The churches of St. Lawrence Parish are served by two full-time priests.

In addition to their leadership in worship and the councils of our churches, St. Lawrence Parish is supported by a dedicated team of part-time deacons, priests, lay staff and volunteers.

INCUMBENT
THE VEN. PETER CROSBY

Archdeacon Peter Crosby has been a Priest of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa for over 35 years. He began his ministry as Assistant Curate at Trinity, Cornwall in 1985. He began his appointment as Incumbent of the Parish of St. Lawrence in September 2020. He has served as an Archdeacon under five Bishops and ministered in parishes along the Seaway and in Glengarry County, in the Ottawa Valley, West Quebec, and the City of Ottawa.

Peter is a “son of the Diocese,” having been Baptized at St. Martin’s and Confirmed at St. Stephen’s, both in the west end of Ottawa. He is a graduate of McGill University, Montreal, and St. Paul University, Ottawa.  As an Archdeacon, Peter assists Bishop Shane Parker in the pastoral care of clergy and the oversight of parishes within Stormont Deanery.

Peter is married to Maria, an early childhood educator, working in rural and urban Ottawa south. They share their Ingleside home with Ringo, their beloved and boisterous yellow Lab.

When asked what he does in his spare time, he answers that he has more interests than time! Ideal “time off” might include going on a nature walk, participating in a yoga class, reading a good book, listening to music and NPR’s “Poetry Unbound” podcasts, catching up on household chores and “fix-ups,” trying to take a decent photograph, spending time with family and friends.

Contact Peter:
Tel: 613 933 3991 x 22
Cell: 613 296 2811
E: venpc56 [at] gmail.com

Father Adam Brown is a recent graduate of Trinity College at the University of Toronto and was ordained to the priesthood in December of 2020.  Though he is relatively new to the Diocese of Ottawa, he has been involved in the life of the diocese since the summer of 2019 when he participated in the Summer Internship Program with Archdeacon Doug Richards in the Area Parish of Prescott-North Glengarry with Grenville and Calumet. He then began his curacy at All Saints, Westboro, in November of that year, and was quickly ordained a deacon in December 2019.  Shortly after the pandemic hit he continued his curacy at the Church of the Ascension, in downtown Ottawa.

Adam was born and raised in the small town of Mount Forest, in Southwestern Ontario, where he attended his family’s local United Church.  Enthusiasm for church life led him to be the youngest person to hold a position on the United Church’s General Council Executive. Shortly after starting his Bachelor’s degree in Sociology at Trent University in Peterborough (2010-2015), Adam began his journey to the Anglican Church of Canada. He completed his MDiv at Trinity College (2015-2019) where he was the first solo person to be the student Head of Divinity for two years in a row and completed several internships at a variety of inner city and suburban parishes.

Adam loves to be creative in his spare time. He was a choral scholar at both parish churches and Trinity College and so loves to sing.  Adam also has a love of photography, and is slowly learning how to do basic woodworking. In his spare time he likes to be out in nature, or visiting cafés with a good book, or even just spending time at home with a good movie.

Contact Adam:
Tel: 613 933 3991
Cell: 705 559 8246
E: fatheradambrown [at] gmail.com