worship in prison
Offering an encounter with faith that has integrity in prison is a pretty tall order – faith has its hardest task amongst the most broken in our community. These liturgies are an attempt to give expression to faith in prison. Some of them include prayers and psalms written by people in prison; there are also services for different times in the church calendars, for inductions and commissionings … And scattered within them are some thoughts and reflections about the context and culture within the prisons, which helps form the shape of the worship.
Resources and Downloads:
Christmas 2007:
Port Phillip – Christmas Day 2007 (PDF)
Christmas 2008:
Blog posts about worship in prison:
- when the need for hope to come doesn’t make it happen…
- don’t you hate a travelogue when you haven’t been there yourself?
- chapel opening at Barwon Prison
- the story waiting to be told
- a few random bits from sunday in the prison
- Holy Saturday
- Good Friday for the prison
- when the inevitable is no longer sure
- angels
- light in the darkness – christmas day in the prison