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Literature, painting, music - the most basic lesson that all art teaches us is to stop, look and listen to life on this planet, including our own lives, as a vastly richer, deeper, more mysterious business than most of the time it ever occurs to us to suspect as we bumble along from day to day on automatic pilot. ...
When Jesus [says] that the greatest command of all is to love God and to love our neighbor, he too is asking us to pay attention. If we are to love God, we must first stop, look and listen for him in what is happening around us and inside us. If we are to love our neighbors, before doing anything else we must see our neighbors. With our imagination as well as our eyes, that is to say like artists, we must see not just their faces but the life behind and within their faces. Here it is love that is the frame we see them in.
-Frederick Buechner, Whistling in the Dark
See you on Sunday!
Your Metropolitan Baptist Church Family
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Pastor Watson Wants to Hear from You!
A survey has been designed for you to share your thoughts, concerns and ideas for our beloved Metropolitan.
Please take ten minutes of your time to complete the survey so that you can help us go forward into the exciting future that God has for us. If you do not have access to a computer, a limited number of paper copies can be made available by contacting the church office.
Complete the Survey!
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Congratulations Graduates and Scholarship Recipients
Dear Metropolitan Family!
On Sunday, June 25, 2017 we had the honor of celebrating 30 graduates (from Kindergarten to Ph. D.) Your generous support also made it possible for us to grant a total of 12 scholarships to our deserving students. Thank you
The following scholarships were awarded during our Graduate Sunday Celebration:
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Pastor Watson and Eleanor Frazier Hicks Contest Winner, Ms. Kendall White |
The Lena Price Smith Scholarship ($750.00 each)
- Cameron Gadson
- Price Holman
- Miranda Merritt
- Avery Nolan
- Kendall White
The Mamie O. Smith Scholarship ($1,000.00 - funded by the Smith estate)
The Eleanor Frazier Hicks Oratorical Contest Scholarship (funded by the Hicks family)
- Kendall White - 1st Place Winner ($1,500.00)
- Price Holman - 2nd Place Winner ($1,000.00)
- Miranda Merritt - 3rd Place Winner ($750.00)
- Cameron Gadson - Honorable Mention
The Gloria J. Davis Trunk Scholarship (funded by Kimberly Davis and family)
- Cameron Gadson - ($500.00 value)
- Miranda Merritt - ($500.00 value)
The Wilbert C. Carter, Sr. and Jessie J. Carter In Memoriam Scholarship - ($750.00 - funded by Janis Nix and Barbara Carter)
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Calling all Adult Steppers (18 and over)!
Were you on a step team in college and you are just waiting for an opportunity to step for the Lord or are you a former member of the Alpha and Omega steppers or the last Homecoming Step Team and are looking for another opportunity to step with other former members? Well now is your chance! We are pulling together an adult step team to minister at Sunday services in the Fall and a potential outside engagement in the Spring. We will have our first practices on July 22nd and July 29th from 10 AM -12 PM (location TBD). If you are interested in stepping please email Servant Wilma Robinson at wmtilson@aol.com
and Donald Mitchell at dmitchell1914@comcast.net
Back to School Backpack School Supply Drive
Metropolitan Family, it's that time of year again! The Christian Discipleship Council (CDC) will host our 7th Annual Backpack School Supply Drive
during the months of July and August. For just $25.00, your donation will provide a deserving student with a backpack full of school supplies. To sponsor a student, please visit the CDC table immediately following the worship service. Our goal is to give away 150 Backpacks! Thank you for your support! Backpacks will be distributed on Sunday, August 20, 2017. For additional information you can contact Rev. Adriane Blair Wise or see any member of CDC.
Calling all Medical Professionals
If you are a licensed or certified medical professional, your ministry is needed during Sunday worship services. Metropolitan is committed to providing the best possible service to our members. Volunteers are needed to serve on a rotational basis to assist with medical emergencies that may arise and we need your help. If you are available for this important ministry, please contact Dr. Sherrill McMillan at the church office at 202-238-5000 or online at
www.metropolitantbaptist.org.
Your response is greatly appreciated.
We Are One Body
The "We Are One Body" table will be set up in the far, right corner of the Sanctuary (Behind the organ) on Sunday, April 9, 2017. It will only be open after the 9:30 a.m. and the 11:30 a.m. Worship Services. As always, if you need something from the table, take it! If you would like to be a blessing to someone, we ask that you bring non-perishable items (small/ medium sizes only). Give your offering to one of the One Body Team members so we can add your contribution to the table. God is in the blessing business. Bring a blessing and be blessed. Together we will make this happen! See you at the table. Remember, Jesus said, "In as much as ye have done it for the least of these ye have done it unto me."
Worship with the men at Central Union Mission!
The Street Ministry invites the Metropolitan family to attend its monthly worship service at Central Union Mission. Service is held the first Thursday of every month.
Please join us on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 7:30 pm.
WHAT: Monthly worship service at Central Union Mission
WHEN: First Thursday of the month - July 6, 2017
TIME: 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
WHERE: Central Union Mission, 65 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001
The preacher for July will be Min. Lela Harris.
Come spend one hour with us as we serve God by serving His people!
DIG IN the Word of God with EMERGE Young Adult Ministry
Emerge from the crowd and engage in discussions on relevant topics to strengthen your walk with the Lord. We meet every 2nd Saturday from 12:45 - 2pm. Your Co-Chairs are available to you by call or text: Chanda 301-661-0318 or Josh 202-213-8532.
REGISTER for the CDC Summer Institute: Ministry Communications
Metropolitan, the Christian Discipleship Council is providing a special class offering for our Summer Institute entitled Ministry Communications. This class is designed to assist ministry leaders but anyone can learn from our time together.
This three-part series will be held on July 11th, 18th, and 25th and taught by our very own Min. Lela Harris. Registration is required.
Please register online
or in the church office.
Attention Parents and Caretakers
Metropolitan is committed to the safety and protection of our children. We are requesting parents to escort their children to and from the bathroom during worship services. We appreciate your cooperation.
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Happy Birthday!
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July 2
Rev. Marie Murray
July 3
Ms. Judith Coward
Ms. Aisha Garcia
July 4
Master Jordan Alphonso
Mr. Evan Benberry
Rev. Reva Hoosier
Mrs. Regina Johnson
Mr. Donavan Lee
July 5
Ms. Cynthia Carter-Lee
Ms. DeAnna Daniels
Ms. Tara Falwell
Ms. Adiya Koram
Ms. Africa Queen
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July 6
Ms. Lydia Cordova
Ms. Jacquelyne Herndon
Ms. Shai Littlejohn
Mrs. Pamela Nolan
Mr. Woodrow Rainsford
Mrs. Ernestine Taylor
Mrs. Ophelia Watson
July 7
Ms. Gale Ellis
Ms. Niki Hazel
Dr. Jocelyn Myers
Ms. Cecelia Toulson
July 8
Mr. Eugene Groves
Mr. Eric Randolph
Ms. Lawan Rudd
Ms. Deborah Walsh
Mr. Marc Williams
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Family Matters
Please keep the following members and their family members in prayer.
Othello Arthur
Rosanna Baker
Gladys Blair
Dorothy Blanding
Catherine Blue
Gawin Blue
Gregory Bolton
Joyce Brake
Anderson Bray
Susan Browner
Wilma Burke
Lamont Butler
Francis Carter
Creola Chappell
Denise Cherry-Gaskins
Helen Chestnut, Raleigh, NC
The Clowers Family
Lillie Hammonds
The Harold Family
Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, Jr.
Bessie Hiler
Beatrice Holloway
Thelma Hauser
Darlene Hopkins
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Elsie Ivey
Edward Jackson
Arnold "Tony" Jones
LaVenia J. LaVelle
Wilhamena Logan
Lorenita Lucas
Barbara McDougald
Rev. Nawanna Miller
Albert Murray
Connie Murray
Elizabeth Norwood
Derrick Oates
Amelia Parker, Greensboro, NC
Gloria Simmons
Edna Simons
Louis Sledd
Elder Ann Sloan
Ruth C. Smith
Mattie Taylor
Roy Taylor
Juanita Thornton
Dorothy Toulson
Shante Westmoreland
Dana Williams
Reese Williams
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Condolences
Please keep
Harvey and Mattie Gantz and Family lifted in your prayers as they travel to North Carolina for the Homegoing service of Harvey's Sister-in-Law. Final arrangements are yet pending.
Please be prayerful for
the family of Mr.John McKelley, a long time member of Metropolitan who passed at the age of 102. The final arrangements for his service are below: His long time caregiver is Mr. Lucas Winston (240) 355- 3906
Final Arrangements for Mr. John McKelley:
Friday, June 30, 2017
Stewart Funeral Home
4001 Benning Rd. NE
Washington, DC 20019
(202) 399-3600
Rev. Dr. Jesse L. Wood, Officiating
Service: 7:00 p.m.
Interment:
Saturday, July1, 2017
Maryland National Cemetery
11:00 a.m.
Please keep
Mrs. Sarah Davis (daughter) and the family of Rev. Marie Carter, a former member of Metropolitan, in prayer. Rev. Carter was funeralized yesterday in Suitland, MD.
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Join Our Weekly Prayer Calls
You are invited to join us every
Wednesday at 12:00 Noon for Seniors Bible Study and Prayer and again on
Friday at 6:00 am for a Prayer Conference Call.
Email prayer requests can be sent ahead of time (please indicate if you want it to be anonymous) to
awise@metropolitanbaptist.org. Prayer requests will also be shared with the P.U.S.H. Ministry.
If you cannot call in every time, that's okay; just call in when you can, but keep praying for Metropolitan. Remember, the prayers of the righteous availeth much!
PRAYER CONFERENCE CALL NUMBER
1-515-604-9589
Access Code: 251509
If you have any questions please contact
Rev. Adriane Wise.
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Submit Church Announcements
Daily Bread Online announcements are due by 5:00 PM Tuesday prior to the Friday of publication.
Video Announcements must be submitted the first of the month prior to the month of publication.
Submit ALL announcements to
dailybread@metropolitanbaptist.org.
All video announcements must
- have church-wide appeal
- include suggested voice over text - aim for 15 to 20 seconds
- indicate preferred dates to run the announcements
Image submissions are optional and subject to editorial review. Images must be high quality originals. Announcement slides are 1920 px by 1080 px.
If you have any questions, please contact Minister Lela Harris at
lharris@metropolitanbaptist.org.
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