Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Second Sunday of Advent, December 8, 2024.
You can read the scriptures for this service here: Baruch 5:1-9, Canticle 16 (Luke 1: 68-79), Philippians 1:3-11, Luke 3:1-6.
Sermons and audio content from the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in the City of New York
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Sam Owen on the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, October 26, 2025.
This week, the rector reflects on the power and purpose of The Prayers of the People, a vital expression of our shared faith and compassion. Through these prayers, we lift up the needs of our world — those who are ill, grieving, or oppressed — and give thanks for the blessings that sustain us. She shares two urgent petitions from the wider church: for Ali Faqirzada, an asylum seeker detained by ICE, and Layan Nasir, a Palestinian Christian held without charge. Mother Liz invites us to persist in prayer for justice and to practice gratitude that strengthens and unites our community.