Summer 2010 News from Kairos Prison Ministry International ... · Summer 2010, God’s Special Time / 3 BILL’S BARN By Bill Rushing Well, it’s time again for us to take a little

The Kairos Texas ConferenceCommittee is gearing up for the 2010Summer Conference in San Antonio,July 27-August 1. The beautifulcampus of Trinity University hasbeen selected as the conference site.

The schedule isas follows:

� Tuesday: Arrival, dinner andevening Fellowship and Music

� Wednesday: Board and IC Com-mittee meetings, morning and after-noon, Dinner, Welcome and PrayerService, Fellowship/Music

� Thursday: IC meeting, morningand early afternoon with the Boardmeeting following, Dinner, Memo-rial Service, Fellowship/Music

� Friday: Workshops, morning andafternoon, Banquet with keynotespeaker Rev. Jim Capps, Fellow-ship/Music

� Saturday: Workshops, morningand early afternoon, Going-AwayDinner, Fellowship/Music

Breakfast, Morning Devotion andlunch are included Wednesdaythrough Saturday. Breakfast andlunch is included on Sunday stays.

The Team is working on a tourschedule, but the details have not yetbeen confirmed. You will be able tosign up for the tours when registeringat the conference. The Conferencecommittee will provide transporta-tion to and from the San Antonio Air-port.

For more information, including adetailed listing of the Workshopswith presenter bios, registration,maps, campus information and muchmore, please visit the 2010 SummerConference web site at:www.kpmi2010conf.com

The registration form is in-cluded in this issue of thenewsletter and can be foundon the Kairos Prison MinistryInternational web site as wellas the conference web site.

Committee Chair ChuckRoach, the rest of the commit-tee – Susan Roach, JerryFredrick, John Kennell, Mar-vin Barnes, Kathy Whatley,Jaime Gonzalez, Louis Es-quivel, Tommy and CarolCarter – and the countlessother Texas Volunteers inviteyou to come to San Antonio toexperience the Kairos Sum-mer Conference that you’llnever forget.

News from Kairos Prison Ministry InternationalSummer 2010 Vol. 34, No. 2

Chuck Roach, Conference Chair, pictured above, and theKairos of Texas Conference Team Welcome Kairos Vol-unteers to San Antonio.

KAIROS SUMMER CONFERENCE

‘Kairos on the River’– San Antonio, here we come

This past weekend (4/22-4/25) was my yearly visit toNashville to participate asan ex-officio member of TheUpper Room Walk to Em-maus advisory committee.These are great meetingswith Emmaus representa-tives from around the worldincluding the UK, Australia,South Africa, Jamaica andZimbabwe.

On the second day we participated in a Lectio Div-ina centered on Genesis 17: 1-8. In these verses Godestablishes a covenant relationship with Abram/Abra-ham. There is a confirming verse in Nehemiah (9:38)where the covenant agreement is put in writing.

What are the elements of a covenant agree-ment? The elements might include (1) a spiri-tual bond of faith, (2) an agreement; (3) itshould be unconditional (we are all in: Mark12: 29-31), (4) a commitment to work witheach other not around each other, (5) servant-hood centered (what can I give to make the re-lationship(s) better - Luke 9:23), (6)submission/obedience to authority.

As an aside, the submission/obedience piece is diffi-cult for most of us. As we think about this, is there asubtle difference between obedience (dutiful, compli-ant), submission (humble acquiescent, yielding), andobsequiousness (sycophantic – groveling)?

My sense is we are doing well, but perhaps inKairos we should better understand how covenant rela-tionships empower ministry. How do we build Teamsthat help us renew the body of Christ? Would we agreeas a ministry proper Team formation takes 34-36hours, Team members, including clergy, need to bepresent together, the meetings need to be spiritually fo-cused and engaging; yes, but what else?

It's surely not about us, but it is up to us to be thehands and feet of Christ. We should want to be leadersthat make Christ real for others. How do we evaluateour relationships with others against that standard?

I suggest that, as a ministry, we emulate The Walkto Emmaus by trying to reach another level of inti-macy in Kairos. We do that by beginning to see our-

selves not just in relationship, but in a covenant rela-tionship between ourselves and with God.

What would it look like if we worked together incovenant? That's something we should talk about at alllevels of Kairos.

How would that change ACOP, SCOP, our compli-ance with our financial policies and practices? In 2010we will pay $150,000 for a full ministry audit. Thiscost is a reflection of the large number of communitieswhich must have their own checkbook and control of"the" money. How might that change if we were in acovenant relationship with each other?

While the majority of our communities follow theKairos program model, there are communities who donot – most of these because they have decided theirWeekend program is better some how.

I wonder how things would be different if thosecommunities felt they were in a covenant relationshipwith the ministry IC, the board of directors, and themany program committees and sub-committees whohave prayerfully considered the ministry program ele-ments.

All too often we have not discovered the many giftsand abilities within our Kairos communities. How dowe not know each other? How do we change that? InKairos we understand ministry does not really existwithout personal relationships.

We know that when these relationships do exist wesee transformation. Our founders understood fromCursillo the secret of ministry is to make a friend; be afriend, and bring that friend to Christ – together weform a group – an accountability group – if we reachhigher we can be in covenant with each other and God.

In Christ,

John

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Consider a Covenant Relationship

John A. Thompson, Jr.

“. . . we should better under-

stand how covenant relation-

ships empower ministry.”

God’s Special TimeVol. 34. No. 2

God’s Special Time is published four timesa year by Kairos Prison Ministry

International, Inc.

The Mission of Kairos is to bring Christ’slove and forgiveness to all incarcerated

individuals, their families and those whowork with them and to assist in the transi-

tion of becoming a productive citizen.

John A. Thompson, Jr.Executive Director

Brett BeemerChief Financial Officer

Daniel GarciaInternational Coordinator

Bill RushingMen’s Ministry Coordinator

Jo ChapmanWomen’s Ministry Coordinator

Kevin ResnoverYouth Ministry Coordinator

Judy BartlettOffice Manager

Ann KrellerExecutive Administrative Assistant

Brenda CampbellTorch AssistantJanet Santiago

Administrative AssistantChristina Bermudez

Printing/Shipping/Stock ClerkGeorge BrownBoard PresidentChuck Pollak

Vice Chair for ProgramsEd Keefer

Vice Chair for ProgramsPeter Wilson

Treasurer

To submit stories and photos or to contact

Kairos leadership and staff, write to:

Kairos Prison Ministry International Inc.

6903 University Boulevard

Winter Park, FL 32792

407-629-4948

Fax: 407-629-2668

E-mail: [email protected]

www.kairosprisonministry.org

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BILL’S BARN

By Bill Rushing

Well, it’s time again for us to take alittle break, go to the barn, stable yourpony, kick off your boots and sitaround the stove to enjoy a hot cup ofcoffee. A lot of you around the coun-try are finally finished with your coldspells and all the ice and snow thatbrings; and some of us figurativelyspeaking, are tired of the current coldeconomy. So with summer coming on,I bet that some hot coffee is just whatyou need.

COFFEE: That’s really what I’dlike to visit with you about. About amonth ago, my wife, Cheryl, knowinghow much coffee I drink, asked me toguess how much I spent on coffee permonth. And I begin to count up:there’s a gas/convenience store on theway to the office and I stop in nearlyevery morning and buy the $1.50 spe-cial. And when I’m out flying to seeall of you, I usually have an airportspecial. Well, as you can figure, it didnot take very long to see that I wasspending a lot more on my coffee thanI had ever imagined. That’s whenCheryl really got me: why don’t youthink about giving about half of thatcoffee money to Kairos? You knowwhat? She had a point.

Well, it wasn’t more than 3 nightslater, about 2:30 in the morning, whenI sat straight up in bed as a heavythought crossed my mind that dis-turbed me for hours. I couldn’t goback to sleep with all that stuff spin-ning around and around (and no, itwasn’t the coffee that was keeping meawake). So now, I want to share whatI truly believe was a divine message. Igot pretty excited the more I ponderedits potential and possibilities.

Most of us at one time or another,have contributed our church tithes orpledges to other organizations like thelocal Public Broadcast Service (PBS)through our bank’s automatic draftservices. What made doing it thatway so special was that most of us gotto a point that we never even missedthe amount that we pledged because it

became so routine. It’s like the sayinggoes: out of sight, out of mind.Never mind the annual amount be-cause it was so spread out that itseemed like…what you would spendin a month on…coffee! Maybe less!

I got more excited thinking aboutthe implications that this type of plancould have for our Kairos volunteers.When I told Cheryl about the idea, sheagreed that it had some possibility andshe urged me to put some thought toit, get it organized, and then share itwith all of you.

Here it is: first of all, it goes with-out saying that Kairos certainly appre-ciates the significant gifts we get fromour volunteer donors whom God hasblessed financially, and we pray thatthose volunteers will continue sup-porting us in that fashion along withtheir continued team membership.Please note that this alternate idea isan action plan that is focused at themajority of us who contribute in somany ways: through team service,prayers, and personal sacrifices thatmake Kairos truly “God’s SpecialTime”, but are not able to make sig-nificant financial donations. Just be-tween us friends, in my travels acrossthe country, some of you have told methat you would love to help Kairos fi-nancially. So this may appeal to thoseof you, like me, who have been frus-trated by our inability to make a largerannual donation. We all want to begood stewards of God’s gifts; and weknow that. Maybe this can become away to do just that, on a more evenkeel while being much more person-ally manageable on a monthly basis. Ieven have a name for this little en-deavor: the Kairos Barn Coffee Fund.

Just take a look at your monthly ex-penditures for luxury items…coffee,etc. Can you commit to giving Kairosa portion of what you spend on yourluxuries per month? Pray about it.We’re going to make this really easysince I’ve attached an enrollmentsheet for you to sign up. Notice thatthere are 4 levels at which you canparticipate. For privacy concerns,

I’ve included our fax number so youcan send the sheet directly to JudyBartlett. You still may contact her byU.S. mail. Please do not use the e-mail as you and your data may not beprotected. Consider a monthly offer-ing of whatever you feel led to give tocontinue to grow God’s ministry. Iencourage you to support Kairosthrough your giving, no matter howlarge or small. My last thought: whena large group of people each gives asmall amount, it still totals a tremen-dous sum. Now your turn: Thinkabout it.

As always, if you happen to be inthe neighborhood of the office, comeon in and share a cup with us; we’llalways have a pot on the stove.

KAIROS FINANCIAL SUPPORT“The Kairos Barn Coffee Fund”

Date: _____________________Home#:____________________________

Name: ___________________Work #:____________________________

Address: __________________Fax #: ____________________________

City/St/Zip: ________________E-Mail: ____________________________

I wish to participate in the Kairos Barn Coffee Fund as follows:

-PLEASE CIRCLE ONE OPTION BELOW-

*Automatic Checking Account Withdrawal

Option 1 $10 (Ten Dollars) per month:Option 2 $20 (Twenty Dollars) per month:Option 3 $50 (Fifty Dollars) per month:Option 4 _____________________ per month (Fill in amount)

CHECKING ACCOUNT INFORMATION

Name of Bank or Credit Union: _________________________________

Your Name as it Appears on Account: ____________________________

Routing #:___________________ Account#:____________________

This authorization will end on: _________________ OR This authorization is continual: YES NOALL INFORMATION ON THIS FORM WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. FAXTO 407-629-2668 attn: JUDY BARTLETT or MAIL TO:KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL attn: JUDY6903 UNIVERSITY BLVD. WINTER PARK, FL 32792

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KAIROS PEOPLE

East Texas reportAPRIL 27, 2010

Dear Friends of Kairos:

Susan and I completed the 36th KairosWeekend at the maximum-security Mark W.Michael Unit in East Texas April 22-25. It wasa huge blessing as always with some men ac-cepting Christ and others growing closer intheir Christian faith. Here are some of thehighlights:

A 65-year-old man at my table family (9men per table including a table leader, myself,an assistant table leader, clergy, and six men inwhite - two blacks, two whites, and two His-panics - with no two prisoners of the same raceor ethnicity sitting next to one another), saidthe Kairos Weekend was the best time of hislife. On Saturday, after lunch and a brief timein the chapel, (the mess hall, community roomwhere we hear the 11 major talks of the Week-end, and the chapel are all in the same gym,with the three rooms partitioned by plastic tarphanging from pvc pipe) the 42 participantswere dismissed to the community room wherethe tables had been cleared except for theirbagfuls of handwritten letters.

The 65-year-old man said he received moreletters on Saturday than he had in his entire 24years in prison. A 51-year-old man at my tablesaid he had received more letters than he hadin his entire 17 years in prison. Sergeant Mor-ris, a veteran corrections officer said all 42men cried when they were reading their letters.This is remarkable since the last thing a pris-oner wants to do is have someone seeing himcry in prison. The 51-year-old man at my tablesaid he had seven dads, all of which beat himwith sticks and other devices. One of his dadsraped his 13-year-old sister who became preg-nant.

Most of the men who live in a maximum-se-curity prison come from terrible homes wherethey have been abused or abandoned, which isa form of abuse in itself. Many of the mendon’t even know who their fathers are. Manyof the parents they do have are on drugs. The51-year-old man said he had not cried since hewas a child because every time he cried he was

beaten even more. The food was a big hit as always. One man

remarked when he was served two platefuls offried chicken that he had not tasted friedchicken in the 17 years he had been locked up.The hamburgers were amazing to the men aswell. The burgers were thick and served withcondiments, tomatoes, onions, pickles, and let-tuce. The prisoners don’t ever get lettuce,tomatoes or onions and pickles are only servedabout three times a year.

The banana pudding was huge, as was thechocolate cupcakes, pecan pie and appleturnover. The men never receive any of theseitems. The last time one man said he saw anapple turnover was 10 years ago when he spot-ted one in a picture. The pasta salad, completewith fresh broccoli, onions, lettuce, noodles,olives, etc., was very popular. We had enoughfood that the men generally were able to eat atleast two full plates of everything with somemen eating three hamburgers, and these werebig hamburgers that the 12 person (10 womenand two men) outside team grilled back at ourhome base, 8 miles from the unit. We had thou-sands of homemade cookies and dozens ofloaves of breakfast breads and the men nevercame close to consuming all of them.

We received hundreds of posters fromaround the world encouraging the men, lettingthe men know that they are not alone and thatthey were being prayed for. Posters came infrom Australia, England and Canada amongother countries, and from dozens of prisons,Emmaus groups, Sunday school classes, etc.from around the nation. The prayer chainstunned many men. There were several hun-dred multi-colored links in the prayer chain,with the links stapled together like a Christmastree decoration, with each link representingsome individual, named on the link, who hadcommitted to praying for 30 minutes through-out the entire 72-hour weekend - quite a com-mitment for the person that signed up for the3:30 to 4:00 am slot. This chain was drapedaround and throughout the community room.

The music was awesome as ever with Pat

See Texas, page 7

Allred, Texas volunteer shares and cares

Lois Welch, a 95-year-old senior ofEast Alton, Illinoishas been helpingprisoners at theAllred Unit in Wi-chita Falls, Texas forthe past 6 years.

Welch’s daughter,Carole, who lives inTexas, participates asa member of theKairos Allred prisonministry at the maxi-mum security facilityin Wichita Falls.Lois’ husband of 63years had passedaway in 2002, andshe felt that shecould be useful in some sort of ministry. Venhaus convincedher mother to participate in the Kairos Christian ministry.Welch applied for Team membership, but at 89, she worriedthat she wouldn’t be accepted.

Lois says, “I live 720 miles from the prison, and I wantedto participate so badly.”

But Welch was accepted and spent three days in WichitaFalls, Texas. There she became part of the Agape Team,whose job is to sort and read hundreds of handmade poster,placemats and letters from individuals and organizations fromacross the United States, Canada and Australia—just to men-tion a few. The committee made sure that the materials wereappropriate and did not identify the crafters or writers. Welchsaid that one of the placemats was of a two-year old’s hand-print, which brought tears to the inmates’ eyes.

As she said, “they couldn’t believe that anyone who hadnever met them could care about them.”

Lois has participated on the Agape Team since KairosAllred #6 in 2004 until the present. On the fourth day of theKairos Weekend, she and other members of the Support Team,are allowed to enter the Allred Unit. The prisoners are notaware that these “outside angels” are seated in the gymnasiumto greet them at the “closing” activities.

She plans to continue to work with the Kairos ministry aslong as her health permits.


KAIROS WOMEN’S MINISTRY

By Yarva HarrisonKairos Outside, East Louisiana

I recently had the pleasure of being a teammember for a Kairos Outside weekend. Unlikeministering to those that are incarcerated, thisWeekend is designed especially for women,whose loved ones are (or have been) incarcer-ated. Though they voluntarily come to Week-end with the same feelings as those inside,their walls are huge, their hearts are guardedand they’re tense. Then Jesus shows up!

East Louisiana Kairos Outside #4 was anawesome experience. It took place at JudsonBaptist Retreat Center, in the beautiful hills ofEast Feliciana Parish. The theme was Direc-tions for Life (Isaiah 30:21). Betty Carter, ourweekend Leader, chose the theme, logo andsong. How cool was each!!! The song was“I’m Walking” by Angella Wynn. The logowas symbolic of our walk by faith and not bysight and the impact of each choice we make.Eighteen women, whose lives will never be thesame, attended. As one guest stated, “I walkedin here ready to hold on to my wall, but Godhas humbled me.”

The Weekend had excellent food. Eachmeal was prepared with love, precision and ac-companied by a live musical and comical pres-entation. The costumes were colorful and thesinging…well you just should have been there.Even a world-renowned leader made an ap-pearance. We learned that there were ‘angels’in our midst -- women who rode (or fell off of)golf carts, making certain that agape wasplaced and did other heavenly chores.

On Sunday morning the “present” arrived!It was all wrapped up in metallic paper andcolorful ribbons that really popped! Inside wasone letter from each guests’ incarcerated familymember. Sadly, it was not a part of God’s planthat each guest receive a letter. One guest hadno communication with her family member inover 10 years and finally it happened. Wordsfail to describe the rush of emotions thatflooded the spirit of each woman. My eyes fill

with tears with justthe memory. God’sperfect timing --WOW!!!

Then there wasthe sand sculpture,the animal corner,the Flowers atDawn, prayers forthe incarcerated sig-nificant others, sere-nades at night andjust the Love, Love,Love.

Yes, there are differences between KairosInside and Kairos Outside. Yet with all the dif-ferences, the two ministries remain the same.No matter where you serve in Kairos, you are apart of God’s transforming, incomprehensible,mind-boggling, gotta tell somebody, LOVE!

The most important thing I learned is thatKairos Outside is such a tremendous gift, bothto the women we serve AND to the residentsKairos serves inside. Kairos Outside offers theresidents an opportunity to give the Kairos ex-perience to the women in their lives! Howmany gifts can incarcerated individual provideto their loved ones? We offer tools to help im-prove the relationships of the residents and thewomen left on the outside. We offer thewomen hope. When a couple both experienceKairos the result can be phenomenal, indeed!!Kairos Outside is a vital ministry! I saw liveschanged. I have been changed.

In this Room…… “I did find God’s LOVEthat was enough for me, that set me free…Ifound my Lord, God near, My Lord Jesushere.” That is what I found “In This Room!”

TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY!

(Yarva Harrison is a seasoned KairosPrison Ministry volunteer, both inside Angolaand the Louisiana Correctional Institution forWomen. She writes about her first experienceas a Kairos Outside team member.)

In This Room…

Yarva Harrison

CONFIDENTIALITY By Mary Nelson, New Mexico

In Kairos, what does confidentiality mean? It must becentral to what we are about; after all, the motto ofKairos is “Listen, listen, love, love.”

We reassure the residents on Thursday evening in theLeader’s opening remarks:

“You will be asked to enter into discussion with othersafter each talk of the Weekend. I want to assure you thatstrictest confidentiality will be observed. We will not re-veal anything you have said that is personal to you and weexpect you not reveal anything we say that is personal tous. EVERYTHING SHARED ON THE WEEKENDMUST BE HELD IN STRICT CONFIDENCE. In otherwords, HEAR IT HERE….SHARE IT HERE…LEAVEIT HERE. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.” (page IV-27)

And again on pages….IV-31, IV-129, IV-144 and V-16.

What we hear during discussions at the family tablestays at the table. Nothing is discussed in the hallway, atthe church or at the motel.

We have had an opportunity to share our stories withone another; we do not have permission to share someoneelse’s story. For instance, some of us had an opportunityto share deeply with both team and residents while thetable families were making their chapel visits. We assuredone another in the ‘kitchen’ that what was said therewould stay there.

To be vulnerable requires a great deal of trust. This isthe primary reason our talks are given and reviewed by the‘inside’ team. It is not that the opposite sex can’t betrusted; we are simply more comfortable with the samesex and know we are understood at the most basic level.Our sharing is a gift to the residents causing us to be asvulnerable as we can be without fear.

Often the reason given for violating the promise we’vemade is done with the best of intentions. We tell our-selves and others that we are praying for the individualand the situation; this is prayer gossip. God does not needparticulars. God knows what is needed in every situationand with every one.

Remember, the only story we can share is our ownstory and we do that when trust has been built over time.


KAIROS TORCH

By Matt and Janet Theis

On February 25-28, 2010 a team of 26 volun-teers presented Going to the County Jail bytaking the program into an area where Torch

had not been before. The juveniles that are held atthe jail are charged with serious and violent crimesthat warrant them being held at this facility insteadof a juvenile facility. They are currently goingthrough the criminal process. Some of the youngmen may have been there for 2 weeks while othersmay have been there almost 2 years. Some havebeen convicted of their crimes and are waitingtransfer to the Department of Corrections custody toserve lengthy sentences while others may be acquit-ted of the charges. The men are as young as 14 andas old as 18.

Anytime a program is started in a new facility,there are many hurdles to overcome. However, wehad several advantages that made it easier to beginthis program. Over half of our team consisted ofexperienced Torch volunteers formally from anotherfacility in Tulsa. In addition, the Chaplain at the jailwho had served as Clergy for a local Emmaus Com-munity understood the Weekend and had a desire tomake it happen for these young men. Together weworked as a team to identify potential obstacles anddetermine ways to overcome them.

As a team, we had many concerns before theweekend. In December we had completed trainingand were less than a week away from the Weekendwhen it was cancelled due to a violent brawl involv-ing most of the young men we were to work with.When the lockdown of the Unit ended a month laterwe were able to schedule a new Weekend. We lostsome team members but were also able to recruitadditional members. In fact, God helped our teamgrow and be stronger.

Prior to the originally scheduled Weekend wewere concerned about the potential violence giventhe crimes the young men were accused of. Thebrawl made this concern more real. We also won-dered if the young men were ready for this type ofprogram or if they were not yet at the point neces-sary to understand this message. All the boys in the

juvenile pod wouldparticipate; there wasno application processor screening. The ma-jority had not yet beenconvicted of theircrimes. Our team wasprimarily Caucasianbut the young menwere all minorities.We were also con-cerned that anotherproblem with theyoung men wouldoccur causing ourWeekend to be can-celled again.

Our Weekendbegan at 6:00 p.m. onFebruary 25th. Thevolunteers were cautiously optimistic and the youngmen were receptive. The first evening went verywell and all 14 young men participated. We sang,ate and got to know each other a little better. One ofthe requirements the facility placed on us was that atthe beginning of the Weekend the young menneeded to write what they expected from the Week-end. Below is what was written by one young man:

“I think I’m to learn more about the Lord thisWeekend. I think God is sending these people to usso we can see Him through them. To me they areangels that God sent to us. There are no words I canuse to show how much I appreciate the Lord forsending these angels to me. I pray that God keepssending us angels that can show us the right thingsabout life, and I pray that we keep learning moreabout You every day, Lord Father. I hope and praythat these angels You sent us, You will send back tous again one day. This is a big blessing, Lord Fa-ther. You are letting me know that You haven’t for-gotten me. I think this is going to be the bestWeekend ever. Amen.”

During the Weekend we sang, listened to thetalks, completed the activities, had fun and most im-portantly, shared acts of Agape with the young men.

Everyone was moved. Team members and youngmen opened up and even shed tears together. Allthe concerns that we had prior to the Weekend werenever visible. As evidence of this, on the firstevening, I noticed two extra detention officers in-side the Unit with us, but on the last day there wereno additional detention officers with us, only thoseat their normal posts. The young men listened, par-ticipated and did exactly what was requested. Priorto the Weekend, the facility would not schedulementoring or reunion times let alone talk about an-other Weekend with a second group of young men.We have now scheduled mentoring and reuniontimes and are discussing the timing of a secondWeekend. All the young men who participated inthe Weekend will be mentored while they are at thefacility.

There were some problems that occurred that wewill need to address prior to another Weekend. Thatis expected in a new facility. We have to learn theprocedures specific to that facility and adjust ourprogram to it. However, our serious concerns nevermaterialized and this was the best Kairos TorchWeekend that I have been associated with as a vol-unteer. In our team discussion at the end we agreedthat this was definitely God’s Special Time for aWeekend at this facility.

KAIROS TORCH GOES TO JAIL

David L. Moss Kairos Torch # 1, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Janet and Matt Theis


KAIROS TORCH

Answers on page 17

ACROSS5 Turn Left7 Slang for prison13 The second team meeting emphasises______16 Personal Agape give to each participant21 Youth on a Torch weeked are called______22 We are the ________ and feet of God.23 Recite words intone 24 Weeping28 The youth program for Kairos29 When anger is not dealt with it can turn to_____30 Unconditional Love31 Uncomplicated32 Kairos Torch Volunteers are encouraged to loveand to __________33 Take hold of34 Those sitting together throughtout the week arecalled a "Table ____"35 Mild Tempered36 Kairos Torch is a ministry of________37 Short talks given by those wearing masks arecalled "Mask _____"38 Muted39 We Are our brothers _____________40 Coordinator of Men's Ministry41 Coordinator of Women's Ministry

DOWN1 Prison Pastor2 Coordinator of Youth Ministry3 The mask that depicts ones fury is the _____mask4 In Kairos Torch a leader is called to____5 The theme of 4th team meeting in Kairos youthprogram6 City of the KMPI office (2 words)7 An adolescent8 Ministers serving on the youth Kairos Weekend9 Theme of the 5th team meeting10 Collective body of volunteers on a weekend11 Gods Word12 Most important component of the Kairos youthministry13 Dimensions14 Skilled drawing15 Unsuspecting16 Called to guide the Kairos Torch Weekend 17 KPMI Executive Director18 The first dynamic of the Kairos Torch Weekend19 Kairos means "God’s Special _____" 20 A team leader may only serve ____

Garner leading the way accompanied by two resi-dents.

But of all the agape, the most powerful are theletters, especially those from young children. Theplace mats, illustrated by young children as onlychildren can do and expressing simple blunt mes-sages of God’s love for the brothers in white (themen wear all-white clothing), and decorating thetables for each of the five sit-down meals duringthe Weekend are also huge. Many men took carenot to spill any food on their place mats and tookthem back to their houses each night.

The men are particularly moved by the lettersfrom young children. In my view, nothing comescloser to the purity of God’s love than that of asmall child. A small child happily colors theirplace mats with no thought of getting anything in

return. The child has no agenda, no angle, no quidpro quo. The men yearn for the innocence of asmall child, untarnished by prejudice and abuse.Many thanks to all of you who wrote letters. Youhave no idea how much these letters mean to themen, many of whom have not received correspon-dence in years if not decades. The letters can bethe turning point of the Weekend and come on daythree in the unit out of the 4-day Weekend. Manymen begin hugging us after they receive their let-ters, really remarkable considering that men don’thug in prison.

Now for some observations from the brothers inwhite on what the Weekend meant to them.

“Thank God he called me out of the darkness.All the love in this room is evidence of God reach-ing out to me. God is at work in all of these volun-

Texas, from page 4

See Texas II, page 13


KAIROS INTERNATIONAL

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL

COORDINATOR

NEW START: On April 19-21, Wayne Park, liai-son for Latin America, and Daniel García, Inter-national Coordinator, visited the DominicanRepublic, accompanied by Kairos volunteerAdrián Gabaldón. They met with a local groupfrom the El Buen Pastor Parish in SantoDomingo, which is interested in starting Kairosin the Dominican Republic. They also met withleadership of the Dominican Evangelical Church,the Episcopal Church, a Pentecostal group and aBaptist Church in an attempt to add ecumenicityto the organizational group. There was enthusias-tic response from the Episcopal Church and Pen-tecostals and a commitment for considerationfrom the Baptist Church and the DominicanEvangelical Church. César Belén, a member ofthe El Buen Pastor Parish, is spearheading thegroup.

While in the Dominican Republic, Wayne,Daniel and Adrián were able to visit three prisonsand meet the Corrections Secretary, Dr. Manuelde Jesús Pérez, do some training with the organi-zational group (which will be enlarged by ecu-menical additions before it is formalized), andenjoy the wonderful hospitality of new friends.Wayne and Daniel anticipate returning in thesummer (poor planning, temperature-wise, butlet’s pray it’s God’s special time!)

POTENTIAL START: On April 9-11, JohnThompson, executive director, Wayne Park andDaniel García visited Ponce, Puerto Rico at theinvitation of Alpha, USA and the Department ofCorrections of Puerto Rico. John made presenta-tions to corrections staff and prison ministry vol-unteers from across the island, and recently therehas been an inquiry from two of the participantsabout the possibility of a start-up for Kairos inPuerto Rico. Daniel has been contacting churchleadership of other denominations in an attemptto secure an ecumenical start-up team. This isvery much in its infancy, so we can only antici-pate.Let’s be in prayer for these two places that Godmay indeed provide us with direction as we moveforward.

– Daniel

In the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Luke,Jesus reveals his central message, "I mustpreach the gospel of the kingdom of God ...

for that is why I was sent." All four Gospels re-port his teaching on the kingdom. Matthew has38 references, Luke 28, Mark 13, and John 3.Fifteen of the parables are about the kingdom.Matthew begins 12 parables with the phrase,“the kingdom of God is like.” Jesus reallywants us to know about this kingdom, “that iswhy he was sent.”

You ... The King and the Kingdom, brings 58lessons together in one place to teach not onlywhat the kingdom of God is like, but also howit is established for you, in you, how you canbe great in the kingdom, who will experiencethe kingdom, and who will not. The book re-veals a single reality. The kingdom is the Fa-ther's utmost gift; it is at hand, available rightnow for anyone willing to seek it.

The book has a straightforward, structure. Itconsists of 58 single-page lessons. Each lessonis designed to expound one truth about thekingdom, but also reveal five divergent themes.

First, the kingdom of God is highly per-sonal, yet simultaneously universal. Althoughintensely private, the kingdom is for everyone.It is a one on one relationship with the livingGod, but it is also an emerging global societyordered by the life, death and resurrection of God’s Son. The kingdom comes for us, but is also beyond us.

Second, the kingdom is intended for us, right now, right here on earth. It is an earthly reality, but also aheavenly society. The kingdom of God is within you, but it's also outside of you. It is both now and forever,the internal and the eternal, the immediate world and the world beyond.

Third, the kingdom is both free and costly. We receive it freely, but it cost us everything. It cost useverything, but it gives us everything.

Fourth, the kingdom requires complete surrender but gives total freedom.

Fifth, the kingdom is God’s kingdom, but it is also our kingdom. Access comes from God, but requireshuman effort. It takes all of God and all of us.

Ed has served various fourth day communities for over 31 years, beginning with a Cursillo Weekend,

BOOK REVIEW:

You……..The King and the Kingdom, by Ed Caputo

See Book, page 11


KAIROS PEOPLE

Chuck Pollak, ViceChair of Planningfor the Kairos

Board of Directors, was or-dained to the priesthood inthe Episcopal Church bythe Right Reverend MarkLawrence, Bishop of theDiocese of South Carolina,on Sunday, May 16, 2010.Earlier Chuck had beencommissioned as a Dioce-san Evangelist in 2007 andordained as a (Transitional)Deacon in October of2009.

Chuck's path to thepriesthood has been mostunusual. He is a graduateof the U.S. Naval Acad-emy, Annapolis, in 1952,and spent more than 26years as a Naval Officer,retiring as a Captain in1979. While in the Navyhe commanded the nuclearpowered submarine USSLafayette for four years,headed up the Office ofStrategic Negotiations forthe Joint Chiefs of Staff(SALT) under PresidentsNixon and Ford where henegotiated nuclearweapons with the delega-tion from the Soviet Union,and was a major ProgramManager and featured onTVs "Sixty Minutes" pro-gram. He received a Mas-ter's Degree in ElectricalEngineering in 1961.While in the Navy, he wasthree times awarded theLegion of Merit for out-standing performance ofduty.

After retirement from

the Navy, Chuck workedfor three public corpora-tions, including Honey-well, as an executive inengineering and strategicplanning. He then retired asecond time and he and hiswife, Annie, moved aboardtheir 51-foot sailboat, the"Reverie". They livedaboard "Reverie" for 14years, 10 of which wereoutside the country, sailedover 36,000 miles, and vis-ited dozens of countries inthe Bahamas, Caribbeanand South America. Theymoved back ashore in 2000after which their lives tookanother turn. They at-tended Cursillo in 2001and became Kairos volun-teers very shortly there-after. Both describe thisperiod as the real begin-ning of their spiritual jour-ney.

Chuck has served Kairosin three institutions inSouth Carolina, includingLieber, where he also was apart of their two DeathRow Weekends, and was ateam member forNicaragua #1. He currentlyis a team member for Scot-land #1 in North Carolina.He was a member of theSouth Carolina State Com-mittee for two years andwas elected to the KairosBoard of Directors in 2007.In 2008 he was elected asBoard Secretary andelected to the new Boardand as Vice Chair in Febru-

Chuck Pollak ordained to Episcopal priesthood

Kairos Boardmember ChuckPollak, upper left,at his ordinationon Sunday, May16,2010.

Photos by Roy Flannagan.

See Ordination, page 17

KAIROS GROWTH



KAIROS GROWTH

and found it the most powerfulministry he had ever experi-enced. Over the past threedecades he stayed with theprocess, serving different ver-sions of the fourth day move-ment in nearly every capacity,both lay and clergy, servingWeekends in many states andboth Europe and Latin America.

After serving the professionof education for 30 years I re-tired and became the founderfor both Abundant Life TresDias and Illinois Credo Recov-ery which is a four-day Week-end experience for men andwomen who are addicted tosubstances.

Through God’s direction andhelp, he established EmergingFaith Communities, Inc. a not-for-profit to raise funds to es-tablish two new Tres Diascommunities, one in San Jose,Costa Rica, the other inGuayaquil Ecuador.

This past October I was ableto establish a new Credo Re-covery Community in Long Is-land, New York.

Ed served on his first KairosWeekend at Westview in Indi-ana. Since then I have been ac-tive at Stateville, Joliet, IL,where he served on the last twoWeekends as a Spiritual Direc-tor. Recently he attended anAKT training and has becomedeeply impressed with KairosPrison Ministry International.

For every book purchasedfrom a Kairos supporter, Edwill donate $5.00 to Kairos.

Book, from page 8

Torch


By Tom BartonEditorial page editor of

The Savannah Morning News

Most people know right from wrong and live appropri-ately.

Others don't. More than a thousand in this categoryhave numbers with their names at Coastal State Prison inGarden City.

Coastal is a close-security lockup that's located on anindustrial side road off Ga. 21 and astride a railroad track.It's a stark and foreboding place - a complex of masonryblockhouses, surrounded by a tall fence looped withenough shiny silver razor wire to turn a human being intocole slaw.

From outside, you can only visualize what it's like forthe 1,500-plus inmates inside.

One is Cedric D. Arrington. He's 50 years old, accord-ing to the inmate registry on the state Department of Cor-rections Web site. He's serving 18 years without parolefor an armed robbery he committed two years ago inHouston County, just south of Macon.

Why a middle-aged man with only one other convic-tion (theft by receiving stolen property in 2002) wouldrob someone isn't spelled out. Clearly, he wasn't good atit.

However, Arrington wrote a two-page, heart-felt letterto this newspaper last week. In it, he expressed his grati-tude to Savannah-area volunteers who spent four dayswith him and 35 other inmates last week in serious soul-searching as part of the Kairos Prison Ministry.

"This event laid the foundation for a transformation ofthe spirit by renewing the spirit of the mind," Arringtonwrote. "These men sacrificed time away from their fami-lies this past weekend, so that a spiritual awakening couldtake place in our lives and that we could become part ofGod's spiritual family within ourselves."

Here's some good news about what some in societyhave deemed "bad" people.

Many men who wound up on the wrong side of thelaw want to turn their lives around. Kairos, an ecumeni-cal Christian group that is active in Georgia and aroundthe world, is committed to showing them the way.

"We all know people who have done wrong and blamesomeone else," said Kirk Duffy, a Savannah businessmanand a deacon at St. Thomas Episcopal Church on the Isleof Hope, who has been active in Kairos for 10 years. "Butby the time they land in prison, it's reality time. Theyhave time to think about what got them there."

And, it is hoped, to change future behavior for the

good.Kairos is an ancient Greek word. It means

the right or opportune moment. It also hasbeen adapted to mean "God's time" - some-thing that many inmates have lacked, Duffysaid, along with fathers who were absent orwere poor role models.

"These guys carry huge backlogs of unfor-giveness," Duffy said. "We tell them thatwhen you forgive people, you're doing some-thing for you. You're unburdening yourselfand moving on with your life. Otherwise, thisbaggage keeps you from making the best ofwhat you have. You're carrying bitterness andyou're the real loser."

Duffy said Kairos is as much about breaking downpersonal walls and building new ones as it is about reli-gion. Some inmates, he said, can quote the Bible up anddown. "The trouble is, they don't know what it means toform Christian relationships. They lack skills needed torelate to people."

It's tough to measure the effectiveness of Kairos in cut-ting the prison recidivism rate. No one keeps statistics.

But Duffy believes inmates who have gone through theprogram are up to 50 percent less likely to commit crimesafter they get out. If that's true, then Georgia, which has47,000 inmates and the sixth largest prison system in thecountry, should take note.

Reincarnation is cheaper than incarceration. That's ap-propriate now, with state revenue reeling and Easter justtwo weeks away.

Inmates like Arrington, who saluted Kairos volunteersJohn Ross and Andy Quinney (former Garden Citymayor), must pay their debts to society. But Arringtonsaid he's indebted to strangers, including those fromWhite Bluff Methodist Church who provided a BBQlunch and children who wrote letters pledging to pray forinmates.

"We applaud these men and their families who workedbehind the scenes providing love and support," Arringtonwrote. "As the closing ceremonies concluded Sunday, Inoticed a sincere act of love and compassion from totalstrangers who are praying for our redemption."

So did Duffy. "One man stood up and said, 'A judgegave me life. But Jesus Christ gave me a life.' That's rea-son to keep going."

Reprinted with permission of the Savannah MorningNews.

Opinion Column: Reincarnating the Incarcerated

Top, Coastal StatePrison, Garden City, Ga.

Above, former GardenCity Mayor Andy Quinney

PRESS CLIPS


SUCCESS STORIES

teers (about 30 men on the free world team inthe gym with another two men serving as run-ners, transporting food and other supplies tothe unit). Even our families wouldn’t do this.”

“I’m now a better person and the hate in myheart is gone. The letters did it to me. If iswasn’t for Kairos #36 I would not be here.”

“God is really good. People yesterday backat my house said I looked different.”

“I was not scheduled to be here this week-end but an opening came up. I had a run-inwith a sergeant, but a captain came up to meand asked for my offender ID badge. He saidthe prison chaplain wanted to see me. He saidyou’re in Kairos and to report to the #7 gym.I had not seen the chaplain since my wifepassed away five years ago. I saw a lot oflove in this gym when I first walked in. It wasincredible. I’ve struggled for a long time butnow I know God loves me.”

“I’ve been struggling with my faith eversince I got locked up. To tell you the truth Isigned up for Kairos just for the food, but Ifound there was much more to it. God isgood.”

“I learned you can have a family by beingin the midst of God.”

“It was overwhelming, a life-changingevent. The love of God is here.”

“It is a blessing to see the love pouring outfrom all of you. There is power in unity. Myfamily is in this whole room. We are onebody and that is the church.”

“There is nothing but love here and Jesus islove. Therefore, Jesus is here with us.”

“I’ve experienced some real things here thisWeekend.”

“We are so thankful and so blessed to behere.”

Texas II, from page 7

See Texas III, page 14


Alberto Miguel Menacho, 59, ofMiami. Born in Havana, Cuba. Gradu-ated from De La Salle School and theUniversity of Miami, where he earnedhis Bachelor's Degree in InternationalBusiness Administration and Master'sDegree in Finance. Worked for ten yearswith General Electric Credit and retiredfrom GEC as the youngest and first His-panic Director of Finance to engage inprivate businesses. Please keep his wifeMadelin and his children in yourprayers.

Alberto was a devoted and dedicatedmember of the Dade Correctional Insti-tution (FL) Kairos Community. He was aTeam Member for several years, a faith-ful attendant of the monthly Reunions,and lead Weekend #44 last year. He wasa tremendous source of strength, inspira-

tion and joy to all of us who had theprivilege to know him and is sorelymissed.

Daniel Conner Devlin, 16 of Rich-land Twp, PA, died on Thurs., May 13,2010. Dan was a 10th grade student atPine-Richland High School and was amember of the Pine-Richland WrestlingTeam. He enjoyed the outdoors, particu-larly hunting, fishing and the beach. Heis survived by his parents, brothers andsisters and numerous family membersincluding his grandparents, Tom andLorraine Taggart. Both Tom and Lor-raine are active Kairos volunteers inPennsylvania and Tom was a recentWeekend Leader at SCI Greene. Pleasekeep Daniel and his entire family in yourprayers.

Please Remember in Your Prayers

Often, people who have lost a loved one ask that a tributegift be made to their favorite charity in lieu of flowers.

A memorial contribution to Kairos Prison Ministry paysthoughtful tribute to the memory of your loved one. Dona-tions will support sharing Christ’s love with the incarcer-ated.

A memorial Letter will be sent to the family of the be-reaved, together with the name or names of the donors.The amount of the gift will not be disclosed. People makinga donation will receive a letter from Kairos Prison for theirtax-exempt contribution.

“I appreciate the love of all ofthose people that wrote the letters.”

“Christ took me out ofbondage.”

“God is in our midst. I havefound unity, courage, freedom.”

“To be a Christian means youhave to be a thief and a drug user.The Kairos volunteers stole a lot ofthe stones that I had used in con-structing a wall around my heartand they injected me with love.”

“Thank God for choosing me tobe here. Kairos is a great, great ex-perience. The love is amazing. Ican’t explain it.”

“Thank God for Kairos. For thefirst time in my life I have experi-enced the workmanship of God. Ican see God’s work in softeningour hearts. Thank God for havingHis hands on each one of us. ThankGod for His power to changelives.”

“God’s love is so big. I havenever experienced anything likethis in my whole life. He loves usall.”

“The fellowship has been such ablessing.”

“Thank the Lord for bringing mehere. I already have made changes.I got on my knees last night andthis morning for the first time inmy life.”

“Sergeant M. helped me escapeprison this Weekend. I was not inprison these past four days.”

“I’m going to share with otherinmates what has been shared withme this Weekend.”

If you want to see God at workattend a Kairos closing ceremony.The men answered the following

three questions:

1) In what spiritual condition didyou arrive at Kairos? ❏ the lowest spiritual condition ofmy life. ❏ I had no spiritual condition atall. ❏ spiritual estrangement ❏ angry ❏ ashamed ❏ lost ❏ searching ❏ tired ❏ confused

2) What did you find here? ❏ a lot of love ❏ I found Jesus ❏ a lot of happiness and joy ❏ friendship ❏ learning and knowledge ❏ a lot of respect ❏ courage ❏ peace ❏ lots of tears ❏ faith ❏ power of God to change lives ❏ someone to lean on

3) What are you taking awayfrom here? ❏ joy of finding my best friend,Jesus ❏ I have seen the light of JesusChrist shining through the Kairosvolunteers ❏ love in my heart ❏ a better understanding of Kairos ❏ newfound understanding ofJesus ❏ love and hope ❏ a new family ❏ a new self • open hearts andminds ❏ sound of music ❏ self respect ❏ a desire to be happy and re-newed ❏ an experience I will never forget ❏ a better understanding of God’slove ❏ a new life of hope

Thanks again for your supportand interest in Kairos.

Yours in Christ,

– S.K.

Texas III, from page 13


KAIROS TRAINING

Kairos Advanced Training

Advanced Kairos Training is for volunteers who are in or will be in a weekend

leadership role, including Advisory Council or State Chapter positions, any-

where within the Kairos program. AKT gives the what, who and why of the

Kairos ministry. Kairos policy requires that all Weekend Leaders must have at-

tended an AKT prior to leading a Weekend.

Principle Statements Concerning

AKT Expenses

1. All AKTs are essentially free to any and all attendees.

2. However, paying the expenses of an attendee for AKT should be

borne by the sponsoring Advisory Council (or State Chapter Com-

mittee in certain hardship cases), just as it is done in meeting other

Weekend expenses.

3. This means that all Advisory Councils should be budgeting, not

only for the expense of conducting Weekends, but also for any AKT

expenses deemed necessary for future Weekend Leaders or other

attendees that the Advisory Council wants to attend.

4. If an attendee wishes to make a personal gift to help defray the

costs of attending an AKT, he/she should make their donation di-

rectly to his/her sponsoring Advisory Council, and NOT to the

State hosting the AKT.

The Advisory Council will make the payment to the hosting State,

as in 2. above. Since an attendee’s gift to the Advisory Council is a

donation, it is subject to an affiliation fee due from the Advisory

Council or State.

2010 AKT Schedule

June 25 – 27, 2010 COLUMBUS, OH

Kairos Torch

Location: St. Therese’s Retreat Center, 5277 East Broad St., Colum-

bus, OH 43213

Cost: $195.00 for non-commuters and $145 for commuters. Confer-

ence fee, room and board included in cost.

ADVANCED KAIROS TRAININGAround the United States

Contact: Dawn Gallen at 614-561-5539 or [email protected] Ap-

plications on Kairos website, mail to Dawn Gallen, 659 Citation Drive,

Pataskala, OH 43062

June 25 – 27, 2010 HUNTSVILLE, TX

Kairos Inside and Outside

Location: Criminal Justice Center of Sam Houston State University.

Housing in Hotel operated by Sam Houston State University, Huntsville,

TX

Cost: $245.00 for single (limited number available). $215.00 for dou-

ble (each). $155.00 for commuters. Fee includes two nights lodging

(Friday and Saturday), all training materials and the following meals:

Sandwiches Friday evening, Saturday breakfast, lunch and supper and

Sunday breakfast.

Contact: Mike Stumbaugh, [email protected]) or 817-860-3500

(home) or 817-247-5403 (cell), 526 Westview Terrace, Arlington, TX

76013 for application and additional information.

Note: Attendees need to bring personal items only.

July 9 – 11, 2010 RALEIGH, NC

Kairos Inside

Location: Peace College – 15 East Peace Street, Raleigh, NC 27604

Cost: $170.00 per person – double occupancy; $200 per person – single

occupancy; $110.00 per person – commuters. There will be a $15.00 late

fee for reservations made after July 1. Includes lodging for 2 nights

(linens and towels included), 4 meals – Saturday Breakfast, Lunch and

Dinner and Sunday Breakfast (NO Friday evening meal included). All

training supplies provided.

Contact: Ted Cashion: [email protected], 919 859 1709 or Bob

Clinkscale: [email protected] or 252 426 7720.

Note: Attendees need to bring personal items.

July 23 - 25, 2010 BRADENTON, FL


Location: Dayspring Episcopal Retreat Center, operated by the Episco-

pal Diocese of South West Florida, Ellenton, FL

Cost: $210 for Youth Cabin, $260 for double. KO participants must stay

in double rooms as that facility will also be the training location.

$80 for commuters. Fee includes two nights lodging (Friday and

Saturday), all training materials and the following meals: Dinner Friday

evening, Saturday breakfast, lunch and supper and Sunday breakfast.

Box lunch on Sunday can be provided at extra cost.

Contact: Chuck Bradley, ( [email protected]


KAIROS TRAINING

[email protected] or 727-942-9592 (home) or

727-214-7087817 (cell), 4626 Tamworth Drive, Palm Harbor, FL


Note: Attendees staying in the youth cabins need to bring bed linens.

August 6-8, 2010 NORCROSS, GA

Kairos Inside

Location: The Lodge at Simpsonwood, 4511 Jones Bridge Cr. Norcross,

Ga.

Cost: $250 for double, $330 for single, $205 for commuter. Please

make checks payable to Kairos of Georgia. Fee includes 2 nights lodg-

ing, 6 meals and training materials.

Contact: Jan Thrower [email protected] or 352-473-7896 for addi-

tional information including mailing address and application.

Note: Participants need to bring only personal items.

August 20-22, 2010 KANSAS CITY, MO


Location: Stonecroft Ministries Retreat Facilities, 10121 Grandview

Rd., Kansas City, MO 64137, ph. 800-525-8627; www.stonecroft.org The

Kairos functions will take place in the Baugh Center and commons

area.

Cost: Total cost is $225.00 which includes 5 meals, rooms for two

nights, all training supplies, and an arrival snack for Friday

night. Please check in by 5:00 pm on Friday. Commuter rate is

$140.00. Send completed registration form to David Palmer, 11829 W.

1st. Ct. N., Wichita, Kansas 67212.

Contact: Linda Case, [email protected] or 816-550-6093

Notes: Arrangements have been made to shuttle those flying in from

the airport to Stonecroft and back again on Sunday. Just let Linda Case

know your arrival and departure times along with your cell phone num-

ber so she can schedule pick-up times. Starting time for the AKTs is 7

pm on Friday, Aug. 20 and will conclude by noon on Sunday, Aug. 22

Aug. 27-29, 2010 ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

Kairos Inside

Location: Church of the Cross, 5901 Millfair Road, Erie, PA 16415

Cost: $130 which includes all training supplies, Friday night snack,

Saturday breakfast/lunch/dinner, and Sunday breakfast. According to

the announcement at the beginning of the AKT Notices, you should get

your sponsoring Ad Council to send a check made out to “Kairos of

Pennsylvania” to cover expenses.

Lodging: There are two separate sleeping areas at the church, but you

will have to bring all personal items along with bedding

materials. There are shower facilities in the church. For those who pre-

fer motel/hotel, there are several close by.

Contact: Please send completed registration forms to: Dave and Mari-

lyn Fialkowski at: 5901 Washington Avenue, Erie, PA 16509

Notes: Please bring your Blue Program Manual along with any musical

instruments.

September 24 – 26, 2010 MIDLAND, TX

Kairos Inside

Location: Circle Six Ranch Baptist Camp – Stanton, TX.

Cost: $185.00 per person. Transportation provided to and from Mid-

land International Airport (MAF). Fee includes two nights lodging (Fri-

day and Saturday), all training materials and the following meals: Light

Supper on Friday night, Saturday breakfast, lunch and supper and Sun-

day breakfast. RV hookups available at reduced price. Arrive by 6:00

pm and training will start at 7:00 pm.

Contact: Mike Stumbaugh, [email protected] or 817-860-3500

(home) or 817-247-5403 (cell), 526 Westview Terrace, Arlington, TX


Note: Participants need to bring personal items including sheets (twin

or queen) and towels.

October 1-3, 2010 PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL

Kairos Inside

Housing: Marriott Hotel 4000 RCA Blvd. PB Gardens

Training: St. Marks Church 3395 Burns Rd. PB Gardens

Cost: $194 per person for double; $285 for single; $105 for commuters.

Fee includes 5 meals and 2 nights lodging and training material. No

lodging for commuters.

Contact: Jan Thrower at 352-473-7896 or [email protected] for addi-

tional information including application form and mailing address.

Notes: Applicants need to bring personal items only-no linens.

October 1-3, 2010 WOODWORTH, LA


Location: The Wesley Center, Woodworth, 2350 Methodist Parkway,

Woodworth, LA 71485

Cost: Double Occupancy, including meals $204; Single Occupancy, in-

cluding meals $236. Registration Deadline: September 20, 2010. Con-

tact: Linda Gregg, [email protected], [email protected] 225-276-1042

Notes: Nearest recommended airport: Alexandria International Airport,

Alexandria, LA. There are also airports in Baton Rouge, New Orleans

and Shreveport; however, you will need to secure a rental vehicle if you

choose any one of the three. Travel time is as follows: Shreveport-2.5

hours, Baton Rouge-2.5 hours, New Orleans-3.5 hours. All bedding and

towels are provided. Please bring personal items with you, including

your current Kairos/Kairos Outside Manual. Check in between 3:00-5:30

PM on Friday. Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM followed by the first

training session. If you desire Airport transportation, you must notify

AKT contact Linda Gregg within 3 weeks of the AKT. Please plan your

travel time to arrive promptly and depart when the training is concluded.

Participants must be present for all 15 hours of AKT to be certified for

weekend leadership.

How to register: Download universal AKT Registration from KPMI

website, complete the form, and mail to: ELAKO, Attention: Linda

Gregg, P.O. Box 1905, Prairieville, LA 70769


October 22-24, 2010 GREENSBORO, NC

Kairos Torch

Location: Jamestown Presbyterian Church, 1804 Guilford Col-

lege Road, Jamestown, NC 27282

Cost: $75.00 Includes snack Friday evening, lunch and dinner

on Saturday

Lodging: Recommended hotels (all on Big Tree Way): Hilton

Garden Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Fairfield Marriott or Microtel

Inn. Torch will provide transportation from these hotels to the

church. There are shuttles from the airport to the Hilton, Holiday

Inn and Marriott. Will try for group rates for

hotels at a later date.

Contact: David Farmer 336-834-3225 [email protected] Send ap-

plications to: David Farmer, 3805 Waldenbrook Road, Greens-

boro, NC 27407.

October 22-24, 2010 MYRTLE BEACH, SC


Location: Springmaid Beach Resort, 3200 South Ocean Blvd,

Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 (just a short taxi ride from the air-

port—about 5 minutes).

Cost: Double Occupancy $235; single occupancy $315. In-

cludes room for two nights, snacks Friday night, three meals

Saturday, breakfast and lunch Sunday and course

materials. Mail completed registration form to: P.O. Box 6211,

Columbia, SC 29260.

Contact: Mackie Manning at [email protected]; P.O. Box

2828, Cashiers, NC 28717; 828-743-0430.

Note: Bring personal items only.

November 19 – 21, 2010 GRANBURY, TX

Kairos Inside

Location: Camp Crucis, 2875 Camp Crucis Ct., Granbury, TX

76048. Arrive by 6:00pm and start at 7:00 pm.

Cost: $215.00 per person. Commuter $155.00. Price includes all

training materials, 2 nights lodging (Friday and Saturday), Sand-

wiches Friday evening; Saturday breakfast, lunch and supper

and Sunday breakfast.

Contact: Mike Stumbaugh, [email protected]) or 817-

860-3500 (home) or 817-247-5403 (cell), 526 Westview Terrace,

Arlington, TX 76013 for application and additional

information.

Note: Attendees need to bring personal items only.

TRAINING

ary of this year.

Chuck first felt a calling to the or-dained ministry five years ago. Aftergoing through the very rigorous and in-tense discernment process, he was ap-proved to become a Vocational(Permanent) Deacon in 2007. Then twoyears ago, the Bishop and the Commis-sion on Ministry decided that Chuckwas being called to the priesthoodrather than the permanent deaconate.His studies were then redirected. Be-cause of his age and the extensive min-istry Chuck already had in place, it wasdecided that he would "read for HolyOrders" instead of going to a seminary;this is extremely unusual and only twopriests (out of 140) in the Diocese ofSouth Carolina have been allowed tofollow this path. He studied at homeunder 5 priests and a Ph.D. theologian

and was required to pass the same writ-ten and oral exams as those graduatingfrom seminary. The written exams took21 hours over three days and the oralshalf a day. Chuck said that they were"grueling."

In addition to his Kairos prison min-istry work, Chuck became the AssistantChaplain at the Ridgeland CorrectionalInstitution in 2007, a medium securitymen's prison with 1300 inmates. Withhis new status as a priest, Chuck will beable to take Communion into the otherprisons in South Carolina as well as atRidgeland C. I.

But perhaps the most unusual aspectof this story is that Chuck will be 80years old in October. In fact, he may bethe oldest person ever ordained as anAnglican or Episcopal priest in SouthCarolina. Nevertheless, he insists thathe is just getting started!

Ordination, from page 9


KAIROS KALENDAR

FLTXNicTXTXFLNCCOTXINMSOHTXINALSo AfrTXFLTXGAGAOHTXAusFLFLILNYPATXTXTXCAAusAusALNCSo AfrSo AfrSo AfrTXTXWACACOCOFLGAINMOTNTXTXTXTX

2049

675

17321123

3272110

869

14332847

35

24234430

13

19342227

5

12502021

91

19251016385045

5714

1412

523

South Bay CorrectionalFergusonLaModeloRuddSegoviaWakullaCentralRifleWallaceNew Castle CFParchman Unit 32Ross CorrectionalHutchinson CFPendleton CFHamilton Aged & InfirmedMalmesburyWallsMartin CIJordanAugusta Medical SPWalker SPNorth Central CIMontfordJuneeOkeechobee (Spanish)Polk CIMenard SPGouverneurLake Erie CIClementsRoachSmithCalifornia Institution for MenGraftonMobilongLimestone CFPenderModderbeePMBWestvilleAllredPolunskyClallam Bay CCFCI VictorvilleDelta CCTerritorialDade CICentral State PrisonPlainfield CFMissouri Potosi CCSE Tenn State Regional CFDanielFCI Big SpringHightowerTorres

Tom ThorntonWalt Canady

Brother Julio PerezNeal Bearden

Dennis NealChuck Harrell

Jack BiglerLloyd StrobeckWillie Embrey

Tony McDonaldChris ClarkBob Franz

Mike TerrellJoe LoudenbackHoward JaggersWillie FergusonTimothy Nichols

Mike RogersSteve Busch

Edward WashingtonMike Pritchard

Jim CaldwellJim GordonBruce Budd

Nene BabiloniaLee Martin

Douglas JanzBruce Woodruff

Marc WheelerJack Fong

Nathan HobbsAlan Dickey

Dominic PortesiBob Small

Scott HagoodBob RemmilardJames Mngadi

Kurt Wittig

Wade TidmoreTom Sayre

Barry SmithJohn Miller

Dick BussingJohn ParkerRafael VigilJim WattsRay Land

Warren WestrupJason Graham

Gary Scherf

Stuart LeonhartJim Lodovic

Date State Institution Wknd # Leader

KAIROS MEN’S WEEKENDSWACACACTPATXAusFLFLFLINOKTXTXTXWAMSAusALALALCACAINSo AfrTXTXTXTXAusMSALFLFLIDLAMSMSTXTXCACACOFLINININTXTXTXWANCCATXTXTXTXCACA

28

369

1642

6512114

81327373148

67

5251278384

576

3046261910522659113323281624

8372745

99

131316302822234311232036

3

10/7/1010/8/1010/8/1010/8/1010/8/1010/8/1010/11/1010/14/1010/14/1010/14/1010/14/1010/14/1010/14/1010/14/1010/14/1010/14/1010/16/1010/18/1010/21/1010/21/1010/21/1010/21/1010/21/1010/21/1010/21/1010/21/1010/21/1010/21/1010/21/1010/25/1010/27/1010/28/1010/28/1010/28/1010/28/1010/28/1010/28/1010/28/1010/28/1010/28/1011/4/1011/4/1011/1/1011/4/1011/4/1011/4/1011/4/1011/4/1011/4/1011/4/1011/4/1011/5/1011/11/1011/11/1011/11/1011/11/1011/11/1011/12/1011/18/10

Special Commitment CtrCSP SacramentoSan QuentinOsborn CIAllenwood USPVanceTamworthGlades Correctional Hardee Main UnitSumter CIIndiana SPCimarron CFHughesMichaelRobertsonWSR-MonroeYazoo City FCCMid North CoastDonaldson CFFountain CCStatonR. J. Donovan Yard 1R. J. Donovan Yard 3Wabash Valley CFRustenburgBriscoeCoffieldDarringtonStilesBathurstSMCISt. Clair CFMadison CIZephyrhills CIIdaho SCIWinn CorrectionalCMCFParchman Unit 29BoydLynaugh CentinelaFCI Terminal IslandSterling WestOkeechobee CI EnglishBranchvillePendleton CFWestvilleBartlettConnallyMcConnellMcNeil Island CCPasquotankIronwoodBetoClemensDalhartEasthamCalifornia Medical FacilityAtwater Penitentiary

James SipeWarren Schwegel

Marcus JacklRichard PangreticJim Chamberlain

Mark LowryDavid Langford

Mark CastiglioneChip KohlerJim Furtado

Frank DenneyJohn Oliphant

Bruce KingDon Kiles

Pat CarrollJulian Crawford

Bob HengerDavid Smith

Chuck MooreMar Vale

Aaron BakerPhil Stiver

Walter VermaakBill Havard

Alan TuckerHank Jamieson

Phil Hilliard

Dennis GarrardNelson McClure

Ken KlosJoe Romero

Al BarbaGlenn McCalman

Mike LewisRobert Rhett

John McClellandHoxie SmithJerry Emery

Jan StolzenburgRob Bradley

Wayne Portch

Raymie RichardsBob Sharp

Jimmy McFadinEd Gorny

Gary McDanielMarty Gentleman

Bill PockrusMike Wood

Bob UlreyJim Austin

Harry SticeJerry Collins

Date State Institution Wknd # Leader

6/17/107/1/107/5/107/22/107/22/107/29/108/4/108/5/108/5/108/12/108/12/108/12/108/12/108/19/108/26/109/2/109/3/109/9/109/9/109/16/109/16/109/16/109/16/109/21/109/22/109/23/109/23/109/23/109/23/109/23/109/23/109/23/109/26/109/27/109/27/109/30/109/30/109/30/109/30/109/30/109/30/109/30/109/30/1010/7/1010/7/1010/7/1010/7/1010/7/1010/7/1010/7/1010/7/1010/7/1010/7/1010/7/1010/7/10


Everglades CIDrakensteinLa ModeloVictorville USPSouth Bay CorrectionalWendeFerguson

OKMDOHMSINSo Arf

Central OK JC (Girls)Green Ridge YDCMarian (MCI)Walnut Grove CorrPendleton JVDrakenstein

Kay BraderDan Pazdersky & Cathy

KroppRandy Brown

Charleen & Darryl Whit-ford

81

113

14

7/18/107/25/108/27/1010/29/1011/5/1011/19/10

KAIROS TORCH WEEKENDSDate State Institution Wknd # Leader

AROHSo AfrNCGACACAGAOHINTXFLTXMSFLCACTCAFLTXTXCTINCO

21322

3035

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6/17/106/24/107/9/108/12/108/26/109/3/109/3/109/9/109/16/109/23/109/23/109/30/109/30/1010/6/1010/7/1010/8/1010/8/1010/9/1010/14/1010/21/1010/28/1011/3/1011/11/1012/2/10

McPherson Women's UnitTrumbull Corr CampKroonstadSouthernPulaski SPCalifornia Inst. for WomenCentral Cal Women's FacilityMetro SPFranklin PreRelease CenterIndiana Women's PrisonLockhartHernando CIMurrayCMCFHillsborough CIValley SPDanbury Federal PrisonFCI DublinBroward CI Women'sMountain ViewHobby Women's UnitYork CIRockvilleDenver Women's

Beth LeverettBonnie Boring

Mary GriffinJanet Stone

Ari OchoaAnne Hampton

LaJauna EllisPauline LaPaugh

Norma GaidooKathleen Moore

Jerri EdwardsPhyllis Neugent

Joanne PapaBarbara Fox

Billie HairBrenda Braun

Irene AndersonKristi LaMayAlice Finley

Nancy ForresterDonna SpeaksLoretta Ferree

KAIROS WOMEN’S WEEKENDSDate State Institution Wknd # Leader

FASo AfrNicCAFLNYTX

1718

78

20

50

11/18/1011/25/1011/29/1012/2/1012/9/1012/9/1012/30/10

Wilson Alverez

Br. Eliodoro GarciaArmando Castelazo

Ron OpferbeckC.J. Salzman

KAIROS MEN’S WEEKENDS(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18)

Date State Institution Wknd # LeaderAusNYTXILAusTNAKAusGATNMSNYTXAZCACAGAINKSLANYALGAINMONMTXINOHTNVAAusCAFLCAFLFLOKSoAfrTXVAVAMOSCTXAusAusCACOFLMDNCTXWACAUKAusTX

42

19151191

1426

4112424

95027

8265

2426

13

2228

9101625

75112

632

6101622

18

17874

2017

510

913

92848142420

7/9/107/16/107/30/108/20/108/27/108/27/109/10/109/10/109/10/109/10/109/17/109/17/109/17/109/24/109/24/109/24/109/24/109/24/109/24/109/24/109/24/1010/1/1010/1/1010/1/1010/1/1010/1/1010/1/1010/8/1010/8/1010/8/1010/8/1010/15/1010/15/1010/15/1010/22/1010/22/1010/22/1010/22/1010/22/1010/22/1010/22/1010/22/1010/29/1010/29/1010/29/1011/5/1011/5/1011/5/1011/5/1011/5/1011/5/1011/5/1011/5/1011/5/1011/12/1011/12/1011/19/1011/19/10

PerthNew York CityAmarilloIllinoisCanberra-MonaroWest Tenn (Memphis)AlaskaAdelaide (So Aus)North GANortheast TennMississippiMid-HudsonHoustonPhoenixNorthern CaliforniaSan DiegoSouth GeorgiaSouthern INWheat StateEast LouisianaMid-HudsonAlabamaSouth GeorgiaCentral IndianaWestern MONew MexicoNo TX (Dal/Ft Worth)Northern INCommunityEast TennCentral VA (Burkeville)MelbourneNorthern CaliforniaNortheastern FLVictor ValleyCentral FloridaSW FL (Ft Meyers)Eastern OklahomaKrugersdorpMidland, TXNorth VirginiaSouthwest VirginiaEastern MOSouth CarolinaCorpus Christi Riverina NSWSo QueenslandDesertColoradoNorth Central (Tallahassee)MarylandEastern NCWichita Falls, TXWashingtonSo Cal - PamonaSW UKSydneySan Antonio, TX

Glen BanksMajorie Brooks

Chris GuillRuby DcBardlabon

Tracey MooresCindy Morris

Karolann WhetsellMeg Keher

Jeannene BrewtonDana Bowman

Denice WilliamsDeb Vermilyea

Julie BurksJoanie Koss

Tanisha BroadwayRose Vasquez

Sonya StullDoris BeardAngie Park

Carol SpisakDeb Vermilyea

Ginger LoweSonya StullBecky LucaLinda Case

Elsie WilliamsShy Wilson

Nancy NorrisBarb CooperMary Humes

Mary LinkMarion DrakeRosa Valdez

Michele GanasDonna SheridanBonnie ZicheckDiann Samples

Lori PetersHannah KrugerCarolyn Quine

Linda SmithStephanie LannBarbara Murray

Delores WhitakerTracey Womack

Clarice ManglesdorfRobyn Teese

Cheryl CampbellCatherine Flint

Amanda Cannon-EriksonCatherine Pitt

Laurie BaldridgeBarbara McGowan

Norma StinsonAngela ReyesMuriel GoverRobyn Morris Linda Harper

KAIROS OUTSIDE WEEKENDSDate State Institution Wknd # Leader

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