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Evan Taylor

Metropolitan Newsletter - Week of December 22, 2024


 

Worship for the 4th Sunday of Advent, 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 a year-end break.  


Engage in ministry with us this season - Talk Back with Pastor Lamar (Dec 22); Kelly Lay Organization Membership Drive; Sign up for the Truth and Action RoundUp from Sojourners; Talk Back with Pastor Lamar (Dec 29); Plan and Fulfill Your End of Year Gift (Dec 31); and Metropolitan transportation service resumes (Jan 5).

 

Worship with us at 10 am every Sunday on Facebook & YouTube, and on our website.
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.
 

Journey with us through the season of Advent filled with hope, love, joy and peace.


 

Talk Back with Pastor Lamar will return this Sunday, December 22nd and again on December 29th at 11:45am in Pruitt Boardroom. It will also be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube.

 
 

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!

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Employment Opportunities at Metropolitan AME Church





 

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.

 

We are pleased to announce that transportation services will resume 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!

 

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!

As 2024 closes, will you join me in making a sacrificial gift beyond your tithes and offerings to Metropolitan? I have made my gift of $5,000. 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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