Greetings! May God be with you as you do the work your soul must have.
During the weekend, we look forward to your presence Sunday in worship with meditations starting at 9 am and service at 9:30 am, and at our Church School Homecoming program at 11 am.
During the week, we look forward to connecting with you during Morning Meditations at Metropolitan at 7 am Monday through Friday, for our Men's prayer call at 7:30 am Monday, for Noonday, and Pastor's Study on Wednesday.
The book we are using for Noonday and Pastor's Study is Holy Imagination: A Literary and Theological Introduction to the Whole Bible by Judy Fentress-Williams. You can purchase the book at Indiebook.org, Christianbook.com, Target, and Amazon.
The next series of New Members’ Classes will start next Sunday, October 24th at 1 pm. The series is on 4 consecutive Sundays and lasts no longer than 1 hour and 15 min per session. If you are a new member and have not attended new member classes, be on the lookout for an invitation email in the coming week.
We look forward to worshipping together on Sunday.
Meditations begin at 9 am; Worship begins at 9:30 am
Join via Computer or Tablet: https://zoom.us/j/975804722
Join via Phone 1-929-205-6099, 975804722
Looking for replays of our worship services? You can find replays of Worship on our website and on our YouTube channel.
Join the Church School on Sunday, October 17 at 11 am for our annual Homecoming Celebration. This year's theme is: “Keeping The Connection: Staying Rooted In The Lord”.
Join by Desktop, Laptop or Tablet: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/355222480
Meeting ID: 355 222 480
Join by Phone: 1-301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 355222480#
Please consider participating in a Black Male Dementia Caregiver Burden Study.
A research study at George Washington University is investigating the cognitive
and physiological effects of Black American caregivers.
You MAY BE eligible to participate if:
- You are an adult Black male between the ages of 30 and 85
- You are a non-caregiver or caregiver
- If you are a caregiver, you are caring for a family
member or loved one (spouse, sibling, parents, or family
friend) diagnosed with Alzheimer's or dementia
- You agree to participate in the study
To register go to: Contact Form | Black Male Caregiver Burden Study (qualtrics.com)
Thank you to everyone who participated and joined us for our Youth and Families Ministry Back to School Service. A special thank you to DJ Enyaphace for the sounds, Rev. Demetrius Price of New Life Laurel for the timely word, Micayah and Joelle Carter-Peterson for their reflections, and Tyler Cleveland for our opening prayer.
You can watch the replay on our Metropolitan Facebook and YouTube channel.
It’s time to begin submitting your Advent submissions for this year’s virtual booklet. Please send your Advent submission of 250 words or less, including a title, scripture, reflection, and a brief prayer in an email to Dr. Yvonne Bolling at yvonne.bolling@verizon.net.
Please send your submission as a Word document to arrive no later than next Sunday, October 24, 2021.
The YPD is seeking scripture readers for Sunday morning worship services for October, November and December. Please sign up at the link below and/or contact Sis. Karla Bruce-Choice with your questions at karlabruce@hotmail.com.
Please join the Mighty Men of Metropolitan for part two of the Faith and Film series on Friday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. We will watch a segment of the film, “Twelve Years a Slave”, and have a lively discussion afterward.
Meeting ID: 959 2377 5621
Passcode: FFSERIES
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 at 7:30 am – 7:45 am on Zoom.
Meeting ID: 780 4501 0050
Passcode: urst5J
FEMA will be reimbursing funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020, to families of coronavirus victims. For more information go to: https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance
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 all of those in need. In particular, we lift up our Executive Minister Rev. Moya Harris in the passing of her Aunt Ella Gardner.
We also ask for your continued prayers for 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. Rosemarie Elliott, Sis. Janice Ferebee, Bro. Lacey Flagg, Dr. Mercedes Dickson, Rev. Aisha Karimah, Sis. Ruby Joyce, Dr. Charles Curry, Deaconess Mary Burroughs, Deaconess Jeanette Spicer, and Mother Ethel Delaney Lee.
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