Administration

Steve Moore – People’s Warden – People’s Warden

Steve Moore and wife Debbie have two daughters, Valerie and Colleen. In 2016, Steve returned from 16 years in Alberta where he was most recently Warden at All Saints Cochrane. Professionally, Steve is a partner with a national accounting, tax and advisory firm. Steve enjoys singing in the Choir and appreciates the warm welcome he and his family have received from the members of Holy Saviour. Steve’s interests include philosophy, classical music, movies and theatre.

Tricia Siemens– Rector’s Warden

Tricia Siemens became a deputy rector’s warden in 2013 and full warden in 2017. She and her husband, Chuck Erion, have been members of Holy Saviour since 1986. Together they operated Words Worth Books in Waterloo, retiring in 2011. They have three children and seven grandchildren.
Tricia was the board chair for SHOW (Supportive Housing of Waterloo) when it built a 30-unit apartment building for the homeless in 2010. She was a recipient of the City of Waterloo Award in 2015.

Brent Hatcher – Deputy Rector’s Warden

Originally from Niagara, Brent Hatcher joined the Holy Saviour congregation in 1992 after moving to Waterloo. At the same time he joined the senior choir. He is also a member of the Generations Choir which he joined with his daughters, Emma and Maya. Brent recently retired after a 32 year career with the Waterloo Region District School Board, the last 14 years as a school administrator. He lives in Waterloo with his two daughters and his wife Anne. Brent’s been the Deputy Rector’s Warden since 2018.

Krista Parsons – Deputy People’s Warden

Krista Parsons joined Parish Council in 2019 and became Deputy People’s Warden in 2020. Her professional and volunteer roles outside Holy Saviour with the University of Waterloo and Girl Guides of Canada, respectively, make her an excellent addition to the Holy Saviour leadership team. Krista officially joined Holy Saviour when she married into the Attridge family, long time Holy Saviour members. Krista is passionate about decolonization, social justice issues, environmentalism, and spirituality. In their spare time, Krista and her family enjoy getting out in nature with their loyal beagle and sitting around a lovely campfire.

Jeff Enns – Organist and Music Director

Jeff is a native of Waterloo where he studied organ, viola and composition at Wilfrid Laurier University. His music has been commissioned by choirs across North America and performed and broadcast around the world. He sings with the Elora Singers and the Canadian Chamber Choir, for which he is also composer-in-residence. Jeff teaches violin and viola at the Beckett School in Waterloo, and Rockway Mennonite High School in Kitchener, as well as maintaining a private studio. He was previously the music director at St. James Lutheran Church in Elmira for 14 years and Highland Road United Church in Kitchener for six years.

Hello and welcome! We would be delighted to have you join with us and experience the presence of God and the joy of this church family as we celebrate, worship and serve together. We are an Anglican parish, part of the Diocese of Huron, The Anglican Church of Canada, and the world-wide Anglican Communion of some 80 million people. As Anglicans, we are very proud of our long tradition of tolerance of diversity, vibrant worship, outreach into the community, and commitment to higher learning.

Together we strive to be a welcoming, loving, and caring community, willing to live and share our Christian faith and worship with all who enter. If you are looking for a faith community to call home, please consider this my personal invitation to experience the life and faith of this parish.

OUR HISTORY DATES FROM 1876, AND OUR CHURCH BUILDING FROM 1898 – 125 YEARS AGO!

Anglican services were conducted twice a month in Waterloo by Rev. E.W. Murray from St. John’s Anglican Church, Berlin, as early as 1876. These services were held in St. John’s Lutheran Church on King Street North in Waterloo; a Sunday School was begun about the same time. A decision was made at a meeting of Waterloo Anglicans on January 17, 1895 to begin regular Sunday services, and the first of these services was conducted on January 27th by Rev. Frederick J. Steen of Berlin. The present church, known then as St. Saviour, was built in the Fall of 1897 and was officially opened on January 10, 1898 by Bishop Baldwin of the Diocese of Huron. At that time the church was still a mission of St. John’s in Berlin. This arrangement continued until the arrival of the congregation’s first resident rector, Rev. R.A. Armstrong, in June 1901.

A rectory was purchased in 1910 at the corner of Allen and Mary Streets, and in 1912-1913 the Parish Hall was built through the generosity of Joseph E. Seagram. On October 26, 1919 the church, with the present name of Church of the Holy Saviour, was consecrated by Bishop David Williams. The chancel was rebuilt and new pews were installed in 1926-1928. The richly decorated interior of the church, in carved oak, was executed in stages in the years 1926-1928 and 1935-1937, memorial gifts of the Seagram family and others. Of particular interest are the “Last Supper” above the altar, the chancel and narthex screens, the pulpit and lecturn, all worked by craftsmen of the Globe Furniture Company of Waterloo. The years 1935-1937 also saw the erection of the tower. An addition to the Parish Hall was built in 1954.

(from the City of Waterloo website.)