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 705-672-2586

    St. Paul’s - New Liskeard

    St. John’s - Haileybury 705-647-4171

    St. James (Cobalt) 705-672-2586

Baptist

  • Pastor Adam Kubais 705-672-5855

    Haileybury and District Baptist 705-647-5026

  • First Baptist Church - New Liskeard

    Curtis Greenwood 705-622-4860

  • Thornloe Crossroads Baptist 705-563-8370

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

  • Major Hannu Lindholm 705-961-5544

    Major Geraldine (Gerry) Lindholm 705-961-5565

    Temiskaming Community Church - New Liskeard

United Church

  • St. Paul’s United Church - New Liskeard 705-647-4171

Pentecostal

  • Rev. Nick Kostyc 705-672-2020

    Temiskaming Pentecostal Church

Presbyterian

  • Pastor George Paraskevopoulos 705-647-5076

    St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church - New Liskeard

Independent Anglican

  • Rev. Steve Leduc 705-622-1103

    Trinity Church - New Liskeard

    St. Marie Mission - Haileybury

Roman Catholic English

  • Father Cyril Kaddo-Paclibar 705-647-5035

    Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish - New Liskeard

    St. Patrick Parish - Cobalt

Roman Catholic French

  • Fr. Ghislain Muthu 705-647-5045

    Paroisse Sacre Coeur - New Liskeard

  • Fr. Luc Nzita 705-672-3296

    Paroisse Sainte Croix - Haileybury

Non-Denominational Duty Chaplains

  • Rev. Val Paterson 705-672-2869

    Office 705-647-5026

  • Pastor Kent Fielder 705-647-7204

  • Pastor George Paraskevopoulos 705-647-5076

  • Rick Kacur 705-676-6909

  • Legion Chaplains Branch 33 705-647-5076