Opportunities to engage with the Prisoners in Christ Team

September 27, 2018 - Events

* Locked in Solidarity Prayer and Study, including discussions about I Pledge Allegiance by David Crump and Blessed are the Organized by Jeffrey Stout. Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. at COS in October and November. Contact: Carol Rienstra (616-724-6772)

* Prison Fellowship Angel Tree programming for children with a parent in prison. Christmas party (early December) with stories and gifts, and summer experiences at Camp Tall Turf. Contact: Lucie Marsden (616-481-1425) *Life Change Book Group at R.A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia on Wednesdays 6-9 pm. Contact: Nancy Knol, Jeanne Logan, Andy Vroon or Arend Vander Pols (616-334-8561)

*CONTACT (Celebrating Our Network of Trust, Accountability, Collaboration and Training) study and support. 1st and 3rd Sundays from 1-3 pm at a Living Water Prison Ministry Home. Contact: Carol or Rich Rienstra (616-304-0187)

*2nd Annual West Michigan Restorative Justice Conference, Saturday, October 13, 9 am-4 pm at Calvin College, with Dominique Gilliard, author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice That Restores. Go to eventbrite.com for (required, free) tickets.

* Safe & Just Michigan (formerly CAPPS) Annual Meeting, Thursday,. October 18, in Lansing, with keynote speaker Ellen Buchman from The Opportunity Agenda. www.safeandjustmi.org Contact: Troy Rienstra troy@safeandjustmi.org

* Citizens for Prison Reform Annual meeting, Saturday, October 20, 6 pm, in Lansing, featuring the film “The Faces of Incarceration.” www.micpr.org

* Christian Community Development Association 30th Annual conference in Chicago, November 1-3, 2018. August Recess Toolkit. Locked in Solidarity events, February 2019. www.ccda.org

* Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI) – 3rd Friday mornings in Lansing www.michigancollaborative.org Contact: Rich or Carol Rienstra carolrienstra@gmail.com