Clergy & Ministry Staff
The Reverend Jessica Dowling
Incumbent
Jess (she/her) received her Masters of Divinity from Trinity College in 2022. Shortly after, she completed an internship at St. George’s on-the-hill. Jess has served as Priest-in-Charge at St. Luke’s East York and Assistant Curate at St. Margaret’s New Toronto.
Jess had a previous career in nursing, where she worked with many different populations in a variety of clinical settings. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Masters of Science in Nursing, both from the University of Ottawa.
She has also completed the Companions program at Sisterhood of St. John the Divine and is now an Associate in the community.
The Reverend Canon Doctor Andrew Sheldon
Associate Priest
Andrew has been a priest of the Diocese of Toronto for close to 25 years. As well as serving as an Assistant Curate and Associate in his first parish he has been the Incumbent of two parishes, most recently at All Saints Kingsway from 2006 – 2015. Andrew is also on the faculty of Trinity College where he teaches courses on congregational leadership and the spirituality of children.
The Reverend Janet Sidey
Honourary Associate
Janet graduated from St. Clement’s School, Toronto and the University of Toronto, Trinity College. She has a teaching qualification from Cambridge England, and an M.A. in Canadian History from the University of Waterloo. The thesis title is Ontario and the Election of 1945.
Ran Kim
Director of Music Ministry and Organist
Ran Kim is the Music Director and Organist at St. George’s on-the-Hill, and organist and accompanist at Kingsway College School. Educated in music at the Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary in Seoul, Korea, she moved to Canada where she studied organ at McGill University in Montreal, and the Glenn Gould Professional School of Music (PDP), in Toronto.
Mark Wood-Salomon
Candlelight Chamber Choir Music Director
Mark Wood-Salomon (ARCT, BMus) is a graduate of St. Michael’s Choir School, and The University Of Toronto. He has been a singer for the Wednesday Candlelight Liturgy since March 2006, and assumed the additional role of Director in 2009.
He is currently the Music Director at St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, and the Professional Choral Lead at Holy Blossom Temple, St. Thomas’s Anglican Church Evensong, and the Pax Christi Chorale.
He also sings with the Arcady Ensemble and the Babel Chorus.
Sarah Pascoe
Parish Administrator
Sarah has been Parish Administrator at St. George’s since 2020. She was married at St. George’s and sang in the chancel choir under Karen Rymal. She currently attends a Lutheran church where she serves as chair of the Worship and Music Committee and leads their worship band once a month. She has a background in Library Science and always has a book on hand.
Support Staff
Maura Young
Bookkeeper
Dirk Albishausen
Cemetery Manager
Vince Marrella
Facilities Manager
Adam Horciak
Facilities Maintenance Technician