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Ministry Team

The Rev. Alexandra McIntosh

Priest-in-Charge

The Rev. Alexandra (Ali) McIntosh was born and raised in Toronto, and with deep roots in this city, she is thrilled to be ministering to her beloved hometown. She has been  engaged in pastoral work for 10 years, beginning with a passion for youth ministry, participating in and leading volunteer trips  in Quebec, Yukon, New Orleans, and France.

Alexandra has been an ordained priest since  February 2023, after earning her Master of Divinity from Trinity College in 2022. She  completed her curacy at Christ Church Deer  Park in midtown Toronto, and served as  their associate priest for some time after  that. In the past, she has worked as a  Pastoral Associate, a Youth Ministry  Coordinator for the Diocese of Toronto, and  a Pharmacy Assistant in a small community  pharmacy in the Junction.

 Alexandra was as surprised as anyone when she began her journey to the priesthood and is deeply thankful for the gentle leading of the Spirit and God’s faithfulness in her life. 

After graduating with a B.A. in English  Literature, and Diaspora and Transnational  Studies from the University of Toronto she  began to explore faith in earnest and fell in  love with the grace-filled, generous, radical  call of Jesus and the cross. Recognizing in  her peers a deep longing for something  different than the disingenuousness of social  media, and the desire to be connected to  something other than wifi, Alexandra sees  good news in the changing landscape of the  church and spirituality for this generation. 

She believes there is room for everyone at  God’s table, and that God can make all things new… from our biggest mistakes, to our most petty moments.  When not at church you 
can find her with her nose in a book, on a yoga mat, or trying to get her 10,000 steps  in. She is married to Christian who is a Brewmaster in West Toronto.

The Reverend Canon
Sr. Constance Joanna Gefvert

Honorary Associate

Sister Connie, as she likes to be known, is a member of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine, a priest and an adjunct instructor at Wycliffe College, where she teaches courses on prayer and Benedictine spirituality.

She co-edited a book on the history of the Sisterhood entitled A Journey Just Begun, and she loves poking around in church and city archives. In her spare time she enjoys film, music, art and reading good mysteries.

Her favourite scripture passage is from St. John’s gospel:

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12)

Michael Leach,

Director of Music
michael@nullstgeorgeonyonge.ca

Montreal-born and Toronto and London (England) trained, Michael Leach is in his 51st  year as an organist and choir director. As a pianist, organist and choral conductor, Michael has performed widely in Canada, the USA, England, France and Italy. He is also a longtime member of the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University, Toronto, and is very active in the fields of theatre and dance. Michael has been with St. George’s since 2008.

His favourite scriptural verse is:

“O God, thou art my God: early will I seek thee.”
(Psalm 63:1)

Kathy Baillie

Office Administrator
office@nullstgeorgeonyonge.ca

Kathy was raised in Willowdale and was baptised and confirmed at St. George’s Church.  She continues to live in the area with her mom in the house she was raised in.  She has been a volunteer in many capacities including a long time Church school teacher, member of the parish life committee, editor of the newsletter and has been happy to be a part of the staff team as the Office Administrator since 2020.

Her previous careers have included being a library technician, working for an international vacation company which allowed her to work in 6 other countries for almost 8 years, and most recently the office administrator for a non-profit charity for 22 years.

She loves to garden, travel, and be under the water scuba diving, or up in the air on the flying trapeze.

Kathy’s favourite scriptural verse is:  

“but Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.’” (Matthew 19:14)

St. George on Yonge Anglican
(416) 225-1922
info@stgeorgeonyonge.ca
5350 Yonge St.
Toronto, Ontario

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