This week: the church year begins in “sweet darkness,” the rector writes. Also: the order of service for the first Sunday of Advent, and the schedule of discussion forums, online worship, and other events for the season of Advent and Christmastide.
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
This week: Is Rockefeller the Owl a small lesson that new possibilities can emerge against all odds, out of disorientation and loss? Also: the order of service for our Christ the King worship service via Zoom, important news about changes due to local COVID-19 infection rates. Plus, preparing for a season of preparation: Advent!
This podcast episode features the hymns and anthem recorded by Dr. Dennis Keene and the Ascension Choir, featuring the Manton Memorial Organ, for the Church of the Ascension’s worship service the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, November 15, 2020, which took place online via Zoom. 1) O Day of God, Draw Nigh; 2) Precious Lord; 3) Lord Christ, When First Thou Cam’st to Earth
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
We are taking the words of the great Irish hymn “Be Thou My Vision” as inspiration for our annual stewardship campaign. Its verses lead the rector to ask: What does it mean to be faithful stewards in so many dimensions of our lives? How do we keep God in our vision? What is your vision of God, and God’s purpose for you, for us? Plus: the order of service for Sunday, November 15.
This podcast episode features the hymns and anthem recorded by Dr. Dennis Keene and the Ascension Choir, featuring the Manton Memorial Organ, for the Church of the Ascension’s worship service the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, November 8, 2020, which took place online via Zoom. 1) All My Hope on God Is Founded; 2) Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether, by Harold Friedell; 3) There Is a Balm in Gilead
O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Our first music episode of the AscensionNYC podcast! This episode features the hymns and anthems recorded by Dr. Dennis Keene and the Ascension Choir, featuring the Manton Memorial Organ, for the Church of the Ascension’s All Saints Day service, November 1, 2020, which took place online via Zoom. Hymn #287: For All the Saints, Who From Their Labors Rest (Sine Nomine) Let us Now
Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.