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This post has the first edition of our new Diocesan Prison Ministry Newsletter! By the way, the poem in the newsletter is from a man that used to come to our LBJ services, before he was sentenced, and went to the DOC.

This post gives Angel’s Testimony. Angel was an inmate at LBJ who attended our Catholic religious service for about 1.5 years. Rick and I looked forward to seeing Angel. He always participated in our scripture discussions, and was passionate, but also respectful and courteous. There were time when he was down in the dumps, and very quiet, which was out of character for him. I would ask him “Are you OK – it’s not like you to be so quiet”. He would just laugh. But I knew from discussions that Angel had a tough life before his incarceration, and that he was dealing with his personal situation and problems.

It’s been a long time since we’ve had any posts on our LBJ Website! I hope it still works 😊. As you all know, due to the Covid19 pandemic, all religious services at the jail were stopped in mid March. The prospects of starting services back up is still unknown. However, we have been able to do some one-on-one video visits with guys at LBJ, and that is the topic of this post.

Hello all LBJ Jail Ministry Volunteers! This post is to pass along a note from Kevin, and an announcement of a gathering for all Jail and Prison Ministry Volunteers. I decided to use our LBJ website for this, rather than email. Let me know if you have any problems or questions.

I talked to the Chaplain, and have two news items that will impact all of our LBJ volunteers. I called the Chaplain to see if we need to continue to take attendance at our services. I caught him right after he had attended a 3 hour meeting with the Sheriff, Read more…

UPDATE on March 14, 2020: The banquet has been postponed until the fall of 2020. The new date will be announced later.

The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Prison Ministry Volunteer Appreciation Banquet will be held on March 21, 2020. RSVP to Kevin or Margo is requested by March 1. There will be a Mass, gifts, raffles, music, and lunch. This is for all of you LBJ volunteers, in addition to all other Prison Ministry volunteers. It will be a fun event, and gives us an opportunity to enjoy fellowship with our fellow Prison Ministry volunteers, in addition to a great lunch! Details are below:

I spoke to the LBJ Chaplain, Art Herrera, about the new roster system, and also about our weekly reports. This post will describe what I learned from him. It’s a long post, but please read it, because there is important information for you about our jail ministry.

It looks like changes are brewing at LBJ. If you’ve had a service recently, you saw the notice from Chaplain Art Herrera in the forms folder in the chapel. The notice says that they are moving to a roster system for our services. This means that, rather than the COs Read more…

I heard from Chaplain Art Herrera at LBJ. He said that we can’t do any services at LBJ for one week, starting on Friday, October 4th, and going through Thursday, October 10th. The reason is that they are upgrading their computer system. So, please don’t make the trip to the Read more…

There is a workshop scheduled for all Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Jail and Prison Ministry Volunteers. That means you! I included the invitation with this post: see below. Don’t forget to put it on your calendars, and RSVP. The RSVP info is on the invitation. Hope to see you there!