Download the Annual Report and join us Sunday, January 28th, in person in the Nave or virtually at 9:30 a.m. for our All-Parish Annual Meeting (this will be integrated into our Sunday worship):

• Zoom (Meeting ID: 894 5266 0070, passcode: liturgy)
• Facebook
• YouTube

We will discuss the state of the church, review the budget for 2024, and elect our three new vestry and one delegate to convention members. Your vote and presence matters.

Afterwards, we'll have an all-parish coffee hour. Please consider bringing a coffee hour item (ready-to-eat, snacks, sides, dishes, casseroles, salads, fruit, etc.) with you for all to enjoy.

All are welcome. Come as you are.

Deb Bluestone- for Vestry

I was born and raised in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, and have lived in New Mexico for over forty years. My son, Gabriel, is a graduate of The Rhode Island School of Design, and lives and works as a graphic designer in Brooklyn. My academic studies in music performance, anthropology, and sociology, were followed by a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Information Systems, and I have worked in publishing, journalism, broadcasting, and education. Highlights include interviewing over 900 artists, writers, actors, photographers, museum curators, and historians for radio broadcast, and for many years, my work focused on computer literacy while teaching gateway software courses at Santa Fe Community College. For the last ten years, I have worked as the national rental coordinator for Robertson & Sons Violin Shop in Albuquerque and, until recently, I played violin and viola for church services and as an Irish and Scottish fiddler with my folk band, The Thrifters. Mine was not a church-going family, but after arriving in New Mexico, I explored a variety of churches before finding a home at St. Mark’s, where I was confirmed in 2022. I am also in my second year of Education for Ministry, a four-year small-group formation program of the School of Theology at the University of the South Sewanee (Tennessee), which is based on study and practice in theological reflection. By God’s gracious hand, the warm welcome, relationality, learning, liturgy, music, iconography and art, and endless opportunities for ministry and community service at St. Mark’s have anchored me here, where I hope to grow, serve, and love ever better in the years to come.

Steve Hayden - for Vestry

I started attending St. Mark’s in 2019 with my husband, Ron Hanks. We previously attended San Gabriel the Archangel Episcopal Church in Corrales, NM, where I served as Senior Warden. Prior to becoming Senior Warden, I was San Gabriel’s treasurer. Unfortunately, the doors of San Gabriel closed, so we began visiting the Albuquerque area Episcopal churches in search of our new church home. From our first visit to St. Mark’s, we felt that this church embodied the spirit and love of San Gabriel but on a grander scale. We especially love the many outreach opportunities that are available at St. Mark’s.

I was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, but my family soon moved to New Mexico where I grew up on the Navajo reservation in Shiprock. I have a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in finance. When not at work as the controller of a local building material distributor, I enjoy volunteering with the following organizations: Oasis Tutoring Program and the Dismas House Transitional Program. Steve and Ron are the proud parents of two Miniature Schnauzers, GiGi and Juno.

Sherry Reeder- for Vestry

My wife, Miranda Eastham, and I have attended St. Mark’s for the last 13 years. Even our various pets have attended church here during the annual Blessing of the Animals service! I have served God and St. Mark’s in various ways including coordinator of the Coffee Hour Hospitality Ministry for 7 years, Vestry (my term ended 5 years ago), Sr. Warden, and am now the coordinator of the Take Them A Meal ministry. I am an EFM (Education for Ministry) graduate and participate regularly in the interesting adult Christian Education classes at St. Mark’s.



Professionally, I have a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate in nursing and executive leadership. I believe my experience in hospital leadership will contribute to the work of the Vestry, particularly in this time of forward movement at St. Mark’s. If elected, I will also bring a deep sense of pastoral caring and appreciation for our St. Mark’s family. I would also work with the other members and clergy to seek God’s will for our parish through prayer, study, discussion, and action.

Outside of church, some of my life’s joys include spending time with family and friends, beekeeping, hiking in the mountains, reading, doing art, and playing Rumikube.

Scott Sinkular - for Delegate to Convention

Scott Sinkular was raised in the tradition of the "military protestant chapel" as the son of an Air Force member. After marrying Lucy, he was confirmed in the Episcopal faith. During the many years of military moves around the world, Scott served in various roles at the Episcopal churches the Sinkular family called home, including as a vestry member, Sunday School teacher, eucharistic minister and acolyte. Scott attended the 2023 Diocesan Convention as your alternate and would like to serve as a delegate in 2024.

Starting Sunday Evening: The Chosen (Season 3)

Sunday Evenings

Starting January 28 at 6PM

In-person in the Library and on Zoom (Join us on Zoom, Meeting ID: 857 8200 3062, Passcode: teach)

We look forward to seeing you there!

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

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