Marty Molengraaf is married to his best friend, Barb. They met at the University of Toronto and were married in 1979. They have two children, Krista and Stacey, two sons-in-law, Scott and James and two beautiful grandchildren, Keegan and Aiden. Barb and Marty enjoy great conversations, cooking together, long walks and spending time with family.

Marty has served the Presbyterian Church in Canada as a minister since 1983, with a brief break between 1999 and 2001. He enjoys his work and believes the church has an increasingly important role in society – offering a sense of deep belonging and connection to people and reaching out to address the struggles of the most vulnerable in our community. It is, he believes, what Jesus did and what followers of Jesus are called to do. The overflowing love of God enables the church to fulfill that role.

Wendy was ordained in 1979 and retired in 2015 after serving for four years in Kenora and thirty-two years in Windsor. In July 2019, I moved to Kitchener from Windsor with my husband, Scott, and in October 2020, I started working part-time as the Pastoral Care Coordinator at St. Andrew’s. It is a joy for me to work with the Deacons and the Prayer Group, officiate at funerals, assist in worship (and sometimes preach) and make countless phone calls.

Pastoral Care is my ‘dream job,’ and I am thrilled to be serving God in this way.

My other passion is our six grandchildren – five girls and one boy. None of them live in Kitchener, but we visit back and forth as often as possible.

We go for walks almost every day, do WORDLE, and watch sports on T.V. Go, Blue Jays, Go!!! I love to swim, and recently I started playing pickleball which I like even better because it is more social.

Ann-Marie holds an Honours Bachelor of Music degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Master of Music degree from The University of Western Ontario. She is a talented musician and teacher, and many people from across Ontario have been blessed by her musical instruction and guidance. Ann-Marie has been a vital member of the St. Andrew’s music team for many years, but most recently in 2021, she accepted the director of music role and currently serves as our organist. 

In addition to Sunday morning worship, Ann-Marie coordinates our noon-hour recitals, often performing solo concerts and accompanying instrumental and vocal performers. Through the power of live stream, people from across Canada and the world tune in to enjoy a wide variety of musical genres, including spiritual, broadways, jazz and blues, gospel, and Ann-Marie’s annual Hallowe’en Special. 

Outside of her role at St. Andrew’s, Ann-Marie serves as the director and accompanist for various groups, including the Shoreline Chorus, Grand River Chorus, and Queen Street Singers. Ann-Marie has led choir tours to Cuba, Holland, Ireland, the Czech Republic, and Germany through her leadership and provided musical concerts across Ontario.

Ann-Marie also serves as a choral instructor for El Sistema – The Big Sound, an after-school and in-class music program based in Owen Sound. In this role, she enjoys creating lessons that inspire and equip the next generation of musicians in choral and percussion. 

Ann-Marie enjoys baking and cooking when she isn’t sitting at an organ bench or teaching. She has recently discovered a new interest in gardening as she plants flowers, fruits, herbs and vegetables in her backyard.

Gordon Burnett enjoys an active career as a singer, conductor and voice teacher. He has performed as a member of the Elmer Iseler Singers, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, the Elora Festival Singers and for sixteen seasons, the professional octet, Tactus Vocal Ensemble. A recent graduate of the Masters of Music Vocal Pedagogy program at the University of Toronto, he operates a private voice studio from his home in Waterloo. He has conducted youth and adult choirs, including the University of Waterloo Choir and the Renaissance Singers, Kitchener. He presently conducts the Guelph Male Choir and is part of the conducting “team” for Guys Who Sing, a recently formed male choir in Waterloo Region.

Andrew grew up at St. Andrew’s and has been a part of the life and mission of the church since he was a baby. During his middle school and teenage years, Andrew participated in, and volunteered at family ministry events, including Sunday school, Christmas pageants, Family Nights, and Camp K.

After graduating high school, Andrew felt called to learn more about society’s justice and equity issues. Through his studies, Andrew developed a deep passion for justice-centred initiatives and ensuring that social programs address the root causes of inequity. In 2015 he moved to Toronto to complete an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Diversity and Equity Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. At Toronto Metropolitan University, Andrew was elected arts representative to the student union and served as president of the Arts and Contemporary Studies Course Union and ARTeries, a yearly undergraduate research conference.

In 2019 Andrew returned to Kitchener to complete his Master of Arts in Critical University Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. Upon graduating, he officially joined our team at St. Andrew’s with a vision for creating a welcoming, affirming, and equitable Christian education program for all. 

Andrew loves to get together with friends for dinner or coffee at local spots across downtown Kitchener in his spare time. When he has time to relax, he loves watching reality shows on Bravo, and searching for rare copies of DC comics from local collection shops and thrift stores.

Hannah Ma is our bookkeeper, CPA- Chartered Professional Accountant. She joined our team in 2018 and loves serving God through her skills and administrative talents. Hannah finds great joy working in God’s house with his love, peace and happiness. Whether at work or in her life, she finds peace during her devotional time and when she is reading scripture. She is excited for the day she meets Jesus, and she can finally say, “Lord, I worked for you.”

Hannah has two children, a daughter and a son. She thanks God that her daughter is married, loves her job and has a very successful career. She hopes that she can welcome grandchildren into her family soon. Hannah enjoys watching TV soap operas and spending time with her friends in her spare time.

Hannah loves to try new recipes in her kitchen and is always looking for delicious dishes. She is already a master of Chinese dumplings and mung bean cakes.

When the weather cooperates, Hannah loves to go for long hikes to enjoy beautiful views of creation, and she prays that one day everyone will know the power and love of God.