Saint Stephen-in-the-Fields
103 Bellevue Avenue, Toronto, ON M5T 2N8

Anglican Diocese of Toronto

Church of Saint Stephen-in-the-Fields

Welcome to St. Stephen's

Chancel at St. Stephen'sThe Parish Church of the Most Holy ProtoMartyr St. Stephen was founded in 1858 and was nicknamed St. Stephen-in-the-Fields because of its rural setting at the time. The lands and building were donated by Col. Robert Denison, member of the prominent Denison Family of Toronto. While the norm in the city was paying pew rental, St. Stephen’s was open to all as a free pew parish and has a history of social activism through the many outreach projects it has initiated through the years. Our heritage building is used regularly for worship by St. Stephen’s congregation as well as two other congregations. We strive to work together with The Free Church and The Toronto Worship Center to continue being a presence in the Kensington community and open our doors to the arts community on a regular basis. Although we are three congregations with different styles of worship we are united in Christian ministry, our desire to honour God, to proclaim the Gospel and to willingly serve God’s people where we are able.

As Anglicans we hold our heritage of being a bridge church that embraces a catholic and reformed understanding of the Christian faith. That understanding includes the priority and authority of the Holy Scripture as the source of our knowledge of God and guidance from the Catholic Creed of the Apostles, Nicea and St. Athanasia. Our core belief is that salvation comes from God and is given by the grace of God and the use of liturgy which is faithful to scripture embodies the experience of the Church in worship over the centuries. We are governed by Bishops, Priests, deacons and lay persons. With the celebration of the two Gospel sacraments of Baptism and the Eucharist, we recognize that the visible unity of the Church on earth is God’s will and the priesthood of the whole church as a worshipping, praying and serving community.

Our liturgy reflects our heritage. The celebration of the Holy Eucharist is our main act of worship and the daily offices of prayer are a hallmark of Anglicanism. Reverence, dignity and beauty are considered to be appropriate for the worship given to God. Care is taken with the reading scripture and preaching. Worship, prayer and teaching strengthen God’s people to minister in the world and disciples of Jesus, God’s divine son and Word. You are cordially invited to share in the life of St. Stephen’s Church.

Fr. David Bryan Hoopes
Priest-in-Charge

Noon Hour Concerts at St. Stephen's

Wednesdays at 12:35 pm

Ryder Organ at St Stephens We are opening our doors and bringing music to the community and are pleased to have a wonderful series of noon hour concerts at St. Stephen’s which feature musicians from around the city. The historic Ryder organ will be the focus of this series along with singers and instrumentalists so please come along and enjoy. These free concerts are presented by Music at St. Stephen’s. If you are interested in supporting or participating please contact John Gardham at organist@saintstephens.ca.

Supported by:
Paul Hahn and Co. Rainbow Cinemas Carlton Cinema
U of T Faculty of Music The Whole Note


Wed, May 23 2012, 12:35 pm
Ton Beau String Quartet

Ton Beau String QuartetTon Beau String QuartetThe Ton Beau String Quartet was formed in the spring of 2010 through its members’ work in the University of Toronto Art Centre (UTAC) Concert Series. While continuing to perform their UTAC concert series, the Ton Beau String Quartet (TBSQ) has also performed at Almonte in Concert, Toronto’s Arts and Letters Club, Hart House Midday Mosaics, the Music at Noon series at Wilfrid Laurier University, and the University of Toronto New Music Festival. http://www.tonbeauquartet.com

Wed, May 30 2012, 12:35 pm
Mark Himmelman, Organ

Mark HimmelmanMark HimmelmanA native of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Mark Himmelman began playing the organ at the age of seven, and by eight had played his first church service. At 11, Mark began studies in piano and organ under David Zwicker. His teachers have also included Allen Wayte, F. Alan Ressor and John Vandertuin. Mark has held several positions as organist in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Ontario. As a composer Mark has over 30 compositions to his credit which he publishes under his own label “M.D.H. Publications”. As a Concert artist, Mark has performed throughout Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2006 he released his first compact disc entitled “Enigma”.

Wed, June 6 2012, 12:35 pm
Neil Houlton, Organ

Neil HoultonNeil HoultonBorn and reared in SW Ontario, Neil Houlton’s early musical training in Canada and the UK prepared him well for church music positions in Peterborough (All Saints’), Ottawa (St. Barnabas’), Fredericton (Christ Church Cathedral) and Halifax (St. George’s Anglican and the University of King’s College). He worked at CJRT-FM in Toronto as a music programmer, producer and on-air host prior to joining the Ontario Arts Council as Associate Music Officer. In addition, his experience includes the position of Director of Music and Programming at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, PEI, teacher of English and Social Studies at King’s-Edgehill School in Windsor NS and owner of one small bookstore/manager of another larger bookstore in London ON.

Wed, June 13 2012, 12:35 pm
Eric Osborne, Organ

Eric OsborneEric OsborneA native of St. Mary’s, Ontario, Eric Osborne’s first exposure to the organ and Anglican church music was as a boy chorister at his home parish, St. James. Since then he has studied organ with eminent Canadian, American, and English organists, and possesses a Bachelor of Music Performance degree in organ and church music from the University of Toronto, and an Associateship Diploma of the American Guild of Organists. Between 1997 and 2000 he was the Organ Scholar at Trinity College and the Healey Willan Organ Scholar at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto. He has served at Anglican/Episcopal Churches in New York State, Alberta and Ontario.

Wed, June 20 2012, 12:35 pm
Janice Kerkkamp, Flute; John Gardham, Organ

Janice KerkkampJanice KerkkampJanice Kerkkamp holds degrees in Music and Education from the University of Toronto. She is a private music teacher (flute, singing, and theory), a section-lead in the choirs of Saint Thomas’s Anglican Church, and a member of the Holy Blossom Temple professional choir, the Exultate Chamber Singers, and Sine Nomine Ensemble for Medieval Music, in which she also plays Renaissance flute and recorder.

John GardhamJohn GardhamBorn in Toronto, John Gardham began his musical career as a boy soprano and became interested in the organ at a young age. He studied voice and theories at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Organ teachers include Dr. Melville Cook and Gerald Webster. John has sung with Tafelmusik and the Exultate Chamber Singers under the direction of John Tuttle. He was director of music at St. Stephen’s from 1980 to 1996 and recently returned to the position. As a trained pipe organ technician John spends many hours keeping the 1888 Ryder organ at St. Stephen’s in playing condition.

Wed, June 27 2012, 12:35 pm
John Gardham, Organ; Nicolai Tarasov, Clarinet

John GardhamJohn GardhamBorn in Toronto, John Gardham began his musical career as a boy soprano and became interested in the organ at a young age. He studied voice and theories at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Organ teachers include Dr. Melville Cook and Gerald Webster. John has sung with Tafelmusik and the Exultate Chamber Singers under the direction of John Tuttle. He was director of music at St. Stephen’s from 1980 to 1996 and recently returned to the position. As a trained pipe organ technician John spends many hours keeping the 1888 Ryder organ at St. Stephen’s in playing condition.

Nicolai TarasovNicolai TarasovNicolai Tarasov studied at the Gnessin School of Music and the Russian Academy of Music in Moscow. A laureate of the All-Union Woodwind Competition in Minsk, he was a performer with many USSR orchestras. Since arriving in Canada, Nicolai pursues a diverse career as a multi-instrumentalist, playing baroque, classical and modern clarinet, baroque oboe and recorder. He has appeared with leading early music groups in Canada and the United States, including Tafelmusik, Opera Atelier, Gotham City Baroque Orchestra, Te Deum Orchestra, Aradia Ensemble, and performed as part of the Boston Early Music Festival and the Genesse Early Music Society concert series.

Wed, July 4 2012, 12:35 pm
Edward Moroney, Organ

Ted MoroneyTed MoroneyEdward Moroney continues his eclectic career as an organist-choirmaster, accompanist and music educator in Toronto. A graduate of the University of Toronto in Composition and vocal music education, he studied with John Beckwith, Derek Holman, Oskar Morawetz and Lloyd Bradshaw. When a chorister at St. Michael’s Cathedral, Moroney studied organ with Victor Togni, and at the university with Charles Peaker and Douglas Bodle. Mr. Moroney is a former organ-scholar of St. Chad’s College, Durham Univeristy (UK), and is a fellow of several learned societies and British music colleges.

Wed, July 11 2012, 12:35 pm
Andrew Adair, Organ

Andrew AdairAndrew AdairOne of the most successful young organists in Canada today, Andrew Adair is currently Interim Director of Music at St. James’ Cathedral in Toronto. Previously Andrew was Assistant Organist at St. James’, during which time he played the organ for Her Majesty The Queen. While studying at the University of Toronto with University Organist John Tuttle he was Assistant Organist at the historic Church of St. Mary Magdalene. At St. James’ Andrew can be heard in recital every Sunday at 4pm preceding Choral Evensong and is currently undertaking a project to play the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach, which can be heard monthly at the Cathedral’s Tuesday organ recitals.

Wed, July 18 2012, 12:35 pm
Rachel Mahon, Organ

Rachel MahonRachel MahonRachel Mahon began her organ studies in 2005 under the tutelage of Melva Treffinger Graham and was awarded the Barwell Scholarship from the Royal Canadian College of Organists in the same year. She continued her studies with Andrew Ager in 2007 and was the Organ Scholar at the Cathedral Church of St. James from then until May 2010. She is now in her third year at the University of Toronto and studies organ with Dr. John Tuttle. Currently, Rachel is the Bevan Organ Scholar at Trinity College, University of Toronto and Organist at Timothy Eaton United Church. In addition to playing the organ, Rachel sings with numerous choirs and is currently studying voice with Vicki St. Pierre.

Wed, July 25 2012, 12:35 pm
Morgan MacNeill, Soprano

Morgan MacNeillMorgan MacNeillTaught by Caralyn Tomlin, Morgan MacNeill began her training at the age of thirteen and has been pursuing it ever since. She now attends the University of Toronto and is studying Classical Voice Performance under J. Patrick Raftery. She has performed solo concerts for numerous charitable organizations including the Mark Friesen Scholarship Fund Fundraiser and the MS Gala Fundraiser. She has participated in number of ensembles including chamber choir at Iroquois Ridge High School and is currently involved in both the Small Jazz Ensemble and Women’s Chorus at the University of Toronto. http://morganmacneill.blogspot.com

Wed, August 1 2012, 12:35 pm
Simon Walker, Organ

Simon WalkerSimon WalkerSimon Walker is from the United Kingdom and started his musical training as a chorister at Durham Cathedral. From September 2005 he studied music at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 2009. During this time he spent three years as Organ Scholar of St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral and also as Accompanist to Edinburgh University Music Society Chorus. From September 2009 he spent a year as Organ Scholar of Chester Cathedral. Simon moved to Toronto in 2010 and has previously served as Assistant Organist at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene before taking up the position of Director of music at St. Jude’s Church Oakville. Simon holds the Associate diploma of the Royal College of Organists and can frequently be heard in recital in Toronto at venues including St. James Cathedral and Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.

Wed, August 8 2012, 12:35 pm
Edmee Nataprawira, Piano

Edmee NataprawiraEdmee NataprawiraEdmee Nataprawira is a young and aspiring musician with a wide range of musical interests. Her first explorations of music began at the piano, where she continues to flourish under the direction of Carla Hartsfield. Edmee has achieved certificates of distinction in piano, history, and theory from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She is currently working towards her diploma in piano performance, and has also performed with cello and voice.

Wed, August 15 2012, 12:35 pm
Clement Carelse, Organ

Clement CarelseClement CarelseClement Carelse was born in Cape Town, South Africa. His organ studies commenced at age 11, after studying The piano at Trinity College, London. Early organ teachers included Dr. Claude Brown, Dr. Charles Peaker, Douglas Webb, John Sidgwick and Dr. Melville Cook. Clement has played recitals at the Cathedrals in Ripon, Exeter, Salisbury, Wells and Christ Church in Dublin, as well as the University of Toronto, McMaster University, and the noon-hour series of recitals in Toronto at St. Paul’s, St. James Cathedral and Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. He holds a degree in Music and Religious Studies from McMaster, as well as an ARCT in organ performance, and an Associateship and CHM from the RCCO.

Wed, August 22 2012, 12:35 pm
Thomas Gonder, Organ

Thomas GonderThomas GonderJ. Thomas D. Gonder, born in Cayuga, Ontario in 1971, exhibited musical gifts at an extremely early age. He spent most of his life in London, Ontario, his family having relocated there in 1981. Immediately becoming involved in the musical life of St. Paul’s Cathedral, he spent many years there as a chorister, Organ Scholar, Assistant Organist, and Organist and Master of the Choristers. Thomas quickly rose to the forefront of the Canadian Organ scene as one of its brightest young performers shortly after his public debut at the age of 15 under the tutelage of D. Mervyn Games. His teachers and mentors also include David Palmer, Ian Sadler, William S.J. McArton, Catherine Crozier, Simon Preston, Naji Hakim and Gerald Bales.

Wed, August 29 2012, 12:35 pm
Matthew Whitfield, Organ

Matthew WhitfieldMatthew WhitfieldMatthew Whitfield is a 3rd-year Music student studying Organ performance, harpsichord, and conducting. He is Healey Willan Organ Scholar at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, and sings in Pax Christi Chorale and the York University Chamber Choir, which will be touring Europe this Spring. When not performing, Matthew can usually be found listening to works by his favourite composers, particularly the three B’s: Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.

Wed, September 5 2012, 12:35 pm
Mark Himmelman, Organ

Mark HimmelmanMark HimmelmanA native of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Mark Himmelman began playing the organ at the age of seven, and by eight had played his first church service. At 11, Mark began studies in piano and organ under David Zwicker. His teachers have also included Allen Wayte, F. Alan Ressor and John Vandertuin. Mark has held several positions as organist in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Ontario. As a composer Mark has over 30 compositions to his credit which he publishes under his own label “M.D.H. Publications”. As a Concert artist, Mark has performed throughout Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2006 he released his first compact disc entitled “Enigma”.

Wed, September 12 2012, 12:35 pm
Kevin Henkel, Jazz Piano

Kevin HenkelKevin HenkelKevin Henkel is an artist and musician he has been honing his skills for over 10 years live and in the studio. Jazz, soul, and funk are his primary styles and influences. In the studio he plays guitar, bass, keyboards and just about anything available to him. Live he plays jazz piano three times a week performing his own compositions as well as interpretations of well known songs. He is always looking to improve and expand his skills and repertoire. http://soundcloud.com/kevinhenkel

Wed, September 19 2012, 12:35 pm
Eric Osborne, Organ

Eric OsborneEric OsborneA native of St. Mary’s, Ontario, Eric Osborne’s first exposure to the organ and Anglican church music was as a boy chorister at his home parish, St. James. Since then he has studied organ with eminent Canadian, American, and English organists, and possesses a Bachelor of Music Performance degree in organ and church music from the University of Toronto, and an Associateship Diploma of the American Guild of Organists. Between 1997 and 2000 he was the Organ Scholar at Trinity College and the Healey Willan Organ Scholar at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto.

Wed, September 26 2012, 12:35 pm
John Gardham, Organ; Nicolai Tarasov, Clarinet; Alan Pulker, Flute

John GardhamJohn GardhamBorn in Toronto, John Gardham began his musical career as a boy soprano and became interested in the organ at a young age. He studied voice and theories at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Organ teachers include Dr. Melville Cook and Gerald Webster. John has sung with Tafelmusik and the Exultate Chamber Singers under the direction of John Tuttle. He was director of music at St. Stephen’s from 1980 to 1996 and recently returned to the position. As a trained pipe organ technician John spends many hours keeping the 1888 Ryder organ at St. Stephen’s in playing condition.

Nicolai TarasovNicolai TarasovNicolai Tarasov studied at the Gnessin School of Music and the Russian Academy of Music in Moscow. A laureate of the All-Union Woodwind Competition in Minsk, he was a performer with many USSR orchestras. Since arriving in Canada, Nicolai pursues a diverse career as a multi-instrumentalist, playing baroque, classical and modern clarinet, baroque oboe and recorder. He has appeared with leading early music groups in Canada and the United States, including Tafelmusik, Opera Atelier, Gotham City Baroque Orchestra, Te Deum Orchestra, Aradia Ensemble, and performed as part of the Boston Early Music Festival and the Genesse Early Music Society concert series.

Alan PulkerAlan PulkerAllan Pulker’s educational background includes a BA in Philosophy and English, and a B.Ed from the University of Toronto. He has also studied music at the University of Western Ontario, flute at York University with Robert Bick and theory, orchestration and composition at U of T. For nine years he taught music at the senior and public school levels in York Region, and has also taught flute and coached chamber music at York University. He currently continues his own studies with renowned Canadian flautist, Robert Aitken.

Wed, October 3 2012, 12:35 pm
Richard Herriott, Piano

Richard HerriottRichard HerriottRenowned pianist and composer Richard Herriott is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading Dance Accompanists, having worked with the Northern Ballet and serving as Guest Pianist for the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Lviv State National Ballet Theatre of Ukraine, and most recently The National Ballet of Canada. As a Concert Pianist, his performances are celebrated for his “rich sound”, “expressive temperament”, and “virtuoso technique”. The Yorkshire Evening Post said “ If the word “Transcendental” means out of this world, then that can best describe Herriott’s playing…”

Wed, October 10 2012, 12:35 pm
Thomas Fitches, Organ

Thomas FitchesThomas FitchesThomas Fitches studied with George Rapley, Alan Reesor, and Douglas Bodle in Toronto and the Royal School of Church Music, Croydon, England. In 1965 he was appointed Assistant Organist at the Church of St. Simon the Apostle and in 1973 he accepted the position of Organist and Choirmaster at St. Clement’s Anglican Church where he will be celebrating 40 years of service in 2013 . Tom is also a Past President of the Toronto Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists and is conductor of the Chapel Choir at Massey College.

Wed, October 17 2012, 12:35 pm
Thomas Gonder, Organ

Thomas GonderThomas GonderJ. Thomas D. Gonder, born in Cayuga, Ontario in 1971, exhibited musical gifts at an extremely early age. He spent most of his life in London, Ontario, his family having relocated there in 1981. Immediately becoming involved in the musical life of St. Paul’s Cathedral, he spent many years there as a chorister, Organ Scholar, Assistant Organist, and Organist and Master of the Choristers. Thomas quickly rose to the forefront of the Canadian Organ scene as one of its brightest young performers shortly after his public debut at the age of 15 under the tutelage of D. Mervyn Games. His teachers and mentors also include David Palmer, Ian Sadler, William S.J. McArton, Catherine Crozier, Simon Preston, Naji Hakim and Gerald Bales.

Wed, October 24 2012, 12:35 pm
Mark Toews, Organ

Mark ToewsMark ToewsMark Toews is Director of Music and Organist at Lawrence Park Community Church (LPCC) and is Artistic Director of the Fridays @ 8 Concert Series. He has recorded Variations Plus on the Casavant Organ at LPCC as well as several choral CDs. Mark was National President of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (2002-2004). As a recitalist, he has presented concerts throughout Canada, the U.S. and in England.

Wed, October 31 2012, 12:35 pm
Tamara Rusqué, Soprano

Tamara RusquéTamara RusquéTamara Rusqué’s musical studies began in Toronto, where she performed as Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro and Polly Peachum in The Beggar‘s Opera. Tamara then pursued further voice training at the Cherubini Conservatory in Florence, Italy. Recent performance highlights have included her role as Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare, the soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Opus 65, Cinderella in Pacific Opera Victoria’s Opera School Tour of La Cenerentola, and Giulietta in Les Contes d’Hoffmann in Halifax.

Wed, November 7 2012, 12:35 pm
Viktor Kotov, Piano, Duduk; Raisa Orshansky, Tsimbaly

Viktor KotovViktor KotovViktor Kotov’s style blends seventeen years of classical training in Europe with contemporary improvisation to create imaginative arrangements of popular classics, Jazz standards, Broadway, and Soundtrack music. The duduk is one of the oldest double reed instruments in the world which dates back over 3,000 years. Viktor composes and improvises in many different music styles, ranging from classical to jazz and blues.

Raisa OrshanskyRaisa Orshansky

Wed, November 14 2012, 12:35 pm
Warren Nicholson, Classical guitar

Warren NicholsonWarren NicholsonWarren Nicholson won the 1997 Artists International New York Debut Competition and gave his Weill Recital Hall debut in 1998, He has given recitals for the Riverside Sunday Chapel Series, Mississauga Guitar Society, Hamilton Public Library, “Music Mondays”—Toronto and many others. He is also a collaborative artist and has been a guest artist with The Etobicoke Philharmonic, Oakville symphony, Mississauga Children’s Choir and Oakville Chorale Society. He is a graduate of Manhattan School Of Music (MM) and McMaster University (BM).

Wed, November 21 2012, 12:35 pm
Sarah Pelzer, Mezzo-soprano

Sarah PelzerSarah PelzerSarah Pelzer is a student at the Glenn Gould School where she studies with Jean MacPhail and Peter Tiefenbach. She has sung as a soloist in Handel’s Messiah and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and recently appeared as a Fury in Cavalli’s La Calisto in Koerner Hall. Sarah also has a degree in theatre and sang the role of Jane Doe in Ride the Cyclone in theatres across the country last year.

Wed, November 28 2012, 12:35 pm
Mikhai Vergara, Soprano

Mikhai VergaraMikhai VergaraMikhai Vergara is a recent graduate of York University where she performed and recorded with the York University Chamber Choir, an advanced group headed by Dr. Lisette Canton. She is currently active as a music teacher and singer. Past engagements include positions as choral scholar at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church and the Anglican Church of St. Clement’s where she regularly presents solo as well as group recitals. She also has acted as the choral scholar for Pax Christi Chorale.

Wed, December 5 2012, 12:35 pm
Courtney V. Murias, Mezzo-soprano

Courtney V. MuriasCourtney V. MuriasCourtney V. Murias, originally from Calgary, completed her Masters of Music at the University of Western Ontario under the mentorship of mezzo Patricia Green. Since the age of nine, she has sung as a soloist and in choirs, which have brought her to performances across Canada, USA, Germany, Austria, France, and Cuba. She was seen in UWOpera’s production of Monterverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea and The Marriage of Figaro as Cherubino. http://www.courtneyvmurias.com

Wed, December 12 2012, 12:35 pm
Eric Osborne, Organ

Eric OsborneEric OsborneA native of St. Mary’s, Ontario, Eric Osborne’s first exposure to the organ and Anglican church music was as a boy chorister at his home parish, St. James. Since then he has studied organ with eminent Canadian, American, and English organists, and possesses a Bachelor of Music Performance degree in organ and church music from the University of Toronto, and an Associateship Diploma of the American Guild of Organists. Between 1997 and 2000 he was the Organ Scholar at Trinity College and the Healey Willan Organ Scholar at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto.

Wed, December 19 2012, 12:35 pm
Elixir Ensemble

Elixir EnsembleElixir EnsembleFounded in 2010, Elixir Ensemble consists of harpsichordist Sara-Anne Churchill, viola da gamba player Justin Haynes, and violinists Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith and Valerie Gordon.  Newly formed, this exciting new ensemble performs music from the Baroque Era on historical instruments. Elixir has most recently appeared as a guest artist in New York, at SUNY Fredonia.

Wed, January 9 2013, 12:35 pm
Teza Lwin, Baritone; Jo-Anne Wurster, Piano

Teza LwinTeza LwinTeza Lwin performs classical, musical theatre, country and popular music. He has sung for years and is studying voice at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Teza has studied acting and performed in theatre and media. He also feels a world without Mozart or Elvis isn’t a world worth living in.

Jo-Anne WursterJo-Anne WursterJo-Anne Wurster graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in music. She has been rehearsal pianist for theatrical productions, most recently for the Alexander Singers and Players’ production of “Man of La Mancha”. She has accompanied numerous choirs, groups, instrumentalists and singers for competitions, recitals, and shows.

Wed, January 16 2013, 12:35 pm
Francis Domingue, Tenor

Clergy and Staff

David Hoopes Fr. David Bryan Hoopes, OHC

Priest-in-charge
incumbent@saintstephens.ca

David Bryan Hoopes was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and the Andover Newton Theological School, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA, and did studies in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy at the Westchester Institute. He was ordained Priest in 1976 and served as parish priest in the Bahamas, New York City, Brooklyn and Surrey, England. He is active in the leadership of C.A.R.O.A ( Conference of Anglican Religious Orders in the Americas) and a member of the Bishop’s Committee on Healing in the Diocese of Toronto. Along with his duties here at St. Stephen’s, he is Chaplain for the Community of the Sisters of the Church, Honorary Assistant at St. Barnabas, Chester, and as a member of the Order of the Holy Cross, serves as Prior to the Toronto House. Energetic and inspiring, we are honoured to have him with us here at St. Stephen’s.


Richard Gariepy Fr. Richard Gariepy

Assistant Priest
assistant@saintstephens.ca

Fr. Rick Gariepy is a graduate of McGill University and Diocesan Anglican College from the Montreal Diocese with an M.Div and and MA in Theology from Concordia University. He is an Assistant at St. Stephen’s while pursuing his Certification in Chaplaincy at Sunnybrook Hospital. New to the Toronto scene, Fr. Rick’s dream is to build intentional Christian community here in the inner city Kensington area and is seeking to live Archbishop Rowan Williams’ ‘Mixed Church Economy’ of exploring ways of mutually influencing traditional Church structures and new forms of experiential post-modern Church community. Thus he is involved with the FreeChurch worship and leadership here as well as St. Stephen’s community and worship life. Fr. Rick enjoys music, playing the jembay and trying to keep in shape as a aging hockey goalie!

John Gardham John Gardham

Parish Musician and Organist
organist@saintstephens.ca
tel 647-638-3550

John returned to St. Stephen’s in the summer of 2011 after holding the position of organist and director of music from 1980 to 1996. He studied voice and organ at the Royal Conservatory of Music and spent time under the tutelage of Gerald Webster and Dr. Melville Cook. He has sung with Tafelmusik and the Exultate Chamber Singers and done recordings for the CBC. His interest in music spans a broad range and as a pipe organ technician he spends much of his spare time working on our historic 1888 George Ryder pipe organ which is featured in the Wednesday noon hour concert series. If you are interested in the music program here at St. Stephen’s please contact John via email.

Leroy Niles
Priest’s Warden
Denholm Kendall
People’s Warden
wardens@saintstephens.ca