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Catholic
Christian MINISTRIES
Jesus is in JAIL! Will you pray with him?
"Be Not Afraid!" Jesus was incarcerated during his life, and he can still be found in the jail. Come and see for yourself. Join a ministry team!
Complete the Catholic Ministry vounteer sign-up by filling out the sign-up form below, click here, or Contact: or .
All volunteers entering the jail must attend, once each year, (and before entering the first time) a one session orientation on "The Rules & Regulations of the Jail" presented by the Jail staff at the Jail. The Jail staff will schedule the orientations several (3-4) times each year. Catholic Religious Services office at St. Francis Parish will let you know as soon as a new date is announced. The next JAIL ORIENTATION is on Saturday, _______________, at the Washtenaw County Jail Sheriff’s Dept. from 9am-12pm in the Sheriff Administrative Conference Rm. We ask that Catholic volunteers RSVP to the Catholic Religious Services Jail Ministry Office, at St. Francis Parish, Scott Wright (734-821-2121). If you, or your friends, want to go to this orientation, please go ahead and attend it ... even if you don't RSVP. But, you must be there at the beginning 9AM and stay for the whole session for credit. (After this, the next orientation is expected to be scheduled sometime possibly in one of these months: January, May, August or November.) (Past dates included: November 3, 2007; February 9, 2008; June 7, 2008; October 11, 2008.) The Jail Catholic Religious Services Office, at St. Francis Parish, Scott Wright, will let you know as soon as a new date is announced. (Unfortunately the wait for our new volunteers can be several months until they are able to attend an orientation & participate.) When you attend the ORIENTATION session you will
provide your personal information & complete this WASHTENAW
COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
Name: (Full
Name: First, Middle, Last)
+ -- help to set-up (& clean-up) the room including: + -- Altar (with Crucifix), Ambo, Chairs, & put the books out. + -- Also, all volunteers greet inmates as they arrive for the service. + -- (REMEMBER, the PHONE, near the class room door, can be used to reach the Booking Entrance -71319- in the evening, or the Control Room -71322- during the day.) + -- Volunteers & inmates sometimes share reflections on the readings. See this Sunday's readings here: http://www.usccb.org/nab/ - Key to cabinet & Attendance - + -- have a key to the cabinet & + -- is responsible for the attendance sheet. + --Communicate with "Jail Central" to announce "Catholic Services", to open the class rooms, and let Central know at 10:30AM that we are finished with the service. + -- (For Mass only, bring one ounce of altar wine.) + -- At the end of the service: make announcements; + -- remember to have the inmates turn the chairs around to face the door of the class room; and, + -- check the inventory of hosts, candles, misselett books, etc. + -- REMEMBER TO LOCK the CABINET! - Assign readers & pages - + -- get readers, + -- Set-up the Lectionary + -- write the page numbers on the board for the: Songs, Gloria, Readings, & Creed. - Prayer Leader: preach & preside - + -- is prepared to, & leads the prayer, (Eucharist/Reconciliation or Liturgy of the WORD, learn more about about LITURGY PLANNING at the Jail, Click Here!). + -- is prepared to, & preach/break open the WORD proclaimed. - Music Ministry - + -- a prepared guitar/musician/cantor. + -- Select & lead the singing of 2 songs; opening & closing, + -- also, sing the Gloria, & Alleluia, (It's NOT necessary to sing the other Mass Parts). - Serve Mass - + -- set out the water cruet, wine cruet, bread-hosts, plate, cup, purificator, Sacramentary, hand towel, bowl, & serve the Mass. (Learn more about about how to SERVE MASS at the Jail, Click Here!). - Assist with Other Services - (As you grow in experience, and, if you desire to get more involved there may be opportunities for you to: sponsor an inmate that is preparing for sacraments of initiation; teach a class on Wednesdays; go to court or meet with individual prisoners on a particular issue like housing, job search, etc.)
+ -- One-to-one visits can be done only after contacting Bob Roleke at work 930-4524. + -- I, Scott Wright, do not keep a schedule for one-on-one visit sessions, only for Catholic religious services. -------------------------------
"Each one of you, beloved, are now part of us, and the greater Catholic community, as we continue our journey to the fullness of God's kingdom. -- Even while you are serving time in the jail, seeking healing & reconciliation, may we strive to support one another in our faith and share Christ's Good News with the world. Blessings, in Christ!" Scott Wright. Please pray that this time at the jail may be a blessing for our ministers as well as the inmates and staff in the facility.
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is located at: the SHERIFF'S OFFICE & Washtenaw County SERVICE CENTER, 2201 Hogback Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. Here are directions to the Washtenaw County Jail.
The main driveway into the jail is off of Hogback Road (Hogback is the same road as Carpenter but the name changes when it crosses Washtenaw Avenue. The driveway is the first one north of the entrance to the Mobil Station which is on the corner.)- Come up the driveway and just past where it levels off you will see the main entrance to the Washtenaw County Sheriffs Department - on the left. On the right, just across from the main doors is where we park. ... (more directions for evening services)
Catholics & other persons, in jail, whom are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith are invited to attend services in a class room. We have the weekly Saturday morning Catholic Mass/Liturgy. There are two inquiry group/catechism classes that meet for (12 weeks) on Wednesday evenings. And, the second catechism class is for persons that are already Catholic and have finished the first class. Growing closer to Jesus, & learning more about the Catholic Faith we encourage spending time with the Lord Jesus in a variety of ways including: One-on-one visits, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, inquiry group/catechism classes, Eucharistic Adoration, Mass, & Liturgy of the Word. At THE WASHTENAW COUNTY Jail, join with a group of Catholic volunteers to assist at the Mass or Liturgy of the Word Service on Saturday, etc... Read more in the center column of this web page. Some volunteers never enter the jail facility, but, they support the ministry by helping with projects such as:
The HISTORY of Catholic Services at the Washtenaw County Jail. The property currently called the "Washtenaw County Service Center", including the Sheriff's Office, District Courts and Prosecutors Office, was sold to Washtenaw County in 1978 by the Catholic Holy Ghost Fathers' Seminary. Go to the Pittsfield History Page to see photos & learn more about it. June 30, 2000, Fr. Jim, Pastor of St. Francis Parish asked Scott Wright the Director of the St. Francis Parish Social Ministry Office to begin a jail ministry at ...Read the HISTORY of Catholic Services at the Washtenaw County Jail, CLICK HERE! |