Reverend Canon Douglas Graydon
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The Reverend Canon Douglas Graydon Born and raised in Brampton, Douglas studied Architectural Science at Ryerson before changing his career goals and completing his M. Div. at the University of Trinity College in 1982 . Upon completing his curacy at St. James Cathedral, Douglas be came the first non-Roman Catholic chaplain hired by St. Michael’s Hospital. He would spend the next 20 years developing a career as a palliative care chaplain working at Casey House Hospice where he specialized in HIV/AIDS spiritual care and then at Princess Margaret Hospital as part of the health care team for cancer palliative care. In 2002 Archbishop Terence Finlay appointed Douglas as the Coordinator of Chaplaincy Services for the Diocese of Toronto. Besides his duties as Chaplaincy Services Coordinator, Douglas was the Associate Priest at Saint John’s West Toronto, until taking up his current post as Interim Priest for St. Andrew’s By-the-Lake. Douglas at one time functioned as the Diocesan Resource Coordinator for Pandemic Planning and was staff support to the Diocesan HIV/AIDS Network and the Vocational Deacon’s community. Douglas currently coordinated health care chaplains and is resource support to the Diocesan Parish Nurse Network. He is a member of national Anglican Working Group on Medically Assisted Dying. Douglas also holds a Master’s Degree of Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He is a respected speaker and educator on the subject of end of life care, healing ministries, spiritual and religious care and pastoral counseling.
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Bookings standrewbookings@gmail.com Church Office: 416-203-0873
Interim Priest-in-Charge Rev. Canon Douglas Graydon Wardens Marian Lye 416-203-3600 & Elizabeth Amer 416-203-0942 Treasurer/Bookings Joyce Rogers 416-203-0987 Community Music Roger Sharp, 416-779-3886 & Jane Davidson-Neville 416-203-8564 |