Podcast
Sermon: Christmas Day
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on Christmas Day. The lessons for this day: Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-4; John 1:1-14.
Podcast
Sermon: Christmas Eve
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on Christmas Eve. The lessons for this day: Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20.
Newsletter
Newsletter for January 2
Worship on the Second Sunday after Christmas will be online-only at 11 a.m. (The 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eucharists have been canceled.) Use the link ascensionnyc.org/webcasts to join us! (And ascensionnyc.org/todaysservice for the bulletin.) Early in the week, we will assess the situation and make a decision about upcoming services currently listed in the newsletter.
Events
Christmastide at Ascension
Our worship services for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, the First Sunday after Christmas and the Second Sunday after Christmas have all become online-only, due to the recent surge of COVID infections in New York City. But do please join us at ascensionnyc.org/webcasts as we welcome the Christ child into our hearts and celebrate the birth of Emmanuel, “God with Us.”
Podcast
Sermon: The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Edwin Chinery on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 19, 2021. The lessons for this day: Micah 5:2-5a; Canticle: The Song of Mary (Luke 1:46-55); Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45.
Newsletter
Newsletter for December 19
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior;
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel,
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior;
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel,
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Podcast
Sermon: The Third Sunday of Advent
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Posey Krakowsky on the Third Sunday of Advent, December 12, 2021. The lessons for this day: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Canticle: The First Song of Isaiah (Isaiah 12:2-6); Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18.
Newsletter
Newsletter for December 12
The Third Sunday of Advent
The rector writes: “In the very middle of the Psalm 39’s fifteen verses is this affirmation: ‘My hope is in you.’ Where does such hope, such trusting hope despite doubt, even despite so much that is wrong in the world, come from?”
Reminder: Due to health safety protocols, pew reservations are required for both the 5 PM Family Eucharist and the 9:30 PM Preludial Music and Festal Eucharist on Christmas Eve this year. You can reserve a pew for you and the people you feel comfortable sitting with at ascensionnyc.org/ChristmasEve.
Podcast
Sermon: The Second Sunday of Advent
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Second Sunday of Advent, December 5, 2021. The lessons for this day: Baruch 5:1-9; Canticle: The Song of Zechariah (Luke 1: 68-79); Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6.
Newsletter
Newsletter for December 5
The Second Sunday of Advent
The rector writes: “What call to gritty, hopeful action is stirring in you this Advent? Where do you sense God in it?” Also in this newsletter: Information about in-person worship, how to worship online with us, news of a new “Women’s Spirituality” group, and the first announcement of our scheduled Christmas Eve services. (Note: due to health safety protocols, pew reservations are required for both the 5 PM Family Eucharist and the 9:30 PM Preludial Music and Festal Eucharist on Christmas Eve.)