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Kairos Prison Ministry Kairos Prison Ministry is an interdenominational Christian ministry that God has blessed tremendously in recent years here in California. Where there used to be only a small number of prisons being served, now there are many. During a Kairos weekend, a team of laymen and clergy go into a prison institution located for three days, to bring to as many as 42 new inmates Christ's unconditional love. Many men and women from the Southern California Walk to Emmaus Community have worked in the past, and are now working, on Kairos teams. Here is a list of the facilities where Kairos weekends are currently being held in California, along with contact information where available. Blythe Ironwood State Prison (SP), www.kairosironwood.org California Institution for Women in Chino (CIW), weekend #3 is May 25-28, 2012, agochoa@hotmail.com Calipatria SP Chowchilla Central California Women's Facility (CCWF), ccwomenskairos@gmail.com Chowchilla Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW ), gracereynolds@hotmail.com Chino Institute for Men (CIM), hometown.aol.com/kairoscim Dublin Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) for Women Lompoc United States Penitentiary, www.kairoslompoc.org San Diego Donovan Correctional Facility, Yards 1-3, www.kairosofsandiego.org San Quentin SP Terminal Island FCI Vacaville Medical Facility Victorville FCI for Men, www.kairossocal.org Victorville FCI for Women, www.kairossocal.org Click here to contact William G. "Bill" Donohoo, the California State Kairos Chairperson. Click here for more information about Kairos from Don Haynes
Kairos Outside Ministry In addition to the Kairos Prison Ministry, there is a Kairos Outside Ministry for the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters of male inmates. In the Southern California area, these weekends are held at Trinity United Methodist Church in Pomona (the same location where the Emmaus Walks are held). Each weekend is Friday-Sunday. Here is the list of Kairos Outside communities in California, along with contact information where available. Kairos Outside Desert: Audrey Lehren Kairos Outside Sacramento: Click here for more information from Anne Conway. Kairos Outside SF Bay: Click here for more information from Pay Ryan. Kairos Outside So Cal Pomona: Click here for more information from Sandra Corazza. Here is the next So Cal weekend: KO #48 – November 12-14, 2010, Angela Reyes, leader. Reunion to be announced. Kairos Outside San Diego: Click here for more information from Jeannie Daniels. Kairos Outside Spanish: Miriam Bustamonte. Kairos Outside Victor Valley: Click here for more information from Terri Tusa. Click here to print an application to be a team member on a Victor Valley Kairos Outside weekend. California State Kairos Outside Agape Coordinator: Click here for more information from Don Dunn. Click here to get more information about Kairos Outside from Peggy Avey.
Epiphany Ministry Epiphany ministry serves incarcerated youth and is currently conducting three-day weekends at the Challenger Memorial Youth Center in Lancaster, where males are served. Weekends are presently on hold at Ventura Youth Correctional Facility, but monthly reunions are still being held there for both males and females. Epiphany is also in the planning stage to begin ministering to males at the Norwalk facility. Click here to get more information about Epiphany from Ruth Bentley.
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