Living Stones Prison Congregation Jan. Updates

What’s happening in the Living Stones community (please feel free to forward this email to others who may be interested) View this email in your browser Monthly Living Stones Zoom check-in TODAY (Jan. 10) at 3 p.m. Join Pastor Chris for an update about what is happening in the Living Stones ministry. He will share how our men are doing at Washington Corrections Center in Shelton, talk about progress towards bringing Living Stones to the Monroe Correctional Complex, and give info about a workshop he will co-lead at Holden Village this summer. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81253276927?pwd=U21yenB6Y0ZlYkVaVXhiVmdXYUdQUT09 See you later today! For more info . . .  To learn more about our ministry inside the prison (Living Stones) and our re-entry work (Stepping Stones), please check out our web sites: Living Stones Prison Congregation –  https://livingstonespc.org/ Stepping Stones to Re-Entry – https://steppingstones2reentry.org/ To contact our staff, please use these addresses: Pastor Chris Ode – pastor@livingstonespc.org Sandi Nolte, pastoral ministry assistant – sandi@livingstonespc.org (for Living Stones) or steppingstones2reentry@outlook.com (for Stepping Stones) Other ways to support the men and ministry of Living Stones Prayer – pray that our men and the WCC staff will be safe and well in these days of the COVID outbreak. (Click here for an update of all state prison facilities.) Weekly newsletter (WCC edition) – Short paragraphs are always needed for this weekly publication of encouragement for the men and staff of WCC. Please submit your items to Sandi by Tuesday each week. Thank you to all have sent submissions – they have been well appreciated! Advocate for criminal justice reform – Several bills that weren’t passed in last spring’s legislative session will again be considered in the 2022 session. Check out Faith Action Network’s bill tracker for an update (be sure to read all categories to get info about criminal justice issues): https://fanwa.org/advocacy/bill-tracker/. Clothing and book/Bible donations – Good, used clothing is always needed for men who are returning to the outside community. Please note that at this time, ALL donations (including clothing) need prior approval before taken to the prison warehouse. (The prison staff has asked us not to use the outside blue bin.) Please contact Sandi at sandi@livingstonespc.org for assistance. Give a financial gift – Donations may be given online at our web site (https://livingstonespc.org/ – click the “how to support” tab) or mailed to Living Stones Prison Congregation, c/o Faith Lutheran Church, 1212 Connection Street, Shelton, WA 98584. Thank you for your partnership. You are part of God’s work of changing lives in this community! Sign up to receive MailChimp announcements…..If you received this e-announcement as a “forward” and would like to receive these on a regular basis (we usually send out one a month), click here to be added to our mailing list.  Copyright © 2022 Living Stones Prison Congregation, All rights reserved. As a supporter of the Living Stones Prison Ministry of the Southwestern Washington Synod-ELCA and the Northwest Washington Synod-ELCA, you are receiving this email. Our mailing address is: Living Stones Prison Congregation c/o Faith Lutheran Church 1212 Connection St. Shelton, WA 98584 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list