Metropolitan Newsletter - Week of October 27, 2024
Worship for Homecoming Sunday, starts tomorrow at 10 am in the sanctuary and live streamed 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 for the fall continues this Wednesday.
Engage in ministry with us this season - Fall Bible Study continues (Sept 18 - Nov 20); Girls Who Code (Sept 28 - Nov 16); New Members Class (Oct 6-27); Homecoming Sunday (Oct 27); Register for Building Relational Power with WIN (Oct 29); Young Adult Ministry Open Mic Night (Nov 2); Souls to the Polls Sunday (Nov 3); Register to join WIN's Interfaith Gathering (Nov 3); and Metropolitan Teen Lockdown (Nov 8); MET Praise Dance Practice (Nov 9); and Donor Sabbath (Nov 10).
Need to join via phone? You can dial in for an audio-only livestream at 1-929-205-6099, 975804722.
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Join us for a special Homecoming celebration tomorrow, Sunday, October 27, at 10 AM.
Our theme this year is The Possibility of Communal Transformation: Come to Church. In the spirit of Hebrews 10:25—“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another”—we invite you to come together in worship, fellowship, and reflection on the power of community.
We encourage you to wear African attire as we celebrate our heritage and embrace the transformative spirit of togetherness. All are welcome to experience this meaningful gathering—don’t miss this opportunity to reconnect and uplift one another!
NOVEMBER 3, 2024, Join us for a special Pre-Election Worship as we come together to reflect, pray, and prepare for the pivotal Election Day on November 5th. This is a moment that calls for our collective voice and action in pursuit of justice. Let us ready our hearts and minds for this important civic duty. After the service, you are invited to stay for a phone banking session to help mobilize voters in our community. Together, we can do the work of justice!
On Sunday, November 10th, we will observe Donor Sabbath during morning service and immediately after service in Douglass Hall for a discussion with Bernardine (Dine) Watson, award winning author of Transplant: A Memoir, Joseph Melancon, M.D., Professor of Surgery, George Washington University and Chief, Transplant Institute and Division of Transplant Surgery, and Medical Director, Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center (invited), led by our own Dr. Dana Williams. Please join the Lorraine Gillian, M.D. Health Commission in partnership with Infinite Legacy's African American Outreach Task Force for this important and informative discussion that will address health, social, and economic issues that disproportionately impact our community. Transplant: A Memoir will be available for purchase.
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
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!
Metropolitan's Fall 2024 Bible Study continues this week.
September 18 - November 20, 2024
During Noon Study the Metropolitan Ministerial staff will facilitate sessions covering Living the Questions of the Bible by Luke Powery.
At 7pm, we will study women in the Bible. This study will be lead by Rev. Dr. Shively Smith and Dr. Dana A Williams and will feature guest lecturers throughout. To receive course materials register for 7pm study here: https://bit.ly/these-3-women-bible-study
Our GWC club fosters sisterhood along with teaching coding programs such as HTML, CSS, Java Script, Scratch and Python.
Join our club and sign up for the upcoming FALL 2024 session:
Point of contact: Cristol Primas/GWC Facilitator
Dates: Saturday sessions for 8 weeks from September 28th through November 16th
Times: 11:00 am - 12 noon via Zoom
How to sign up: contact cprimas@msn.com. Club sign up and coding sessions are FREE
Sponsored by DAP/CDC Percy Julian STEM program
New Members class begins October 6 - 27th, at 12 -1:30pm on Sundays following worship.
In person and Zoom options are available.
Please purchase The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teaching and How they have been corrupted by Obery M. Hendricks, Jr. for New Member's class.
If you have questions and/or need more information contact Rev. Cozette Thomas at cozette.thomas@metropolitanamec.org.
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.
Metropolitan’s Music and Creative Arts Ministry is looking to add your voice to the choir! Please email Brittany Chanell Johnson, at Brittany.johnson@metropolitanamec.org for more information. There are options available for all ages. COME, let’s make a joyful sound unto the Lord!
Have something to share with the congregation? Please send ALL announcement information to announcements@metropolitanamec.org. Blurbs should be no longer than 75 words.
Building Relational Power: How to Tell Your Public Narrative
Relationality is at the core of WIN’s organizing work, and sharing our stories is one way to build relational power to create change. Join us on October 29 for an interactive training where you'll learn practical tools to tell your story, connect it to our local campaigns and organize for social, racial and economic equity. We will be joined by a guest trainer from one of WIN's partner organizations, LaDon Love, the Executive Director of SPACEs In Action (SIA). With over 25 years of experience, LaDon is passionate about bringing people together to solve real problems and build stronger neighborhoods. LaDon’s leadership and vision have earned her numerous awards, including the Shirley Chisholm Leadership Award and being named Ms. Magazine's Woman of the Year. Register using the button below.
Calling all singers, poets, rappers, and musicians...we are having a Young Adult Open Mic Night at Busboys and Poets! Join us on November 2nd for a night of creativity and expression featuring the talented "Cookie B." Whether you're a seasoned performer or trying out the mic for the first time, this event is the perfect opportunity to showcase your skills and connect with other young adults in the community. Don't miss out on this exciting evening filled with poetry, music, and more. See you there!
WIN Interfaith Gathering: Reservoirs of Hope
This event is an opportunity for people of all backgrounds, faith traditions, and people who believe in the common good to gather together to reflect, pray, and center ourselves on the values that sustain us amid the uncertainty and pain within our nation and our world. We will gather to create a space where we can be together as a radical act of resistance to the divide-and-conquer strategies we so often see in our world. We will hear reflections from different faith traditions that offer us sustenance for our spirits and nourishment for the local organizing work that is ahead. Register using the button below.
Save the Date for all 9th-12th Graders: Metropolitan Teen Lockdown - 7 pm Fri Nov 8th to Sat 10 am. Young Adults and Adult Volunteers are needed. To sign up, please contact Rev Brackeen or email youthministry@metropolitanamec.org.
The Met Dance Ministry has officially begun rehearsals for this year's exciting performances! Our dancers are preparing for the Church School Homecoming and Christmas programs, and we are thrilled to welcome both returning and new students to join us.
If you have any questions or are interested in joining the MET Praise Dancers, please contact Sister Britney Jones at mamecdance@gmail.com. We look forward to a season of joyful movement and praise!
Do you have Instagram or Tik Tok? Be sure to follow our Youth and Family Ministry at @yafmamec to stay in the know!
The Metropolitan AME Veterans Council is a ministry that supports military service members, veterans, and their families by providing information and prayerful support. All service members, veterans, and family members are invited to attend. Join us on the second Wednesday of each month at 6pm. For more information, please contact Dr. Bryon L. Garner at bryongarner@gmail.com.
...we are answering God’s call for the present age. We are planning to provide housing for unhoused veterans. We fight ecological apartheid and climate injustice by organizing people around the nation to ensure that Black, brown, and poor communities are not doomed to be stifling heat islands... We fight the displacement of Black people in the District of Columbia. We stand up against legislation that would further criminalize Black youth in our city.
-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
Are you; or a professional, social or civic organization that you are affiliated with working to protect the vote in the beloved community? We want to hear, share, amplify, and galvanize your efforts to help get out the vote. You can share with us by submitting the form using the button below.
“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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