Friends Through Pens
Rack Card Order Form

Order this resource to help you implement the Friends Through Pens program at your Parish.

There is no cost for Parishes to order. You will receive an e-mail when your order is being mailed or when it is ready for you to pick up at the MMCPC.

Any questions about your Rack Card order, contact: Jim Trzebiatowski at [email protected] or (414) 758-2224.

Questions about the Friends Through Pens program, contact: Deacon Jim Matthias at [email protected] or (414) 769-3454.

About the Friends Through Pens Program

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee, in partnership with the Order of Malta, is pleased to announce the launching of a new program to provide an opportunity to be involved in prison ministry right from the comfort of your own homes.

Friends Through Pens is a pen pal mentoring program sponsored by the Order of Malta. As a volunteer, you would commit to anonymous monthly written correspondence to an inmate who has already been screened by the program. These inmates often feel alone and forgotten, and your inspiring words of comfort fill them with hope.

Incarcerated participants have agreed not to request special favors from you (financial assistance, romantic involvement, personal contact) and all correspondence is exchanged directly through the Order of Malta headquarters to ensure your safety and privacy.

Your personal letter is a work of mercy, expressing compassion, understanding, and guidance to rebuild inmates’ self-esteem. As a prison pen pal mentor, you are participating in the valuable act of restorative justice, because studies have proven that pen pal mentoring decreases the rate of recidivism and helps to positively form the character of those who will be returning to society.