Meet Our Clergy and Staff

Reverend Geoff Chapman

Incumbent Priest


Rev. Geoff is passionate about the mission and ministry of the church. He finds joy and wonder in exploring everything around sacred scripture – the history, the complex and paradoxical teachings, and the challenging implications for our lives together. As a trained musician, he loves the rich musical tradition of St. Matthew’s, through our beautiful Sunday morning liturgy, sung Choral Evensong, or one of our many concerts. Rev. Geoff loves to preach, teach, and chat over coffee.

  • Rev. Geoff is happily married to Sarah, and parent to Theo and Zoë.



    Rev. Geoff grew up in London, Ontario and studied music (BMus, Horn Performance) at Western University. He then spent five years in the United States doing graduate work at the University of the South and at Yale Divinity School, completing a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Religion degrees. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Montreal, serving in the Verdun neighbourhood of Montreal, and as incumbent of St. George’s Anglican Church in Châteauguay, QC. He was called to the Diocese of Ottawa in 2012 to serve as Incumbent of Epiphany Anglican Church until 2020, and was subsequently called to St. Matthew’s in April 2020.
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Archbishop J. Barry Curtis

Honorary Assistant

Prior to his ordination, Barry served as a naval officer, and after ordination as Chaplain at the Naval Division in Ottawa. He graduated from Trinity College, University of Toronto, and the Theological College at Chichester, Sussex, U.K. 

  • Prior to his retirement, he also served on a number of national church organizations:  as President of the Canadian Council of Churches; as Co-Director of the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer with his late wife, Pat; as Chair of the Partners in Mission Committee; and as Chair of the Inter-Church Inter-Faith Relations Committee. He has also been an active contributor to the Cursillo Movement.



    Barry loves the outdoors and walking his dog, and spends time in Victoria with his wife Lois Rumsey.

Reverend Katherine Tait

Honorary Assistant

Prior to theological studies Katie was an engineer with a consulting engineering company in Calgary. During that time, she took a course in Clinical Pastoral Education and volunteered in hospitals in pastoral and palliative care.

Dr. Robert Hall

Director of Music

Bob has spent most of his life as a combined academic and church musician, having taught music in 5 universities before spending 26 years teaching at Laurentian University in Sudbury. He retired from Laurentian in 2021 and moved to Ottawa, spending a year as Director of Music at City View United Church. His training includes a Doctorate in Choral Music and a Fellowship in Organ, and he also holds degrees in Piano Performance and Voice Performance.

  • Bob is well-versed in church musical traditions having held positions in Anglican, United Church of Canada and United Methodist churches. His positions at Anglican churches include 2 years as Director of Music at Christ’s Church Cathedral in Hamilton, Ontario.



    He is excited about continuing St. Matthew’s rich musical tradition and aiding in the resumption of a full musical life for St. Matthew’s as we emerge from the pandemic.
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Catherine James-McGuinty

Administrator

Catherine is Administrator of the parish. It’s a plain title for a complex job of supporting a host of volunteers as well as the Incumbent, the Honorary Assistants, the Music Director and all the Committee chairs. Before joining St. Matthew’s Catherine worked as a business development consultant.

  • Prior to that role, Catherine spent 15 years in the high-tech sector working in marketing, business development and public affairs. Catherine also has a variety of experience in the non-profit sector, including president of her local community association and treasurer of a local riding association.

Office Hours - Monday to Thursday, 9am to noon.

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