Formby Unit Jubilee #11

June 20th- 22th, 2025

About: Click here to read about the unit

Inside & Outside Team Information

WEEKEND DETAILS

Weekend Leader: John Dickson  jsdickson2613@icloud.com  (806) 476-9676

Outside Leader:  Manuel Roque Manuelroque.mr@gmail.com (806) 385-9210

Team Training Information: EVERYONE MUST ATTEND AT LEAST ONE TEAM TRAINING

• May 17th 8:00am-1:30pm at Plainview First United Methodist Church located at 1001 W 7th St., Plainview, TX 79072
• June 14th from 8:00am-1:30pm at Plainview First United Methodist Church located at 1001 W 7th St., Plainview, TX 79072  

Dates for the Weekend:

•  June 19th-
  • Support Team set up at the Host Church.( See Support Leader for time)
  • Unit Set up (See Weekend Leader for time)
• June 20th-22th-
  • Inside team meets at the unit each morning. (Gate time 6:15am FRI-SUN) 
  • Support Team meets at the church.  (See Support Leader for times)
• June 22th 
  • Commencement (3:00pm-5:00pm) Gate time 2:30pm
• June 29th
  • Instructional 4th Day (see Weekend Leader for gate time)

Host Church: Plainview First United Methodist Church located at 1001 W 7th St., Plainview, TX 79072 

ACTION ITEMS:

LOG IN to the Volunteer Portal to update your safe address, team downloads, training and more.

Please donate to the weekend if you can, click here to give (suggested amount to raise and/or donate is $300 per person).

UPDATE/GET YOUR TDCJ TRAINING! Texas Department of Criminal Justice Volunteer Training

Make a prayer video on your phone. In landscape mode, record a video of family and friends saying, “Formby Jubilee #11, we are praying for you! Email this to: jubileeprayervideo@gmail.com. You must include Formby Unit in the subject line.

Commencement: You do NOT need to sign up for commencement if you are on the Inside Team or Outside Support Team, as you will be automatically added to the list. However, we encourage you to invite friends and family.

Inside Team: Here are a few videos you can watch to help better prepare you before going inside for a weekend:

• Leader (Inside, Outside, Music) Training - 24 min
• Jubilee Overview - 9 min
• Family Table Dynamics - 14 min
• How to give a Talk or Homily - 8 min
• Entire Jubilee Program Overview (optional) The video below offers a walk-through of the entire Jubilee Program. If you are new to Jubilee and would like to better understand how your talk, homily, or other assignment fits into the overall structure of the weekend (and you have 30 minutes to spare!), please click on the link.
• Dance moves (don't laugh, we really do this!) This video is our attempt to show those of you that have never danced to "I'll fly away" or "Pharoah Pharoah" or some of our other dancing activities how to do the moves and enjoy yourself on the weekend! - 2 min

Contact Information: If you have any problems during the weekend, you can contact the Jubilee main number at (713) 364-5530 or email jubileeprisonministry@gmail.com. A volunteer will be monitoring these throughout the Jubilee weekend.