Spiritual Care Services

Temiskaming Hospital’s Spiritual Care Services assists patients, families and hospital staff in drawing upon their own religious beliefs and spiritual resources as they seek to face the challenge or crisis before them. It includes being a supportive presence offering religious rites, rituals and prayers, facilitating a holistic approach to health care and healing.

What We Do

  • Spiritual Visitations – Thursday afternoons by on call clergy;

  • Facilitate contact with patients' own clergy when requested;

  • Visit patients, their families and friends;

  • Offer support and comfort;

  • Provide spiritual care during times of confusion, fear and crisis;

  • Assist patients and families confronting a serious or terminal illness;

  • Provide support and consultation when difficult ethical decisions are being faced by families and staff;

  • Assist families and friends who are grieving;

  • Consult with the health care team;

  • Respond to emergencies as requested;

  • Offer immediate and on-going support to parents who have miscarriages or early baby deaths;

  • Annual Memorial Service - For all patients who pass away at Temiskaming Hospital;

  • Provide worship services.

Contact Information

Below are a list of contacts in our area that offer spiritual care services.

Anglican

  • Rev. Val Paterson 705-672-3979

  • St. Paul’s / St. John’s (Haileybury) / St. James (Cobalt) 705-672-2586

Baptist

  • Haileybury and District Baptist - Pastor Adam Kubais 705-647-5026

  • First Baptist Church (New Liskeard)

    705-647-4152

  • Thornloe Crossroads Baptist (Thornloe)

    705-563-2290

Community of Christ Church

  • Pastor Kent Fielder 705-647-7204

  • Elder Clair Shepherdson 705-647-7200

Congregational

  • First Temiskaming Congregational 705-647-3808

Salvation Army

  • Temiskaming Community Church (New Liskeard) Lieutenant Robbie Donaldson

    705-647-4115

United Church

  • St. Paul’s United Church (New Liskeard) 705-647-6647

Pentecostal

  • Temiskaming Pentecostal Church - Rev. Nick Kostyc 705-672-2020

Presbyterian

  • St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (New Liskeard) - Pastor George Paraskevopoulos 705-647-5076

Independent Anglican

  • Trinity Church (New Liskeard)

    St. Marie Mission (Haileybury)

    Rev. Steve Leduc 705-622-1103

Roman Catholic English

  • Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish (New Liskeard)

    St. Patrick Parish (Cobalt)

    Father Wayne Mills 705-647-5035

Roman Catholic French

  • Paroisse Sacre Coeur (New Liskeard) Fr. Ghislain Muthu 705-647-5045

  • Paroisse Sainte Croix (Haileybury) Fr. Ghislain Ndondji 705-672-3296

Multi-Faith Spiritual Providers

  • Father Wayne Mills 705-647-5035

Non-Denominational Duty Chaplains

  • Rev. Val Paterson 705-647-2869

  • Stephen Speer 705-647-5026

  • Pastor Kent Fielder 705-647-7204

  • Pastor George Paraskevopoulos 705-647-5076

  • Rick Kacur 705-676-6909