The First Sunday after Epiphany

The Baptism of Jesus

January 11th, 2026

10am Service



The Rev. Katie Holeman Presiding

The Rev. Megan Anderson Gartin Preaching

The Rev. Rodney Davis Deacon

The Rev. Mike Ferrito Assisting

Peter Saunders Children's Homilist



5pm Contemplative Prayer Service

Sermon - The Feast of the Epiphany

January 4th, 2026

The Rev. Megan Anderson Gartin Preaching

SAVE THE DATE

Annual Meeting

Sunday January 25, 2026

St. Michael's annual meeting will be immediately following the 10am service with a potluck brunch. Bagels and schmear will be provided. If you want to bring a dish, please advise the office. During the meeting we will be voting for Vestry Members and Diocesan Delegates and taking a look back at 2025 and forward to the future.

2026 Vestry & Diocesan Delegate Nominations are due!

Every year the Vestry elects new members for a three-year term. There will be a vestry retreat held on Saturday, February 7 from 10-4pm. Another opportunity to serve is to represent St. Michael’s at the Diocesan convention. This is a chance to engage in the issues of National as well as Diocesan concern. Convention is typically held in early November. This year the convention will be on Zoom only.

If you feel called to serve on the St. Michael’s Vestry or as a Diocesan Delegate please use the below link to fill out an application or contact the Church Office (916) 488-3550 for a hard copy. All nominations must be submitted by Friday, January 9th.

STEWARDSHIP

Pledge cards are still being accepted for the 2026 Pledge Year. The vestry appreciates your continued support as they plan the church budget for next year. Pledge cards may be placed in the offering plate, mailed or You may set up your donation online.

From the Diocesan E-News:

Episcopal Church Statement on U.S. Intervention in Venezuela

Following last weekend’s U.S. military attack on Venezuela and the removal of President Nicholás Maduro from office, Episcopal leaders have released statements calling for prayers and peace in the South American country. They expressed both support for Venezuelans celebrating Maduro’s removal and concern over the legality of the attack. 



Read the article

Volunteers Needed

Winter Respite

Mondays, January 26^th & February 9^th

Carmichael Presbyterian

5645 Marconi Ave, Carmichael

Join us as St. Michael's once again works with other faith communities in Carmichael to provide meals and a warm place to relax for a few hours during the coldest days of the year for our unhoused neighbors. This year Carmichael Presbyterian will be hosting and HART anticipates we will have approximately 30 guests each day. St Michaels is responsible for Monday's, January 26 and February 9. We will also be collecting gently used coats, sweaters, boots all in adult sizes, clean sleeping bags or blankets and new underwear and socks.

Our volunteer needs are:

• Kitchen volunteers preparing breakfast & bagged lunches
• 3 - 5 needed from 7:30-10:30 AM
• Greeters & Showers Attendants: Set up tables and cots; Welcome guests, make shower reservations, supervise showers, hygiene kits, and towels. Shift 2 will clean up and close.
• Shift 1: 4 volunteers needed from 8:30-11 AM
• Shift 2: 4 volunteers needed from 10:30-1 PM 

A signup sheet will be posted near the coffee table at Coffee Hour on Sunday's. Please contact Cindy Dewey if you have questions or would like to volunteer.

Habitat for Humanity

Build for Unity

Seeking Build for Unity Volunteers!  Build for Unity is a Habitat for Humanity program where multi-faith communities come together to build houses for low-income families. St. Michaels was one of the original faith groups that started this amazing program (in 2016). Our three scheduled workdays are

• Saturday, January 31
• Friday & Saturday February 6 & 7

There are sign-up sheets located on the board in Johnstone Hall. St. Michael’s needs 30 volunteers to fulfill our sponsorship. Volunteers can signup for one or more of the three Build for Unity dates. Please feel free to invite your friends and family to join us in this wonderful program. If you have questions, please connect with Terry Bridges.

Saturday February 28

Parish & Johnstone Halls

Come pack meal bags that reach hungry people throughout the world. It is a very fun event and a great opportunity to gather as community to do something for those in need. Last year we packed over 10,000 meals that went to support those in need in Philippines. Come be a part of this super fun event!

Please sign up on their website. If you have questions or need help please contact the office. If you are willing to help with set up or clean up please let us know!

Regular Outreach opportunities

River City Food Bank Center at St. Matthew's - Distribution Prep every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday & Distribution every Wednesday & Friday

Carmichael HART Carmichael Presbyterian Church - Lunch program every Thursday & the Shower Ministry every Saturday

God's Helping Hands Laundry LaunderLand every 3rd Saturday of the month

Dinner & Documentary

FAKE Searching for truth in the age of misinformation

Sunday February 1, 2026

Please join us for our next Dinner & Documentary session on Sunday, February 1, 2026, where we will view FAKE. This PBS documentary focuses on how the average person can decipher fact from fiction in the current times where the sheer volume of news available can be overwhelming. This series draws from common sense, critical thinking skills, and universal standards of journalism to give viewers the tools to discern fact from fiction in news reports, identify fake news, and evaluate the biases of real news.

As we resume gathering once a month for a dinner and documentary evening, we’d like to hear from those of you who are interested in coming when you can. Please complete the survey HERE to insure these evenings will serve both your own sense of purpose and the common good. Our next scheduled Dinner & Documentary date will be March 1 focusing on two short documentaries about immigration, deportation and sanctuary.

St Michael's Reads the Acts and The Epistles of the Apostles

Led by Meghan Humlie, Dawn and Tyson Wright

Tuesdays at 6:30pm on Zoom

Come along with the Apostles and the early church as they learn and grow and follow in the Way of Jesus and spread God’s Kingdom. Our new reading plan started January 1st and runs through February. You can pick up printed copies of the reading plan on the usher's desk by the doors of the sanctuary,in the church office or use this link for a pdf.

This reading plan is designed to be done on your own, but it can also be fun to discuss what you are reading with a group. Everyone is welcome to join our zoom discussion group on Tuesdays from 6:30-8 pm, The link is on the church website, or you can email the church office.

St. Michael's Continuing Studies & Offerings

• Healing Circle - Second Saturdays 11am in Friendship Center.
• Thursday Open Bible Study Thursdays at 10am via Zoom.
• Sacred Circle - Last Wednesday of every month 6pm via zoom.
• Centering Prayer - Mondays in Friendship Center at 9:00am & Thursdays on Zoom at 7pm.



More info on the above offerings found here.

Weekly Services

10am Sunday Morning Worship Eucharist (also Livestreamed)

Nursery available during worship

5pm Sunday Evening Contemplative Prayer Service on Zoom

9am Morning Prayer – Zoom Monday through Thursday

8:30am Friday Morning Contemplative Eucharist

Choral Masterworks by John Cozza

Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen ("They will all come from Sheba"), BWV 65 by Bach

This week's choral masterpiece is one of Bach's cantatas for the Feast of the Epiphany.  He composed it in 1724 in Leipzig for Epiphany and first performed it on 6 January 1724 as part of his first cantata cycle. To illustrate the exotic visitors from the East, Bach "employs high horns to convey majesty and antiquity, recorders to represent the high pitches often associated with oriental music and the oboes da caccia to evoke the shawm-like double reed instruments of the Near East. Bach never came up with anything more pageant-like and eastern in atmosphere than the opening chorus." (conductor John Eliot Gardiner)

For more information, here is a link to the Wikipedia article:

Here is a translation of the text:

And here is a live performance from the Netherlands Bach Society:

Prayers for Pregnant Women & Their Babies

We have an ongoing relationship with the Episcopal Sisters at the Order of Julian of Norwich monastery who pray daily for pregnant women and their babies. If you have name(s) of loved one(s) who are expecting that you would like to have included in the sisters' prayers, please email Fr. Rod.

Giving Thanks with Flowers!

You can remember your loved ones and celebrate important moments in your life with the gift of flowers to the church.  

If you would like to give in this way, please let the office know

and what you would like to give thanks for in the bulletin. You can send a check (or drop it off) to the office or pay on-line.  

Name Tags

Name tags are available at Sunday morning check in's on the greeter cart. Please be sure to grab and wear your name tag before the service. If you are in need of a name tag please let the office know.

St. Michael's Hours

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 10:00am - 1:00pm

Sanctuary and Courtyard are open during office hours. Please let the office know you will be coming. Call 916.488.3550 or email.

Pastoral Hours



Rev. Megan will be available on request. Please email revmegan@stmichaelscarmichael.org to schedule.

Pastor Katie will be available on request. Please email pastorkatie@stmichaelscarmichael.org to schedule.

Fr. Mike will be available on request. Please email revdrferrito@outlook.com to schedule.

Fr. Rod will be available on request. Please email fatherrod@stmichaelscarmichael.org to schedule. 



Giving 

Thank you all for generously supporting St. Michael's and our ministries. We are accepting pledge payments through the mail. We are also accepting online giving. You may have to set up an account to do so. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kate Muris.