Office Hours
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Clergy
The Rev'd Canon Dr. Lizette Larson-Miller
Priest-in-Charge
The Rev’d Canon Dr. Lizette Larson-Miller is, until June, a professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at Bexley Seabury Seminary in Chicago and canon precentor for the Anglican Diocese of Huron in Canada. She was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood for the Diocese of Los Angeles in 2003, earned her PhD at the GTU, and has taught in Los Angeles, at Notre Dame, the GTU and in Canada. She is the author/editor of five books and numerous articles on liturgical history, sacraments, and sacramental theology.
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Staff & Volunteers
George Emblom
Director of Music, Organist, and Parish Administrator
George coordinates with the clergy for the music life of the parish. He also manages the parish office and administrative needs.
Joel Contreras
Sexton
Joel Contreras, sexton, came to the Bay Area in 1989 from Zacatecas, Mexico. In 1999, his son Oscar was born and he also began to serve Congregation Beth El in Berkeley, a position he held until 2014. In 2008, Joel began serving at St. Mark’s where he works with volunteers, helps to keep the property safe and clean, and facilitates the many groups and non-profit organizations who use the space. Joel is always willing to help, has a smile to share, and makes great coffee!
Assisting Clergy
The Rev. Kenneth Schmidt
A volunteer priest at St. Mark’s since early 2019 after serving as the Rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in San Francisco for thirty years, Kenneth attended Houghton College in upstate New York and received M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and a D.Min. from San Francisco Theological Seminary.
Before moving to the Bay Area, Kenneth worked in parishes in Princeton and New Brunswick, NJ, and Philadelphia, PA, where he also taught theology at St. Joseph’s University. During his time at All Saints’, he served in several diocesan ministries, including teaching Anglican theology at the School for Deacons.
At St. Mark’s, Kenneth assists with the Sunday and weekday liturgies and is a member of the Social Justice Committee, which coordinates the monthly InAsMuch appeals. He lives in El Cerrito with his husband John Roberts, Professor Emeritus of Music and former Head of the Music Library at Cal.