Imagine what it would be like to be behind bars this Christmas, with limited contact with family and friends. Receiving a card with an encouraging note that shares the message of God’s love from someone “outside” would be such a …
Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Report: July 2021 report – 07/19/2021
Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Chairperson: Marilyn Schneider Report submitted by: Marilyn Schneider Email: mschneider2222@gmail.com Phone: (610) 578-0446 Date submitted: 07/19/2021 Recent Events & Activities Provided Tools for ministry workshop on March 13: “Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice: Hearing the …
Intro to Prison Ministry: Everyone can do something! (Free Webinar Recording)
Prison ministry can frequently be perceived as something to be avoided, or as something that “someone else” does, yet everyone can participate in this much needed and wide-ranging field of ministry. This webinar will describe WHY it is so important that …
Prison Ministry & Restorative Justice: Hearing the Stories (Workshop Recording)
Watch the recording. An overview of prison ministry and restorative justice, this workshop will feature voices of individuals with telling their personal stories to help attendees see the real, diverse, far-reaching impact of our criminal justice system and what is …
Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Report: February 2021 report – 02/12/2021
Prison Ministry and Restorative JusticeChairperson: Marilyn Schneider Report submitted by: Marilyn SchneiderEmail: mschneider2222@gmail.comPhone: (610) 578-0446Date submitted: 02/12/2021 Recent Events & Activities Successfully provided Healing Communities Training via 3, 2hr ZOOM sessions (Oct 21, 24, 28) to 22 attendees representing 10 …
Gov. Wolf urged to release more inmates during COVID crisis
In response to soaring rates of COVID-19 infection and death among incarcerated people and throughout the Pennsylvania prison system, nearly three dozen state senators and state representatives have issued a joint letter to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. Calling it “a …
A lack of privilege: Imprisoned during a pandemic
By the Rev. Jeff Kapp Many of us are learning to talk about racial privilege in conversations about racism. Let’s talk for a moment about another area of privilege. Regardless of our race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socio-economic status, physical or …
Inmates receive 4,700 Christmas cards from Eastern PA members
The year 2020 was a difficult one for everyone, due to COVID-19 , but especially for inmates who were incarcerated and struggling with fear and isolation. Some correctional institutions were able to decrease their populations of non-violent offenders in an …
True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality
True Justice: A powerful film in which Bryan Stevenson shows how we will need to deal with our past in order to ensure we can provide equal justice for all in the present. A tremendous resource for education and group discussion. Click …
Time to shine the light of Christmas!
Christmas Cards to Inmates ministry resumes “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” –John 1:5 Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eastern PA Conference’s undaunted Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Team is moving forward with …