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COOKIE INFORMATION
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Kairos
Cookies |
| About Kairos Cookies
Homemade cookies are a tangible expression of "Christian Love" and an
indication of God's concern for a group of people who seldom
encounter "Love" in the course of their daily lives and your prayer over
the cookies as you cook them will be the main ingredient for touching
the hearts of those who receive them.
Your loving sacrifice will provide “bread” that shines the Light of
God's Grace into the darkest corners of the Ferguson Unit.
May God bless your gift of baking! |
| Cookie Preparation
The types of cookies considered to be acceptable are: Oatmeal, Peanut
Butter, Molasses, Chocolate Chip, Ginger, and Sugar. Cookies should be
around 2 inches in diameter and not more than 1/2 inch thick.
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Institution
Restrictions: |
- No
icing
- No
loose sugar topping
- No
raisins
- No
fruit
- No
candy
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Key Ingredient: Prayer
Pray individually or as a family over the ingredients before and
during mixing. Pray over the cookies as you drop them onto the cookie
sheet and bake them. Ask God to use your cookies as a source of His love
to shine on the prisoners and staff on the Kairos weekend. Pray that
each cookie brings the inmate, guard, or warden who eats it closer to
God. We want every person to become part of the Family of God.
Packing the Cookies
Bag the “cooled” cookies in quart-sized Zip Lock bags, a dozen to a
bag. Label each bag with the cookie type inside. After labeling, freeze
all the bags of cookies.
Getting the Cookies to Prison
If you are not working on the team, please deliver your cookies to a
team member who can take them.
To download a cookie handout
click here. |
Written Agape Guidelines
| Purpose: |
To provide written encouragement, support, and expression of
God's love to residents attending the KAIROS weekend. Written
Agape (Palanca) should be written by hand and not photocopied.
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| Requirements: |
Each team member should write a letter for every candidate.
Use the same type of paper and envelopes for all 42 letters. No
imprinted messages, logos, or designs. Do not add stickers or
decorative stamps. |
| Salutation: |
If you are a KAIROS team member, the greeting may include
the resident's name, e. g. , "Dear Brother Joe" or "Dear
Joe". If you are part of a table family, be sure to greet those
at your table by name.
If you are not a KAIROS team member, the proper salutation is
"Dear Brother in Christ". |
| Content: |
Your note or letter should be short and personal. It should
express God's love and encourage the recipient to explore a
closer relationship with Christ. Do not include your address.
Children's agape (artwork and/or notes) is a special blessing
to residents. All Palanca from children is received
warmly. Please include only the child's first name and age.
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To download sample letters
click here.
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Photograph Guidelines
Photos that ARE NOT allowed:
- Pictures of individuals
- Pictures of Families (tables)
- Candid pictures
- Videos or camera crews
Photos that ARE allowed:
A staged group picture of team members and candidates
(i.e.- a Kairos Participant who has signed a
Kairos privacy release form). This is the photo
most of us have been taking at Kairos weekends. It can
be given to:
- Team members
- Candidates
- Donors (Special care should be taken when
distributing a group photograph to a donor.)
- No names should be shared with the photo
(for example, no silhouettes with names of
attendees should be given to donors). The photos
used should not be handed out, either separately
or as flyers, posted on church bulletin boards
or other public places where the general public
may pass by and see them.
- "For private use only" must be on the
front of the photo either by label or
permanently embossed into the photograph.
- And last, when the solicitor of the donation
presents the group picture to a donor, please
have the solicitor, explain the importance of
protecting the feelings of victims by stating
that the photograph is for the donors “private
use only”.
Displays - for outreach, such as
posters for booths at missions conferences, handouts,
flyers etc., please use the photos that are in Kairos
Donor software's built-in library of photos (these do
not need the "private use" label).
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TWO-DAY RETREATS
Many attended the Two-Day Retreat workshop at the 2005 Summer Conference. On
this page you will be able to download the retreats covered in the workshop.
Click on the title of the retreat to open the PDF file. Acrobat Reader
required to open these files.
BEATITUDES
CHOICES
DEALING WITH SHAME
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
JABEZ RETREAT
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