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Have you ever thought about sharing your Kairos weekend experience at your Church?  One easy way to do that is through your church's bulletins or newsletters.  Here is an example of one;



KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY
FALL RETREAT AT EDINBURGH  CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
September 26th through 29th 2019

Kairos is a Greek word meaning in "God's Special Time" or "In the Fullness of Time." It is a special time for 24 men incarcerated in the Edinburgh Correctional Facility to spend four days with 26 Kairos volunteers.   These volunteers are men from different religious denominations who have formed one Christian team to show God's love.
They are all focused on creating an atmosphere where the love of God is visible and present.  As a symbol of this love, large plates of cookies are placed on each table. These plates remain filled while the men listen as the team presents each of the Kairos Talks.    We will use 1100 dozen cookies over the weekend, giving cookies out to the whole prison.   The meals we share with the men are another symbol of God's love.  We serve 9 meals and try to make each one special by finding the best food around.   To show that people from outside of prison care and support them, prayer chains are hung on the walls.  These chains continue to grow with each day of the weekend and let the men know they are not alone. 

The Kairos weekend offers God's blessings to all volunteer. For the inside team and those that choose to support the weekend with gifts of AGAPE.  Next weekend, a table will be set up in the narthex of the Church so that anyone who wishes to participate can do so by signing up to pray for the weekend, bake cookies, or buy meal tickets.  The Department of Corrections allows only one recipe for Kairos cookies. The cookie recipe will be on the table next week.  We encourage families to pray for the participants while baking the cookies.

 Please consider spending time in prayer for the participants and those that volunteer, as we get closer to the weekend.  The Warden does allow guests to attend the Kairos Graduation ceremony on Sunday from 1:30p to 3:30p if you think you may want to visit, please email edinburghkairosweekendleader@gmail.com.

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