Pastor Edwin Zarate

“Beautiful! I love the purple colors and the woman’s pale face. I wonder why she looks that way? It is like she is not in the present, with far away eyes and a blank expression, being shuffled along by the throng, but he has spotted her in the midst of the teeming crowd and suddenly their eyes lock upon each other. The forehead dot and yellow eyelid are interesting.” – Betty Herrington

“Why do they look sad? I feel that they need help…” – Diwa Zarate

In Matthew 9:36, “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”

In Matthew 25, We hear the biblical mandate to care for those in need: “Truly I tell you, as you did it to one of the least of these, you did it to me.”

Our vision statement says, “St. Marks United Methodist Church seeks to share a family of faith where church home means everyone and caring is a way of life.”

Let us reach out and serve and be the compassionate presence of Christ to the world.