Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 9, 2023.
You can read the scriptures for this service here: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30.
Sermons and audio content from the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in the City of New York
This week, our prayer gives thanks for LGBTQ+ children “deeply beloved and beautiful” and celebrates ancestors whose courage opened ways for authentic lives. It acknowledges current threats to hard-won rights and prays especially for transgender youth facing attacks on gender-affirming care. The prayer honors Ascension’s LGBTQ+ members and commits us to sharing cups of water with lemon and love with all who march and serve.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, June 21, 2026.