Fri16Oct
Fairmount
Vigil companion, overnight
11 PM – 2 AMFairmount, 6 West
Sit with a patient who has no family nearby.
1 of 2 open
Volunteer
Learn to sit with people on their worst day
Our volunteers are retired teachers, nurses, a bus driver and a law student. What they share is the ability to be quiet in a hard room.
How to start
From application to your first shift
About three months, start to finish. Next training cohort begins in January.
Step 1 of 4
Apply and talk with us
A short form, then an hour over coffee with Bridget. We'll ask about your own experience of loss, because it matters.
Step 2 of 4
Forty hours of training
Eight Saturday mornings: listening, prayer across traditions, dementia, death and dying, and looking after yourself.
Step 3 of 4
Shadow a chaplain
Six visits and two vigils alongside an experienced chaplain before you go into a room alone.
Step 4 of 4
One shift a week
Three or four hours, at one hospital. Most volunteers stay for years; you can step back at any time.
For trained volunteers
Open shifts this month
Already trained? Claim a shift. Your hospital lead will meet you at the chaplaincy office.
Sat17Oct
Erie Shore
ICU waiting-room host
2 – 6 PMErie Shore, ICU family lounge
Coffee, chargers and a listening ear for families.
2 of 2 open
Tue20Oct
Euclid Heights
NICU parent coffee
7 – 9 PMEuclid Heights, NICU family room
Evening company for parents between feeds.
1 of 1 open
Sun15Nov
Fairmount
Remembrance service ushers
2 – 5 PMFairmount chapel
Greet families and help light the candles.
3 of 8 open
No shifts match. Try another hospital.
Demo board: taking a shift claims it on this page only.
Chaplains
The people who will train you
Every staff chaplain is board-certified and has completed four units of clinical pastoral education.
Staff chaplains
- Teresa KowalczykDirector of chaplaincy
- Odell FreemanNight chaplain, Fairmount and Euclid Heights
- Sun-Hee ParkChaplain, grief and NICU
Volunteer program
- Bridget KostelnikVolunteer and vigil coordinator
Apply
Apply for the January training
Applications close November 30. Bridget will reply within a week.
- Address2201 Carnegie Ave, Suite 4, Cleveland, OH 44115
- Phone(555) 014-3300
- Emailchaplains@example.org
- OfficeOn call 24 hours · Office Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
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