Listen to the sermon preached by our guest preacher, the Rev. Sam Owen, the Priest-in-Charge of the Haitian Congregation of the Good Samaritan in the Bronx, for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 16, 2021.
You can read the scriptures for this service here.
Sermons and audio content from the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in the City of New York
This week, Mother Liz reflects on Jesus’ call to be “salt” and “light,” exploring these images as both gift and vocation. Salt brings savor, preservation, and healing; light reveals truth and kindles hope—even when it feels vulnerable to shine. Jesus speaks in the present tense: this is who we already are, together, as the church. Drawing on recent courageous witness from clergy and neighbors responding to injustice, Mother Liz invites us to live our shared calling with courage, creativity, and compassion so that others may taste and see the goodness of God through our life together.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, February 1, 2026.