MINNEAPOLIS, MN [DOM] – At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy at St Mary’s Cathedral in Minneapolis on October 20, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest and the endorsement of the Orthodox Church of America Office of Institutional Chaplaincy, the Cathedral Dean, Mitred Archpriest Andrew Morbey, commissioned Matushka Jenny Schroedel as a Chaplain of the Orthodox Church of America. Matushka Jenny served for a decade as director of bereavement services and helped establish Hospice of Kona’s Maluihi Grief Center before moving to the Twin Cities. Currently she is a chaplain in the home and community services division of Presbyterian Homes & Services, and regularly speaks at churches, mental health nonprofits and various community organizations in the Twin Cities, addressing topics like grief, loneliness, hospice and facing end-of-life.
