Re-Entry

It's Been Awhile

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:04:53 GMT

Hi,

I have not been on my own news board for a while. Since April it looks like. To say the least, busyness has been my lot for a few months. However, I wanted to let you know if there is still anyone receiving emails from here, that I am alive and well. The biggest news I can share with you right now is that a book I have been working on for years now, is about ready to hit the presses. If you have visited my site at all you know that I have listed the information on "Our Lives in Recovery" there for some time. Well, hopefully we will have it available in book form by the end of the year.

The Lord has been using the information in the book now in several prisons. In one prison we have over 100 men attending classes weekly where the information is being taught. At any given time, we have twenty or so students completing the homework assignments and sending them into our office to be evaluated and have issued many certificates of completion in the last several months.

Thank you for praying and supporting this ministry. The Lord is doing a good work.

If you have time, send me an email if you received this just so I know your still out there too!

Blessings!

Chaplain Art Lyons

Making It Work conference – Treating Addicted Offenders

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:50:41 GMT

Hello everyone,

Please view the information regarding the Making it Work-Treating Addicted Offenders Conference offered by UCSD's CCARTA. All questions regarding this event should be directed towards the contact information provided on the website.The conference is free of charge.

Kristin

Kristin Zimmer
San Diego District Attorney's Office
Americorps VISTA
(619) 531-3630

http://www.ccarta.com/miw/miw.html

Christine Brown-Taylor, MSW

SB 618 Community Case Management

Program Manager

University of California, San Diego

5060 Shoreham Place, Suite 200

San Diego, CA 92122

858-334-3134

Fax: 858-625-0217

www.ccarta.com

Workshop for Ex-offenders

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:39:27 GMT

Hard Time 2 Full Time

If you have been previously incarcerated and would like to get some help with your employment search, we can help you.

We will conduct a series of four workshops that address specific issues and will be held on Friday’s at 1:30 p.m ~

Staying Out

Transferable Skills

Resume/Cover Letter

W.O.T.C.

For specific information on start dates go to:
http://www.sandiegoatwork.com/Workforce/event/SelectEvent.jsp

If you would like to attend you must sign up.

Call 619-516-2237

*These workshops are a part of a series.
Once you have completed the entire series (all four workshops) a
Certificate of Completion will be provided.

METRO CAREER CENTER
3910 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 300
SAN DIEGO, CA.

Ministry Opportunity

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:27:19 GMT

Dear Friends in Ministry,

There will be a meeting concerning the formation of teams to minister in the Juvenile Hall facilities in San Diego. The meeting is Monday, March 9, 7 pm, in Room 10, at Shadow Mountain Church located 2100 Greenfield Dr., El Cajon, CA 92019. It is open to all those interested in the Juvenile Hall ministry. Please pass the word about this meeting. For more info please contact Tom Heyer at tomheyer@mac.com

Pastor Art Lyons
P.O. Box 620
Chula Vista, CA 91912
(619)482-7258
www.reentry.org

Re-Entry Luncheon April 24th, 2009

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:31:12 GMT

Dear Friends in Ministry,

I wanted to inform you that I am planning a Re-Entry Luncheon on April 24th, 2009 that I am hoping you can attend. It will be at 12:00 Noon at College Avenue Baptist Church located at 4747 College Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92115. The cost will be $12.00 per person which will include a copy of our latest 2009 Re-Entry Directory.

I am still putting some of the details together and will be contacting you again thru email or snail mail with further information.

Please mark you calendars. These luncheons always are fruitful in networking with other leaders who are actively involved with every aspect of re-entry issues. And – you’ll get a good lunch too. Stayed tuned.

Blessings!

Pastor Art Lyons
P.O. Box 620
Chula Vista, CA 91912
(619)482-7258
www.reentry.org

Ministry Opportunity

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:39:05 GMT

I would like to invite you to be our guests for dinner on Thursday, February 19,5 pm, in Room A, at Shadow Mountain Community Church.

The SMCC Prison Ministry is co-hosting this dinner so that you and others involved in ministering to incarcerated men and women, and their families, can meet and hear from representatives of Impact For Life.

Impact for Life was started by Mel Goebel, a former inmate, who upon his release in 1976, began working with Chuck Colson and Prison Fellowship. In 2000, Mel began Impact For Life and the Library Of Hope.

The Library Of Hope provides prison chaplains with some $300 worth of Christ-centered books and resources upon request for no cost. Impact For Life has additional ministries that assist and support inmates and their families.

This ministry was brought to my attention by Jackie Williford who was a part of the SMCC Prison Ministry until her family moved north. She has continued to minister in prisons where she now resides. She and others are having Impact For Life come to their area during this same week.

Representatives of Impact For Life are sharing in the LA area, including Saddleback Church, and we felt it would be wonderful to have them come to San Diego and share with you.

Again you are our guest for dinner, but we do need to have you RSVP. You can do that by emailing me or calling me at 619-590-2107.

We are hoping that you can attend. Here, again, are the details:

Impact For Life Dinner
Shadow Mountain Community Church
Thursday, February 19
5-7:30 pm
Room A
(Next to Worship Center)

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Thomas Heyer tomheyer@mac.com

Ministry Opportunities

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:13:06 GMT

DONOVAN STATE PRISON

Donovan is a State Prison located in Otay Mesa housing about 4,800 male inmates.
The monthly training will take place on Monday, Feb. 2, 5-9 pm, at Donovan.
If interested, please contact me and I will give you further details.

METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER (MCC)

MCC is a Federal Jail located in downtown San Diego housing about 1,000 male and female inmates.
The annual training will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 5-9 pm.
They only train new volunteers once a year at this facility and they only have openings for 15 people.
I interested, please contact me and I will give you further details.

Thomas Heyer tomheyer@mac.com

Reentry Round Table Meeting

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:45:41 GMT

DATE: January 20, 2009 (Tuesday)

TIME: 1:00 p.m. TO 2:30 p.m.

PLACE: San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, Hall of Justice
330 West Broadway, 13th floor
Downtown San Diego

The mission of the San Diego Reentry Roundtable is to promote the safe and successful return of offenders to our community.

Helpful Resource

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:36:54 GMT

Dear Friends in Ministry,

You might find some helpful ministry information from this study for your organnization.

http://www.reentry.org/MiscPdfs/Reentry_Partnership_Web.pdf

Blessings!

Chaplain Art Lyons

Community Opportunity

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:58:54 GMT

Hello everyone,
The Reentry Roundtable Cultural Sensitivity Subcommittee will be working this month and next on a presentation for January's Reentry Roundtable. The presentation will be on cultural communications. We would like this to be an interactive presentation that covers the various ways individuals from different cultures and generations communicate, express themselves and deal with the stresses of incarceration and reentry. It is our hope that this will enhance efficiency for providers and the quality of services that individuals returning to our community receive. We will be holding our first planning meeting Thursday, December 11th at 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on the 13th Floor of the Hall of Justice. We encourage those interested to attend and bring along any other community members or providers you feel would make a positive addition to this presentation.

Thank you,

Kristin Zimmer
San Diego District Attorney's Office
Americorps VISTA
(619) 531-3630

Ministry Needs

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:12:55 GMT

Dear Brothers & Sisters:

As the new year comes and some of you may be privileged to do some shopping and renew your wardrobe, I wanted to ask if you would consider donating one outfit for each of these women. They don't have clothes to go to church, so any donations will be greatly apprecited.

Here are their sizes:

REYNITA:

Pants: size 14-16

Shirts - size 14 or XL

Skirts - Sixe 14-16 or XL

Shoes size 6

KALLI

Shirts - size Medium

Pants - size 7

Skirts - size 7

Shoes - size 7.5

SHELLY

Pants - size 9 / 11

Shirts - size Medium

Skirts - size 9

Shoes - size 8.5

BRYTT

Pants - size 16-18

Shirts - XL or XX

Shoe 8.5

Skirts - 16 - 18

We will be happy to pick them up.

On behalf of these women, thank you very much.

Chaplain Elena Hernandez

South Bay Women's Recovery Home

1263 Bittern Street

San Diego, CA 92114

Tel: 619-795-0029

Cell: 619-274-2554

Job Opportunity

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:18:58 GMT

Begin forwarded message:

From: Marcial Felan <Marcial.Felan@shadowmountain.org>
Date: November 26, 2008 12:39:29 PM PST
To: Thomas Heyer <tomheyer@mac.com>, Marc Levine <marclevine5@gmail.com>
Subject: Job openings

Hi Tom and Marc,
I received information that is accurate that the U.S. Census is hiring for 2010 at this time. Call 619-684-6100 from more information but I was told they are looking for clerical, management and canvassing people. They are testing at the El Cajon library on Douglas St. in downtown EC on Dec. 4^th at 1:00 and you must bring ad valid California driver’s license or passport and social security card.

Tom feel free to put this word out to your network.

God Bless,
Marcial Felan, D.Min.,LMFT
Pastor of Family Ministries
Shadow Mountain Community Church

2009 Training for Prison Minstry at Donovan State Prison

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:23:06 GMT

2009 Dates & Times
Sunday, Jan 4 1300-1700
Monday, Feb 2 1700-2100
Sunday, Mar 1 1300-1700
Monday, Apr 6 1700-2100
Sunday, May 3 1300-1700
Monday, Jun 1 1700-2100
Sunday, Jul 12 1300-1700
Monday, Aug 3 1700-2100
Sunday, Sep 13 1300-1700
Monday, Oct 5 1700-2100
Sunday, Nov 1 1300-1700
Monday, Dec 7 1700-2100
Orientations are held in the In-Service Training (IST) Classroom #1

Sorry About The Neglect

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:19:54 GMT

Dear Friends in Ministry,

I have sorely neglected this aspect of my website. Please forgive me. I have been so preoccupied with other ministry concerns I have not posted anything here in ages. However, I am going to remedy this I hopesoon. Please stay tuned.Thanks!

Chaplain Art Lyons

Ministry Opportunity

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:43:36 GMT

Training for new volunteers at Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) will be Tuesday, April 22, from 5-9 pm, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, downtown San Diego. MCC is a federal jail housing both men and women inmates. Currently, we have two teams ministering there on Monday nights.

Volunteer training for this facility is only held once a year, so anyone interested should respond quickly. There are limited openings.

You must be:
21 years of age.
Free from any criminal felony convictions.
Have a letter of endorsement from an organization like Shadow Mountain.
Able to commit to regular volunteering.
Have a valid Identification, i.e., driver's license, passport.

If you are interested, please contact me, and I will give you further details.

Tom
Thomas Heyer
tomheyer@mac.com

Mentoring Opportunity

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:36:26 GMT

Re-Entry Prison and Jail Ministry "Re-Entry Mentoring" meeting Saturday morning at 9:30 AM on March 29th, 2008

RPJM Re-Entry Mentoring Overview

General Correspondence – Outside Ministry
Mentoring Through Bible Study Educational Courses – Outside Ministry
Visiting Inmate at General Visitation Times – Outside Ministry
Evaluating Pre-release Data – Outside Ministry
Accessing Needs – Outside Ministry
Contacting San Diego County Agencies & Ministries – Outside Ministry
Planning Transitional Agendas – Outside Ministry
Helping Inmates After Release to Succeed in Transitional Program – Outside Ministry

Mentoring Through RPJM Transitional Educational Courses – Inside Ministry
Distributing & Discussing Re-entry Resources with the Inmate – Inside Ministry

You can be involved with either Outside or Inside Ministry but NOT both.

If you want to be a part of this program inside or outside the prison, please set aside these dates for orientation meetings. The March 29th meeting will take place at Canyon Community Church at 610 Paseo del Rey in Chula Vista, CA, 91910.

Outside Ministry – Saturday, March 29th 9:30 AM – 11 AM
Outside Ministry will be flexible to meet your availability.

Inside Ministry – Saturday, March 29th 9:30 AM – 11 AM And April 7th 5 PM to 9 PM. for security training at Donovan State Prison if you have not already been cleared you must attend this training.

Inside Ministry will take place on Tuesdays somewhere between 9 AM and 5 PM. and Saturdays. Specific hours are not determined yet.

If interested please call or email me for more information.

Pastor Art Lyons Office: 619-482-7259
Email:reentry@reentry.org

If you cannot be involved directly, please consider being involved, prayerfully and financially.

The Kairos Ministry will be taking place at Donovan April 17-20

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:31:33 GMT

The Kairos Ministry will be taking place at Donovan April 17-20.

You can help with this by donating homemade cookies.

Cookies will be collected on Sunday, April 6, and Sunday April 13, at Shadow Mountain, at the Prison Ministry table in the Pavilion.

The cookies should be placed in clear, zip lock bags.

If you want to donate, but d not attend Shadow Mountain, you can drop off the cookies at the Shadow Mountain Family Ministry Building Monday - Friday, April 7-11, 9-4 pm. Please leave them in the name of Thomas Heyer.

Thanks for praying and helping with this area of ministry.

Tom Thomas
tomheyer@mac.com

What is Kairos Ministry?
Kairos Prison Ministry International, Inc. is the parent organization of a body of ministries addressing the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women and children, to their families and to those who work in the prison environment. Kairos sprang from the Cursillo movement and is supported by volunteers from Cursillo and those other movements that consider Cursillo as their root. Although a separate ministry, Kairos has received the blessing and encouragement of 4th Day movements such as Cursillo, National Episcopal Cursillo, Presbyterian Cursillo, Lutheran Via de Cristo, The Upper Room's Walk To Emmaus, and independently ecumenical Tres Dias. Kairos Prison Ministry is a ministry rather than a movement.

Kairos is a ministry of the church ... a ministry of the apostles whom Jesus, the Christ, has called into community and sent forth into the environment of the correctional institution. Kairos has been called the best example of the early church in existence today.

Kairos Inside Ministry is well organized and has well-trained volunteer teams of men and women from the communities surrounding an institution that present an introductory 3-day weekend, described as a short course in Christianity. This inter denominational team of volunteers both clergy and laypersons works in cooperation with the Chaplain who carefully selects up to 42 inmate leaders to attend. A well-organized follow up program is part of this ministry.

The mission of the Kairos Prison Ministry is to bring Christ's love and forgiveness to all incarcerated individuals, their families and those who work with them, and to assist in the transition of becoming a productive

Networking Opportunity

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:53:44 GMT

In our continuing effort to create a collaborative community think tank we invite you to an informative breakfast meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Second Chance. This is the second meeting of our Advisory Board, a group formed to advocate collectively for policy reforms intended to reduce poverty, homelessness, incarceration and substance abuse. Attached is an overview of the Second Chance Advisory Board.

At our inaugural meeting in November, Dr. Robert Ross, President of the California Endowment, discussed how community based organizations can help ameliorate escalating incarceration problems and their related public health effects. At our meeting on March 18, San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis will address what she thinks is necessary to reduce recidivism and its related incarceration problems.

Ms. Dumanis’ discussion is a great opportunity for the Second Chance Advisory Board to discuss prisoner reentry reform. We welcome your participation, and urge you to attend.

Please RSVP to MalissaWinicki at 619-234-8888 or at mwinicki@secondchanceprogram.org. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to seeing you March 18th.

Address: 6145 Imperial Ave., SD 92114

Malissa Winicki
Assistant to the Executive Director/Founder - Scott H. Silverman
Second Chance

*New email: mwinicki@secondchanceprogram.org
www.secondchanceprogram.org
T. 619-234-8888
F. 619-234-7787

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SUCCESS

Community Re-entry Opportunity

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:06:44 GMT

Ms. Dumanis’ discussion is a great opportunity for the Second Chance Advisory Board to discuss prisoner reentry reform. We welcome your participation, and urge you to attend.

Please RSVP to MalissaWinicki at 619-234-8888 or at mwinicki@secondchanceprogram.org.

Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to seeing you March 18th.

Address: 6145 Imperial Ave., SD 92114

Malissa Winicki
Assistant to the Executive Director/Founder - Scott H. Silverman
Second Chance

*New email: mwinicki@secondchanceprogram.org
www.secondchanceprogram.org
T. 619-234-8888
F. 619-234-7787

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SUCCESS

Ministry Oportunities

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:03:32 GMT

Prison Fellowship also has the below volunteer opportunities at Donovan in priority order.

1. Celebrate Recovery Inside (Christ-centered 12 Step program): four men needed to help start up Celebrate Recovery in Yard 3 on Saturdays 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Experience with recovery programs is required for two of the four men. The other two don't need to have recovery experience but just a heart for recovery and the inmates.

2. Inside Coaches: mature Christian men who will meet monthly one on one with an inmate from PF's Transformational Discipleship & Reconciliation program at RJD Yard 5.

3. Celebrate Recovery Inside: two men who will help with the already established Christ-centered 12-Step program in Yard 1 on Mondays 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Those interested can contact me directly.

In His hands, Scott Thompson
(619) 675-6228
rapcgtiac@hotmail.com

Ministry Opportunity

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:40:54 GMT

Another Kairos will be taking place in April, April 17-20, at Donovan
State Prison

There are five (5) ways you can be involved:

(1) Begin praying for this ministry, pray for the team that will be
going in, pray for the preparations that must take place,
pray for the training of team members, pray for the men who will be
participating, and pray that the Prison yards will
remain open during this time.

(2) Be a team member. Team training meetings will start Saturday,
March 1, 8 am, and proceed every Saturday until the Kairos event.
Some are held at First Methodist Church in Mission Valley, others
will be held at Donovan itself. Team members must be able to attend
all training.

(3) Come and observe the Closing Meeting on Sunday, March 20, 1 pm, to see the power and effectiveness of this ministry. You must fill
out an application and be cleared to enter Donovan that day. Your application must be in by March 16. We have applications we can send you.

(4) Be a letter writer for Kairos. Some of you have done this and know what it involves. We have guidelines to help.

(5) Donate "Homemade Cookies" for Kairos. The cookies must be Homemade, placed in clear zip lock bags, two dozen to a bag. We will
collect donated cookies at Shadow Mountain on only two Sundays, April 6, and April 13, at the Prison Ministry Table in the Pavilion from 8:30 am
to 12 pm.

If you do not attend Shadow Mountain, but would like to donate cookies, you can drop them off during the weeks of March 31-April 4
and April 7-11, 9 am to 4 pm. Make sure you put Tom Heyer, Prison Ministry on your donation.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Tom
tomheyer@mac.com

2008 Dinner Pictures

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:39:18 GMT

Dear Friends in Ministry,

I hope you are all doing well.

I believe all those who were able to attend our 2008 Re-Entry Prison and Jail Ministry had a great time. There were about 70 folks in attendance. Donny Lovette and Marty Angelo blessed us with their ministry and the food was great!

I have included a link if you would like to view some of the pictures taken at the banquet. You might see somebody you know!

Click here to see some pics of the dinner ---> http://www.flickr.com/photos/43856418@N00/sets/72157603860631898

Our 2008 San Diego Re-Entry Resource Directories are now available. If you would like one, you can find out more information on how to order your copy by reading the attached pdf file. http://www.reentry.org/Directories/2008SD_OF.pdf

Blessings!

Chaplain Art Lyons
Director Re-Entry Prison and Jail Ministry
PO Box 620
Chula Vista, CA 91912
Office: (619) 482-7258
E-mail: reentry@reentry.org
Website: http://www.reentry.org/

Have you been helped by our ministry? If so, please consider giving a one-time donation so we can continue to help others. Better yet! Please consider supporting us monthly. All donations are tax-deductible. Thank You!

If you'd like to be removed from our e-mail list, please reply with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line and your e-mail address in the body text. Thank you.

Ministry Opportunity

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:27:06 GMT

As we begin the New Year, we are looking to finally fill the vacant Ministry Leadership Team positions. You have heard me speak about this often, and if you have ever even thought about participating in leadership, now is the time to join us at an informational meeting.

If you would like to explore the possibility of serving Prison Fellowship in a leadership role, there will be an informational meeting on Tuesday, January 29th at my office in El Cajon (190 E. Douglas Ave., El Cajon, 92020), at 6:30 pm.

I can’t stress enough how important it is that we begin the New Year with a full team. Please prayerfully consider how God might be calling you to serve. If you know of anyone else who might not be on these emails, please let them know as well.

I would appreciate your RSVP so we know how to plan.

Stephanie Woodend
Outside Field Director, Prison Fellowship
San Diego County, Temecula Valley, SW Riverside
P. O. Box 1360
El Cajon, CA 92022-1360
(800) 245-9998, ext. 3
(619) 441-9900 Office & Fax
(858) 518-1867 Cell

D.O.P.E.

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:40:48 GMT

From: Dennis Martinez <prisonlife@gmail.com>

Date: January 24, 2008 12:48:23 AM PST

To: Dennis <prisonlife@gmail.com>

Subject: D.O.P.E.

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Roundtable Meeting to discuss AB 900

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:38:28 GMT

Hello everyone,

We will be holding a special Reentry Roundtable Meeting to discuss AB 900: Secure Reentry Facilities. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 29th at 10:30 a.m. in the Conference Room on the 13th floor of the HOJ. We look forward to seeing everyone there.

Thank you,

Kristin Zimmer
San Diego District Attorney's Office
Americorps VISTA
(619) 531-3630
Kristin.Zimmer@sdcda.org