary Viola and Gordon Squires.
MISSION OPPORTUNITIES
We will have a Disaster Relief Team leaving on October 28th. If you would like to devote a week to helping others, please contact the church office or Joyce Wright at 934-3547 no later than October 1st.
Four Oaks Baptist Church is organizing a group of men to go to Honduras. Their mission is to build a house for a lady and her children. The house she is living in presently is made of sticks and mud. Please prayer and listen for God’s call to go and serve. If you are interested please contact Linwood Byrd at 202-9300 (mobile) or call the Four Oaks Baptist Church. The dates are January 17-25, 2007. There are four slots open.
SOUP KITCHEN NEEDS YOU!
Volunteers for the Soup Kitchen are needed for the following:
- Pick up from the Chicken Barn on Monday and Thursday
- Set-up tables and wrap desserts
- Kitchen help from 1:00 – 3:30 and 3:30 – 5:45 p.m.
- Servers 4:30 – 4:45
- Clean up 5:00 – 6:30
- Deliver meals 4:45 until completed
If you are willing to commit to one of the above needs please call Anesha Johnson or Sybil Edwards for details.
BOOKS NEEDED
The Bible Study Day Group needs books for the library at the Southern Correctional Center in Troy. All types of Christian reading materials and other are needed. You can place the books in a box in the Conference Room. Thanks for your help in this prison ministry.
THANK YOU
Dear Church Members and friends, Thanks to each of you for your part in the celebration of my birthday. The best wishes, the cards, the food and the love and fellowship made for a wonderful occasion. I was, and am, truly blessed. Bessie Stephenson McElveen “Mrs. Mac.”
WORLDCRAFT PARTY
WHEN: November 18, 2006, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Parlor at Smithfield First Baptist
WHO: Sponsored by the WMU Group at First Baptist
WHY: To give you an opportunity to purchase handicrafts as gifts for friends and family and to help the artisans to have money for medicine, food, homes and education for their families
If you have any questions, contact Anesha Johnson (934-1601) or Jo Ann Wiggs (934-8378).
EYE GLASSES AND HEARING AIDS
Gather up all those old glasses and/or hearing aids and bring them to the church office…..we will be colleting them for the Lions Club.
OUR KNOWN SICK
Wylie Mitchiner (JMH), Ruby Matthews (JMH), Sam Shirley (Home)
DEACON NOMINATIONS
This Sunday, September 24th, following worship services, we will have the opportunity to elect six (6) new deacons from twelve names that were nominated last Sunday and have agreed to serve.
Sunday Morning Baptist Women’s Day
Speaking to the occasion:
Vera Barnes, Beth Watson, Carolyn Crumpler
Greeters: Doug & Glenda Strickland
OPPORTUNITIES
OF THE WEEK
| 6:00 A.M. |
Youth depart for Busch Gardens, return by midnight |
| 8:30 A.M..* |
Early Service |
| 9:45 A.M. |
Sunday School Classes for all ages |
| 10:00 A.M. |
Radio Bible Class, taught by Sylvia Evans, broadcast
over 1270 AM |
| 10:55 A.M.* |
Morning Worship, broadcast over 1270 AM |
| 1:00 P.M. |
Hispanic Worship Service |
| 5:00 P.M. |
Youth Handbell Practice, Music Room |
| 5:45 P.M. |
On Stage! Youth, Ryberg Hall |
| 5:45 P.M. |
Older Children’s Handbells, Music Room |
| 6:15 P.M. |
Youth Snack Supper |
| 6:30 P.M. |
Praise Ringers Handbells, Music Room |
| 6:30 P.M. |
Bible Buddies and Bible Drill |
| 7:00 P.M. |
Youth Bible Study |
| 10:00 A.M. |
Clothes Closet, end at 12:00 noon |
| 4:45 P.M |
Soup Kitchen in Ryberg Hall, end at
5:45 |
| 6:30 P.M |
Men’s Bible Study, Parlor |
| 7:00 A.M. |
Lois Overby Mission Group will meet in the Parlor |
| 7:00 P.M. |
First Baptist Belles Rehearsal |
| 2:00 P.M. |
Wednesday Afternoon Bible Study, Fellowship Hall |
| 5:30 P.M. |
Family Night Supper |
| 6:00 P.M.* |
Children’s Choirs, 3-yr. olds, Preschool 5; 4-yr. olds, Preschool 6; Kindergarten, Preschool 7; Grades 1-2, Adult II; Grades 3-6, Music Room |
| 6:30 P.M. * |
Small Groups for Adults |
| 6:30 P.M. * |
Bible Study with Bob Barefoot, Fellowship Hall |
| 6:30 P.M. * |
Discipleship Training for ages 2 – Grade 6 |
| 7:30 P.M. * |
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal |
| 7:30 P.M. |
Golf Tournament Meeting, Library |
| 10:00 P.M. |
Clothes Closet, end at
12:00 noon |
| 4:45 P.M. |
Soup Kitchen in Ryberg Hall, end at 5:45 p.m. |
* Nursery provided
| 2006 |
General
Fund:
Budget needs per week: $14,286.11
Received as of 9/17/06 $14,573.21
Budget needs Year to Date $542,872.30
Received Year to Date $520,549.41
Building Fund:
Received 9/17/06 $1,390.00
NC Missions:
Received as of 09/17/06 $5,553.74 |
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