CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) - Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services of the Diocese of Sacramento (CFCS) held a “Dedication and Grand Opening” of Calvary Funeral Center, a new state-of-the-art funeral center in Citrus Heights on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

The Most Reverend, Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento, dedicated Resurrection Chapel in the new funeral center located at 7101 Verner Ave to mark its grand opening. The diocese planned for the new project center to bring care, compassion, and excellence in service to Citrus Heights and the Greater Sacramento Region in one central location.

“We are here with gratitude to all those who brought about this project to an end,” Bishop Soto said. “The people who will come here know their loved ones, in a very real way, [will] begin their journey to the heavenly Jerusalem in this chapel.”

Jerry Del Core, President and CEO of CFCS, reflected, “We started working on this project right after we opened the funeral center at St. Mary Cemetery in 2016. The new Calvary Funeral Center will allow us to serve more families as we share the Catholic Rites of Christian Funeral and Cemetery Services. What makes us most unique is that we can help a family with their loved one without ever leaving our care. Our goal is to serve families in need of consolation and help them celebrate the life of their loved one.”

Calvary boasts a state-of-the-art facility providing complete funeral, mortuary, cremation, and burial services all in one location. This funeral home includes a beautiful chapel with a goal of comforting the sorrowful and uplifting the soul during life’s most difficult moments. There are unique and beautiful areas like the glass niches which are illuminated by the soft tone of stained-glass windows, drawing one’s attention toward Heaven. And at its north transept, a large and beautiful reception room welcomes families and visitors to celebrate and remember their loved ones. Last, Calvary offers meeting spaces located throughout the funeral center, a memorialization selection room, and a cutting-edge care center to provide extraordinary care and service to those who walk through its doors.

Calvary Cemetery opened its gates in 1953 as part of the Diocese of Sacramento to serve the Greater Sacramento Area. 70 years later, Calvary Cemetery and Funeral Center continues to offer families the ability to arrange and care for all their funeral, mortuary, cremation, and cemetery needs in one central location. This new funeral center continues to offer excellence in service and compassionate care to the community. The staff at Calvary are ready to continue their ministry of service. From its modern touches to the warmth in comfort, the new funeral center opens with joy at the opportunity to serve the Sacramento area.

Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services of the Diocese of Sacramento (CFCS) provides complete end-of-life services with four funeral centers and 11 cemeteries throughout Northern California. CFCS accompanies families as they affectionately honor their loved ones in harmony with the Catholic Rites of Christian funeral and burial services. CFCS brings to all the consolation and mercy of Jesus.