the mission to seafarers prayer diary...

The Mission to Seafarers

Prayer Diary 2019“I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.”

Matthew 25: 31-46

Prayers

God of Peace

We pray for seafarers, particularly those who are experiencing loneliness, trauma, stress or other difficulties. We remember the families of seafarers who are unable to be together and we remember before you the work of our family projects in the Philippines and in the Ukraine.

We bring before you all those people who have lost family members at sea through accident, through war and civil unrest, through piracy and acts of violence. We pray for peace in our ports, for the safety of all those who work in ports throughout the world and for harmonious working relationships.

God of Justice

We pray for all those people and institutions working for justice in the Maritime sector. In particular we pray for the work of the International Maritime Organisation, ITF Seafarers, ISWAN and others. We remember all the maritime welfare organisations that work in partnership with us. Strengthen our purpose and our endeavours. Give us clarity, vision and a deep sense of servant leadership in all we do.

God of Love

We thank you for the opportunities you give us to show your love to the people around us. We remember all those seafarers suffering with ill health. We pray for those who have been injured and for those who are away from the love of their families. Help us to show warmth, compassion, love and hospitality through our ship visiting and through our Flying Angel centres.

Note: The most up to date version of this Prayer Diary can be found on the Mission to Seafarers web site. Click on “News”, and then on “Publications” on the drop-down menu. Scroll down to “Our Prayer Diary” and click on the year indicator.

JanuaryTues 1 Naming and Circumcision

of JesusThe church's worldwide ministry with seafarers

Wed 2 Abbot Point, Qld, Australia Pray for development of new centre.

Thur 3 Adelaide, S.A, Australia Ven Gwilym Henry-Edwards (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 4 ICMA Member Apostolatus Maris / Apostleship of the Sea (AM / AOS)

Sat 5 Albany, W.A, Australia Revd Alan Taylor (Chaplain) and Mr Norm Stevens (Ship Visitor), Mrs Jane Stevens (Chair)

Sun 6 Epiphany All seafarers from MtS Australia and Papua New Guinea Region

Mon 7 Ajman, Ajman Dry Dock, Al Hamriya, Al Jazira, UAE

For all involved in port welfare

Tues 8 Antwerp, Belgium Revd Brian Millson (Port Chaplain)

Wed 9 Aqaba, Jordan Mr Raeid Tashtoush (Centre Manager)

Thur 10 Auckland, New Zealand Revd Khaw Cheng Cheen (Port Chaplain)

Fri 11 Australia Rt Revd John Stead (Liaison Bishop and Chair of Australian Council), Rt Revd Gary Nelson (Assistant Liaison Bishop)

Sat 12 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Mr Tom Boardley - Chair of Trustees

Sun 13 Australia The Administration Officer and Council Members

Mon 14 Avonmouth and Portbury, England

Revd Jeremy Hellier (Honorary Chaplain)

Tues 15 Regional Director, Africa Revd Cedric Rautenbach

Wed 16 ICMA Member Association for Seafarers’ Mission - Yokohama

Thur 17 Bahrain Revd Stephen Thanapaul (Chaplain)

Fri 18 Baltimore, USA Revd Mary Davisson (Executive Director and Port Chaplain)

Sat 19 Worldwide All who work at the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)

Sun 20 Bangkok and Laem Chabang, Thailand

Revd Dave Hinay (Port Chaplain)

Mon 21 Bangor, Wales Revd John Matthew Parch (Honorary Chaplain)

Tues 22 Barry, Wales Revd Ben Andrews (Honorary Chaplain)

Wed 23 Batam, Indonesia Revd Ferry Tunelap (Chaplain)

Thur 24 International Headquarters Revd Canon Andrew Wright, Secretary General

Fri 25 The Conversion of St Paul All seafarers from MtS Oceania Region

Sat 26 England Royal Merchant Navy Education Foundation

Sun 27 ICMA Member Biblia Harbour Mission - South Africa

Mon 28 Belfast, Northern Ireland Revd Colin Hall-Thompson (Chaplain and Provincial Secretary)

Tues 29 Belfast, Northern Ireland Mrs Ann Hill (Staff), Mrs Christine McAllister (Staff), Mrs Gillian McBride (Staff), Mr Hugh McComb (Staff), Ms Zoe Patterson (Secretary)

Wed 30 Belfast, Northern Ireland Mr Robert Fitzpatrick-Sykes (Ship Visitor), Mr Geoff Launchbury (Ship Visitor), Mr Vivek Sarawegi (Ship Visitor)

Thur 31 Belfast, Northern Ireland Mrs Doreen Salters (Appeals Secretary), Mr Trevor Hill (Staff), Mrs Esther Graham (Staff)

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FebruaryFri 1 Worldwide All who work at the Baltic Exchange

Sat 2 The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

All seafarers who have been injured or are in hospital

Sun 3 Regional Director, Australia and Papua New Guinea

Revd Canon Garry Dodd

Mon 4 Bell Bay, Tas, Australia Mr Garry Jones (Coordinator)

Tues 5 Canada Most Revd Frederick Hiltz (Liaison Bishop)

Wed 6 Bermuda Revd Canon Norman Linus

Thur 7 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Mrs Rosemary Alexander

Fri 8 ICMA Member Christian Seaman’s Organisation / Christelike Seemansorganisasie - South Africa

Sat 9 Brisbane, Qld, Australia Ms Heather Turner and Ms Jacqueline Nelson-Dale (Managers), Captain Ross Nichils (Chair)

Sun 10 Brisbane, Qld, Australia Revd Ian McGilvray (Honorary Chaplain), Revd Stephen Briggs (Honorary Chaplain)

Mon 11 Brisbane, Qld, Australia Fr Bill Pearson (Chaplain Emeritus)

Tues 12 Buenos Aires, Argentina Revd Ariel Irrazabal (Chaplain)

Wed 13 Bunbury, W.A, Australia Fr Kuzie Tuhura (Chaplain) Padre William Thomas (Locum)

Thur 14 Burnie, Tas, Australia Mr Doug Couzins (Chair) and Mr Brian Scott (Ship Visitor)

Fri 15 Worldwide All who are engaged in the education and training of seafarers

Sat 16 International Headquarters Mrs Tomilayo Toluhi, Director of Human Resources and Administration

Sun 17 Busan, South Korea Friends of the Flying Angel (Supporter Organisation) and The Flying Angel (Ship Visiting Group)

Mon 18 Busan, South Korea Ms Monica Park (Port Chaplain) and Ms Mariana Kim (Centre Manager)

Tues 19 Cape Town, South Africa Revd Ashley Peterson (Chaplain) and Revd Karl Groepe (Chairman)

Wed 20 Cardiff, Wales All those involved in port welfare

Thur 21 Chatham, England Revd Mick Mc Laughlin and Revd Ian Graves (Honorary Chaplains)

Fri 22 ICMA Member Danske Sømands- og Udlandskirker

Sat 23 Chennai, India Revd Krubha Lily Elizabeth (Honorary Chaplain)

Sun 24 Worldwide The Honourable Company of Master Mariners

Mon 25 Colombo, Sri Lanka Revd Chandran Crispus (Honorary Chaplain) and Mr Ravi Jayawickreme (Chairman)

Tues 26 Regional Director, Canada Revd Maggie Whittingham-Lamont (Senior Chaplain)

Wed 27 Worldwide For better mental health care for seafarers

Thur 28 Dampier, W.A, Australia Revd Jake De Salis (Chaplain) and Mr Shawn Meng (Manager)

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MarchFri 1 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Revd Amani Chitemo (Chaplain) and Mr Deogratias John Haule

(Chairman)

Sat 2 Darwin, N.T, Australia Ms Julie Toomey (Chaplain), Very Revd Keith Joseph (Honorary Chaplain)

Sun 3 International Headquarters Mrs Jan Webber, Director of Development

Mon 4 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Revd Canon Christopher Burke

Tues 5 ICMA Member Deutsche Seemannsmission e.V.

Wed 6 Ash Wednesday The spiritual needs of all seafarers

Thur 7 Devonport, Tas, Australia Captain Dick Burgess (Co-ordinator)

Fri 8 Dubai, UAE Revd Andy Bowerman (Senior Chaplain and Regional Director, Gulf and South Asia)

Sat 9 Dubai, UAE Fr Olmes (AOS), Revd Nelson Fernandez and Ms Lily Nebria (Office Manager)

Sun 10 Dubai, UAE Mrs Catherine Leach, The Angel Appeal, Development Manager

Mon 11 Dubai Dry Dock, UAE All involved in port welfare

Tues 12 Dublin, Ireland Revd William Black, Mr Dermot Desmond, Mr Edward Taylor

Wed 13 Dublin, Ireland Ms Noeleen Hogan

Thur 14 Dublin and Glendalough, Ireland

Most Revd Michael Jackson (Liaison Bishop, Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough)

Fri 15 Dunkerque, France Revd Philip Edell (Centre Manager and Port Chaplain) and all staff and volunteers

Sat 16 Durban, South Africa Mr Peter Cottrell (Central Resources Committee - Governance and Finance) (Chairman) Revd Peter Houston (Central Resource Committee)

Sun 17 Durban, South Africa Revd Thami Tembe (Chaplain), Mr John Appalasamy (Ship Visitor)

Mon 18 Durban, South Africa Mrs Aurora Marais (Secretary) and Mrs Beverley Wagner (Centre Manager)

Tues 19 Joseph of Nazareth All seafarers from the USA Region

Wed 20 ICMA Member Estonian Seamen’s Mission

Thur 21 Eden, NSW, Australia Revd Michael Palmer (Chaplain), Mr Dale Willis and Mr Chris Bingham (Ship Visitors)

Fri 22 Worldwide Shipowners worldwide

Sat 23 Edinburgh, Scotland All those serving on the board of MtS Scotland and all the volunteers working in Scottish ports

Sun 24 Edinburgh, Scotland Mr Martin Clark (Vice Chairman, MtS Scotland)

Mon 25 The Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Seafarers who are expectant mothers

Tues 26 Falkland Islands Mr Maurice Lake (Honorary Chaplain)

Wed 27 International Headquarters Mr Ben Bailey, Director of Advocacy and Regional Development


Mr David Cockcroft

Fri 29 ICMA Member Indenlansk Sømandsmission

Sat 30 Esperance, W.A, Australia Revd Frank Roe (Chaplain) and Mr Fred Lochowicz (Manager)

Sun 31 Mothering Sunday The families of seafarers

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AprilMon 1 Regional Director, East Asia Revd Canon Stephen Miller

Tues 2 Worldwide All who work in the Protection and Indemnity Clubs

Wed 3 Everett, Washington, USA Ms Barbara Blakistone (Ship Visitor)

Thur 4 Falmouth, England Revd Stephen Tudgey (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 5 Falmouth, England Mrs Penny Phillips (Chairman)

Sat 6 Worldwide For peace, harmony and understanding between seafarers of different races and/or religions

Sun 7 Caribbean All seafarers from the Caribbean

Mon 8 Fawley Southampton Oil Terminal, England

Ship Visiting Team

Tues 9 Felixstowe, England Revd Andrew Dotchin (Honorary Chaplain)

Wed 10 ICMA Member Indonesian Ministry to Seafarers / Wisma Pelaut Internasional

Thur 11 Worldwide For better physical healthcare for seafarers

Fri 12 Fort Vancouver, USA Mr Kent Williams (Executive Director) and Ms Mary Mareno (Board Chair)

Sat 13 Worldwide All retired seafarers

Sun 14 Fowey, England Mrs Evette Hall (Centre Manager)

Mon 15 Fowey, England Revd Philip De Grey-Warter (Honorary Chaplain)

Tues 16 Fremantle, W.A, Australia Revd Dennis Claughton (Honorary Chaplain), Mr Michael Kitafuna (Ship Visitor)

Wed 17 Galle, Sri Lanka All those involved in port welfare

Thur 18 Maundy Thursday Seafarers who suffer from poverty and financial distress

Fri 19 Good Friday The leaders of churches in countries where Seafarers live

Sat 20 International Headquarters Ms Cathy Kingsbury, Office Administrator

Sun 21 Easter Sunday The witness of all Christian Seafarers

Mon 22 ICMA Member Korea International Maritime Mission

Tues 23 Geelong, Vic, Australia Revd Noah Park (Chaplain)

Wed 24 Geelong, Vic, Australia Revd George Charles (Assistant Chaplain)

Thur 25 St Mark the Evangelist All seafarers from the MtS Oceania and Australia/Papua New Guinea Regions on ANZAC Day

Fri 26 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Ms Claire Sneddon

Sat 27 George, South Africa Rt Revd Brian Marajh (Liaison Bishop)

Sun 28 Worldwide Her Majesty The Queen (MtS Patron) on her birthday

Mon 29 Geraldton, W.A, Australia Revd Wayne Sutton (Honorary Chaplain), Mrs Gladys Sutton (Manager)

Tues 30 Ghent, Belgium Revd Stephen Murray (Honorary Chaplain)

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MayWed 1 St Philip and St James,

ApostlesThose who minister as Cruise Ship Chaplains

Thur 2 Gibraltar Rt Revd Dr Robert Innes (Liaison Bishop and Bishop of Europe)

Fri 3 Gibraltar All those involved in port welfare

Sat 4 ICMA Member LIFE International Seafarers Christian Missions

Sun 5 Gisborne, New Zealand Revd Stephen Donald (Honorary Chaplain)

Mon 6 Gladstone, QLD, Australia Ms Jessica Mulhall (Manager)

Tues 7 Worldwide All those who work in the Marine Insurance Industry

Wed 8 Grand Cayman, The Cayman Islands

All involved in ministering to seafarers

Thur 9 Regional Director, Europe Revd Ijeoma Ajibade

Fri 10 Grangemouth, Scotland All who minister to seafarers at the centre

Sat 11 Great Yarmouth, England Revd Peter Paine (Chaplain with Great Yarmouth Industrial Mission)

Sun 12 International Headquarters Miss Tameka Brown, Events Fundraiser

Mon 13 ICMA Member Mersey Mission to Seafarers

Tues 14 Matthias the Apostle Seafarers who are abandoned by their ship owners

Wed 15 Halifax, Canada Revd Maggie Whittingham-Lamont (Senior Chaplain)

Thur 16 Halifax, Canada Mr Alastair Gray (Chair)

Fri 17 Hastings, Vic, Australia Mr Eddie Tearle (Chair)

Sat 18 Hobart, Tas, Australia Revd Bruce Mitchell (Chaplain) and Mr Ben Ward (Ship Visitor)

Sun 19 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Mr Stephen Lyon

Mon 20 Holyhead, Wales Revd Kevin Ellis (Honorary Chaplain)

Tues 21 Worldwide All shipbrokers and their staff

Wed 22 Hong Kong SAR, China Crew of motor launch "Dayspring", used for visiting ships in Hong Kong waters

Thur 23 Hong Kong SAR, China Revd Canon Stephen Miller (Senior Chaplain and Regional Director, East Asia)

Fri 24 Hong Kong SAR, China Mr Justin Davis (Assistant Chaplain) Miss Elizabeth Beynat (Chaplain's Assistant)

Sat 25 Honiara, Solomon Islands Revd Hillary Anisi (Port Chaplain)

Sun 26 Humber Ports Mr Jake Pass (Senior Port Welfare Officer)

Mon 27 Humber Ports All volunteers ministering in ports across the Humber

Tues 28 Humber Ports Revd Julie Donn (Honorary Chaplain) Revd Ivan Howitt (Honorary Chaplain) Revd Canon David Truby (Honorary Chaplain)

Wed 29 ICMA Member Mission to Seafarers

Thur 30 Ascension Day All seafarers from Central and South America

Fri 31 Regional Director, Gulf and South Asia

Revd Andy Bowerman (Senior Chaplain and Regional Director, Gulf and South Asia)

7

JuneSat 1 Worldwide All who work at the International Association of Classification Societies

Sun 2 National Post, England Mrs Geraldine Pearce (Volunteer and Church Engagement Manager)

Mon 3 International Labour Organization

All who work at the International Labour Organization

Tues 4 Izmir, Turkey Revd James Buxton (Vicar of St Johns Izmir and Port Chaplain)

Wed 5 Jebel Ali, UAE All involved in port welfare

Thur 6 Jersey, Channel Islands Mr David Capps (Chairman)

Fri 7 Jersey, Channel Islands All those involved in port welfare

Sat 8 ICMA Member Military Bible Society

Sun 9 Pentecost All seafarers from MtS Southern Africa Region

Mon 10 International Headquarters Mr Joseph O'Neill, Community and Ports Fundraising Manager

Tues 11 St Barnabas, the Apostle Those who work in the fishing industry

Wed 12 Jerusalem and the Middle East

Vacant

Thur 13 Khor Fakkan, UAE All involved in port welfare


Mr William MacLachlan

Sat 15 ICMA Member North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA)

Sun 16 Trinity Sunday All seafarers who work in humanitarian operations

Mon 17 International Maritime Organization

All who work at the International Maritime Organization

Tues 18 Worldwide For the children of seafarers who do not see their parents for months on end

Wed 19 Kobe, Japan Revd Paul Tolhurst (Chaplain and Centre Manager)

Thur 20 Kobe, Japan The Rt Revd Augustine Naoaki Kobayashi

Fri 21 Kobe, Japan Mr Alan Brady (Chairman of Advisory Committee)

Sat 22 Kobe, Japan Rika Kono (Office Manager) and all volunteers

Sun 23 Worldwide IMO Day of the Seafarer

Mon 24 Birth of St John the Baptist All MtS Fundraisers

Tues 25 Kuwait All involved in port welfare

Wed 26 Lae, Papua New Guinea Revd Moses Tarokonjam (Honorary Chaplain)

Thur 27 Lagos, Nigeria Revd Aburoja Francis Abimbola (Chaplain)

Fri 28 Limassol, Cyprus Mr Ken Wiseman (Chaplain), Revd Rod Price (Honorary Chaplain) and Revd Tony Jeynes

Sat 29 St Peter and St Paul, Apostles, Martyrs

All seafarers who suffer from exhaustion and fatigue

Sun 30 ICMA Member Nederlandse Zeemanscentrale

8

JulyMon 1 Lisahally and Londonderry,

Northern Ireland Mr Samuel Gardiner (Ship Visitor and Centre Manager)

Tues 2 Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

All those seafarers or whose partners are expecting a child

Wed 3 Lyttelton, New Zealand Revd John McLister (Chairman)

Thur 4 Lyttelton, New Zealand Mr Rob Armstrong and Mrs Jess Armstrong (Centre Managers)

Fri 5 International Transport Workers' Federation

All who work at the International Transport Workers' Federation

Sat 6 International Headquarters Miss Sharon Manwaring, Executive Secretary to Secretary General and to Regional Director, Europe


Venerable Canon Andrew Tremlett

Mon 8 Worldwide Seafarers Awareness Week 8 - 14 July

Tues 9 Manila, The Philippines Mrs May Servanez Joses (Programme Co-ordinator) Philippines Family Network

Wed 10 Manila, The Philippines Most Revd Rhee Timbang (Obispo Maximo The Philippines Independent Church)

Thur 11 Marsden Point, New Zealand

Susa Katene-Cotton (Honorary Chaplain and all staff and volunteers at Seafarers' Centre

Fri 12 Marseille and Fos, France Mr Bernard Vincent (Les Amis des Marins) and Mr James Driver (Director)

Sat 13 Medway Ports, England All who provide welfare services from the Tilbury Seafarers' Centre

Sun 14 Sea Sunday worldwide All seafarers and their families

Mon 15 ICMA Member Seemannsmission der Nordkirche

Tues 16 Melbourne, Vic, Australia Revd Onofre Punay (Chaplain)

Wed 17 Milford Haven, Wales Revd David Mortimor (Chairman), Mr Simon Thomas (Port Welfare Officer)

Thur 18 Milford Haven, Wales Revd Harri Williams (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 19 Worldwide International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network

Sat 20 Mombasa, Kenya Revd Moses Muli (Port Chaplain) and Mr Leonard Mwangola (Chairman)

Sun 21 Monrovia, Liberia Rev Samuel Siaffa (Chaplain)

Mon 22 St Mary Magdalene All seafarers' rescue organsations

Tues 23 Mossel Bay, South Africa Revd Eugene le Fleur (Chaplain)

Wed 24 Mostyn, Wales Mr Bill Rogerson (Honorary Chaplain)

Thur 25 St James and St John, Apostles

All seafarers from the MtS East Asia Region

Fri 26 International Headquarters Mr Aaron Othmane, Finance Officer

Sat 27 ICMA Member PCT Seamen’s/Fishermen’s Service Center

Sun 28 Mumbai (JNPT), India Revd Nitin Dethe (Chaplain)


Mr Samuel Swire

Tues 30 Worldwide International Friendship Day

Wed 31 Worldwide The Editor, MtS Prayer Diary

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AugustThur 1 Musaffah, UAE All involved in port welfare

Fri 2 Napier, New Zealand All volunteers at the Seafarers' Centre

Sat 3 Nelson, New Zealand All volunteers at the Seafarers' Centre

Sun 4 New Mangalore, India Revd Vinayalal Bangera (Chaplain)

Mon 5 Oceania Rt Revd Richard Ellena (Liaison Bishop)

Tues 6 Oceania Council Members of MtS Oceania

Wed 7 Newcastle, NSW, Australia Revd Canon Garry Dodd (Senior Chaplain) and Revd Peter Middleton (Chaplain)

Thur 8 Newcastle, NSW, Australia Mr Andrew Lund (Ship Visitor)

Fri 9 ICMA Member Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest

Sat 10 Newport, Wales Mr Edward Watts (Chairman)

Sun 11 Newport, Wales All volunteers at the Newport Centre

Mon 12 Worldwide Those who work at United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping

Tues 13 North Tees, England All staff and volunteers working in North Tees

Wed 14 North Tees, England Mr Aidan Webster (Centre Manager) and Mrs Mary Webster (Staff)

Thur 15 Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus

HRH The Princess Royal (President MtS) on her birthday

Fri 16 Regional Director, United States of America

Mr Kenneth Hawkins

Sat 17 International Headquarters Mr Alexander Preston, Communications Manager

Sun 18 Oakland, California USA Mr John Classen, (Executive Director), Revd Nancy Smith (Board Chair)

Mon 19 Oakland, California USA Revd Jamieson Prevoznak, Chaplain

Tues 20 Odessa, Ukraine Families Project

Wed 21 Panama The Revd Ian Hutchinson-Cervantes (Chaplain and Regional Director, Latin America)

Thur 22 Penzance, England Revd Jon Robertshaw (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 23 Port Elizabeth, South Africa Mr Keith Bentley (Ship Visitor)

Sat 24 St Batholomew, the Apostle Nautical Institute

Sun 25 Port Giles, S.A, Australia Mrs June Harrison (Lay Chaplain) and Volunteers

Mon 26 Port Hedland, W.A, Australia

Revd Derek McArtney (Senior Chaplain),Mr Garry South (Port Chaplain)

Tues 27 Port Hedland, W.A, Australia

Mr Chris Towsey (Operations Manager)

Wed 28 Port Kembla, NSW, Australia Mr John Kewa (Lay Chaplain)and Ms Louise Del Rio (PA to Manager)

Thur 29 Port Khalid Sharjah, UAE All those involved in port welfare

Fri 30 Port Khalifa, UAE All involved in port welfare

Sat 31 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Captain Andy Winbow

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SeptemberSun 1 ICMA Member Sailors’ Society

Mon 2 Port Latta, Tas, Australia Ms Marianne Whybrow & Mr Kirby Cunningham (Managers)

Tues 3 Worldwide - (Commemorated in United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand)

Merchant Navy Day (The families of seafarers who lost their lives at sea in World War 2)

Wed 4 Port Lincoln, S.A, Australia Revd Peter Linn (Honorary Chaplain) and Mr Trevor Rowan (Chairman) Trevor Clarke (Ship Visitor)

Thur 5 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Rt Revd Denny Guko & Revd Philip Jiargari (Honorary Chaplains)

Fri 6 Port Ngqura Coega, South Africa

Mr Keith Bentley (Ship Visitor)

Sat 7 Port of Spain, Trinidad Revd Titus Ackbarali

Sun 8 Port Pirie, S.A, Australia Mr Ian Pole (Lay Chaplain) and Volunteers

Mon 9 Port Rashid, Port Saeed, Port Saqr (Ras al Khaimah), UAE

All involved in port welfare

Tues 10 Port Talbot, Wales Mr Alwyn Bamford (Treasurer and Centre Manager)

Wed 11 Port Talbot, Wales Revd Mark Williams (Honorary Chaplain)

Thur 12 Port Walcott, W.A, Australia Revd Richard Goscombe (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 13 Worldwide All those who knit woolly hats for seafarers

Sat 14 Holy Cross Day All seafarers from the MtS Canada Region

Sun 15 ICMA Member Seafarers’ Welfare Board for New Zealand

Mon 16 International Headquarters Miss Dagnija Bierande, Finance Manager

Tues 17 Port Vila, Vanuatu Revd Michael Tavoa (Chaplain)

Wed 18 Portland, Vic, Australia Mr Neville Manson (Manager)

Thur 19 Portsmouth, England Revd Philip Hiscock (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 20 Portsmouth, England Revd Bernard Clarke (Honorary Chaplain)

Sat 21 St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

All seafarers from the MtS Gulf and South Asia Region

Sun 22 Portsmouth, Maine, USA All involved in seafarers' welfare

Mon 23 Ras al Khaima, UAE Revd Nelson Fernandez (Chaplain)

Tues 24 Richards Bay, South Africa Mr Mark Classen (Chaplain)

Wed 25 Richards Bay, South Africa Mr Mac Thompson (Chairman) and Mr Dean Styles (Centre Manager)


Mr David Moorhouse CBE

Fri 27 ICMA Member Seamen’s Church Institute(SCI) of New York & New Jersey

Sat 28 Rotterdam, The Netherlands All those involved in port welfare

Sun 29 Rotterdam, The Netherlands Revd Dennis Woodward (Port Chaplain) Revd Jenni Pridmore (Honorary Chaplain)

Mon 30 Rouen, France Mr Gerard Vionnet (Centre Manager)

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OctoberTues 1 International Headquarters Mrs Eileen Reilly, Director of Finance

Wed 2 Mission to Seafarers, Southern Ontario Canada

Revd Judith Alltree (Executive Director) Captain Jim Pound (Board Chair)

Thur 3 Mission to Seafarers, Southern Ontario Canada

Revd Ronda Ploughman (Chaplain), Pastor Dan Phannenhour (Chaplain) and Ms Janice Brooks (Lead Volunteer)

Fri 4 Mission to Seafarers, Southern Ontario Canada

Deacon Albert Soares (AOS) (Chaplain), Deacon Michael Ho (AOS), Mrs Heather White (Event co-ordinator)

Sat 5 Worldwide Those who work at the International Chamber of Shipping

Sun 6 Saint John, Canada Revd Eric Phinney (Senior Chaplain)

Mon 7 Saint John, Canada Mr Paul Harquail (Chair)

Tues 8 ICMA Member Seamen’s Christian Friend Society

Wed 9 Saldanha Bay, South Africa Revd Jeannie Louw (Honorary Chaplain and Chairman)

Thur 10 Saldanha Bay, South Africa Mr Marshellino Clarke (Administrator) and Mrs Theresa Clarke (Central Resources Committee - Secretary)

Fri 11 Worldwide Institute of Marine, Science and Technology

Sat 12 Sarnia, Canada Ven Dr Gordon Simmons (Senior Chaplain) and Mr Larry Moore (Treasurer)

Sun 13 Scottish Ports, UK Revd Timothy Tunley (Port Chaplain)

Mon 14 Sharjah Hamriya, UAE Revd Nelson Fernandez (Chaplain)

Tues 15 Seaham, England Mr David Talbot (Port Chaplain) and Revd June Talbot

Wed 16 Seattle and Puget Sound, USA

Mr Kenneth Hawkins (Regional Director and Executive Director)

Thur 17 Seattle and Puget Sound, USA Ms Ashley Reinsmith (Assistant Director) and Mr Dan Irwin (Treasurer)

Fri 18 St Luke, the Evangelist All seafarers who have been affected by acts of piracy and those held hostage

Sat 19 ICMA Member Sjömannskirken / Norwegian Church Abroad


Captain Neale Rodrigues

Mon 21 Worldwide For delegates arriving in Taiwan for the ICMA World Conference

Tues 22 Worldwide For speakers at the ICMA World Conference

Wed 23 Worldwide For the organisers at the ICMA World Conference

Thur 24 Worldwide For successful outcomes at the ICMA World Conference

Fri 25 Seattle and Puget Sound, USA Mr Thomas Kuk (Ship Visitor) and Deacon Earl Grout (Ship Visitor)

Sat 26 Seattle and Puget Sound, USA Rt. Revd Greg Rickel (Ship Visitor), Mr Joe Cotton (AoS Representative) Deacon Joey de Leon (AoS Ship Visitor) and Ms Cristine Klimkowski (AoS Representative and Board VP)

Sun 27 International Headquarters Mrs Julie Lewars, Executive Assistant to Director of HR and Administration

Mon 28 St Simon and St Jude, Apostles

All those involved in regulatory ship inspections and certification

Tues 29 Worldwide Association of Loss Adjusters

Wed 30 Singapore Toh Soon Kok (Associate Port Chaplain)

Thur 31 Singapore Mr Rob Walker (Chair of Management Committee)

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NovemberFri 1 All Saints Day Former clergy and laiety of our Chaplaincies, especially those who

have retired or died during the past year

Sat 2 ICMA Member Sjömanskyrkan I Sverige (SiS) (The Seamen’s Church in Sweden)

Sun 3 South Shields, England Mrs Dianne Erskine (Welfare Officer)

Mon 4 South Shields, England Mr Paul Erskine (General Assistant)

Tues 5 South Shields, England Revd Patricia Bealing (Honorary Chaplain) Revd Philip Bullock (Honorary Chaplain)

Wed 6 South Shields, England Mr Jack Brown (Chairman)

Thur 7 South Wales Ports, UK Revd Mark Lawson - Jones (Port Chaplain South Wales)

Fri 8 Southampton, England Mr John Attenborough (Chaplain), Revd Miles Newton (Honorary Chaplain) and Sister Kathryn Summerfield (Ship Visitor and Lead Volunteer)

Sat 9 Southampton, England Ms Viv Llewellyn (Ship Visitor), Mr Jim Plumber (Ship Visitor) and Mr Dave Quincelll (Ship Visitor)

Sun 10 Remembrance Sunday All seafarers who have died in war

Mon 11 ICMA Member Fishermen’s Mission

Tues 12 ICMA Member Stichting Pastoraat Werkers Overzee - The Netherlands

Wed 13 Suape, Brazil Rt Revd Filadelfo Oliveira (chaplain)

Thur 14 Suva, Fiji Vacant - pray for seafarers calling at the port

Fri 15 Swansea, Wales Revd Canon I K Rees (Honorary Chaplain)

Sat 16 Sydney, NSW, Australia Revd Un Hui Tay (Senior Chaplain)

Sun 17 Sydney, NSW, Australia Mr Jack Starmans (Lay Chaplain), Mr Gary King (Accountant) and Mrs Wendy King (Reception/Office)


Mr Robert Ferris OBE

Tues 19 Tauranga, New Zealand Revd Marie Gilpin (Centre Chair and Honorary Port Chaplain) and Revd Matthew Best (Honorary Port Chaplain)

Wed 20 International Headquarters Miss Liz Iwediuno, Data and Appeals Manager

Thur 21 Tees (South), England Revd Edward Matthias Jones (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 22 Tees (South), England Flying Angel Club Volunteers

Sat 23 Tees (South), England Rt Revd Paul Ferguson (Bishop of Whitby)

Sun 24 ICMA Member Suomen Merimieskirkko - Finland

Mon 25 Christ the King All seafarers who are in danger

Tues 26 Thevenard, S.A, Australia Mr Roger Freeman (Ship Visitor), Mr Peter Polkinghome (Ship Visitor)

Wed 27 Thunder Bay, Canada Revd Canon Ed Swayze (Senior Chaplain)

Thur 28 Thunder Bay, Canada Mrs Anne Zuliani (Chair)

Fri 29 Tilbury & London Gateway Ms Miranda Peters (Chaplaincy Assistant)

Sat 30 St Andew, Apostle, Martyr Ships' Agents and Shipbuilders

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DecemberSun 1 Tomakomai, Japan Revd Samuel Akio Yoshino (Honorary Chaplain)

Mon 2 Townsville, Qld, Australia Mr Graham Miller (Manager)

Tues 3 Tuticorin, India Revd Johnson Daniel (Chaplain)

Wed 4 Valletta, Malta Revd Canon Simon Godfrey (Honorary Chaplain Mediterranean MtS)

Thur 5 Vancouver, Canada Venerable Peter Smyth (Senior Chaplain) and Capt. Stephen Brown (Chairman)

Fri 6 ICMA Member Svenska Kyrkan I Utlandet - Sweden

Sat 7 Vlissingen, The Netherlands Revd Pascal Handschin (Port Chaplain) All those involved in port welfare

Sun 8 Wallaroo, S.A, Australia Revd Ali Wurm (Honorary Chaplain)

Mon 9 Walvis Bay, Namibia Mrs Gail Wearne (Centre Manager) and Mr John Guard (Chairman)

Tues 10 Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland

Mr Stuart Cooper (Ship Visitor and Centre Manager)

Wed 11 Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland

Mr John Temmink (Ship Visitor and Centre Manager)

Thur 12 Weipa, Qld, Australia Revd Craig Mischewski (Honorary Chaplain)


Mr Mark Patterson

Sat 14 International Headquarters Miss Tessa Perfect, Special Events Church Support

Sun 15 Wellington, New Zealand Revd Lance Lukin (Regional Director Oceania, Chaplain and Centre Manager)

Mon 16 Wellington, New Zealand Chair and Trustees

Tues 17 Wellington, New Zealand Mr Romeo Apache (Ship Visitation Team Coordinator)

Wed 18 ICMA Member ICMA - Dr Jason Zuidema (General Secretary)

Thur 19 Worldwide All those offering hospitality and care to seafarers this Christmas

Fri 20 West Palm Beach, USA Revd Clayton Waddell (Chaplain)

Sat 21 St Thomas, Apostle, Martyr All port welfare volunteers in ports not otherwise indicated in the diary

Sun 22 Whyalla and Port Bonython, S.A, Australia

Mr Martin Gordon (Honorary Chaplain)

Mon 23 Windsor, Canada Revd. Stan Fraser (Chaplain) Ms Christine Pare (Chair)

Tues 24 Yangon, Myanmar Mr George Ko Ko Gyi (Coordinator), Most Revd Stephen Than, Very Revd Reginald Bennett and the Co-ordinating Body in Yangon.

Wed 25 Christmas Day All seafarers and their families

Thur 26 St Stephen, the first Christian Martyr

All seafarers who are bereaved

Fri 27 St John, the Evangelist All seafarers from Jerusalem, Palestine and Israel

Sat 28 The Holy Innocents All seafarers from European Region

Sun 29 Yokohama, Japan Revd Dr Simon Ro (Port Chaplain)

Mon 30 Zayed Port, UAE All involved in port welfare

Tues 31 Worldwide Pray for the delegates to the 2020 Lambeth Conference - July/August 2020

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The Mission to Seafarers is enti rely funded by voluntary donati ons and off ers emergency assistance, practi cal support and a friendly welcome in 200 ports in 50 countries.

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The Mission to Seafarers

St Michael Paternoster Royal, College Hill

London, United Kingdom, EC4R 2RL

www.missiontoseafarers.org

The Mission to Seafarers is the world’s leading maritime welfare charity providing professional support services and ship-visiting to seafarers of all faiths or none, as part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Identified by our ‘Flying Angel’ logo, we work in over 200 ports around the world, in 50 countries providing assistance to the 1.5 million working men and women who crew the merchant fleet.

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We provide the following quality welfare support services for seafarers:

Seafarers’ centresShip-visitingPost-trauma counsellingTransportAdvocacyAll-round support

Registered charity number: 1123613 (UK) SC041938 (Scotland)

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