What is a Kairos Weekend

The current weekend is # 21, Oct 4th-7th, 2007 

The Kairos Weekend actually requires four days.     

Up to 42 carefully selected men (called Candidates) are chosen by the Warden and the Chaplain to attend the weekend.  Kairos asks that the Candidates be "Prison Leaders."  Generally this mean negative leaders: gang leaders, cult leaders, or troublemakers.

The men are assigned to a table family where they will stay for the entire weekend.  Each table consists of three team members (two laymen and a clergy) and six Candidates.  Each Candidate is seated next to a team member.

Each day consists of a series of talks and meditations given by both clergy and laymen.  Each talk is preceded by singing and followed by discussion of the talk and a table project that illustrates the points made in the Talk.  

The "inside team" provides meals cooked by the "outside team."  These are the finest food and meals we can prepare.  They include such favorites as lasagna, barbeque, tamales, hamburgers, "free world" pizza, salads, ice cream, cake, and all the fresh fruit and cookies the Candidates can eat.