Metropolitan Newsletter - Week of January 18, 2025
Worship for Second Sunday after the Epiphany, starts tomorrow at 10 am in the sanctuary and via live stream on Facebook and YouTube.
We encourage your presence this week in Church school on Sundays at 8:30am; Morning Meditations with Metropolitan at 7 am Monday through Friday; and the Men's Prayer Call at 7:30 am on Monday. Noon Day and Pastor's Study is on break.
Engage in ministry with us this season - Kelly Lay Organization Membership Drive; Sign up for the Truth and Action RoundUp from Sojourners; MLK Day March and Rally with National Action Network (Jan 20); College to Career event (Jan 23); and SAMs Food Bank (Jan 25).
Need to join via phone? You can dial in for an audio-only livestream at 1-929-205-6099, 975804722.
Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and you'll be notified every time we are live. You can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/metropolitaname.
In 2025, we will introduce a weekly Sankofa moment. Sankofa comes from the Adinkra cultural system and means, "It is not taboo to return and fetch it when you forget." Each Sunday, as part of our Sankofa practice, we will "fetch" the wisdom, words, faith, and lessons learned from our ancestors. At Metropolitan AME Church, we are dedicated to honoring the legacies of our past while actively working toward our future. This weekly Sankofa moment is not just a one-time event, but a commitment to our cultural heritage that we will uphold continuously. Ashe and Amen.
We are pleased to announce that transportation services resumed on January 5, 2025, after a long hiatus. Starting in January, transportation will be available on the first and third Sundays of each month. Services may be expanded to other Sundays based on the demand. If you are interested in transportation to and from the church, please contact Ellen and Tyrone Fizer at 301-579-2482. We look forward to serving you and helping you get to church with ease!
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 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
Join the National Action Network for MLK Day 2025 a gathering, march and rally to honor the fight for justice, equality, and change on January 20, 2025. The gathering will begin at 10 am at McPherson Square, the March will be from McPherson Square (901 15th Street NW, Suite 700) to Metropolitan for the Rally at 12 noon. You can sign up for the event at https://www.mlk25.com/
Train up your child in the way they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it. Church School meets each Sunday morning at 8:30 am, and concludes at 10am in Douglass Hall. There are classes available for EVERYONE! We will be excited to see you in attendance!
Youth and Family Ministry and YPD are partnering with Thurgood Marshall Middle School, Camp Springs, Maryland, for a Community Outreach Project. We are looking to help donate these items for the months of January & February.
Donations of Items can be ordered and shipped directly to the school to Michelle Agnew at Attn: Michelle L. Agnew, Thurgood Marshall Middle School, 4909 Brinkley Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748.
Griefshare sessions continue this Thursday at 7:00pm. The sessions will be held via Zoom. The cost of the workbook for our sessions is $20. If you have any questions, please email Bro. Brandon Cox at brandon.carlton.cox@gmail.com.
Are you a college student or recent college graduate interested in building your wealth? Join the Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated for their Building Your Economic Wealth Series part 2. They will share practical financial resources to help you navigate the transition from college to work. The event will take place at the Xi Omega Center, 4411 14th Street NW, Washington, DC on Thursday, January 23, 2025 with a discussion at 6:30pm followed by a social hour at 7:30pm.
The Sarah Allen Missionary Society Food Bank of the Metropolitan AME Church announces in-person food bank operations will be held on Saturday, January 25th from 9 am to 3 pm. The SAMS Food Bank is also accepting new food bank recipients.
Please see the flyer with a link to sign up for volunteer opportunities with the SAMS Food Bank. For more information, please contact Sister Virginia Boateng at vab-59@hotmail.com.
The Kelly Lay Organization is inviting new and current members to participate in this year's membership drive. Joining involves a $40 dues payment. If you would like to learn more please contact President Maria Wallace or Membership Chair Stefani Murray.
Stay Informed and Inspired: Sign Up for the Truth and Action Round Up!
In the wake of the 2024 election, it's important to stay connected to truth and action, without being bombarded by the 24-hr news cycle. Sojourners’ Truth and Action Round Up is a source of news, actionable steps, and uplifting inspiration—shared three times of week. Together, we can navigate the challenges ahead and work toward justice and hope. Sign up today.
The Sons and Daughters of Allen will host their annual Cultural Arts Festival on March 1, 2025 from 12 noon to 4pm in Douglass Hall. This year's theme is Black Women's Contributions to the Labor Force. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased from any Sons and Daughters of Allen member. If you are interested in being a vendor please contact Helen Harvin at 202.340.4488.
Save the Date for Saturday, May 3rd, 2025. Metropolitan AME Veterans Council will partner with Ebenezer AME and Greater Mt. Nebo AME to host "Heritage of Heroes: Celebrating Black Military Service and Patriotism" in collaboration with the VA Center for Faith-based Initiatives for veterans and their dependents. The event will take place during military appreciation month in May.
For more information and to reserve a spot visit the event listing on Eventbrite.
Have something to share with the congregation? Please send ALL announcement information to announcements@metropolitanamec.org. Blurbs should be no longer than 75 words.
Do you have Instagram or Tik Tok? Be sure to follow our Youth and Family Ministry at @yafmamec to stay in the know!
Metropolitan is a living, breathing monument to what we can do together. Our mothers and fathers envisioned a stately physical presence in the heart of the empire's capital. But they wanted more than a building, they desired a space where people would be built into faithful, fearless followers of the One who still defeats death!
I believe in who we are and where we are going. I am asking each of us to give according to our ability. Some will give more. Some will give less. What's important is that we all give. Each one of us must sacrifice for our beloved home!
-Pastor William H. Lamar IV
We're grateful for your generosity.
There are several ways to give:
via check mailed to Metropolitan AME Church, 1518 M Street NW, Washington, DC. 20005;
via Credit card: on our website and via Realm;
via Text: To text to give, text “metro1518” to 73256;
via Cash App: $MetropolitanAME
“Truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
Let us continue to lift each other in prayer - please pray for those experiencing grief or in need of health, strength, and healing. Lord, hear the prayers of your people.
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