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

  • 705-282-4458 - Rev. Sherry De Jonge

  • 705-672-3979 - Val Paterson

  • 705-672-2586 - St. Paul’s / St. John’s / St. James

Baptist

  • 705-672-2784 - Pastor Karl Fulson (Haileybury)

  • 705-647-4152 - First Baptist Church (New Liskeard)

  • 705-563-2290 - Pastor Dan Sadore

Community of Christ Church

  • 705-647-7204 - Pastor Kent Fielder

  • 705-647-7200 - Elder Clair Shepherdson

Congregational

  • 705-647-3808 - First Temiskaming Congregational

Salvation Army

  • 705-647-4115 - Pastors Lt. Ann & Randy Holden

  • 705-676-7262 - Pastors Lt. Ann & Randy Holden 

United Church

  • 705-647-6647 - Rev. Judith Visser

  • 705-622-3684 - Rev. Judith Visser

Pentecostal

  • 705-672-3702 - Rev. Jason Holtz

Presbyterian

  • 705-647-5076 - Pastor George Paraskevopoulos

Independent Anglican

  • 705-672-1078 - Rt. Rev. Michael Fedechko

Roman Catholic English

  • 705-647-5035 - Father Wayne Mills

  • 705-642-5544 - Father Wayne Mills

  • 705-647-4020 - Deacon Rev. Larry Duke

Roman Catholic French

  • 705-647-5045 - Father Richard Ngoy

  • 705-672-3296 - Father Alexis O’Lenga

Multi-Faith Spiritual Providers

  • 705-672-1078 - Rt. Rev. Michael Fedechko

  • 705-647-5035 - Father Wayne Mills

Non-Denominational Duty Chaplains

  • 705-672-2568 - Pastor Fred Knutson

  • 705-647-7204 - Pastor Kent Fielder

  • 705-647-7703 - Pastor Kent Fielder

  • 705-672-1078 - Rt. Rev. Michael Fedechko

  • 705-647-5076 - Pastor George Paraskevopoulos