Clergy
Father Nicholas Hatt, Rector
The Rev’d Nicholas Hatt is a descendant of the Germans who founded our parish in the early 1750s. He came to St George’s as Rector in 2018 and soon discovered a passion for urban ministry, especially in the inner-city, supporting and learning from those who live in material poverty, sorrow, anxiety, and despair. Prior to his appointment to Saint George’s, Father Hatt was Rector of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia and was Dean of Students at the University of King’s College in Halifax where he also served as a faculty in holy orders at the King’s College Chapel. In his spare time, Father Hatt loves to read murder mysteries, run along the Halifax Commons, and cook for his friends while trying to live out the Gospel in the vibrant neighbourhood of North End Halifax.
Father Peter Harris, Honourary Assistant
Father Peter Harris was the son of an Anglican Priest and grew up in the Parishes of Petite Riviere, Musquodoboit Harbour and Bedford, before attending the University of King’s College and later Trinity College, Toronto and becoming a priest himself. During his university years, he was organist and choir master at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Dartmouth and was for many years Director of the Anglican Youth Camp at Mason’s Point. His first parish was the Parish of Tangier on the Eastern Shore, where he served seven churches. Following his time in Tangier, he became Rector of the Parish of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Charlottetown, where he served for 25 years. Over the years, he supervised many theological students who have gone on to be priests in this Diocese and elsewhere. He retired in 2014 and is now very happy to serve as Honourary Assistant at St. George’s.