Join us, won’t you?

Mark your calendars for December 4, at 6 PM, for an Epiclesis tradition and gift to the Sacramento community: A beautiful, simple service of Advent Lessons and Carols.

We’ll gather at 6 PM in our Carmichael Chapel for a beautiful service of Scripture, sacred art, music, and some inspiring (and timely) words from the Church Fathers.

The world says that Christmas begins when the stores put out all the seasonal decorations– and it seems as if it’s getting earlier each year. But Christmas doesn’t come around until December 25. We believe, of course, that the true meaning of Christmas has nothing really to do with gifts and Santa Claus and department store sales, as fun as those parts of the season can be. Believers hold that Christmas is all about the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. And we also believe that Advent gives Christians a time-honored, biblically-based way to prepare.

Our annual service is a lovely way to mark the beginning of Advent and the Season of Light.

Here’s a link to the location… And looking forward to seeing you and yours on December 4.

One longtime and loved ministry of Epiclesis has been the physical and financial support of the local Sunrise Christian Food Ministry.

In the recent past, Epiclesis gave monetary gifts and technical advice for the design, construction, and installation of a new industrial, walk-in refrigerator/freezer room. And along with regular food donations, several in our Church continue to be very active, ongoing volunteers for the ministry.

Now, the Sunrise Food Ministry needs help again, and there are four ways to lend a hand:

First, we need to pray for the ministry, especially as they struggle with high demand, limited resources, and continuing procedural difficulties brought on by Covid.

Next, please consider volunteering your time at the ministry. They tell us that there is always room for all kinds of on-site help. (Contact them through their website; see below).

Third, please bring your items of non-perishable goods to church on the second Sunday of each month.

Finally, there are three ways to give financially to Sunrise Food Ministry: 1) Giving offerings faithfully in worship at Epiclesis each week. 2) Visit the ministry’s website by clicking right here. 3) Use the QR code below, right when you make Amazon purchases. A percentage of your purchase will be donated by Amazon to the Sunrise Food Ministry.