Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Deacon Larisa Shaterian on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 24, 2023.
You can read the scriptures for this service here: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Magnificat (Canticle 15); Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38.
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.