We bring God's love and word to the women in the Bartholomew County Jail.
We visit the women’s cell blocks on Sundays from 1:00 - 3:00 PM.
If they tell us they have a court appearance, often we will go during their hearing and just be in the gallery so they know they've got a friend.
We also might trade letters with penpals.
Jail Ministries at Saint Bartholomew Church
Saint Bartholomew supports both men’s and women’s jail ministries, in which male volunteers minister to men and women volunteers minister to women. The women’s jail ministry group is part of the Peace and Justice ministry.
The four women in this group visit with the women in the open and locked down cell blocks at the Bartholomew County Jail on Sunday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00. In addition to providing the Word of God they share their love and provide communion to the Catholic inmates. On Sunday evenings they have a classroom with twelve inmates where they provide scripture study and offer prayer together. During the week they attend court sessions with the inmates to provide support at these very difficult and emotional times.
The male ministers have classes at the Bartholomew County Jail and at the Edinburgh Correctional Facility. Father Clem Davis also visits inmates to hear confessions and occasionally attends court with inmates. The ministers would like to thank God for furnishing them with this wonderful ministry, and are grateful for the support of the parish for this important work.