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OCPM sets the date for its 2009 meeting. The ministry brings “the light of Christ to those who are in prison in North America by providing encouragement, material support, transition and reintegration services, Christian education, spiritual guidance and the sacramental life of the Church to prisoners and their families.” Also see the February news in which OCPM named a new Executive Director, Chaplain Patrick Tutella.
Fr. Duane Pederson talks about OCPM on Ancient Faith Radio.
“Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them;
those who suffer evil, as though you yourselves were suffering.” Hebrews 13:3
Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry Announces 2009 Convocation
May 4, 2009
Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), the official prison ministry of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) announces its 2009 Convocation, which will take place July 28-30 in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the convocation is to bring together the many Orthodox clergy and laity from throughout North America who are participating in prison ministry or are interested in participating in prison ministry for a time of fellowship, education, encouragement, communal worship and the free exchange of ideas. Continue reading