Happy New Year CRI Friends & Family..

Kicking off 2018 for the first quarter we will be coming together, courtesy of the Horizon CR in Sherwood, OR, on Saturday, February 3rd. The Sherwood Campus of Horizon Church is located at 22240 SW Washington St, we will be having donuts & coffee at 9:30am with the event starting promptly at 10am. This Quarterly, as usual, is a FREE EVENT & includes a light lunch at noon! This is a perfect opportunity for the newcomer to learn about this exciting ministry.. perfect for community CR TEAM leaders to learn about setting up their CRI Team led by a CRI Coordinator.. & perfect for any other associated prison-ministry to network with CRI volunteers & share with us about their ministry or organization.

February 3rd is only 4 Saturdays from today & we need your help in getting the word out at your community CR group. Please make some copies of the attached flyer for the literature table at your CR group & ask the Ministry Leader to make an announcement about this event. Also, put the flyer into the hands of anyone that you feel would be interested in attending!

We will be sending out a complete agenda closer to the event but here’s some of the high-lights:

> worship by ‘Persevered’
> two testimonies, one lady & one man
> special CRI training
> mini-monies
> CR Inside group reports
> interactive Q&A
> much more..

Please let us know if you have questions,
may God bless & keep you throughout 2018.

Kent Whitaker
CRI NW Region Lead
AK,WA,OR,ID,MT,WY
503-789-3756
dblactn

Nicole Antis
CRI Rep, Washington
(503) 793-2177
girl4godonly

Scott Patterson
CRI Rep, Oregon
(541) 848-8419
spatterson8419

Dan Kelly
CRI Rep, Oregon
(503) 871-8382

dankelly5051

Angie Kelly
CRI Rep, Oregon
(503) 269-0899
angela2017cr4life

‘Creating a bridge from the correctional CR
to the community CR.’

CRI Quarterly:
Saturday, 2/3/2018
Horizon Community Church
22240 SW Washington St
Sherwood, OR 97140

CR OneDay Seminars:
Brentwood, CA 1/27/2018
Gig Harbor, WA 3/10/2018

AllTogether Rally:
Austin, TX 1/13/18

East Coast Summit 7/11-13/2018
West Coast CR Summit 8/8-10/2018

Event Registration, Tools & Group Finder:
www.celebraterecovery.com

CR Inside Information & Group Finder:
www.cr-inside.org
www.nwcrinewsletter.us
www.facebook.com/crinorthwest

CRIQ 2-3-18.pdf
CRIQ 2-3-18.docx

Pastor Danny Duchene, National CRI Director, will be at the Tillamook Church of the Nazarene this Sunday, 10/29.

He will be addressing both the 9:30 & 11:00AM services during their CR Sunday.

Tillamook Nazarene has two Sundays each year where their CR Ministry Leader Dave Westmark presents CR & featured speakers to the congregation!

The church is located at 2611 Third Street, Tillamook, OR 97141.

If you will be arriving on Saturday & spending the night, we are having an informal dinner get-together at at 7:00PM, Denny’s Restaurant, 2230 N Main Ave (close to Fred Meyers).

Should you have any questions contact Kent at 503-789-3756..

Danny-CR Sunday,10-29.pdf

The scope of coverage for our Facebook page has been revised to reflect the regional footprint.  Which is the Pacific Northwest.

Celebrate Recovery OR-WA has been renamed to Celebrate Recovery NW.

And so also, the user handle has been updated from @CRIOregon to @CRINorthWest.

The changes are fresh this morning and we trust everyone will have no trouble adopting them!

See you at the quarterly October 7th.  We’ll discuss everything in detail then!

Hello Washington & Oregon CR Inside Friends,

Since we’re now only one month away from the CRI Quarterly, on Saturday October 7th, we wanted to make sure the word gets out to everyone.

We’ve attached a flyer which can be copied & available on your group’s literature table. Please help us to make this the best attended Quarterly yet, we’ve moved further south down the I-5 corridor to have the larger venue at the Salem Nazarene Church, 1550 Market St NE. We start at 10am sharp, so come early at 9:30am for coffee & donuts.. this is a free meeting.

Over the last few months we’ve seen several new correctional groups start-up both in Washington & Oregon. At our community CR’s, many dedicated members are interested in coming alongside those re-entering their group, hopefully including their families too, our Quarterly helps prepare these community CR group’s CRI Teams in many ways. Of course, everyone involved in CR will benefit by their attendance & is certainly encouraged join in with us as we build this important mission into our local prisons & jails.

Also remember, many who have a related ministry, counseling service, or organization focused on the incarcerated & those in the process of transition, will benefit by attending on October 7th. So spread the word to all those you know who might have an interest!

There will be great worship from ‘Lost & Found’, reports from all the areas correctional CR groups, two inspiring testimonies, free light lunch, ample Q&A session, & much more! Remember our Quarterly is open to anyone who has an interest in the CRI ministry both inside our correctional facilities & at the community CR working with men & women transitioning back home, everyone is welcome!

We’re asking you to be in prayer for all those participating as they ready themselves & make their preparations, in Christ. More info will be sent out over the next few weeks, but don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.

10-7-17 Quarterly Flyer

Wow!! What a great Quarterly & the best attendance (100+) to date since we began in 2010!

The hosting of our meeting by Becky Fink & Salem First Nazarene was amazing & very appreciated!!

There were so many who made inspiring & uplifting contributions, but we want to give special recognition to the Lost&Found worship band with special guest Chrissy Davis; Dave Westmark from Tillamook Naz CR, SFFC CR & TCJ CR; Roy Hamilton from Tillamook Naz CR; Paul Arro from RHCC CR; Cory Davis & Toby Smith from COTH CR; new state CRI Rep Angie Kelly; James Ellis from Redmond AOG CR; Chaplain Larry Bowen from ODOC; Vivian Baker from PF Angel Tree; and, all the volunteers who made coffee (thank you Nicole for all the Krispy Kreme’s), served the lunch, ran the media&sound & made sure everything turned out great!

Of course as always we had incredible participation from our CRI leadership: Nicole Antis, Washington CRI Rep, Scott Patterson, Oregon CRI Rep, our 2 new Oregon CRI Reps Dan & Angie Kelly; Kent Kilgore, Mid-Valley CRI Lead; David Gerhart, NW CRI Newsletter Editor; & several of our CRI Coordinators featuring Cory Davis & Toby Smith. Joining us also were several CR Reps, Becky Fink, Chrissy Davis & Rick Booth from Oregon & Darla Lorbeski, Washington CR Rep. Rick Booth is also a CR Team Lead & serves as the ML at the LCJ CR! CR & CRI leadership are working more closely than ever to provide a better outreach to the incarcerated man or woman & their families; we’re building a better bridge from the correctional CR to the community CR.

The CRI Quarterly will next meet on October 7th & I hope you all make it a priority to be there. We spend the time & effort to provide a very jammed packed, entertaining & informative event, which includes donuts/coffee in the morning & a tasty light lunch. We want to encourage all who attend & equip them to better serve our Lord in this CR Inside ministry. We realize that for every incarcerated man or woman who is introduced to a new life through recovery in Jesus Christ, we also introduce their families, very importantly, their children! The CRI Quarterly is the best opportunity we offer for the newcomer to learn about what we’re doing, meet the volunteers who are serving & hear from them all the many great things they experience as a result. Those other organizations & ministries that we work along side of can attend & network with us so we can work better together!

The next focus, for those of us in Oregon, is the Home for Good in Oregon (HGO) mentor training on Saturday, August 26th at the Bethany Baptist Church in Salem. This training is one for all CR leadership to learn many important ideas & guidelines for welcoming into our community CR groups the ‘newcomer’ transitioning from incarceration. This is a free training by the Oregon Dept. of Corrections, Religious Services, & is taught by a DOC Chaplain, on 8/26 it will be SCI Chaplain Larry Bowen. Please note that prior to the 8/26 in-person class, there are 2 online modules that need to be completed along with a application submitted prior to the class. I’ve attached a flyer that covers all the details, I’m asking for copies to be made of this flyer & placed on the CR groups literature table. Please contact us with any questions, we’re happy to help.

Also attached is an updated Oregon CR Directory.

In Christ all things are possible,

Kent Whitaker
CRI NW TeamLead
AK,WA,OR,ID,MT,WY
503-789-3756
dblactn

Nicole Antis
CRI Rep, Washington
(503) 793-2177
girl4godonly

Scott Patterson
CRI Rep, Oregon
(541) 848-8419
spatterson8419

Dan Kelly
CRI Rep, Oregon
(503) 871-8382

dankelly5051

Angie Kelly
CRI Rep, Oregon
(503) 269-0899
angela2017cr4life

CRI Quarterly:
Saturday, 7/8/2017
Salem 1st Church of the Nazarene
1550 Market St NE, Salem, OR 97301

CR OneDay Seminars:
Fayetteville, AR 10/7/2117
Myrtle Beach, SC 10/21/2017
Pittsburgh, PA 11/4/2017
Jacksonville, FL 11/18/2017

East Coast Summit 7/12-14/2017
West Coast CR Summit 8/9-11/2017

Event Registration, Tools & Group Finder:
www.celebraterecovery.com

CR Inside Information & Group Finder:
www.cr-inside.org
www.nwcrinewsletter.us
www.facebook.com/crioregon

HGO Training 8.26.17.pdf

CR Dir July 2017.pdf

Hi Brothers & Sisters,

As we’re closing in on our July 8th Quarterly & since we all are busy, we are sending out this agenda for the event, so that you can plan your presentation. If you’re receiving this email, it’s because we are anticipating your contribution that day & we want you to know how much we appreciate your extra effort to be with us & make this an excellent event for all.

Please check to see when you’ll be presenting & the time allowed, in order to have everyone included we all need to adhere to the set times. Please take the time to write out what you’ll be saying & practice a few times so you have a good feel for the time. if you’re sharing your testimony, email it to Kent at dblactn at least by July 5th.

All of the Correctional CR Group Reports will need to be only 1-2 minutes & we will follow the same order as in the agenda; we’ll have everyone up & staged, so when one is done the next can follow without the delay of getting up to the mic. Our ministry relies on all leaders being present at the Quarterly, it’s our opportunity to learn from each other but as important, it’s the best way for newcomers to be introduced to everyone & what we do.. we need so many more volunteers! If you cannot attend for some important reason, please take responsibility for having one of your co-leaders ready to fill in for you & give a good report on your group.

This Quarterly is set to be an awesome event, much time & effort goes into planning & preparing to make it a rewarding experience for all who will be joining us, some who are checking out CRI for the first time. In the Oregon-Washington area our ministries network is expanding, inmates lives are being impacted as well as their whole family. Let’s do all we can to promote our Quarterly over the next few days at our home CR group, encourage the TEAM members to come to hear what exciting things are happening & how right at the community CR group we’re forming CRI Teams.

Also, since there are individuals we come in contact with, who are not part of CR but are involved in some way with the needs of inmates or in the re-entry process, maybe with the families, invite them! Do you know someone who was incarcerated & would be interested in CRI, invite them, it’s a free event & we need them in the community CR group to mentor. Let’s make a real effort to invite everyone we can think of!

Please let Kent know if you have any questions or changes regarding this agenda, 503-789-3756.
Becky Fink is our host at Salem 1st Nazarene & can answer questions regarding the facility, (503) 269-8542.
May our Lord bless & keep you until we meet in Salem on July 8th.

QuarterlyAgenda 7:8:17.pdf