Kairos Prison Ministry

Kairos is an ecumenical ministry that involves more than 20,000 volunteers in programs at 350 prisons in the US and abroad. We are active in 3 prisons in Maryland -- the Maryland Correctional Institution at Hagerstown, the Roxbury Correctional Institution, and the Women's Prison at Jessup. The program is modeled after the Cursillo short course in Christianity and similar programs such as Emmaus, Tres Dias and Via de Christo. More than 170 thousand incarcerated men and women have been involved in Kairos since its inception. St. Anne's and the Episcopal Church have supported Kairos for many years.

Kairos volunteers come from all walks of life. The all share a desire to follow Jesus' admonition of Matthew 25:35, "I was in prison and you visited me." In addition to being a member of a team that goes into prison, there are other opportunities to serve. You can be a prayer partner, a support volunteer (to help the team going into a prison), or you can write letters to prisoners. St. Anne's parishioners have written over 800 letters to prisoners recently. Kairos Outside is a program for women whose husband, son, or father is incarcerated. Kairos Torch is a program for youthful offenders.

If you feel the call to become a part of a Kairos team, contact Ford Rowan, a St. Anne's parishioner who is a former state chairman of Kairos in Maryland. His email address is fordrowan@comcast.net.