Your Spiritual Care Team
Manager
Gary is the Director of the Spiritual Care Department. He is certified as a Teaching Supervisor through the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC). Prior to his employment with St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Gary was the manager of Spiritual Care at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. Apart from his management and teaching responsibilities, he is also a Registered Psychotherapist and is a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.
Priest / Chaplain
Fr. Andrew has been working as a priest chaplain at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton since 2001. Originally from Ukraine where he studied languages, literature, and pedagogy at the University of Lviv, his theological education began in his home country, and later continued at the Westfaelischen Wilhelms University in Muenster, Germany. He is at home in his theologies of both the Christian East and West. His love for hospital work was initiated in Europe, and matured through chaplaincy training here in Canada. Andrew is also a Registered Psychotherapist, and is a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.
Chaplains
Lucinda Landau, RP, MDiv, DMin, is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. She is a Certified Spiritual Care Practitioner (CASC) and she has recently completed the Doctor of Ministry program at the Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto. Her Doctoral research was focused on Spiritual Care and life review at end of life. She works fulltime as a chaplain at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and serves on the Professional Advisory Council of Bereaved Families of Ontario, South Central Region.
Feli Toledo is a Chaplain/Certified Spiritual Care Practitioner in the Intensive Care, Medical Stepdown and Birthing Units. She has been providing spiritual and religious care at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton since 1990 and has served on a number of clinical units and hospital committees. Currently, she is a member of the 3 Wishes Research/Program, the first intentional interprofessional collaboration between Critical Care, Palliative Care and Spiritual Care in the ICU.
Feli earned her Master of Divinity degree at McMaster Divinity College and has a Master of Arts in Education degree from the Philippines. She is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and a Certified Specialist with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care.
Alex is a Spiritual Care Practitioner at the West 5th Campus focusing on psycho-spiritual care within the mental health context. Alex received his M.Div from St. Peter's Catholic Seminary and is a Registered Psychotherapist. He completed his residency in spiritual care at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. Alex has had experience as a spiritual care provider working with a variety of populations including dementia, palliative, general and emergency medicine. He is also a counsellor at Catholic Family Services in Hamilton and works in music and retreat ministry in the Hamilton Diocese. Alex is passionate about those who come for care at St. Joseph's Healthcare. He is grateful for the opportunity to serve others within the St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton team. At home he practices self-care by exploring the world around him through hiking, biking, jazz music and reading.
Stephen will be working at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and is assigned to the West 5th campus. He graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Masters in Spiritual Care and Counselling; successfully completed the St. Joe’s Supervised Pastoral Education Residency; became certified as a Spiritual Care Practitioner through the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care, and is a registered member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. Following two years with St. Leonard’s Addiction Mental Health Crisis Centre in Brantford, Stephen worked as a full time Spiritual Care Psychotherapist at West Park Healthcare Centre in Toronto. Stephen brings a love of music as an agent of healing, interconnectedness and beauty as well as a long standing Zen Buddhist practice to this role. He is passionate about caring for patients, and caring for those who care for patients through providing healthcare staff with innovative, inclusive and clinically validated support. It is an honour to serve the sick.
Administrative Support
Kate Jensen is the Administrative Support for Gary Payne, Director of the Spiritual Care Department. She has worked in the funeral industry for 9 years and has always felt blessed to have the opportunity to assist those in need. She has been with St. Joseph’s Healthcare for 5+ years and feels honored to now be a part of the Spiritual Care Department.