The Reverend Edmund Harris
The Rev. Edmund Harris is excited and humbled to be joining All Saints Church and Community Centre as priest beginning September 1. Edmund and his family recently moved to Toronto from Seattle, where he served as Associate Priest at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Medina, Washington.
Over more than twenty years of ministry, Edmund has been blessed to serve in a wide variety of Christian communities, including an historic Japanese American parish in Seattle, a street church community in Providence, Rhode Island, and alongside LGBTQIA+ young people in Chicago. His ministry has included preaching and worship, pastoral care, children and youth ministry, community outreach, and helping congregations discern how God is calling them into the future.
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Edmund is especially moved by the community’s commitment to putting Jesus’ command to love into action in Moss Park.
Edmund shares his life with his spouse, Michael, their eight-year-old son, Ben, and their cat, Leo. The family is settling into their new life in Toronto and is looking forward to becoming part of the All Saints community.
Edmund is eager to get to know the people of All Saints, hear your stories, and share in the work of building up God’s kingdom at the corner of Sherbourne and Dundas.
The Reverend Captain Mark Kalvaitis
The Reverend Peter Newell
Peter is vocational Deacon of All Saints Church — Community Centre, and also the Chair of all Saints Church Homes for Tomorrow Society (the non-profit residential housing organization that provides much-needed rent-geared-to-income accommodation for folks in the neighbourhood). He greatly enjoys working with our parish congregation in regular worship services and also enjoys giving support as needed for the drop-in during the week in the Community Centre. He draws on his many experiences working with people through a long and varied career that includes lots of occupations, such as cabdriver, teacher, farmer, lawyer and many more. He says his volunteer jobs at All Saints are his best ever!
The Reverend Sandra Seaborn – Honorary Assistant
Laurie Gill – Church Musician
Laurie Gill has been around music from a very young age. She was raised listening to her parents’ extensive music collection ranging from classical to gospel to the blues.
While she graduated from McGill University with a degree in Commerce, working as a musician has always been a passion of hers. Laurie has served as a music director in Montreal and Toronto and participated in some of the following festivals: Ottawa Blues Festival, Saskatoon Jazz Festival, Saint John Festival by the Sea, Quebec City Festival of Sacred Music, Drummondville World, and Folklore Festival. Laurie is incredibly excited about working with the All Saints family.