Spiritual Care & Education
I CARE Values
We are committed to the core values of Houston Methodist:
Integrity – We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
Compassion – We embrace the whole person and respond to emotional, ethical, and spiritual concerns as well as physical needs.
Accountability – We hold ourselves accountable for our actions.
Respect – We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.
Excellence – We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.
One key part of our mission is to serve each person in a spiritual environment of caring.
Staff Resources
Our staff chaplains and spiritual care volunteers offer 24-hour, 7-days a week spiritual support and resources. They provide a compassionate listening presence at times of physical, emotional, and spiritual distress. Through requests, referrals, and regular rounds, they offer prayer, sacraments, and spiritual resources and services, including communication with and support of your own spiritual leader. Our chaplains and spiritual care volunteers serve as your advocates on the interdisciplinary medical team providing your care.
Other Resources
Bibles (Spanish and English), rosaries, prayer cards, devotional booklets, and other spiritual texts are available from the chaplains and spiritual care volunteers.
Prayer Requests
We appreciate and look forward to the opportunity to pray for anyone who requests it. To facilitate this process, we invite you to text "PRAYER" TO 45991 to submit your prayer requests and a chaplain will be in touch with you. All requests are confidential.
End-of-Life Bereavement Care
Chaplains offer end-of-life care and grief support for families and friends. A virtual service of remembrance is organized at the system level with other Houston Methodist hospitals for patients who passed in the previous 12-months.
Biomedical Ethics Issues
Chaplains are available to help patients and families with advance care planning, including education and completion of advance directives (directive to physicians and medical power of attorney). Chaplains often provide ethical and spiritual guidance to patients, families, and staff on other sensitive and challenging issues, such as Do-Not-Resuscitate orders and use of blood products.
Hospital Chapel
The Hospital Chapel is located in the main lobby (off Houston Methodist Drive), and is always open for prayer and meditation. Catholic Mass is celebrated in the chapel on Mondays at Noon and Protestant Service is on Wednesdays at 1pm.
Contact Us
The quickest and most effective way to request the assistance of a chaplain is to ask the nurse who is providing care for you or your loved one. You may also call our 24/7 Spiritual Care hotline at 281. 52. FAITH (281.523.2484) or email hmclchaplains@houstonmethodist.org. Text the word “prayer” to 45991 to submit a confidential prayer request.
Our Team
Tracy Lee, MDiv, BCC, Director of Spiritual Care and Values Integration
Shawn Edwards, MDiv, BCC, Chaplain
Antonio Loreto, MTh, Chaplain
Simon John, MDiv, BCC, PRN Chaplain
Tamika Baker, MDiv, PRN Chaplain
Linda Tolon, MDiv, PRN Chaplain
Spiritual Care Volunteers
Spiritual care volunteers at Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital are from a variety of religious traditions and serve either as Eucharistic Spiritual Care Volunteers or Ecumenical Spiritual Care Volunteers. The Eucharistic Volunteers are primarily charged with providing Holy Communion to Catholic patients, along with addressing basic spiritual care needs. Ecumenical Volunteers visit patients without regard for religious/spiritual preference and provide basic spiritual care support. Volunteers are screened and vetted by the Spiritual Care Department and Hospital Volunteers Department and are required to attend initial and annual follow-up training administered by the system.