Knight of the Year - Mark Ehmer

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Mark Ehmer - Knight of the Year

We are recognizing Mark Ehmer along with Joseph as Knight of the Year ending June 30, 2026.

You all know Mark when as you enter church every Sunday morning. He is the first person you meet as he greets you at the door. He believes that greeting people opens their heart for what God has prepared for them in the Mass. Mark started as a greeter in 2011 and now serves as the Greeter Ministry Leader. His wife Paula, co-leads by taking care of the paperwork and communication.

In 2011 Mark began to attend the Men’s Group. Men’s Group meets every Thursday morning at 6:30 am and is open to any man who desires to join. 52 weeks out of the year, Mark has donuts and coffee waiting for you along with his itinerary for following Sunday’s readings. The Men’s group normally includes a group of about a dozen men who spend 75 minutes sharing in prayer and discussing the relevance of the following Sunday’s readings. It is the longest running small prayer group at St Peter.

If that isn’t enough, Mark has been a great aid to the St Peter Food Pantry program. Friday at 7:15 am Mark arrives at the church to pick up the truck and heads to Blue Heron to pick up banana boxes, eight high off a pallet equaling 32 boxes in total that go to the pantry. He patiently waits for the meat guy to show up at the pantry for the frozen meat from West Palm Beach Food Bank.

In 1983, Mark began his career for a screen-printing company in Ohio, who promoted him in 1986 to a sales position in Florida where he was responsible to open the West Palm Beach territory. He specialized in selling vinyl graphics for fleet vehicles. That led Mark to his career in Automotive sales working as a Sales Leasing Manager for Lincoln Mercury in 1992 and eventually to Mercedes Benz of North Palm Beach sales department. Mark believes that God has put him there to act as a witness to people who do not believe in God and/or do not understand their faith.

Mark is married to Paula, who he met at Concord College where he was a punter on the football team. Paula was the Mountain Lion team mascot. Mark graduated with a mathematics degree and Paula went on to Butler University and degreed in radiology. They married at Cathedral of St. Ignatius in 1989 and have two sons Brad and James.

We are so fortunate to have Mark as part of the St Peter Knights. He is truly an example of a man committed to his faith, community, church and his Thursday morning flock.

Congratulations Mark. Our church and community thank you for your service.