 The Reverend Stephen Kern
Rector skern@stphilipsunionville.ca My favorite uncle, Uncle Christian, was a significant role model for me. He was a man of many talents, creative intellect, and a hard worker. He inspired me to be interested in a wide range of pursuits, and to revel in the richness of life's offerings. The spiritual journey of life has brought me various opportunities, such as seminary professor, school teacher, waiter, wheat harvester, spiritual director and canoe guide. Educational and employment pursuits have given the opportunity to live in New York, Saskatoon, Williamsburg Virginia, Igloolik Nunavut, Colorado, the Ottawa Valley and our current home in Aurora.
When not involved in ministry, I enjoy cooking with Anne, exercising, road-biking and motorcycling. My life-friend and partner is Dr. Anne Kern, to whom I have been happily married for 27 years. We have four wonderful children for whom we are grateful. I have committed my life, with joy, to the service of Jesus Christ, in the Anglican Church of Canada.
In May 2011, I joined ministry at St. Philip’s from Trinity Church in Aurora where I was Associate Priest. Stephen was formerly a part-time professor at Tyndale Seminary in spiritual formation. Stephen was ordained a priest at Trinity in November 2008 and holds both a Master of Theology and Master of Divinity degrees.
 Permanent Deacon lrunza@powergate.ca
The "offices of the church" are Bishops, Priests and Deacons. Deacons are directly responsible to their bishop. Deacons are the bridge between the community and the church; and the church to the community. As such, a deacon is not employed (paid) by the church but has a full or part time paid position in the world outside the church. My "paid" job is to recruit and train pastoral visitors for Bishop George Elliott. My role at St Philip's is to work along with the incumbent to care for the sick and shut-ins; to work as an advocate and visitor to the elderly in the parish; to assist families in preparation for baptism and confirmation, and take on other roles as the clergy team decides. I assist with the services at Unionvilla, the local nursing home. My role in the liturgy as a deacon is to read the Gospel, set the table and dismiss the gathered. I preach from time to time as requested.  Associate Priest gebailey@rogers.com Fr Greg Bailey is an Anglican priest whose work has included parish, hospital and institutional ministry that has taken him to 25 countries worldwide. For the past eight years he has served as a military Chaplain, first at CFB Petawawa (CSOR and 1RCR), then at Meaford and Borden. He has served in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2007) and Paphos, Cyprus (2009). He advocates increasing the professional resources available for broken soldiers, and greater transparency and collaboration among those who treat body, mind and soul. For his work he has twice received the John Weir Foote VC Award, the Chaplain Branch’s highest recognition. Prior to his military service, he served as a hospital chaplain, and as priest in Parishes in the Dioceses of Brandon, Montréal and Toronto. He has been Associate Priest at S. Philip’s since 1998.
His hobbies include Egyptian archæology, herb gardening and classical music. Fr Greg lives with his wife, daughter and two cats in Markham, ON.
Brian and Naomi have been Family Pastors at St. Philip's since January 2008. They have a desire to see children and youth impacted in their formative years with the truth of the Gospel message. The programs they lead are designed to direct children of all ages to faith in Jesus Christ through Bible stories, songs, games, and other age-appropriate activities. They are pursuing their Masters degrees at Tyndale Seminary and have two young children.
 Director of Music Ministry c/o office@stphilipsunionville.ca Mr Gaspar's career as Organist, composer, conductor and pianist has brought him to various venues in Canada, the United States and Europe. He was the recipient of numerous performance and competition awards as a student and continues an eclectic career in liturgical music, dance accompaniment, song writing, and other disciplines.
He was the recipient of the prestigious Healey Willan Award for the FRCCO designation awarded by the Royal Canadian College of Organists.
Desmond is on staff at the National Ballet School, where he works as a pianist for unset classes.
Peggy has spent her adult life as a Music Therapist and Performer. She studied Piano performance at the University of Calgary and received a Bachelor of Music Therapy from British Columbia Open University.
She has since gone on to become a Licensed Kindermusik Instructor and has a successful career as a Clinician. Peggy enjoys teaching music and raising her two young children.
Carlynn Reed High Spirits & Shooting Stars Instructor c/o bnsuggs@spoth.ca
Carlynn is a trained and well experienced school teacher at all grade levels. She is also an actor, dancer, playwright, and director. She recently performed "Let's Play House", a one hour show on caregiving, at Toronto's Fringe Theatre Festival. She has performed and led workshops at two international conferences on caregiving, FICCDAT. In 1996 she founded Imagiscape Theatre under which she performs and writes as well as directs shows to help children develop their unique gifts and to encourage their growth in faith.
Katharine Crowe Parish Administrator office@stphilipsunionville.ca We’ve all learned to count on Katharine Crowe, our Parish Administrator. Katharine handles a myriad of things, from hall bookings to organizing many of the details around our Sunday Services.  Property Manager c/o Katharine Crowe at office@stphilipsunionville.ca Trevor is an amazing problem solver. Whether it’s a plumbing problem, or getting the air conditioning just perfect, he’s on top of it. He sets up for events in the parish hall and liaises with the various groups who use out facilities through Katharine Crowe, our Parish Administrator. He has never been heard to say, "It’s not my job."
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