Epiclesis

Soup, Bread, and Prayer
2025-04-16 19:00, 2025-04-09 19:00, 2025-04-02 19:00, 2025-03-26 19:00, 2025-03-19 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Chapter House, 7985 Park Drive, Fair Oaks, CA
We’re hoping you’ll set some time aside this Lenten Season and join us on Wednesday nights at 7 PM, at the Chapter House (7985 Park Drive, Fair Oaks).
The format will be very easy-going: hot soup, bread, and some prayer. We’ll provide the food, and you’ll provide the prayer. We’ll read the Scriptures for the coming Sunday as we eat a simple meal, then devote the rest of our time to prayer.
One note: Try to let Pastor Chris know if you are coming, and, if you like, sign up to bring soup/bread for one of our evenings.
One more handy note: You’ll want to add in a bit of time for parking since construction is (alas) still going on at the park. You may have to walk a bit from an adjacent street, alrighty?
We’ll begin on Wednesday night, March 12 and continue through Wednesday of Holy Week (April 16). The event will likely last about an hour and a half.
What a lovely, little spiritual discipline with your brother and sisters to add to help you keep a holy Lent. Looking forward to seeing you!

PS: The image used here is a painted version of the famous photograph titled “Grace” by Eric Enstrom (c.1920). The original photo was taken at Enstrom’s studio in Bovey, MN, and the model was a local peddler named Charles Wilden. Enstrom first licensed the photo in the 30s, and in the 40s, his daughter colorized the photo by hand. It is that version that was circulated more widely and became the most popular.

Chapter House: Life & Wholeness Soul Care Ministries
2025-04-15 08:30 - 12:30, 2025-04-14 13:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-08 08:30 - 12:30, 2025-04-07 13:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-01 08:30 - 12:30, 2025-03-31 13:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-25 08:30 - 12:30, 2025-03-24 13:00 - 19:00 and 2 more dates
At the Epiclesis Chapter House by Appointment…
A ministry of Christy Shirley Fickenscher, MA, Life & Wholeness Soul Care has a mission to promote, encourage, and facilitate mature relationships for the purpose of building up the Body of Christ. With a background in Marriage and Therapy Therapy, she has a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and practiced professionally for many years. She is retired and is no longer practicing as an LMFT.
Her ministry now centers on spiritual well-being as central to wholeness. She has been trained in the ministry of reconciliation (prayer ministry) through Imago Dei ministries out of Portland, Oregon. Prayer ministry is led by a desire to see the light of Christ come into the dark places within hurting individuals. Prayer ministry is both an art and the application of various tools for the unlocking the God-given potential within each person. Soul care sees all of life connected with the desire to live an undivided life as David prayed, “Lord, give me an undivided life that I might praise your name” (Psalm 86:11).
About Integrative Prayer Counseling: Our time together will center around what it is that you bring to the session and learning to listen to where the Lord is drawing you and speaking to you. Through the integrative prayer process, we learn to hear God’s perspective on the areas of our lives in which we struggle. The approach is to also listen to you as a whole person and take into consideration mind, soul, spirit, and body.
Appointments: Counselling sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays at the Chapter House are by appointment only. Contact Christy.

Sunday Morning Worship
2025-04-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-03-30 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-03-23 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-03-16 10:30 - 12:00
Join us each Sunday from 10:30 AM to noon in the chapel of the Carmichael Seventh Day Adventist Church:
4600 Winding Way (Corner of Winding Way & Pasadena); Sacramento, CA 95841-4540.

And here’s a handy note: Find the closest, most convenient parking on the Winding Way side of the building. See you this Sunday!
For links and information to join us virtually, please CLICK HERE.
Need an Epiclesis phone number? Call us at (916) 572-9113.

Holy Week
2025-04-13 - 2025-04-19
Here are the upcoming opportunities for you to immerse yourself deeply in the spirituality of Holy Week, the week that changed the world:
Won’t you join us?

Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, March 13. Join us for our service at 10:30 AM (all times are Pacific).
Our Maundy Thursday service is worship treasure, and it’s an important part of your Holy Week: April 17, at 7 PM.
Jon us for the return of our very moving Easter Vigil service on Holy Saturday, April 19, at 11 PM.
We’re hoping you’ll join us for our Resurrection Day service on Easter Sunday, April 20, at 10:30 AM.

All of these services are at the Carmichael Chapel (our normal Sunday morning worship location).

Palm Sunday
2025-04-13

Epiclesis Council of Elders
2025-04-10 18:45, 2025-03-13 18:45
Elders Only: Zoom Meeting Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83294934868?pwd=[REDACTED]
Leader; Scribe
Jan: CA; DA
Feb: DA; RA
March: RA; MB
April: MB; RB
May: RB; TB
June: TB; DB
July: DB; LAC
August: LAC; EK
September: EK; JH
October: JH; CA
November: CA; DA

Morning Prayer in the Virtual Chapter House
2025-04-10 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-04-03 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-03-27 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-03-20 08:00 - 08:30
Join us on Thursday mornings at 8 AM for prayer and communion in our virtual Chapter House. We use the (wonderful) resource “Celtic Daily Prayer and the service lasts about 30 minutes.
Start your day out right with prayer and communion on Thursdays online via Zoom. Check out the appropriate page on our website HERE for all the connection details….

Chapter House Booked
2025-03-20 18:30 - 21:00

Movie Time at the Chapter House
2025-03-15 17:30 | Chapter House, 7985 Park Drive, Fair Oaks, CA
St. Paddy’s day is coming: What a perfect opportunity to learn more about the real-life story of this remarkable man.
Hoping you’ll join us on Saturday, March 15, at 5:30 PM, for movie time at the Chapter House. The film? A terrific docu-drama titled “I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland.”
Starring Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies (“Gimli” from “Lord of the Rings”), this lavish docu-drama peels back centuries of legend and myth to tell the true story of Saint Patrick. Through historical re-enactments filmed on breathtaking locations, expert interviews, and even his own writings, you will experience Patrick’s stunning journey from privileged young man, to slave, to cleric, to pastor, to saint.
The film (1:33) is suitable for all audiences. And one more thing: Will you please bring an Irish snack?
