Listen to the sermon preached by Mother Liz Maxwell on All Saints Sunday, November 7, 2021, followed by a rendition of The Beatitudes, sung to a Russian Orthodox chant by the Ascension Choir.
You can read the scriptures for this service here: Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44.
Sermons and audio content from the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in the City of New York
In this week’s newsletter, Mother Liz celebrates Earth Month alongside Eastertide, noting how resurrection speaks not only to humanity but to “the groaning of the whole creation” and God’s determination to make all things new. She observes that when Mary Magdalene mistakes the risen Christ for a gardener, we glimpse the deep interconnection of all beings—and when we touch creation’s wounds with reverence and compassion, we meet God. Quoting Robin Wall Kimmerer, the rector reminds us that “when we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us,” and invites us to deepen our love and commitment to our fragile, beautiful planet.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on the Third Sunday of Easter, April 19, 2026.