Sacramento church surprises shoppers with holiday groceries
DAY SHARES THEIR REACTIONS. WE HAVE JUST MOVED THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING TIMES IN THE NATION’S HISTORY. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FURLOUGHED. THEY’VE BEEN OUT OF WORK, SNAP BENEFITS WERE CUT. WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. PERFECT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU’RE WELCOME. THE GOAL IS JUST TO SURPRISE PEOPLE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE IS GOODNESS IN THIS WORLD, AND THEY’RE CARED FOR AND LOVED AND THOUGHT ABOUT. PEOPLE ARE GENUINELY SURPRISED AND SHOCKED, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK SOMETIMES IT’S THE NATURAL INCLINATION TO THINK THAT THERE’S A CATCH. AND SO WHEN PEOPLE REALIZE THERE REALLY IS NO CATCH, THERE’S SO MUCH FUN. YEAH, I GET CHOKED UP WATCHING WATCHING THE REACTIONS BECAUSE IT’S THERE’S SO MANY PEOPLE HURTING RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, IT MEANS EVERYTHING. HONESTLY, IT’S WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS, I THINK I THINK ABOUT THE ESSENCE OF SPIRIT, AND THE ESSENCE IS ABOUT GIVING BACK. MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS. I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY CHRISTMAS. I JUST WANT TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. AND YOU KNOW JUST KNOW FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE THIS IS A REALLY TOUGH TIME. SO ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN GIVE TO SOMEONE ELSE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TO DO THAT. YEAH. IT’S THE REASON FOR THE SEASON. RIGHT. WELL, MONEY F
Sacramento church surprises shoppers with holiday groceries
Updated: 10:45 PM PST Dec 22, 2025
A special surprise awaited some Sacramento shoppers affected by the government shutdown and issues with SNAP benefits, as the Unity of Sacramento Church paid for their holiday groceries and sent them home with stocking stuffers.Money for the gift-giving event at Grocery Outlet in Del Paso Heights was raised by the church’s holiday concert. See more in the video above. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A special surprise awaited some Sacramento shoppers affected by the government shutdown and issues with SNAP benefits, as the Unity of Sacramento Church paid for their holiday groceries and sent them home with stocking stuffers.
Money for the gift-giving event at Grocery Outlet in Del Paso Heights was raised by the church’s holiday concert.
See more in the video above.
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