I want to say thank you to Julie Wozniak for all of her work here at Front Street over the last four years. Julie has done a wonderful job each week with the Link, bulletin, church communications, music and many other responsibilities. Julie will leave us this week to focus on her position with Grace Fellowship. Please pray for Julie and Grace Fellowship as they seek to glorify Christ and make Him known!

Mitzi Gooden will be taking over Julie's responsibilities in an interim position. As you can imagine, it will take some time to learn the system at Front Street, so please pray for her during this transition. Mitzi will be training this week with Julie and will assume the responsibilities next week. If you have information for the Link, bulletin, announcement slides or daily email, please send those request to mitzi@frontstreet.org.

Our text this Sunday will come from John 17:1-19. In this passage, we find one of the greatest passages in all the Bible. In all of chapter 17, we get an in depth look into the prayer life of our Savior. In verses 1-5, we will see the Son pray to the Father concerning Himself. In verses 6-19, Jesus prays for His disciples. Prayer is such an essential part of our lives. As we study this passage together in preparation for Sunday morning, I pray that God will grow us in the area of prayer.

Praying for Sunday,

Pastor Tim

March is Children's

Clothing Collection Month for the S.Y.B.A. Clothes Closet

Throughout the month of March, we will be collecting Children's Clothing for the Associational Clothes Closet.

Please drop off your donations in the Global

Missions Collection site in the Educational Building.

Thank you for your commitment to missions!

40 Days of Prayer

Day 21 - Tuesday, March 9

· Pray for the Young at Heart meeting today, and the Senior Adult Choir practice.

· Pray for our staff, Pastor Tim, Kenny, Jeremy, Karen and Marvin. Pray for God's spirit to fill them and lead them in wisdom as they minister to our congregation.

This coming Sunday Evening in Awana:

Pajama Night!

Wear your favorite pajamas and be sure to bring a friend.

5:30 - 7:15 p.m.

Change your clock FORWARD one hour on Saturday night before you go to bed!

*IMPORTANT* NB Mills Information

Because of Spring Break for the students, the Easter treat bags need to be delivered to the school on Wednesday, March 31st. If you need assistance in getting these treat bags to the school, please bring them to the five year old SS class on Sunday, March 28th, and they will be delivered on the 31st. The April teacher treat bags are due on April 12. The treat for April is potato sticks, and the quote is "Thank you for always "sticking to it" with a great attitude". These treats need ot be in the five year old SS class on Sunday, April 11, for assistance in delivery. Thank you for all that you do for the teachers and students of NB Mills school. You are appreciated!

Contribution Records

The 2009 Contribution Records are ready to be picked up. They are located in the Fellowship Hall.

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

For optimal viewing of this newsletter, please set your email program to view in HTML, not "plain text". If you do not see pictures in this publication, you are viewing it in plain text. The newsletter looks much better in HTML.

AN OPEN CHALLENGE

On the 15th, the Jabez Class began our Home Mission Project by preparing and serving the first of six once-a-month meals for Celebrate Recovery. We would like to challenge any other Sunday School Class to meet or exceed that goal.

Make your reservations NOW!

Starting to plan your vacation?

PLEASE reserve June 21-25 for VBS!!

We need your help!

6:00-8:45 p.m. nightly

Cross Connection Youth Ministry

THIS WEEK:

Wednesday, March 10: Youth to go to the School Release at Western Avenue, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 14: Youth Worship, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 17: Youth Group, 6:30 p.m.

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 April. Those dates for the adult class or for the children's class are April 11, 18, 25 and May 2. To sign up for the adult class (which includes youth), or to sign your child up for the children's class, please contact the church office at (704) 872-7623 or email Pastor Tim at tim@frontstreet.org.

Mark Your Calendars!

Easter Musical

In the Presence of Jehovah

Sunday Night
March 28 @ 7:00 p.m.

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

Laura Bowles.

Chuck Howell, diagnosed with cancer.

Sandy Boyer, serious health concerns.

Margaret McGhee, health concerns.

Grady and Anne Pharr.

Ida Beasley.

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.

Patricia Carpenter, health concerns.

Paige Fox, diagnosed with breast cancer.

Haley Carter, serious health concerns.

Visit Haley's Web Page

Betty Lippard, back problems.

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)

Rodney & Beth Love (Hearts of Love - International)

For Friends and Family of Church Members:

Preston Loyd, friend of several church members, recovering from an accident.

Visit Preston's Web Page

Elizabeth Selves, granddaughter of David and Dixie Hare, serious health concerns.

Visit Elizabeth's Web Page

Linda Gilliam, mother of Beth Gilliam.

Jack and Peggy Byers, friends of Peggy Sharpe.

Meredith Pardue, family member of John Pardue, health concerns.

Meredith Oliver, family of Mavis High, serious health condition.

Vera Carpenter, family of Mavis High, diagnosed with cancer.

Barbara Morrison's brother, serious health issues.

Willie Buckner, serious health concerns.

Allie Cline, friend of Herb and Marcia Miller, serious health concerns.

Angie Duncan, daughter of Kathy Howard, health concerns.

Elizabeth Payne, sister of Robert Nesbit, health concerns.

Angel Food Ministry

Orders for March 2010 will be taken until Monday, March 15, 2010 at 12:00 p.m., and distributed on Saturday, March 20, from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

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

www.AngelFoodMinistries.com

or contact Mike Munday

Birthdays

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

March 14 Angela Campbell, Connor Vowels

March 15 Brent Benfield, Jerry Carter, Keith Waugh, Patricia Richard, Wendy Holland, Patrick Parsons

March 16 Mary Cloaninger, Barbara Morrison, George Lerch

March 17 Ricky Adams

March 18 Melissa Fox, Joyce Brigman, Carol Froehlich, Mary Staton

March 19 Todd Robinson, Pauline Wright

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:

Margaret Kilpatrick

THANK YOU:

Thank you, dear members of Front Street Baptist Church, for the encouragement, grace and love you have shown to me during the last four years. I will never forget you! Many of you I have known me since my childhood, having been a member of Front Street since I was 11 years old. It is not easy to leave such a loving, caring church family. I thank God for you. As I leave to focus on my position with Grace Fellowship, this verse of scripture comes to my mind, "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that He considered me faithful, appointing me to His service." - I Timothy 1:12. What an honor and privilege to be used by God! Again, thank you for the privilege of allowing me to serve Him alongside you.

I Love You with the Love of the Lord!

Julie J. Wozniak

FLOWERS:

The Sanctuary Flowers for Sunday, March 14 are placed in loving memory of James and Cleo Caskaddon by Louise Caskaddon.

CALENDAR

TUESDAY, MARCH 9

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

11:00 a.m. Young at Heart Meeting

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10

6:00 p.m. Children's and Youth Bible Drill

6:30 - 7:40 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

6:00 p.m. Youth Meet at FSBC to go to Western Avenue

School Release

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Children's Choirs; Prayer and Bible Study

7:35 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting in the Sunday School Office

7:50 p.m. Instrumentalist Rehearsal

THURSDAY, MARCH 11

6:30 p.m. C3 / Young Singles Meeting at Bob Cook's Home

FRIDAY, MARCH 12

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

SUNDAY, MARCH 14

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

4:00 p.m. Deacons' Meeting

5:30 - 7:15 p.m. Awana; Youth Group; Sunday Night Small Groups

7:30 p.m. Costa Rica Missions Team Meeting

MONDAY, MARCH 15

12:00 p.m. Angel Food Orders Due

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

TUESDAY, MARCH 16

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17

6:00 p.m. Children's and Youth Bible Drill

6:30 - 7:40 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Children's Choirs; Youth; Prayer and Bible Study

7:50 p.m. Instrumentalist Rehearsal

THURSDAY, MARCH 18

4:30 p.m. Young at Heart to The Depot

6:30 p.m. C3 / Young Singles Meeting at Bob Cook's Home

FRIDAY, MARCH 19

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

SATURDAY, MARCH 20

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

Service Schedule

Welcoming Committee: M/M Mike Munday (SE Choir), M/M Ervin Poplin (SW Choir), M/M Mickey Sharpe (NE Front), M/M Donald Shea (NW Front)

NURSERY SCHEDULE - Sunday Morning Worship, March 14:

BABIES: Bryan & Hannah Gilliland, Donna Pennell

ONE YEAR OLDS:  Julie & Lillian Sampsel
TWO YEAR OLDS:   Debbie Morton, Sandra Meehan
THREE YEAR OLDS:  Ken & Kinnan Johnson

NURSERY - OTHER SERVICES:

EVENING SERVICES, March 14:
(5:30 p.m.): Linda Meadors, Kathy Cook

WEDNESDAY SERVICE, MARCH 17 (6:30 p.m.): Brenda Smith, Katelyn Gooden

PRAYER SANCTUARY - Sunday Morning Worship, March 14: Dale McLelland

SUND/AY MORNING WELCOME CENTER:
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.: Pauline Campbell

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

LIBRARY SCHEDULE:
Sunday: 8:30-9:00 a.m.: Roxanne Marquess 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 13: Bob Cook (704-924-8315) Hospital Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM

Sunday, March 14: Benny Elledge (704-872-4854) Hospital Visitation Sunday,

Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM

USHERS FOR MARCH:

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

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

A LOOK AT THE RECORD


March 7, 2010:

Worship Attendance.............................	369

Sunday School.........................................	309
Enrollment.................................................	680
Members Present.....................................	299
New Members..........................................	0
Visitors......................................................	10
Total Contacts.........................................	2

Tithes and Offerings:

Total Tithes and Offerings....................	$24,400.40
Budget Offering Required......................	$14,471.15
Budget Offering Received......................	$18,849.40
Designated Offerings..............................	$5,103.00
Other Receipts Received........................	$448.00
Budget Needs to Date............................	$390,721.05
Budget Gifts to Date...............................	$379,739.39

Building Fund Totals..............................	$11,167.00

Memorials and Honorariums

GENERAL FUND

In Memory of: Paul Hatchett

By: Nancy Morrison

Suzi Rosen

BARNABAS GROUP

In Honor of: All the Barnabas Workers

By: Betty Minton

Please join us for an informative program on nutrition and cancer led by Michelle Szafranski, registered dietitian and nutrition counselor with the American Cancer Society. Michelle is a certified specialist in oncology nutrition and will provide valuable information to help newly diagnosed cancer patients manage side effects from treatment, assist with nutrition and hydration issues, assist with weight loss issues after treatment is complete, and provide alternatives to expensive nutritional drinks. You are invited to attend this free program to learn more about nutrition for the cancer patient, and to learn more about the services available through the American Cancer Society's "Dietician on Call" program. The American Cancer Society's "Dietician on Call" program is specifically designed for cancer patients, their caregivers and health care professionals and is available by calling 1-800-ACS-2345.

Join us for this free program on nutrition and cancer. While this program is designed for the newly diagnosed cancer patient, anyone touched by cancer is invited to attend.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, Noon-2 p.m. (lunch provided)

WHERE: Lake Norman Regional Medical Center (Livestrong Cancer Support Group)

The American Cancer Society is your resource for reliable nutrition information.

For more information about our services and programs, please visit www.cancer.org

or call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345.

Prayer Sanctuary

We are looking for volunteers to add to our current list to diligently pray during the worship hour specifically for the Sunday morning service. Singles, couples, families and prayer partners are encouraged. The commitment is for one Sunday every 4 to 6 months. Please contact the office at 704-872-7623 or email info@frontstreet.org.

Front Street Services Now Available on DVD!

Do you ever wish you could see your child dedicated or baptized again?

Have you ever participated in a service and want to remember it forever?

Was the sermon so memorable that you want to see the Pastor preach it again and again?

Good News! DVDs of our worship services are now available! For a cost of $5.00 each, you can now obtain a copy of any service. (Our archives go back about six months.) Just contact the church office and pay $5.00 in advance.

Sanctuary Flowers

If you would like to place flowers in the sanctuary in memory or in honor of someone, please call the church office. Flowers are needed for all months except December. The cost is $45.00, and payment will reserve your date.

Cartoon of the Week!

Contact Info

Front Street Baptist Church (704) 872-7623 info@frontstreet.org