News & Events
What’s happening at Incarnation
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Ecclesia Ministries
Every third Sunday of the month, parishioners are invited to the Parish Dining Room at 12:30 p.m. to help make sandwiches and pack lunches for Ecclesia Ministries of New York, which serves those who are food and housing insecure.
The Rev. Deacon Denise LaVetty serves an Ecclesia congregation that currently worships in the courtyard of Church of the Transfiguration (29th Street, between 5th and Madison) every Sunday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Parishioners are also invited to attend this 2:00 p.m. service of Holy Eucharist and then distribute the lunches.
Advent Family Festival
We invite children and families to join us Friday, December 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., for an evening of fellowship and fun marked by many of your festive favorites from this high season in our church calendar. We’ll decorate both advent wreaths and ginger bread cookies, and talk about how the four weeks of advent help us prepare for the coming of Jesus at Christmas. We’ll also have seasonal snacks and drinks, and even an advent themed movie playing in the background while we eat, play, and build. E-mail the Rev. Nate Lee to RSVP!
Sermon Talkbacks
During the Sundays of Advent, we’ll be bringing back our “Sermon Talkbacks”! Talkbacks will take place in the Parish Living Room from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. on December 3, 17 and 24. Join us for a roundtable discussion with the preacher about the sermon. This will be a time when you can ask questions, give feedback, and help us all to deepen the conversation that the sermon has only just begun.
Christmas Fair
Incarnation’s Christmas Fair is one of our annual highlights and longstanding traditions. Saturday, December 9, will mark our 79th fair. Please stop by the Parish House between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Enjoy a Silent Auction, a Christmas Boutique, a Café and Bake Sale, as well as the sale of lovely holiday gifts.
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Lessons and Carols & Parish Christmas Party
An Incarnation tradition, a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is one of the most beloved services we present each year. It consists of lessons from scripture interspersed with carols reflecting on the themes of the readings. Music features organ, strings, harp and the Incarnation Choir. Join us in worship on Sunday, December 10, at 6:00 p.m. Followed by the Parish Christmas Party.
Operation Santa
20s/30s St. Nick's Cocktail Party
"One Little Candle"
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Coming Up
- November 30, 2023
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Candlelight Communion
November 30, 2023 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Candlelight Communion is a service of Holy Eucharist that incorporates chant and silence as well as elements of contemporary worship. This service is informal and contemplative, with music led by a Cantor and a brief reflection by one of the clergy.
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- December 1, 2023
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Advent Family Festival
December 1, 2023 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
We invite children and families to join us Friday, December 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, for an evening of fellowship and fun marked by many of your festive favorites from this high season in our church calendar. We’ll decorate both advent wreaths and ginger bread cookies, and talk about how the four weeks of advent help us prepare for the coming of Jesus at Christmas. We’ll also have seasonal snacks and drinks, and even an advent themed movie playing in the background while we eat, play, and build. E-mail the Rev. Nate Lee to RSVP!
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- December 3, 2023
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Holy Eucharist
December 3, 2023 8:30 am - 9:00 am
All are welcome to gather in the church for this service of Holy Eucharist, which includes a brief homily and organ music (there is no singing). The service follows “Rite I” in the Book of Common Prayer, which means the prayers are written in traditional language, and tends to conclude by 9:00 am.
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Bible Study
December 3, 2023 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Bible Study is held in the Parish House and also on Zoom. We generally follow the Yale Bible Study program, which offers course materials on select books of the Bible, deepened by insights from Yale Divinity School professors.
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Principal Service
December 3, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Our principal service of Holy Eucharist or Morning Prayer with Choir and Organ is held in person and streamed from the church. Join us online by clicking here.
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Sunday School for Children
December 3, 2023 11:15 am - 11:45 am
During the 11:00 a.m. service, children (pre-K to 4th grade) depart for Sunday School in the Parish House and then return to rejoin their parents in worship. Sunday School is based on the Godly Play curriculum. Learn more about Family Ministries at Incarnation, including offerings for older children, here.
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Advent Sermon Talkback
December 3, 2023 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Join us in the Parish Dining Room for a roundtable discussion with the preacher about the sermon. This will be a time when you can ask questions, give feedback, and help us all to deepen the conversation that the sermon has only just begun.
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- December 5, 2023
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Morning Prayer (Zoom)
December 5, 2023 8:00 am - 8:45 am
Join us for this 20-minute prayer service with lectionary readings and canticles. Followed by another 20 minutes of virtual fellowship. Click here for a PDF version of Morning Prayer Rite I.
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Compline (Zoom)
December 5, 2023 9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Joinus for this 15-minute service of prayers and music and before bedtime. Click here for a PDFversion of Compline.
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- December 6, 2023
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Holy Eucharist
December 6, 2023 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
All are welcome to gather in the church for this Rite I service of Holy Eucharist, which includes a brief homily. Click here to view an important safety document.
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Spiritual Tips and Biblical Reflections
We are collecting spiritual tips and reflections on Scripture from members and friends of the parish. If you have a favorite prayer practice, devotional book, Bible verse or other source of spiritual nourishment, contact the clergy to share it with the larger Incarnation community. Submissions in writing or video recording (up to 2 minutes) are welcome. Thank you for helping us “encourage one another and build each other up” as the Body of Christ. (1 Thess. 5:11).