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Metropolitan Newsletter - Week of April 13, 2022


 

Grace and peace! He has risen! We thank God for the power of the resurrection!


We welcome you back to in-person worship. After Easter Sunday, we will have ONE service at 9:30. Registration goes live every Monday at 10 am.


Registration for Easter Sunder worship is now closed. We look forward to you joining us online on Facebook and YouTube.


Church School Easter Program at 12:15 Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022

"HE IS RISEN INDEED: SEVEN LAST EVENTS" The zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/355222480 Phone Number: 1-301-715-8592 | Meeting ID: 355222480# Meeting ID: 355 222 480



During the week, Morning Meditations with Metropolitan continue at 7 am Monday through Friday, Men's Prayer Call at 7:30 am on Monday, and Noonday and Pastor’s Study at noon and 7 pm continue on Wednesday.


For our study, we are in dialogue with Dr. Judy Fentress-Williams' Holy Imagination: A Literary and Theological Introduction to the Whole Bible. We’re invited to contemplate the scripture and its implications as we engage in the world. You can purchase the book at Bookshop, Target, and Amazon.


Worship with us every Sunday on Facebook, YouTube, and on Our Website. Need to join via phone? You can dial-in for audio-only at 1-929-205-6099, 975804722.
 

 


To help you locate Sunday worship, Noonday Bible Study, and Pastor's Study on Wednesdays, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/metropolitaname .


Our YouTube Channel has our Metropolitan logo.


Looking for replays of our worship services, Bible Study and/or other Metropolitan programs? You can find replays of Worship on our website and on our YouTube channel.

 


 

 

Happy Easter!

We look forward to seeing those of you that are registered in person and will see you online on our YouTube channel and on Facebook.

This week, Sunrise worship will be at 6 am in-person only.

Easter service at 9:30 am will be in-person and online.


Going forward, we will have one worship at 9:30 am

each Sunday in-person and online

  • Registration will be required and COVID policies will be observed.

  • Those without computer access will be assisted.

  • Parking at NEA and street parking.

  • Attendance is limited to 200 people.

  • For all other Sundays, we will have one worship service at 9:30 am.

  • Livestreamed worship will continue for those not ready to return.

Join us online

Join via Computer or Tablet: Facebook, YouTube, and on Our Website.

Join via Phone: 1-929-205-6099, 975804722

 

All things returning to in-person worship can be found at


If you are interested in volunteering during worship services, please email virtualworship@metropolitanamec.org


 


 


The Metropolitan A.M.E. Church School invites you to join us for a special Resurrection Sunday program on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at 12:15 pm. "HE IS RISEN INDEED: SEVEN LAST EVENTS" The zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/355222480 Phone Number: 1-301-715-8592 | Meeting ID: 355222480# Meeting ID: 355 222 480

Please join us this week, Monday-Friday, from 7 am-7:15 am for “Meditations with Metropolitan.” To sign up to offer a meditation or to share your prayer requests, email the Morning Meditations team at prayer.metro1518@gmail.com .

 


The Men's Prayer Call is a sacred space where brothers can share and explore their relationship with God in Christ Jesus. All brothers are encouraged to join. The call will be every Monday Morning from 7:30 am – 7:45 am on Zoom.

Meeting ID: 767 5679 7276

Passcode: y28Ma2

 

Noonday and Pastor's Study continues. Join us as we study the bible using Dr. Judy Fentress-Williams' book Holy Imagination. Join us on Zoom, Facebook & YouTube.

 


Girls Who Code

Girls Who Code sessions resumed on April 9th. The Free virtual sessions will be held on Saturdays from 11-12 noon on Zoom. If you know a girl who might be interested, please sign up by emailing Cristol Primas at cprimas@msn.com.

For more information, click the button below.


 


We celebrate the accomplishments of our members!

Dr. Elsie Scott co-wrote a chapter in the forthcoming book: Why the Police Should be Trained by Black People by Natasha C. Pratt-Harris. It is available for pre-order on Amazon.


 



The 72nd Washington Annual Conference will be held virtually from Wed. May 4 - May 6, beginning with the WMS Conference on Wed. March 4 and roll call on May 5 beginning at 8 am.

All information about the annual conference can be located at https://www.ame2.com/

 


 
The Youth and Family Ministry has been approved to receive a $5000 grant from Duke Divinity School. This is a separate project from the Princeton project that begins next month. We celebrate the great work that Rev. Thomas A. Brackeen Jr. continues to do to minister to our youth and families.
 


The Lenten Season has come to an end with the Resurrection. Thank you to all who have shared their gifts through the written word. You will still receive several reflections written by members and friends into Eastertide. We hope that you have been blessed!


Read along with us each day or download the book to read and write along with us offline.

 


Please go to 2022 Scholarship Opportunities (metropolitaname.org) to find 2022 scholarship opportunities in the Payne-Tanner Memorial Scholarship, Ifill scholarship, McZier Scholarship, and the Timothy Hay Scholarship. Application periods close next week.

 

Your giving is a wonderful expression of God’s generosity.

As you know, there are several ways to give: via check mailed to Metropolitan AME Church, via credit card on the website via Realm, and via text, PayPal or Cash App.

To text to give, text "metro1518" to 73256; find us on PayPal; our Cash App handle is $MetropolitanAME.



 

Please pray for those experiencing grief and for health, strength, and healing. In particular, we lift up Sis. Dorothy Gilliam in the passing of her nephew Lynwood Odell and Sis. Tamu Turner in the passing of her grandmother Odella M. Sims.


We also ask for your continued prayers for Sis. Carmen Davis, Sis. Angela Welch, Bro. Tilman Gerald, Sis. Ruby McZier, Amb. Shirley Barnes, Bro. Lloyd Fennell Jr., Dr. Wilma Harvey, Bro. Garland Dixon Sr., (husband of Dr. Freddie Dixon), Deaconess Beverly Lee, Sis. Janice Ferebee, Bro. Lacey Flagg, Dr. Mercedes Dickson, Rev. Aisha Karimah, Dr. Charles Curry, Deaconess Mary Burroughs, Deaconess Jeanette Spicer.


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