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Meet Me at Luigi's

Our youth have an awesome opportunity to participate in a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. As you know, mission trips can be very costly, but the benefits far outweigh the cost. One of the ways our youth are seeking to raise support for this trip is through a dinner theater called Meet Me at Luigi's. This event is March 20^th and 21^st here at Front Street. I hope you and your family will consider coming out for the interactive dinner theater. I also have another special request. I would like to for you to consider inviting a friend or a couple to bring to the theater. By purchasing their tickets, you will not only provide them a great meal and some entertainment, you will also provide them an opportunity to hear the Gospel. What a great opportunity to introduce friends and family to Christ!

I Am the Bread of Life - Part 3

This Sunday will conclude our 3 part series on the Bread of Life. In our passage, John 6:60-71, we are faced with the reality that some will turn to Christ while others turn away from Christ. The crowd loved to follow Jesus when they saw miracles and were fed. But when they were faced with a decision to submit to Him or turn away, there were many who turned away. The cost of following Christ is great. In the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:13-14, Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Please join me in praying for our time together Sunday as there will be those who will be making that decision. May we all be able to answer with the words of Peter when Christ asked if the disciples wanted to go away. Peter responded in John 6:68, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Praying for our time together Sunday!

Pastor Tim

40 Days of Prayer:

Day 8 - Wednesday, March 4

Pray for Wednesday evening activities at the Church; Children's and Youth Bible Drill, Youth and Children's programs, and Adult Small Groups. Pray for the leaders in these activities, that they would reflect God's love and compassion in these ministries.

Please continue to pray for Pastor Kenny and the Honduras Medical Missions team as they treat patients and minister to their spiritual needs.

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Meet Me at Luigi's

We have a wonderful opportunity to support our youth missions trip to the Dominican Republic and enjoy a great meal and show. Our youth are putting together a dinner theatre production entitled, Meet Me at Luigi's. The cost of the meal and show is $10.00 per person. All proceeds go to help with expenses of the youth missions trip. Each person going on the trip needs to raise an additional $700 through this fundraising event, donations, and personal payments.

The show has an evangelistic appeal, and it would be great for you to buy tickets and bring your unsaved friends, co-workers, and neighbors. Sunday School classes may wish to buy tickets for their NB Mills teacher and his/her spouse to attend.

Three performances are scheduled on Friday, March 20^th and Saturday, March 21^st. Tickets will be available at church in the breezeway and outside the back door.

Thank you for your assistance in this.

Young at Heart March Meeting!

The March meeting of the Young at Heart will be on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall, following Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal. Our program will be presented by Eddie McLelland and lunch will be catered by Box Car Grille at the cost of $2.25 per plate.

Join us for a time of fun, food and fellowship!

N.B. Mills March Teacher Treats

The second Monday of March is just around the corner! If you need assistance in delivering your treats to the school by Monday, March 9, please bring them to the Pre-school 5 Sunday School classroom on Sunday, February 8. Thank you for your help in this mission outreach!

Two-Day Missions Opportunity to Help Families in Substandard Housing

Our church will be going on a missions trip to Red Springs Missions Camp on the 12^th of March. You can make a big difference in the life of a family living in substandard housing. We will be leaving the church parking lot at 6:00pm and returning to the church on Saturday night March the 14^th. Please sign up and list your abilities in home construction and maintenance. We will also need you to bring your tools to work with.

Areas of work include:

Carpentry
Electrical
Painting
Plumbing
Masonry

The cost of the trip is $15.00 per day. You will need to bring sheets and towels as well as other toiletries you require.

For more information about the camp, visit: http://www.ncmissions.org/Projects/NorthCarolina/RedSprings.aspx and http://www.biblicalrecorder.org/content/news/2008/06_18_2008/ne18062008red.shtml

If you are interested in going, please contact Keith Somers at ksomers@yadtel.net or contact the church office. We will send you a form that you must fill out.

Opportunity to Serve the Youth in our Area!

Any adult interested in a teen mentorship program being started at Statesville Senior High School is welcome to attend a meeting immediately following Wednesday evening activities here at the church in the Youth Room. Andy Jones from Bonfire Crusades will be here to explain the program and answer any questions you may have. If you feel that you might be called to serve our teens in this way, please be there at 7:30 p.m.

Thank you and have a wonderful day,

Pastor Jeremy

Softball Sign-Ups!

Anyone interested in playing softball for the church softball team,

there is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board outside the church office.

Deadline for signing up is March 8th.

This Coming Sunday Night in Awana!

Pajama Night!

See You there!

5:30 p.m.

Set Your Clocks FORWARD one hour before going to bed on Saturday night!

2009 Offering Envelopes

The 2009 Offering Envelopes are ready to be picked up in the first floor of the educational building near the courtyard door.

Thank You!

2008 Contribution Records

The 2008 Contribution Records are ready to be picked up. They are located in the Fellowship Hall.

Thank you!

Desks Needed!

The Hispanic Mission is in need of office desks for Continuing Education needs. If you have one you would like to donate, please contact the church office at (704) 872-7623.

Thank you!

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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Cross Connection Youth Ministry

NEXT WEEK:

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

Sunday, March 8: Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11: Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room, 6:30 p.m.

Attention!

If you have a used sofa or ping-pong table that you would like to donate to the Youth Room, please email Pastor Jeremy at jeremy@frontstreet.org.

March is SYBA Clothing
Collection Month

This month, we will be collecting clothing, children's clothing and adult business attire for the SYBA Clothes Closet. Please drop off your donations at the Global Missions Collection site in the Educational Building.

Thank you for your commitment to missions!

New Study to Begin!

The "Faithful Friends" Sunday School class will begin a Beth Moore Bible study entitled Stepping Up, A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent beginning March 15 during the Sunday school hour.

The class is taught by Carole Froehlich and meets in Room 313. All ladies are invited to attend.

How to Become Part of the Front Street Family

First, we would like to thank you for your interest in Front Street. Before becoming a member, we feel that you should truly understand our heart and vision before you join our church family, and the new member's class is designed to help you have a clear understanding of your new church family.

Please note that you are not required to join Front Street after attending the New Member's Class. In fact, you will not be pressured in any way to join. We want to encourage you to continue to seek God's will on whether He desires for you to plant your life here with us.

The new member's class is a four week class, held during the Sunday School hour. The next class will be held in May. Those dates are May 3, 10, 17 and 24. To sign up for the class, please contact the church office at (704) 872-7623 or email Pastor Tim at tim@frontstreet.org.

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:

Renewal and Awakening and for God's Vision and Direction.

For Church Members:

Karrigan Gooden.

Visit Karrigan's Web Page

Holland Blohm.

Visit Holland's Web Page

Leah Taylor, serious health concerns.

Ed McLelland, recovering from a stroke.

Randy Morrison, recovering from severe burns.

Pauline Campbell.

Danny Johnson, recovering from back surgery.

Carolyn White, injuries from an automobile accident.

Margaret McGhee, health concerns.

Ida Beasley.

Mike Owens.

Justin Holt.

Bobbie James.

Visit Bobbie's Web Page

James Parker, health concerns.

Donald Martin, health concerns.

Hazel Estes, health concerns.

Carole Leischner, lung cancer.

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)

Todd Bontrager (Atlanta, Georgia)

Rodney & Beth Love (Hearts of Love - International)

For Friends and Family of Church Members:

Libby Johnson, friend of Louise Caskaddon, serious health concerns.

Sally Spangler, friend of Sandy Boyer, serious health concerns.

Joanna Trent, friend of Bobbie James, has non-hodgkins lymphoma.
Visit Jonna's Web Page

Leland Sloan, friend of Eddie Walker, serious health concerns.

Thomas Caskaddon, family member of Louise Caskaddon, serious health concerns.

Dave Talbert, local pastor, serious health concerns.
Larry Matheny, son of Cloyce and Kitty Matheny, serious health concerns.

John and Greta Vairo, parents of Chris Weiss.

Joey Bradley, brother of Michelle Miller, serious health concerns.

Kent Houpe and his family as they cope with the loss of his mother.

Pat Proctor's mother, Margaret Chaney.
Melissa Holmes' father, Phil Carlton, has cancer.

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

Angel Food Ministry

Orders for March 2009 will be taken until Monday, March 16, 2009 and distributed on Saturday, March 21 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

Birthdays

March 7 Pat Teal, Sydney Tuthill, Joshua Cunningham, Chris Grohe

March 8 Tess Sigmon

March 9 Jerry Alford, Nicole Northern, Trevis Bush, Eric Funderburk

March 10 Mary Nell Feimster, Kisha Clark, David Mayberry, Johnie Northern, Crystal Miller, R.J. Hall

March 11 Julia Bolin

March 12 Myrna Shea, Deserree' Taylor, Ashley Codding

March 13 Glenda Alonzo, Ira Bradley, Lynne Blevins, Brett Miller

Request from the Church Office

If you or a family member are hospitalized, please contact the church office at (704) 872-7623 or by emailing info@frontstreet.org to let us know.

Family Concerns and Celebrations

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Iredell Memorial Hospital:

Annie Overcash (room #164)

SYMPATHY:

We express Christian love and sympathy to Pat Proctor in the death of her father, and Linda Thompson in the death of her grandfather; and

Judith Earnhardt in the death of her brother.

THANK YOU!

Thank you so much for your prayers and thoughts during this time of problems I have been experiencing with lung cancer.

Love in Christ,

Carol Leischner

CALENDAR

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

No Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

No Celebration Choir Rehearsal

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Youth Drama Scene Rehearsal

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Children's and Youth Bible Drill; Library Open

6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Missions and Music for Children K-6th Grade;

Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room; Wednesday

Night Small Group Studies

7:45 p.m. Governing Council Meeting in Pastor Tim's Office

7:55 p.m. Instrumentalist Rehearsal

FRIDAY, MARCH 6

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

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

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

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Youth Drama Rehearsal

Bedtime: Set your clocks FORWARD one hour!

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Library Open

9:00 a.m. Sunday School

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

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

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

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Churchwide Bridal Shower for Brittany Johnson and

Matt Miller - Fellowship Hall

3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Youth Drama Rehearsal

4:30 p.m. Church Council Meeting in the CWA Room

5:30 - 7:15 p.m. Awana; Sunday Night Small Group Studies; CWA

Leadership Team; Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room

6:45 - 7:30 p.m. Library Open

TUESDAY, MARCH 10

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

11:00 a.m. Young at Heart

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Youth Drama Scene Rehearsal

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Children's and Youth Bible Drill; Library Open

6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Missions and Music for Children K-6th Grade;

Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room; Wednesday

Night Small Group Studies

7:55 p.m. Instrumentalist Rehearsal

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 - SATURDAY, MARCH 14

Red Springs Mission Trip

FRIDAY, MARCH 13

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

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

SATURDAY, MARCH 14

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Youth Drama Dress Rehearsal

Service Schedule

Welcoming Committee: M/M James Parker (SE Choir), Donna Pennell (SW Choir), M/M John Rhyne (NE Front), M/M Todd Rhyne (NW Front)

NURSERY SCHEDULE - Sunday Morning Worship, March 8:

BABIES: Gaye Fox, Debbie Lang and Jean Harpe
ONE YEAR OLDS: Sandra Oliver and Haley Rhyne
TWO YEAR OLDS: Dionne Stutts and Tori Harwell
THREE YEAR OLDS: Ken and Kinnan Johnson

NURSERY - OTHER SERVICES:

EVENING SERVICES, MARCH 8
(5:30 p.m.): Libby and Benny Elledge

WEDNESDAY SERVICE, MARCH 11 (6:30 p.m.): Linda Lerch, Karen Shea and Alyssa Hall

PRAYER SANCTUARY - Sunday Morning Worship, March 8: Barbara Morrison

SUNDAY MORNING WELCOME CENTER:
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.: Pauline Campbell

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Bob Howell and Bobby King

LIBRARY SCHEDULE:
Sunday: 8:30-9:00 a.m.: Brenda Funderburk 6:45-7:30 p.m.: Debbie Lang Wednesday: 6:00-6:30 p.m.: Barbara Morrison, Linda Meadors and Marcia Miller

DEACONS/PARKING LOT:
Saturday, March 7: Paul Snead (704-876-6985) Hospital Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM

Sunday, March 8: Dale McLelland (704-872-0330) Hospital Visitation Sunday,

Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM

Bobby King, Sunday Morning Parking Lot Assistant

USHERS FOR MARCH:

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

PM: Jeff Stone, Donald Webber, Jim Hawks, Todd Lamberth, Matt Miller, Ken Johnson and Scott Tuthill

A LOOK AT THE RECORD


March 1, 2009:

Worship Attendance.............	272

Sunday School.........................................	244
Enrollment.................................................	679
Members Present.....................................	236
New Members..........................................	0
Visitors......................................................	8
Total Contacts.........................................	0

Tithes and Offerings:

Total Tithes and Offerings....................	$14,432.07
Budget Offering Required......................	$15,308.04
Budget Offering Received......................	$11,350.07
Designated Offerings..............................	$2,994.00
Other Receipts Received........................	$88.00
Budget Needs to Date............................	$398,009.04
Budget Gifts to Date...............................	$375,005.02

Building Fund Totals..............................	$12,913.50

Memorials and Honorariums

New in Your Front Street Library!
Come Check Us Out!

AND THE SHOFAR BLEW by Francine Rivers

WHEN LIFE IS CHANGED FOREVER (By the Death of Someone Near)

HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD SAY "NO" TO SEXUAL PRESSURES by Josh McDowell

ROCKING THE ROLES (Building a Win-Win Marriage) by Robert Lewis and William Hendricks

THE SHACK (When Tragedy Confronts Eternity) by Wm. Paul Young

THE LAST LECTURE by Randy Pausch

SUNSET by Karen Kingsbury

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE FREEWAY (Help for the Hurried Home) by Tim Kinmel

INTIMATE ISSUES (Conversations Woman to Woman) by Linda Dillow and Lorraine Pintus

COMING HOME by David Lewis

Prayer Sanctuary

We would like to have at least two or three people each week to spend time in prayer (in the Prayer Sanctuary) during the morning worship service. If you would like to be part of this prayer team, please notify the church office by calling 704-872-7623 or emailing info@frontstreet.org. In signing up, please indicate if you would like to serve monthly, quarterly or something else.

SYBA Women's Celebration

Featuring Babbie Mason in Concert

Friday, April 3, 2009

View Babbie's website

"With a song of praise" Psalm 150:6

11 afternoon conferences from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Conference topics will cover Living for Jesus, Spiritual Growth, Evangelism, Being a Godly Mother in an Ungodly World, Missions Training (How to combine Cubbies & Mission Friends), Finding Complete Joy, Crafts for Jesus, The Obedience of Real Forgiveness Brings Joy and Peace

You can 'plug in' at any time, but you must register

FREE dinner at 5:30 p.m. & worship with Babbie Mason at 7:00 p.m.

ALL women of SYBA are invited!

Register today by calling 704-873-4372 ext. 7 or online here

Registration fee is $15 through March 9th; $20 beginning March 10th. REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE!!

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Pancake supper and concert