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Jan H comes to St. Mark from California. She is a 5th generation native of that state. After high school, Jan attended California Lutheran University at Thousand Oaks. Her career has been as a professional fund raiser, and this work included raising funds for non-profit organizations from grass roots to the national level in scope.…
On this Sunday, which was Endowment Sunday at St Mark, we heard Pastor Beth’s words read to us by Pastor Eric. Pastor Beth wrote that she loves the 21st Chapter of Revelation in which God tells us that He will always dwell with the people. Where is this holy city where God dwells? Our world…
Pastor Eric’s theme for today was “Echo’s of Resurrection. The voice of Jesus resides in your heart: What song do you hear?” Sometimes it seems as if God speaks quite loudly to you, and other times it seems as if it is just a faint echo. God speaks to us through nature, other people, situations,…
Marion was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on January 20th, 1918. After grade school and high school, she attended business college and began working for Chase National Bank. Marion was later employed by Volkin Inc., also in Brooklyn, NY. Marion was married in 1943 and has one daughter (see below) whom she lives with in Olympia. …
Pastor Eric asked the children, gathered around him, what would it be like if Jesus came to your house for Breakfast? The question was also for the adults in the congregation to consider. New things can happen! Breakfast was only one part of the three B’s that Pastor Eric presented. The next was Belonging. Both…
Good morning, God. Thank you for today. Thank you for being with me this morning, today, this evening, and forever. Amen. (from Pastor Eric’s Children’s Time message on April 10, 2016)
On this “Doubting Thomas Sunday”, Pastor Beth illustrated with a huge mirror that we all have questions, doubt and uncertainty. We all want something we can touch, something tangible we can hang on to, to solidify our faith. After Easter, Christ came back especially for Thomas, to show him, and us, that he is God’s “more”. He is ”…
Kristin was born in Tokyo, Japan and left when she was 2. Her parents were Lutheran missionaries there for 12 years. The family lived for 4 years in San Francisco where her father was a pastor. Kristin graduated from Augsburg College, in Edina MN, majoring in Studio Art and Art History. David grew up in…
On this glorious Easter Sunday, Pastor Eric exclaimed, “We are all entombed!” For the children’s sermon, he used the example of a butterfly shedding its cocoon. With the Gospel text of Luke, he explained that Jesus was talking about change to two kinds of people: the sinners, the poor, the marginalized people, and the rich,…
Chay T, daughter of Joan C, was born in Renton, WA. The family moved to Olympia when she was three years old, and she was baptized at St. Mark at that time. Chay returned to St. Mark a couple of years ago and renewed her membership last fall. Chay graduated from Tumwater High School and…