Hello Metropolitan
Member,
This email is sent courtesy of your Communication
Department. Please visit the church's website and calendar - http://www.metrosda.org
- for all the latest church-related information. The following are just a
few of our upcoming events.
Upcoming Church Events
What's On Tap This Sabbath
* 11:00 a.m. This Sabbath is Women's
Day. Women are encouraged to wear pastel colors to service (of course you
will still be welcome no matter what you are wearing). Elder Heather-Dawn
Small is the speaker. The Women's Day Mass Choir and MSSO Ladies'
Steelband will provide a special number. The English-Bishop trio will
also be singing - we haven't heard them in a while. So come on out -
bring your mom and/or other special women in your life to celebrate.
* 5:30 p..m. - Town
Hall Meeting. This is it - your chance to get the facts about what is
happening with our pastoral transition. We hope to see all of our
members in attendance.
Women's Day
Notes
Mass Choir:
Any woman interested in performing with the Women's Day Mass Choir tomorrow
should come out to rehearsal this evening at 7:30 p.m.
Battered Women Cell Phone Drive: Women's Minstries is
asking you to donate your old cell phones - they will be given to abused women
at shelters in our region who are in need of cell phones. We'll be
collecting phones until May 10. See Wendy Wray for more
information.
G.E. Peters News
* Request for bids. The deadline to submit bids for
restoration of the roof and related construction work on the G.E.
Peters school building has been extended to May 12.
Original building drawings may be viewed at the church today until 12:00
p.m. If you are unable to make it to the church today, you may contact
Mr. Herman Bromfield (301-853-2224) to make alternate arrangements.
Specifications for the work to be done must be obtained from and bids must be
submitted to:
Mr. Robert Faith
Johns Eastern Company,
Inc
7135 Minstrel Way, Ste 102
Columbia, MD 21045
410-290-3942 ext 3208
(office)
443-632-7642
(cell)
rfaith@johnseastern.com
* Nominate G.E. Peters for an Eco-Makeover. Now,
more than ever, G.E. Peters could use a makeover. Visit http://www.educatetoescape.com
and nominate G.E. Peters
in the Educate to Escape Sweepstakes sponsored by ABC's Extreme Home
Makeover. The winning school will receive up to $250,000 in eco-friendly
makeovers. Deadline for nominations: May 18.
Anyone can submit a nomination and the more nominations we submit, the more
chances we have to win. Be sure to include something about the tornado
damage the school received in your comments about why our school should win the
competition. Please take a few minutes of your time and do something
small that could pay big dividends for our young people.
* Donations for G.E. Peters Reconstruction Fund Being Accepted Online.
If you or someone you know would like to make a donation to help with the
reconstruction of G.E. Peters, visit http://www.gepetersschool.org/donation.html
Health Lecture Series Concludes Wednesday,
May 14
Dr.
Donald Kelly will present the final lecture in his health series at praise and
fellowship on Wednesday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. Those
who attended the first meeting reported that it was packed with useful
information, so you'll definitely want to be there on the 14th.
Pathfinder Spring Camp - May 16 - 18
Pathfinder
Spring Camp will take place May 16 - 18 at the Gun and Rod Camping Grounds
in Delaware.
All outstanding funds must be submitted to Director Keith Brown by Saturday
night, May 10.
Grenada Day - May 17
The
Grenada
International Uplift Society invites you to their 11th annual Grenada
Day celebrations. Dr. Roy Adams is the guest speaker for the divine
hour. Sabbath School starts at 9:15 a.m.
Lunch will be provided after service, and there will be an "old-fashioned
social" in the evening at 8:30 p.m. The
day's events will take place at the Takoma Middle School, 7611 Piney Brancy Rd,
Silver
Spring, MD. FMI: Jasper Cox (301-613-0854)
or Margaret Buckmire (301-604-0638)
Northern Caribbean University
Weekend - May 16 and 17
Save
the date - the local NCU alumni chapter invites you to spend May 16
and 17 with them as they hold their annual weekend celebrations. Friday night's
vesper program begins at 7:30 and the speaker is Dr. Hugh
Maynard-Reid. Sabbath's speaker is Dr. Weymouth
Spencer. On Sabbath afternoon the CTC Choir of the West Philadelphia
Seventh-day
Adventist Church and Lorraine Davidson will be featured in
concert. Tell a friend. See all the details here on the weekend flyer.
Fundraising Car Wash - May 18
Our men's and women's ministries and
Sister-to-Sister are going on a mission trip to Kenya this
summer. Please come out and support their first fundraising event, a car
wash, on May 18 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:30
p.m. See Wendy Wray or Edmund Joseph for details.
Calling All Men
Men
- if it's almost Women's Day, you know what that means - Men's Ministries needs
your donations so that we can prepare lunch for our moms, wives, sisters, aunts,
neices, and friends. It's tradition at Metro that the men of the church
sponsor lunch on Women's Day. We are continuing that tradition this
year. Donations may be given to Edmund Joseph, Winston Joefield, or any
other Men's Ministries leader.
Death Announcement
Those
of you familiar with the Breath of Life Quarter will be saddened to hear of the
passing of Reger Smith Jr. He died on Thursday morning
at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral arrangements are
forthcoming. Please keep the Smith family in your prayers.
Of Local Interest
Free
Stroke Screenings - Today from 7am until 1 pm IWTOP radio, the George Washington
University Hospital, the George Washington Medical Center and the American
Heart Association have teamed up and will be providing free
stroke screenings today from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
at the GW Plaza outside the Foggy Bottom metro station. Stroke screenings
can be extremely beneficial for adults 45 and older, particularly those who
have had a stroke previously, are male, overweight, of African American
descent, or suffer from high blood pressure or high cholesterol. No
registration required; the event will be held rain or shine.
Fat, Fat Jehoshaphat - May 10 The Sligo
Seventh-day Adventist Church's Children's Choir cordially invites you to a
performance of the musical, 'Fat, Fat Jehoshaphat' on Sabbath, May 10 at
6:00 p.m. at their church. Sligo is located at 7700
Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912.
Graduation Ceremony for Students attending non-SDA schools - May 10
If you will not be participating in your graduation ceremony because it
will be held on Sabbath, you are invited to take part in the annual graduation
ceremony that is held at First Seventh-day Adventist Church for students
who fit this category. Please contact Megan Wilson at 301-333-0119
if you are interested in participating. The ceremony is open to graduates
from all educational levels and institutions. First Church is located at 810
Shepherd St NW, Washington, DC 20011
Mother's Day Brunch - May 11
The Caribbean Connection invites you to their annual Mother's Day
brunch, featuring your favorite Caribbean and
American foods The brunch will take place on Sunday, May 11 from 10:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m., at the Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church Center
located at the intersection of Eastern and Carroll Avenues in Washington,
DC. Tickets are $12 per person.
Free Community Programs Sponsored
by Washington
Adventist Hospital. Free counseling/support programs for
those who have experienced death in their families or who are going through
divorce. Click here for details.
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