What does the CS IS Committee in Oregon do?

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The Purpose from the committee Bylaws reads:
1.  To provide a Christian Science ministry to residents at Federal,  State, County and City prisons, jails, hospitals, mental hospitals,  youth and veterans facilities in Oregon. 
 2.  To provide post-release Christian Science information to residents prior to their release.

 To fulfill the purpose we:

 -   Provide bonafides for state and federal organizations to work with the  churches and our volunteers. The Oregon Department of Corrections wants an organization/community  behind each volunteer. 

-   Create a body of knowledge about state and county facilities to help volunteers and churches help those who are otherwise unable to access Christian Science services.

 -  Provide subscriptions to the Christian Science Sentinel and Christian Science Monitor to facilities and to a few AICs.

 -  Provide volunteers with metaphysical and practical support in their IS work, including reimbursing volunteers for travel.

 -  Provide full-text quarterlies for services, copies of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, The Bible and other materials at the request of volunteers.  

 -  Facilitate lectures in institutions. In some cases we help with funding.

 -  Provide a PO Box for all to contact us, including AICs looking for literature and volunteers to visit.

 -  Facilitate connecting released persons with resources and mentorship to meet their needs and help them stay out and stay connected with Christian Science as appropriate.  

     We are funded entirely through donations from individuals and Christian Science branch churches and societies. The pooling of those funds allows us to provide a service not available otherwise.

     Besides the general fund, there is also a Lecture Fund and a Literature Fund. 

 Checks can be sent to 

       CSCIS in OR

       PO Box 1233

      Wilsonville OR 97070

or you may use a Debit/Credit card through PayPal by clicking the button below.

     We have in-person Volunteer Chaplains conducting regular Christian Science Bible study sessions at Columbia River Correctional in Portland and Deer Ridge Correctional in Madras. In addition we have Corresponding Chaplains writing letters to adults in custody (AICs) at several state and county institutions.

     We sponsor subscriptions to the Christian Science Sentinel and the Christian Science Monitor for Coffee Creek Correctional, Columbia River Correctional, Deer Ridge Correctional, Eastern Oregon Correctional, Oregon State Correctional, Oregon State Penitentiary, Powder River Correctional, Santiam Correctional, Snake River Correctional, South Fork Forest Camp, Two Rivers Correctional, Warner Creek Correctional, Maclaren Youth Facility, Multnomah County Detention Center, Multnomah County Inverness Jail, Oregon State Hospital, and the Roseburg VA Transitional Care Center.

     Most of these facilities also receive the Christian Science Bible Lesson (BL) accompanied by a relevant article, poem, or testimony from the Christian Science Sentinel or the Christian Science Journal. AICs may receive copies of the BL from their Chaplain, or they may request to have it mailed directly to them. AICs receiving the BL directly from us receive additional articles related to the BL each week, for a total of 20 pages of material. These articles are lovingly selected by volunteers.

     Our in-person Volunteer Chaplains have begun taking the Spanish Bible Lesson to their sessions to share with Spanish-speaking  AICs, and Facility Chaplains are being notified that the Spanish BL is now available.