Rev Anthony (Tony) Grainger

It is good to ‘revisit’ St. James Church; I was here as Associate pastor from 1999 until my retirement in 2010. Prior to coming to St James and Calgary, I was rector of Trinity Church, St Bruno, in the Diocese of Montreal, QC. I  undertook theological training at a ‘mature’ age at the Montreal Diocesan Theological College beginning in 1987 and was ordained priest in 1990.

I grew up in the UK (who would have guessed it), a PK, and after school went to college and studied General Agriculture and Farm Management. I worked for several years in the U.K Milk Marketing Board and it was while on a well deserved holiday, in the South of France, that I first met Dianne. We were married in 1969 and have two adult children. Nancy lives in Calgary and is a hydrogeologist. Sam is married to Jaime and they live in Montreal. They have two boys; Gabriel (11) and Lucas (8).

I was glad to be asked to return to St James during a time of Interim Ministry. I hope that I can help during this period of transition; to maintain the present course, to help prepare for the arrival of a new pastor, and to encourage the hopes of the community for another 50 years of giving glory to God.