Would you believe that this beautiful picture on the Sanctuary wall of St. Mark Lutheran Church was designed and executed by a 9 year old? It is true – with a little help from David Nelson, our retired pastor and artist in residence. And here is a written description of the art piece: For the…
An update of the Liturgical Art page has been completed. A slideshow of the recent Easter – Pentecost Art has been added. A Huge debt of gratitude is owed to Retired Pastor David I. Nelson for continuing to bring our church alive with art during all seasons of the year! God Bless you David!
We always love David Nelson’s seasonal creations on the Sanctuary wall, but it is even better when he tells us what the art means to him. Here is his description of the 2014 Advent/Christmas art. If blue were a word, it would be a minor key perhaps like the Yiddish folk tune of Light One…
What started this fall as corn stalks painted on the sanctuary wall (along with real corn stalks and pumpkins), has morphed into a lovely tree line as Advent begins. Retired Pastor David Nelson is at it again with his inspirational art work. Come each Sunday in Advent and watch as the wall continues to change…
Our artist in residence and retired St Mark pastor, David Nelson, began his sermon by telling us that every creative thing we make is a process. The end object is a celebration of the process. The Creation Story, that is represented by the banner now in our worship space, challenges us with four things among…
View below 2 slideshows of Creation Artistry by retired pastor David Nelson which has graced our altar wall for the last several weeks. Listen to David’s audio description and inspiration of this Art. Note the duel use of the word “Creation”. The art is about “God’s Creation of the World”, but the art itself is the…
The purple Lenten banners revealed a beautiful sunrise Easter Morning. Christ is risen! Flowers adorned the base of the cross which was draped, not in purple, but in red and gold. Thanks once again to our retired pastor, David I. Nelson for making art an integral part of worship at St. Mark Lutheran Church.
Many members of the congregation helped bring the dramatic message of Palm Sunday alive at St. Mark. The Passion Narrative, according to the Gospel of Matthew, was presented through responsive readings, special instrumental and vocal music, and our choir singing rounds of “Hosanna, Hosanna!” We all waved palm leaves commemorating Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.…
For the last several weeks the sanctuary has displayed a rugged cross and purple banners symbolizing our time of reflection. We see a road to the cross starting at our baptismal font. On Palm Sunday, palms were added to symbolize Jesus entering Jerusalem as the King and then shortly after arrested and sent to the…
Check out the slideshow attached to this post to view the beautiful artwork which has appeared on the Sanctuary Wall as we have made our way through the Christmas and Epiphany Season. This artwork and some of the other Christmas Altar decorations are courtesy of former Pastor David Nelson and his able crew of helpers.…