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A Word From the Pastor

I have heard from several of you that brother Jon did an excellent job this past Sunday. Thanks, Jon, for sharing what God placed on your heart in such a powerful way.

This coming Sunday at Front Street, we will be partaking of the Lord's Supper. This is such a special time in the life of the body of Christ. In 1 Corinthians 11, Jesus talked to the church in Corinth about the Lord's Supper and how they were not treating this time as they should. In fact, they were bringing judgment to themselves which caused weakness, sickness and even death.

Before we come together Sunday morning, I would like to ask you to take some time to get alone with God and ask Him to search your heart. My prayer is that as we come together for this special occasion, that we would not come in an unworthy manner, but that we would come with clean hands and a pure heart. 1 Corinthians 11:28 says: But let a man examine himself, and also let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

Through the remainder of this week, please take time to read and pray through 1 Corinthians 11:17-34. I look forward to our time of worship together this Sunday. I love you and I covet your prayers.

Pastor Tim

Daniel Harmon to be Ordained!

Our own, Daniel Harmon, son of Ronnie and Judy Harmon, will be ordained into the Gospel Ministry at Beulah Baptist Church this coming Sunday Evening, June, 1, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. Please make plans now to attend this very special service.

Mark Your Calendars for VBS,
June 22 - 27, 2008!

6:00 - 8:45 p.m. Each Night

VBS is 4 weeks away!

Click here to register to be a crew leader and to register your kids.

Items Needed to be Donated:

Pool Noodles
Balloons (all colors, but particularly dark blue, light blue and white)

Hair Gel (any kind)

Neon Food Coloring

Balloon Air Pumps

Hula Hoops

Dawn Dish Soap

Corn Syrup

Bubble Wands

Bubble Solution

Sand Buckets

Mentos Mint Candies

2 Liter Bottles of Diet Drink

Beach Balls

Long Dowels

Fishing Line

Instant Oatmeal

Corn Starch (1 pound boxes)

Old CDs

Lemon Juice

Items needed to borrow:

Metal Shelves

Microscopes

Lab Coats

Child-Size Wading Pool

Science Lab Props of Any Kind

Plastic Ferns and Plants

Empty Aquarium

VBS T-Shirts and Music CDs Available!

Please see Kinnan Johnson to purchase your VBS T-shirt and music CD!

The Costs are:

T-Shirts: $5.00 (see Kinnan for a sample)

CD with VBS music: $7.00

The T-Shirts are adorable and the music is GREAT!

VBS Lunch and Training

This Coming Sunday, June 1, 2008

Immediately Following the Worship Service

Benefit Bike Ride for Holland Blohm

June 21, 2008, Starting at 8:00 a.m.

For more details, please visit the website,

www.rideforholland.com

High 5 This Summer!

The High Five dates are as follows:

Wednesday, June 18

Wednesday, July 2

Wednesday, July 16

Wednesday, July 30

Wednesday, August 13

High Five is an opportunity for children who have completed third grade up to those who have completed sixth grade. We begin at 2:30 pm with a mission project. Afterwards we eat dinner together and enjoy a fun activity until 7:30 pm.

Sign up sheets are posted by Karen's office door. Check out your summer schedules and sign up for those you can come to. For children who are not able to participate, we will continue our regular CiA classes.

News and Announcements

Do you have news and announcements for Sunday Morning? If so, please send them to: news@frontstreet.org or call the church office by Thursday morning of that week. We will insert your announcement into our slide show presentation before the service begins. Please be sure to include any clipart or photos.

A Note About This Newsletter

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Attention 2008 Graduates!

Graduate Recognition will be Sunday, June 8 during the morning worship service. If you are a 2008 graduate and have not submitted your information, we would like to include you!

Please share the names of students graduating from high school, college, or other educational institutions. Our church would like to recognize this significant step in their lives and pray for them as they continue life's journey. Please submit the student's name and other information on the form on the church website. Click here or on the cap to be connected to the form.

Cross Connection Youth Ministry

THIS WEEK:

Wednesday Night, May 28: Youth Group Meet in the Youth Room, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Night, June 1: Youth "Party" for 2008 Graduates in the Youth Room

Wednesday Night, June 4: Youth Group Meet in the Youth Room, 6:30 p.m.

UPCOMING SUMMER EVENTS!

Crossroads, July 7 - 11, 2008.

Home Mission Trip, July 28 - August 1.

Vacation Bible School, June 22 - 27

West Virginia Mission Trip, June 29 - July 5

Missions Celebration - August 8-10

Church Mission Trip to Charleston, WV!

Sunday, June 29 through Saturday, July 5

We will be helping with VBS and possibly some other community projects at West Charleston Baptist Church in Charleston, West Virginia. The cost is not set yet, but will not be more that $90.00 per person, which will include: food, transportation, and we will probably be staying at another local church. If you have any questions or are interested in coming, please call or e-mail Monica Morrison at (704) 437-0256 or mon4385@hotmail.com.

Prayer Requests

Thank you all for praying each week for our prayer requests. Please take the time to review the list below, pray for the requests on it and advise the church office via e-mail at info@frontstreet.org if a request should be removed or if a request should be added.

Prayer Requests:

Pray for the safety of our men and women serving in the military and the families of those serving.

For Our Church:

Senior Adult Pastor Search Committee.

Vacation Bible School - pray for volunteers and for the Lord to prepare the hearts
of our children and workers for the experience they will have together.

Renewal and Awakening.

For God's vision and direction.

For Church Members:

Karrigan Gooden.

Visit Karrigan's Web Page

Holland Blohm.

Visit Holland's Web Page

Bobbie James, undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma

James Parker, health concerns.

Pam Drye, health concerns.

Donald Martin, health concerns.

Hazel Estes, health concerns.

Ella Ferron, as she recovers from surgery.

Remember all of our Saints in Care and Saints at Home.

For Our Missionaries:

Norman & Debbie Cannada (NAMB - Charleston, WV)

Kit, Avery & Lucas Putrakul (New Tribes - Cambodia - on furlough)

Rodney & Beth Love (Hearts of Love - International)

For Friends and Family of Church Members:

Gail Moore, as she faces graves disease and lupus.

Ruth James, for her pacemaker stabilization.

Frances Fincannon, as she recovers from back surgery.

Jason Ortega-Alvarado, was in a car accident, as he recovers.

Dr. Basil Mathew, serious health concerns.

Randy Gardner, serious health concerns.
Randy Gardner's father, Ervin Gardner, serious health concerns.
Brenda Gardner's father, Earl Bolen, serious health concerns.

Bob Badger, friend of Homer and Hazel Estes, has cancer and other

serious health concerns.

Vance Gregory, Martha Somers' father, serious health concerns.

Bobby King's mother, health concerns.

Melissa Holmes' father, Phil Carlton, has cancer.

Betty Minton's sister, Nancy Mitchell (lives in York, PA), has lung cancer.

Tannis Gregg's mother, Rachel Evans, has lung cancer.

Nancy Reavis.

Evylena Lee, Norma Hellard's mother, as she recovers from a broken hip

and surgery.

Beth Aspray, friend of Kim and Kent Rector, diagnosed with cancer.

Carroll Duke, sister of Linda Younger, as she recovers from injuries from a car accident.

Angel Food Ministry

Orders for May 2008 will be distributed on Saturday, May 31 from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

For more information about this ministry or to see this month's menu, please visit the ministry website:

www.AngelFoodMinistries.com

or contact Steve DeVore.

Thank You,

Steve DeVore

Please Join Us As We Celebrate

Allen and Beverly Hillard's 50^th Anniversary

Saturday, June 21, 2008

2:00 until 4:00 p.m.

FrontStreet Baptist Church

Statesville, North Carolina

Birthdays

May 31 Matt Howell, Melissa Cates, Lindsay Moose, Conner Holland, Angela McCollum

June 1 Darrell Holt, Emmy Miller

June 2 Alex Danyels, Freda Alford, Donna Bowers, Jean Hegwood

June 3 Daniel Harmon, William Walker

June 4 Joe Cloaninger, Johnny Reavis, Kezlan Johnson, Becky Charles

June 5 Abby Rhyne, Danny Stewart, Michael Hernandez, Kim Rector

June 6 Lauren McLelland

Family Concerns and Celebrations

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Iredell Memorial:

Geneva Stikeleather (room #528)

SYMPATHY:

We extend Christian love and sympathy to Donna Bowers in the death of her mother.

June 1^st - Sunday School Gathering

June 8^th - Community Outreach - Promote VBS

June 15^th - Father's Day (No Service)

June 22^nd - VBS

June 29^th - Sunday School Gathering

July 6^th - July 4^th Weekend (No Service)

July 13^th - Annual Church Picnic

July 20^th - Community Outreach - Promote Youth Mission Trip Events

July 27^th - Worship With the Youth at the Kickoff of Their Home Mission Trip

August 3^rd - Sunday School Gathering

August 10^th - Missions Service

August 17^th - Family Business Meeting

August 24^th - No Regular Services - Homecoming; Awana Kickoff

August 31^st - Labor Day (No Services)

CALENDAR

TUESDAY, MAY 27

Today is the Deadline to Submit Graduate Form Information!

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28

6:00 p.m. Library Open

6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Worship in

the Word in the Fellowship Hall; CiA and
Mission Friends; Youth Group Meet in the Youth Room

No Celebration Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY, MAY 30

7:00 a.m. Men's Prayer Breakfast at Friendly

Family Restaurant

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

SATURDAY, MAY 31

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Angel Food Distribution

SUNDAY, JUNE 1 Lord's Supper Today

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Prayer Walk in Main Sanctuary;
Library Open

9:00 a.m. Sunday School

9:30 a.m. Sunday School at Mision
Bautista Hispana

10:30 a.m. Worship Service at Front
Street Baptist Church

10:35 a.m. Worship Service at Mision
Bautista Hispana

12:00 p.m. VBS Lunch and Training Immediately Following

the Morning Worship Service

4:15 p.m. Governing Council Meeting in Pastor Tim's

Office

4:30 p.m. Personnel Committee Meeting

5:30 p.m. Youth "Party" for Graduates in the Youth Room

*6:30 p.m. Daniel Harmon Ordination Service at Beulah

Baptist Church

Sunday School Gatherings

MONDAY, JUNE 2

7:00 p.m. Mary Cannon Group with Shelby Parker

TUESDAY, JUNE 3

No Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4

6:00 p.m. Library Open

6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Worship in

the Word in the Fellowship Hall; CiA and
Mission Friends; Youth Group Meet in the Youth Room

No Celebration Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY, JUNE 6

7:00 a.m. Men's Prayer Breakfast at Friendly

Family Restaurant

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

SATURDAY, JUNE 7

9:00 - 12:00 p.m. Barnabas Project

Service Schedule

Welcoming Committee: M/M James Parker (SE Choir), M/M Mike Munday (SW Choir), M/M Bob Harwell (NE Front), M/M Matt Miller (NW Front)

NURSERY SCHEDULE - Sunday Morning Worship, June 1:

BABIES: Cindy Rhyne, Michelle Miller, Sherwyn Beaver, and Jean Harpe
ONE YEAR OLDS: Brent and Elizabeth Austin
TWO YEAR OLDS: Mark and Karen Morrison
THREE YEAR OLDS: Margaret Grier and Dale McLelland

NURSERY - OTHER SERVICES:
WEDNESDAY SERVICE, MAY 28 (6:30 p.m.): Jackie King and Brenda Howell

CELEBRATION CHOIR REHEARSAL - WEDNESDAY, MAY 28:
(7:30 p.m.): No Celebration Choir Rehearsal
EVENING SERVICES, JUNE 1 (5:30 p.m.): No Services
WEDNESDAY SERVICE, JUNE 4 (6:30 p.m.): Janey Munday and Walt Meadors

SUNDAY MORNING WELCOME CENTER:
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.: Benny and Libby Elledge
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.: Randy Morrison and Daniel Morrison

LIBRARY SCHEDULE:
Sunday: 8:30-9:00 a.m.: Brenda Funderburk 6:45-7:30 p.m.: No Services
Wednesday: 6:00-7:30 p.m.: Barbara Morrison, Linda Meadors and Marcia Miller

USHERS FOR JUNE:

AM: Gary Holland, Mickey McCollum, Joe Rabon, David Hare, Donald Shea, Matt Sharpe and Ralph Campbell

PM: Chuck Howell, Steve Somers, Terry Fox, Franklin Ivey, Wayne Mayberry, Kenneth Lippard and Sam Lowrance

DEACONS/PARKING LOT:
Saturday, May 31: Mark Sampsel (704-872-1635) Hospital Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM

Sunday, June 1: Scott Tuthill (704-872-6208) Hospital Visitation Sunday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM

A LOOK AT THE RECORD


May 25, 2008

Worship Attendance.............299

Sunday School.........................................	246
Enrollment.................................................	681
Members Present.....................................	238
New Members..........................................	0
Visitors......................................................	8
Total Contacts.........................................	0

Tithes and Offerings:

Total Tithes and Offerings....................	$14,969.71
Budget Offering Required......................	$14,738.34
Budget Offering Received......................	$12,490.50
Designated Offerings..............................	$1,210.22
Other Receipts Received........................	$1,268.99
Budget Needs to Date............................	$574,795.26
Budget Gifts to Date...............................	$577,309.90

Building Fund Totals..............................	$142,313.37

Memorials and Honorariums

KIT AND AVERY / SYBA FOOD PANTRY / YOUNG LIFE

By: Hannah Sunday School Class

Easter Pageant Videos!

Will whoever took the Easter Pageant videos from the library, please return them. We had a new member ask to check one out, and we found that someone else had taken them, without checking them out. Thank you!

MAYDAY! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!