Staff

Rev. Sarah Bourcier-Miller, Minister

Sarah’s official title at Eastminster is Minister of Worship, Children, Youth, and Young Adult Ministry. It means that Sarah multitasks and wears many hats.

Sarah preaches and prays; she seeks ways to involve people of all ages in the life of the congregation, especially in our worship services; she coordinates the Youth Group with a team of leaders and works with the Church School to plan engaging activities for the children of Eastminster.

Sarah also meets with families preparing for Baptism and those interested in exploring church membership (link to Membership).

Sarah has a Master of Divinity from Emmanuel College and a Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Studies with a minor in Human Biology from the University of Toronto.

She has served congregations in Toronto, Brantford, and Orillia as a Staff Associate Minister and Intern since her ordination in 2004. She has worked extensively in ministry with children, youth, and young adults and is passionate about people of all ages being welcomed to the table that is church community.

Sarah says, “My hope for the church is that we live out our calling to be a prophetic voice and a source of great hope for a wounded world.”

A life-long resident of the east end of Toronto, Sarah lives there now with her partner Lisa, their children David and Denise, and four cats.

Jacqueline Sadler, Director of Music

Jacqueline enjoys a diverse career in the arts as a music director, actor, accompanist, and soprano soloist. She is a graduate of The University of Western Ontario, where she earned the degree Bachelor of Music: Honours Voice Performance. As a soprano soloist, she has appeared with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, The Hamilton Philharmonic, and the Cambridge Millennium Orchestra, as well as giving solo recitals around Ontario.

Her theatrical and concert performances have taken her to stages across Canada, including four seasons at The Charlottetown Festival. She is the composer of two musicals Trailer Park Trio and Oil Rush, which debuted in 2008. Her song We Will Call it Home was performed at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2009 Canada Games and at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

No stranger to church music, Jacqueline has spent over 15 years in church music ministry, including the 2006 tour of Ron Klusmeier’s Song Circling All the Earth, and as Director of Music for Main Street United in Mitchell, Ontario, and Central Presbyterian in Cambridge, Ontario.

She is in demand as a festival adjudicator in the disciplines of Voice, Choral, and Piano. Here, she gets to share her love of music with young aspiring artists.

Jacqueline holds the Guinness World Record for Marathon Church Organ playing at 40 hours and 36 minutes.

Jacqueline leads the Eastminster Choir (link), Eastminster Children’s choir (link), and the people of Eastminster in song with talent and flair. Let’s make a joyful noise!!!

Gerald Gordon, Property Manager

Gerald has successfully managed several small apartment buildings in midtown Toronto on behalf of his family business over the past several years and is experienced in balancing community customer service interactions with the bottom line goal of rental relationships.

With an educational background in Business Marketing and Social Work, Gerald has acquired extensive business management skills along with a social conscience.

Gerald also has many years of experience providing fundraising consulting services to not-for-profit clients. Entering the fundraising arena in the 1980's through political channels eventually lead Gerald to create, develop, implement, and instruct three training courses for young professionals within the Fundraising & Volunteer Management Certificate Program at George Brown College in Toronto.

Gerald has provided political campaign leadership to former MP John Roberts, and property management, fundraising, and training consulting services to a variety of organizations. His for-profit and non-profit clients have included Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Creative Thinkers Consulting, Canadian Rehabilitation Institute, John Howard Society of Metro Toronto, Canadian Diabetes Association, Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief, B’Nai Brith Canada, and the Kidney Foundation of Metro Toronto.

Gerald believes that building trust is the key to any successful outcome. His sense of commitment, dedication, and ability to accomplish targeted goals is a key component of his work ethic. In his spare time, Gerald loves to create stained glass windows and refinish furniture. He also loves going to Blue Jay and Toronto hockey games -- when the home team wins.