The rector writes: “I am delighted to confirm that this Sunday we will return to in person worship at all three services: 9am, 11am and 6 pm. The 11 am service will continue to be offered in a hybrid format via livestream. We hope you will join us as you are able! I especially look forward to seeing, praying and singing with many of you in our beloved church building.”
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. The lessons for this day: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on the Third Sunday after Epiphany. The lessons for this day: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21.
Join us Sunday for worship online at 11 a.m., either by watching via your browser or by joining a group of other worshipers via Zoom. (Or join for in-person worship at the Sunday 6 p.m. Meditation & Sacrament service; masks and social distancing required.) Following the 11 a.m. service, at 12:30 p.m., Ascension will hold its annual meeting via Zoom. The agenda for the meeting can be found in the parish’s Annual Report for 2021.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Second Sunday after Epiphany. The lessons for this day: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11.
This week: Online worship Sunday 11 a.m., in-person worship Sunday 6 p.m. at the Meditation & Sacrament service. And Wednesday 6 p.m., an in-person midweek Eucharist. The church will also be open from noon to 3 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for personal prayer and meditation. Please note: Masks are required for all in-person worshipers and visitors!
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Posey Krakowsky on the First Sunday after Epiphany. The lessons for this day: Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22.
The rector asks: “As we mark Martin Luther King Jr.’s 93rd birthday this year, what part of his work calls to you, to us at Ascension?” Join us for Sunday worship, January 16, at 11 a.m. online: ascensionnyc.org/webcasts. (Here’s your bulletin; hymn texts are on the last two pages.)
Worship for the First Sunday after the Epiphany will be online-only, at 11 a.m. Use the link ascensionnyc.org/webcasts to join us! (And ascensionnyc.org/todaysservice for the bulletin.) Read this week’s newsletter for more information about the adjustments to our service schedule, plans for annual meeting, and other activities still going on in our parish and diocese.
With the rise in Covid infections, the 11 a.m. Sunday service will be live-streamed (only) through Sunday, January 29. We will resume the 6 p.m. Sunday service of Meditation and Sacrament in person on January 23. The church will reopen for weekday prayer and meditation during the week of January 16. For more information, read this message from our rector.