Movie Screening Held at LCIW
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Movie Screening Held at LCIW A screening was held at LCIW on March 28, 2013 to view the movie, Cast the First Stone by filmmaker Jonathan Stack- acad- emy award nominated director of The Farm. The feature documentary- based on the Life of Jesus Christ play- weaves the lives of the actors with the ‘making of’ footage as well as scenes from the play. The film explores the deeper meaning of Christ’s message and its particular relevance to men and women who have acknowledge their sins against their fellow man and are serving some of the longest sentences in the world. The performance and preparation for it, served to guide each of them on their own personal Changing Hearts path of redemption. They dedicated themselves so they might do more than just and Lives By act the parts, but honor the roles for which Building Chapels they were chosen. in Louisiana’s Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation and Prisons Louisiana State Penitentiary will partner with prisons around the state to host a screening. Filmmaker Jonathan Stack Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation Scheduled Screenings 527 North Blvd. Rayburn Correctional Center, Angie, LA May 22, 2013 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Phone: 225-931-7023 August, 2013 David Wade Correctional Center, Homer, LA Fax: 225-344-0142 Cathy Fontenot, Asst. September 25, 2013 Email: [email protected] Dixon Correctional Institute, Jackson, LA Warden Angola and Jim Rogers, LCIW Warden. October 23, 2013 Website: www. chapels.org To schedule a screening for your organization, go to Feature Article on www. hcdmediagroup.com, work of the under “Events” tab, “Organize Foundation from and Event” button. The Baton Rouge Advocate To view the movie trailer and pictures from the Life of Jesus Follow this hyperlink to Christ Play , go to our website at view article: www.chapels.org. Cathy Fontenot and Cindy Mann with LCIW cast members. http://tinyurl.com/cmqohz2 Page 2 Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation Building Hope It is with great excitement that the Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation is partnering with Sheriff Bud Torres of Pointe Coupee Parish to renovate an existing building on the grounds of the Pointe Coupee Detention Center in New Roads. This building once housed inmates and now will become a new inter-faith chapel. Detention Center Warden Steve Juge says this has been a shared inspiration for him and Sheriff Torres. “We have seen the changes in state prisons and in the inmate population at the prisons with viable ministries. We want to do the same for our community. I would like to have religious programming seven days a week.” The Pointe Coupee Detention Center houses approximately 110 state inmates and 50-60 pre-trial inmates. Fifty-two percent of the Department of Corrections inmates are being held in parish facilities across the state. Ninety-five percent of those will go back into the communities within three, five or seven years. A person, with one parent in prison is seven times more likely to go to jail. Statistics prove when an inmate has a change of heart the inmate is 35 percent less likely to return making our communities safer. …. and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 Filling Needs The Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation is committed to providing a place of worship for all Louisiana’s inmates – a sanctuary where inmates, Allen Correctional Center their families, countless volunteers and prison Needs $400,000 staff can make themselves present to the life to build their chapel changing power of God. We need your help to make this possible. Partner with us as we work to keep God out front. Louisiana State Police Barracks Needs $160,000 to complete their building -in progress Life of Jesus Christ Play Needs $10,000 For November 2013 performances Pointe Coupee Detention Center Needs $25,000 To renovate their building Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation Page 3 Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation Page 4 Changing Lives Avoyelles Correctional Center Completed 2001 Cottonport, Louisiana C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center Completed 2002 Honorary Chairpersons DeQuincy, Louisiana Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Completed 2002 Governor and Mrs. Bobby St. Gabriel, Louisiana Jindal David Wade Correctional Center Completed 2002 Homer, Louisiana Honorary Board Members Louisiana State Penitentiary Camp D Completed 2002 Angola, Louisiana Former Governor Louisiana State Penitentiary Camp C Completed 2002 Kathleen B. Blanco & Angola, Louisiana Mr. Raymond S. Blanco Louisiana State Penitentiary Main Prison Completed 2006 Angola, Louisiana Former Governor and Mrs. Louisiana State Penitentiary Camp F Completed Oct. 2006 Murphy J. Foster, Jr. Angola, Louisiana Winn Correctional Center Completed March 2007 George E. Foreman Winnfield, Louisiana Dixon Correctional Institute Completed May 2008 Board Members Jackson, Louisiana Richard A. Johnson, III Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women Completed April 2009 President St. Gabriel, Louisiana Charles H. Chatelain Rayburn Correctional Center Completed Nov. 2010 Vice-President Angie, Louisiana Jeffery E. Travis Forcht- Wade Correctional Center Completed April 2011 Treasurer Keithville, Louisiana Michael R. Holland Avoyelles Correctional Center Expansion Completed July 2011 Secretary Cottonport, Louisiana N. Burl Cain St. Augustine Chapel Renovation Completed Dec. 2011 James A. Gallagher Angola, Louisiana Donovan K. Hudson Louisiana State Police Barracks Under Construction Rev. C. Dana Krutz Zachary, Louisiana Richard L. Stalder Louisiana State Penitentiary Main Prison II Under Construction Troy N. Terrell Angola, Louisiana Allen Correctional Center Executive Director Kinder, Louisiana Cindy Mann Pointe Coupee Detention Center New Roads, Louisiana If you would like to receive newsletters or notification of upcoming events, please email Cindy Mann at [email protected] .