The Rev. Mary Erickson
Mary was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and studied English Literature at the University of California, Berkeley, then began her career in marketing and public relations in the software industry. In 1991, she left California for the East Coast, receiving her Masters of Divinity at Harvard, only to return to the Bay and a life in marketing. Then fate intervened, and Mary followed her heart to rural South Dakota in 1997 to marry her husband, Bruce. Together with their daughter, Adele, and son, Oscar, they moved to Jackson in 2006, seeking a perfect combination of rural/urban living – a town small enough for Bruce, but with enough going on to keep Mary engaged. Having found her church home, Mary decided to finally pursue ordination to the priesthood, becoming a transitional deacon in 2009, and a priest in 2010. After 7 years at St. John’s, Mary became the Executive Director of One22, then the Executive Director of Coombs Outdoors. She returned as a full time Associate Rector at St. John’s in January, 2021.
