4/15/2026
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Ivan Herman
by Rev. Ivan Herman
Go live as resurrection people who are fully alive now. Don’t cling to what will pass away, but joyfully inhabit the life God has given.
Be fearless and show the world a life not driven by consumption or the chase for immortality, but live each day with generosity, justice, and compassion.
May Christ’s risen light shine through you here and now as you feed the hungry, care for the ailing, forgive your enemies, and advocate for the vulnerable. Let all you do be done in love. May your life be a blessing, a witness that resurrection is not distant, but already alive within and among us.
Rev. Ivan Herman
Rev. Ivan Herman has served as the associate pastor at Carmichael Presbyterian Church since 2009 and is active in the Presbytery of North Central California. He grew up in Ecuador and Colombia, and has previously served as pastor or ruling elder in Presbyterian congregations in Memphis, TN, Washington, DC, and San Antonio, TX. He holds an annual pass to U.S. National Parks as well as degrees from American University, Wesley Theological Seminary, and Wake Forest University. Ivan lives in Sacramento with his spouse, Susan. They keep a well-stocked fridge for their two itinerant young adult sons., but the ice cream never even makes it to the freezer.
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