1st Sunday after Christmas, December 29
Holy Eucharist, 9 am
Lessons and Carols w/Holy Eucharist, 11 am
Meditation & Sacrament, 6 pm
2nd Sunday after Christmas, January 5 – Epiphany Eve
Holy Eucharist, 9 am
Holy Eucharist with Music, 11 am
Meditation & Sacrament, 6 pm
Join us in the liturgies of this holy time of year as fully as you are able, walking with Jesus and our own Ascension community from the triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the footwashing and meal in the upper room on Maundy Thursday; from the horror of the crucifixion on Good Friday to the strange wonder of the empty tomb on the eve of Easter Sunday. In moving through this drama liturgically we often find that our understanding and faith are deepened and strengthened,
and we are changed.
Click the link above for the schedule of services.
Sunday worship services take place in the church at 9 am, 11 am, and 6 pm.
But if you can’t join us in person, you can watch our Sunday 11 am Eucharist and major Holy Day services by using the following link:
*In-person worshipers and visitors are strongly encouraged to wear face masks and practice safe social distancing.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on the Last Sunday after Pentecost, November 23, 2025.
This week, Mother Liz writes on the Transgender Day of Remembrance, honoring the lives of transgender people lost to hatred and violence and calling us to build a world where all genders are celebrated as reflections of God’s boundless creativity. She shares a moving prayer from the Corrymeela Community that gives thanks for the diversity of human identity and laments the harm done through fear and division. Together, we pray for courage to protect every person’s dignity, to live authentically, and to love in the fullness of Christ.
Much of our parish budget supports salaries, utilities and other unglamorous infrastructure of our common life. This in turn makes our programs possible; it keeps our doors open wide, our music soaring and our care for one another steady even in — especially in — hard times. What you pledge to give today will help us plan for tomorrow. If we give what we can, we will continue to receive all of the soul liberating gifts that Church of the Ascension has to offer including our inspiring worship, programming, and community.
Sundays, weekdays, and special holy days, worship is the heart of our life together. It may be what your heart is seeking too.
Come find out!
Be transported by the voices of our classically trained choir, the notes from our world-renowned organ, and the joys of congregational singing.
Through volunteer work, advocacy, fundraising and community engagement, we find that faith with good works is a spiritually healthy combination.
Every Sunday, our worship is illuminated by some of the greatest examples of 19th and 20th century American religious art. Come see for yourself.
Our church building is one of the earliest examples of Gothic Revival — designed by the man who probably did more than any other to create that revival.
Founded in 1827 on Canal Street, by 1841 Ascension had arrived at its present home in Greenwich Village as the first church on New York’s famous Fifth Avenue.
We live out our faith in many different ways — with children, the hungry, the oppressed, and with each other.