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COMING ON JULY 6 - JAIL MINISTRY RECOGNITION - Supporting Those Incarcerated in Sonoma County


The Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa (CSLSR) Jail Ministry is a team of dedicated volunteers who visit individuals incarcerated at the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility (MADF) where approximately 700 people await trial or retrial. Many are confined to their cell 23 hours a day, sometimes for years.

Each week, we visit those who request connection, offering compassionate presence and spiritual support. Through providing one-on-one and group visits, classes, inspirational books, and copies of Science of Mind Magazine, we help individuals reconnect with their inner divinity and wholeness. 

Voices from Inside:


“Your visit changed everything for me.”

“You give us strength and calm. You show us a different path.”

“I read a passage from The Mastery of Love every night—it helps me sleep.”

 Want to Support the Ministry?

1. Pray for all those incarcerated in Sonoma County

2. Volunteer—join our team and help expand our reach

3. Donate—all funds go toward purchasing books

To donate or learn more, contact: Siota Belle – siota.belle@cslsr.org


Vision Statement:

We envision a world where those who are incarcerated fully recognize their innate goodness, worth, and spiritual magnificence, empowering them to live with dignity, purpose, and connection.

“The visits and books have helped me so much. I’m learning to see myself differently.”

The Power of Books Inside

The books we bring offer solace, reflection, and transformation. For many, they are among the only possessions they have while incarcerated.

“All I have are pictures of my nieces, my motorcycle—and two stacks of books. They’ve become part of me.”– N

A team member shared: “N will go back to the streets when he’s released, but those books—those words—will still live inside him. They’ve shaped him. They are him.”

Books We Share Include:

 

  • Dying to Be Me and Sensitive is the New Strong – Anita Moorjani
  • Gratitude journals
  • In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts – Dr. Gabor Maté
  • No Bad Parts – Richard Schwartz
  • Tattoos on the Heart and Cherished Belonging – Gregory Boyles
  • The Body Is Not an Apology – Sonia Renee Taylor
  • The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz
  • The Mastery of Love – Don Miguel Ruiz
  • The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
  • This Thing Called You – Ernest Holmes
  • What Happened to You? – Oprah Winfrey & Dr. Bruce Perry

 

These books are both reading materials and tools for growth, grounding, and grace. All donations go to buying books for the incarcerated people we visit. 

CSLSR Jail Ministry Team:

Rev. Siota Belle, Krista McAtee RScP, Patty Byrne RScP, Wayne Stanfield, Jan Peterson RScP, Victoria King  RScP 

If you have a volunteer group doing service for CSLSR and would like to be recognized, 

please contact vicki.dodson@cslsr.org

 

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