The Mission to Seafarers

Prayer Diary 2020“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

A Prayer for Seafarers

O Eternal Lord God, who alone spreads out the heavens and rules the raging of the seas, receive into your protection all those who go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business on the great waters of the world. Preserve them both in body and soul, prosper their labours with good success, in all times of danger, be their defence, and bring them to the haven where they would be.

We ask this in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

A Prayer for the Families of Seafarers

We pray for the families of seafarers, often separated for long periods from their fathers, husbands, mothers and wives. Protect those families and help them stay close together until they are reunited. Bless the children of seafarers at school and at college and help them in their learning.

We pray all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for the Mission to Seafarers

Lord God, be the canoe that holds us in the sea of life. Be the rudder that keeps us on the straight course. Be the outrigger that supports us in times of great testing. May your spirit fill our sails to carry us through the day, and keep our bodies strong so that we may paddle steadfastly on the voyage of life.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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JanuaryWed 1 Naming and Circumcision

of JesusThe church's worldwide ministry with seafarers

Thur 2 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Mr Tom Boardley - Chair of Trustees

Fri 3 Abbot Point, Qld, Australia Pray for development of new centre.

Sat 4 Adelaide, S.A, Australia Pray for new chaplain to be appointed

Sun 5 ICMA Member Apostolatus Maris / Apostleship of the Sea (AM / AOS)

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

Tues 7 Albany, W.A, Australia Revd Alan Taylor (Chaplain) and Mr Norm Stevens (Ship Visitor), Mrs Jane Stevens (Chair)

Wed 8 Ajman, Ajman Dry Dock, Al Hamriya, Al Jazira, UAE

For all involved in port welfare

Thur 9 Antwerp, Belgium Revd Brian Millson (Port Chaplain) and the ecumenical team in the port of Antwerp

Fri 10 Aqaba, Jordan Mr Raeid Tashtoush (Centre Manager)

Sat 11 Auckland, New Zealand Revd Khaw Cheng Cheen (Port Chaplain)

Sun 12 Safe Migration in Middle East and South Asia Region

Pray for a regional consultation in January 2020, that it supports growth of better work conditions

Mon 13 Regional Director - Africa Revd Cedric Rautenbach

Tues 14 Australia Rt Revd John Stead (Liaison Bishop and Chair of Australian Council), Rt Revd Gary Nelson (Assistant Liaison Bishop)

Wed 15 Australia The Administration Officer and Council Members

Thur 16 Avonmouth and Portbury, England

Revd Jeremy Hellier (Honorary Chaplain) Revd Astrid Tiesema-Samson (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 17 ICMA Member Association for Seafarers’ Mission - Yokohama

Sat 18 Bahía Blanca, Argentina Sra Juliana Di Canto Saenz, Sr Oscar Trobiani, Licdo César Pascualetti & Srta Juliana Trobiani di Canto (Ship Visitors)

Sun 19 Bahrain Revd Stephen Thanapaul (Chaplain)

Mon 20 International Headquarters Revd Canon Andrew Wright, Secretary General

Tues 21 Baltimore, USA Revd Mary Davisson (Executive Director and Port Chaplain)

Wed 22 Bangkok and Laem Chabang, Thailand

Revd Dave Hinay (Port Chaplain)

Thur 23 Bangor, Wales Revd John Matthews (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 24 England Royal Merchant Navy Education Foundation

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

Sun 26 Barry, Wales Revd Ben Andrews (Honorary Chaplain)

Mon 27 Batam, Indonesia Revd Ferry Tunelap (Honorary Chaplain)

Tues 28 Belém do Para & Vila do Conde, Brazil

Fr Elías de Sousa Barata & Sr. Dick Payne

Wed 29 Belfast, Northern Ireland Revd Colin Hall-Thompson (Chaplain)

Thur 30 Belfast, Northern Ireland Mrs Ann Hill (Staff), Mrs Christine McAllister (Staff), Mrs Gillian McBride (Staff), Mr Hugh McComb (Staff), Ms Zoe Patterson (Secretary)

Fri 31 ICMA Member Biblia Harbour Mission - South Africa

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FebruarySat 1 London Trustee - Mission to

SeafarersMrs Rosemary Alexander

Sun 2 The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

All seafarers who have been injured or are in hospital

Mon 3 Belfast, Northern Ireland Mr Robert Fitzpatrick-Sykes (Ship Visitor), Mr Geoff Launchbury (Ship Visitor), Mr Vivek Sarawegi (Ship Visitor)

Tues 4 Belfast, Northern Ireland Mrs Doreen Salters (Appeals Secretary), Mr Trevor Hill (Staff), Mrs Esther Graham (Staff)

Wed 5 Worldwide All who work at the Baltic Exchange

Thur 6 Bell Bay, Tas, Australia Mrs Beryl Osborne

Fri 7 Bermuda Revd Canon Norman Linus

Sat 8 Brisbane, Qld, Australia Ms Heather Turner and Ms Jacqueline Nelson-Dale (Managers), Captain Ross Nichils (Chair)

Sun 9 Brisbane, Qld, Australia Revd Ian McGilvray (Honorary Chaplain), Revd Stephen Briggs (Honorary Chaplain)

Mon 10 Brisbane, Qld, Australia Fr Bill Pearson (Chaplain Emeritus)

Tues 11 Buenos Aires, Argentina Revd Ariel Irrazabal (Chaplain) & Ven David George (Ship visitor)

Wed 12 ICMA Member Christian Seaman’s Organisation / Christelike Seemansorganisasie - South Africa

Thur 13 Regional Director - Australia and Papua New Guinea

Revd Canon Garry Dodd

Fri 14 Bunbury, W.A, Australia Very Revd Daryl Cotton (Locum)

Sat 15 Burnie, Tas, Australia Mr Doug Couzins (Chair) and Mr Brian Scott (Ship Visitor)

Sun 16 Worldwide All who are engaged in the education and training of seafarers

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

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

Wed 19 El Callao, Perú Fr Mark Ewbank (Honorary Port Chaplain)

Thur 20 International Headquarters Ms Sharon Manwaring, Executive Assistant to the Secretary General and Regional Director Europe

Fri 21 Cape Town, South Africa Revd Ashley Peterson (Chaplain) and Revd Karl Groepe (Chairman)

Sat 22 Cardiff, Wales All those involved in port welfare

Sun 23 Chatham, England Revd Mick Mc Laughlin (Honorary Chaplain)

Mon 24 ICMA Member Danske Sømands- og Udlandskirker

Tues 25 Chennai, India Revd Clement Rajan (Honorary Chaplain)

Wed 26 Ash Wednesday The spiritual needs of all seafarers

Thur 27 Colombo, Sri Lanka Revd Chandran Crispus (Honorary Chaplain) and Mr Ravi Jayawickreme (Chairman)

Fri 28 Dampier, W.A, Australia Revd Jake De Salis (Chaplain)

Sat 29 Worldwide The Honourable Company of Master Mariners

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MarchSun 1 London Trustee - Mission

to SeafarersRevd Canon Christopher Burke

Mon 2 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Revd Amani Chitemo (Chaplain) and Mr Deogratias John Haule (Chairman)

Tues 3 Darwin, N.T, Australia Ms Julie Toomey (Chaplain)

Wed 4 Devonport, Tas, Australia Rev John Tongue (Honorary Chaplain)

Thur 5 UAE Revd Andy Bowerman (Senior Chaplain and Regional Director, Middle East and South Asia)

Fri 6 UAE Ms Lily Nebria (Office Manager) and Mrs Catherine Leach (Development Manager)

Sat 7 Dubai Dry Dock, UAE All involved in port welfare

Sun 8 Dublin, Ireland Revd William Black, Mr Dermot Desmond, Mr Edward Taylor

Mon 9 ICMA Member Deutsche Seemannsmission e.V.

Tues 10 Dublin, Ireland Ms Noeleen Hogan

Wed 11 Dublin and Glendalough, Ireland

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

Thur 12 Worldwide For better mental health care for seafarers

Fri 13 Dunkerque, France Revd Philip Edell (Centre Manager and Port Chaplain) and all staff and volunteers

Sat 14 Durban, South Africa Mr Peter Cottrell (Central Resources Committee - Governance and Finance) (Chairman) Rev Peter Houston (Central Resource Committee)

Sun 15 Durban, South Africa Revd Thami Tembe (Chaplain), Mr John Appalasamy (Ship Visitor)

Mon 16 Durban, South Africa Mrs Aurora Marais (Secretary) and Mrs Merilyn Thomson (Centre Manager)

Tues 17 Eden, NSW, Australia Revd Michael Palmer (Chaplain), Mr Dale Willis and Mr Chris Bingham (Ship Visitors)

Wed 18 International Headquarters Miss Krishna Machado-Denne, Events Fundraiser

Thur 19 Joseph of Nazareth All seafarers from the USA Region

Fri 20 Edinburgh, Scotland All those serving on the board of MtS Scotland and all the volunteers working in Scottish ports

Sat 21 Edinburgh, Scotland Capt Martin Clark (Chairman, MtS Scotland)

Sun 22 Mothering Sunday The families of seafarers

Mon 23 Worldwide Shipowners worldwide

Tues 24 Esperance, W.A, Australia Revd Frank Roe (Chaplain) and Mr Fred Lochowicz (Manager)

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

Seafarers who are expectant mothers

Thur 26 Worldwide All who work in the Protection and Indemnity Clubs

Fri 27 Regional Director - Canada Pray for Regional Director

Sat 28 ICMA Member Estonian Seamen’s Mission

Sun 29 Falkland Islands, South Atlantic

Mr Maurice Lake & Mrs Debbie Lake (Lay Chaplains)

Mon 30 Everett, Washington, USA Trinity Episcopal Church--Everett, Ms Barbara Blakistone (Asst Director)

Tues 31 Falmouth, England Mrs Penny Phillips (Chairman)

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AprilWed 1 London Trustee - Mission to

SeafarersMr David Cockcroft

Thur 2 Falmouth, England Revd Stephen Tudgey (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 3 Fawley Southampton Oil Terminal, England

Ship Visiting Team

Sat 4 Felixstowe, England Fr Herbert Fadriquela (Chaplain) Revd Andrew Dotchin (Honorary Chaplain)

Sun 5 Fort Vancouver, USA Mr Kent Williams (Executive Director) and Ms Mary Mareno (Board Chair)

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

Tues 7 Caribbean All seafarers from the Caribbean

Wed 8 ICMA Member Indenlansk Sømandsmission

Thur 9 Maundy Thursday Seafarers who suffer from poverty and financial distress

Fri 10 Good Friday The leaders of churches in countries where Seafarers live

Sat 11 International Headquarters Ms Julie Lewars, Executive Assistant to the Director of Human Resources & Administration

Sun 12 Easter Sunday The witness of all Christian Seafarers

Mon 13 Fowey, England Mrs Evette Hall (Centre Manager)

Tues 14 Fowey, England Revd Philip De Grey-Warter (Honorary Chaplain)

Wed 15 Fremantle, W.A, Australia Revd Dennis Claughton (Honorary Chaplain), Mr Michael Kitafuna (Ship Visitor)

Thur 16 Galle, Sri Lanka All those involved in port welfare & supporting the vast fishing community

Fri 17 Geelong, Vic, Australia Revd Noah Park (Chaplain)

Sat 18 Geelong, Vic, Australia Revd George Charles (Assistant Chaplain)

Sun 19 George, South Africa Rt Revd Brian Marajh (Liaison Bishop)

Mon 20 Geraldton, W.A, Australia Revd Wayne Sutton (Honorary Chaplain), Mrs Gladys Sutton (Manager)

Tues 21 Worldwide For better physical healthcare for seafarers

Wed 22 Ghent, Belgium Revd Stephen Murray (Honorary Chaplain)

Thur 23 Gibraltar Rt Revd Dr Robert Innes (Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe)

Fri 24 Gibraltar All those involved in port welfare

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

Sun 26 ICMA Member Indonesian Ministry to Seafarers / Wisma Pelaut Internasional

Mon 27 Gisborne, New Zealand Vacant

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

Wed 29 Worldwide All retired seafarers

Thur 30 Gladstone, QLD, Australia Ms Jessica Mulhall (Manager)

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MayFri 1 St Philip and St James,

ApostlesThose who minister as Cruise Ship Chaplains

Sat 2 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Ms Claire Sneddon

Sun 3 South Asia As new port opportunities in Pakistan and across India are mapped out

Mon 4 Grangemouth, Scotland All who minister to seafarers at the centre

Tues 5 ICMA Member Korea International Maritime Mission

Wed 6 Regional Director - East Asia Revd Canon Stephen Miller

Thur 7 Great Yarmouth, England Revd Peter Paine (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 8 Halifax, Canada Revd Maggie Whittingham-Lamont (Senior Chaplain)

Sat 9 Halifax, Canada Mr Alastair Gray (Chair)

Sun 10 Hastings, Vic, Australia Mr Eddie Tearle (Chair)

Mon 11 Worldwide All those who work in the Marine Insurance Industry

Tues 12 Hobart, Tas, Australia Revd Bruce Mitchell (Chaplain) and Mr Ben Ward (Ship Visitor)

Wed 13 Holyhead, Wales Revd Kevin Ellis (Honorary Chaplain)

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

Fri 15 Hong Kong SAR, China Crew of motor launch "Dayspring", used for visiting ships in Hong Kong waters

Sat 16 Hong Kong SAR, China Revd Canon Stephen Miller (Senior Chaplain and Regional Director, East Asia)

Sun 17 Hong Kong SAR, China Revd Canon Andrew Dangerfield (Port Chaplain) Revd Kim Kee Lee (Port Chaplain) Mr Anthony Nightingale, Chair HK Mission

Mon 18 ICMA Member LIFE International Seafarers Christian Missions

Tues 19 Honiara & Noro, Solomon Islands

Revd Hillary Anisi (Port Chaplain)

Wed 20 International Headquarters Mrs Tomilayo Toluhi, Director of Human Resources & Administration

Thur 21 Ascension Day All seafarers from the Central and South America

Fri 22 Humber Ports, England Mr Jake Pass (Port Chaplain)

Sat 23 Humber Ports, England All volunteers ministering in ports across the Humber

Sun 24 Humber Ports, England Revd Julie Donn (Honorary Chaplain), Revd Ivan Howitt (Honorary Chaplain), Revd Canon David Truby (Honorary Chaplain) and Revd Michael Rose (Honorary Chaplain)

Mon 25 Worldwide All shipbrokers and their staff

Tues 26 Izmir, Turkey Revd James Buxton (Vicar of St Johns Izmir and Port Chaplain)

Wed 27 Jebel Ali, UAE All involved in port welfare & the thriving seafarers centre

Thur 28 Jersey, Channel Islands Mr David Capps (Chairman)

Fri 29 Jersey, Channel Islands All those involved in port welfare

Sat 30 ICMA Member Mersey Mission to Seafarers

Sun 31 Pentecost All seafarers from MtS Southern Africa Region

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JuneMon 1 Jerusalem and the Middle

EastVacant

Tues 2 Worldwide All volunteers in centres around the world, not specifically listed

Wed 3 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Mr Peter Cottrell

Thur 4 Abandonments More than 70% of global abandonments take place in the Middle East and South Asia region, please pray for swift and just resolutions

Fri 5 Khor Fakkan, UAE All involved in port welfare & renewed contacts with the off-shore community.

Sat 6 Worldwide All who work at the International Association of Classification Societies

Sun 7 Trinity Sunday All seafarers who work in humanitarian operations

Mon 8 Kobe, Japan Revd Paul Tolhurst (Chaplain and Centre Manager)

Tues 9 Kobe, Japan The Rt Revd Augustine Naoaki Kobayashi

Wed 10 Kobe, Japan Mr Christopher Eve (Chairman of Advisory Committee)

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

Fri 12 Kobe, Japan Rika Kono (Office Manager) and all volunteers

Sat 13 Lae, Papua New Guinea Revd Moses Tarokonjam (Honorary Chaplain)

Sun 14 Media Pray for good communication and sensitivity by all when dealing with many media requests

Mon 15 Limassol, Cyprus Mr Ken Wiseman (Chaplain) and all volunteers ministering in ports across Cyprus

Tues 16 Regional Director - Europe Revd Ijeoma Ajibade

Wed 17 Lisahally and Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Mr Samuel Gardiner (Ship Visitor and Centre Manager)

Thur 18 Worldwide Pray for the delegates to the 2020 Lambeth Conference - July/August 2020

Fri 19 International Headquarters Mrs Cathy Kingsbury, Office Administrator

Sat 20 Lyttelton, New Zealand Revd John McLister (Chairman)

Sun 21 Lyttelton, New Zealand Mr Rob Armstrong and Mrs Jess Armstrong (Centre Managers)

Mon 22 ICMA Member Naval and Military Bible Society

Tues 23 Manila, The Philippines Ms Lala Tolentino (Country Manager), Mrs May Servanez Joses (Programme Co-ordinator), Philippines Family Network, Neil and Arnel (Programme Workers)

Wed 24 Birth of St John the Baptist All MtS Fundraisers

Thur 25 Worldwide IMO Day of the Seafarer

Fri 26 Manila, The Philippines Most Revd Rhee Timbang (Obispo Maximo The Philippines Independent Church)

Sat 27 Marsden Point, New Zealand Vacant

Sun 28 Marseille and Fos, France Mr Bernard Vincent (Les Amis des Marins) and Mr James Driver (Director)

Mon 29 St Peter and St Paul, Apostles, Martyrs

All seafarers who suffer from exhaustion and fatigue

Tues 30 Melbourne, Vic, Australia Revd Onofre Punay (Chaplain)

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JulyWed 1 London Trustee - Mission to

SeafarersMr William MacLachlan

Thur 2 Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

All those seafarers or whose partners are expecting a child

Fri 3 Potential new developments in Middle East

Opportunities for developing Mission presence in Port Said (Egypt), Basra (Iraq), Haifa (Israel) and across Middle East

Sat 4 ICMA Member North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA)

Sun 5 Milford Haven, Wales Revd David Mortimor (Chairman) and all involved in port ministry in Milford Haven

Mon 6 Worldwide Commencement of Seafarers Awareness Week

Tues 7 International Maritime Organization

All who work at the International Maritime Organization

Wed 8 Mombasa, Kenya Revd Moses Muli (Port Chaplain) and Mr Leonard Mwangola (Chairman)

Thur 9 Monrovia, Liberia Rev Samuel Siaffa (Chaplain)

Fri 10 Mossel Bay, South Africa Revd Eugene le Fleur (Chaplain)

Sat 11 United Kingdom The Watch Ashore

Sun 12 Sea Sunday worldwide All seafarers and their families

Mon 13 Mostyn, Wales Mr Bill Rogerson (Honorary Chaplain)

Tues 14 Worldwide Completion of Seafarers Awareness Week 8 - 14 July

Wed 15 Mumbai (JNPT), India Revd Nitin Dethe (Chaplain)

Thur 16 ICMA Member Nederlandse Zeemanscentrale

Fri 17 Mission to Seafarers, Southern Ontario, Port of Toronto, Canada

Revd Judith Alltree (Executive Director), Deacon Michael Ho, Captain Jim Pound (Board Chair)

Sat 18 Mission to Seafarers, Southern Ontario, Port of Hamilton, Canada

Pastor Dan Phannenhour (Chaplain)

Sun 19 Mission to Seafarers, Southern Ontario, Port of Oshawa, Canada

Capt. David Nickerson, Ms Gillian Wyllie, Ms Linda Strickland, Ms Jacky Bramma, Deacon Alban Soares

Mon 20 International Headquarters Mr Ben Bailey, Director of Advocacy & Regional Engagement

Tues 21 Worldwide All who work at the Baltic and Internatonal Maritime Council (BIMCO)

Wed 22 St Mary Magdalene All seafarers' rescue organsations

Thur 23 Worldwide Pray for the commencement of Lambeth Conference of Anglican Communion

Fri 24 Musaffah, UAE All involved in port welfare

Sat 25 St James and St John, Apostles All seafarers from the MtS East Asia Region

Sun 26 Regional Director - Middle East and South Asia

Revd Andy Bowerman

Mon 27 Napier, New Zealand Mr Ben Revell (Ship visitor)

Tues 28 ICMA Member Seemannsmission der Nordkirche

Wed 29 Nelson, New Zealand Pete Akuhata (Port Chaplain)

Thur 30 Worldwide International Friendship Day

Fri 31 Worldwide The Editor, MtS Prayer Diary

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AugustSat 1 London Trustee - Mission to

SeafarersVenerable Canon Andrew Tremlett

Sun 2 Canterbury Cathedral, England

Final Eucharist of Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion

Mon 3 Newcastle, NSW, Australia Revd Canon Garry Dodd (Senior Chaplain) and Christine Smith (Office Admin)

Tues 4 Newcastle, NSW, Australia Mr Andrew Lund (Ship Visitor)

Wed 5 Newport, Wales Mr Edward Watts (Chairman)

Thur 6 Newport, Wales All volunteers at the Newport Centre

Fri 7 North Tees, England All staff and volunteers working in North Tees

Sat 8 North Tees, England Mr Aidan Webster (Centre Manager), Mrs Mary Webster (Staff) and Mrs Allison Liddle (Staff)

Sun 9 ICMA Member PCT Seamen’s/Fishermen’s Service Center

Mon 10 Worldwide International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network

Tues 11 Oakland, California USA Mr John Classen, (Executive Director)

Wed 12 Oakland, California USA Captain Margaret Reasoner (Board Member)

Thur 13 Oceania Rt Revd Richard Ellena (Liaison Bishop)

Fri 14 Oceania Council Members of MtS Oceania

Sat 15 Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus

HRH The Princess Royal (President MtS) on her birthday

Sun 16 Odessa, Ukraine Families Project and all those involved in port welfare

Mon 17 Panama The Revd Ian Hutchinson-Cervantes (Chaplain and Regional Director, Latin America), Mr Guy Cross & Mrs Raffaella Gavazz (volunteer Ship Visitors)

Tues 18 Papeete, Tahiti Mr Edmond Paparai (Honorary Chaplain)

Wed 19 Penzance, England Revd Jon Robertshaw (Honorary Chaplain)

Thur 20 International Headquarters Ms Dagnija Bierande, Finance Manager

Fri 21 ICMA Member Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest

Sat 22 International Transport Workers' Federation

All who work at the International Transport Workers' Federation

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

Mon 24 St Batholomew, the Apostle All who raise funds for Mission to Seafarers

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

Wed 26 Port Hedland, W.A, Australia Mr Garry South (Port Chaplain)

Thur 27 Port Hedland, W.A, Australia Mr Chris Towsey (Operations Manager)

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

Sat 29 Port Khalid Sharjah, UAE For on-going access to the anchorage and favour from the immigration department

Sun 30 Port Khalifa, UAE Wilia Nebria and the support of the ITF (International Transport Federation)

Mon 31 Port Latta, Tas, Australia Ms Marianne Whybrow & Mr Kirby Cunningham (Managers)

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SeptemberTues 1 ICMA Member Sailors’ Society

Wed 2 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Mr Samuel Swire

Thur 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)

Fri 4 Regional Director - Latin America and the Caribbean

Revd Ian Hutchinson-Cervantes

Sat 5 Port Lincoln, S.A, Australia Revd Martin Bleby (Honorary Chaplain) and Mr Trevor Rowan (Chairman) Trevor Clarke (Ship Visitor)

Sun 6 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

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

Mon 7 Port Ngqura Coega, South Africa

Mr Keith Bentley (Ship Visitor)

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

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

All involved in port welfare

Thur 10 Port Talbot, Wales Mr Alwyn Bamford (Centre Manager)

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

Sat 12 Port Walcott, W.A, Australia Pray for the opening of new Centre

Sun 13 ICMA Member Seafarers’ Welfare Board for New Zealand

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

Tues 15 Worldwide Those who work at United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping

Wed 16 Port Vila, Vanuatu Port Chaplain

Thur 17 Portland, Vic, Australia Mr Neville Manson (Manager)

Fri 18 Portsmouth, England Revd Philip Hiscock (Honorary Chaplain)

Sat 19 Portsmouth, England Revd Bernard Clarke (Honorary Chaplain)

Sun 20 International Headquarters Mrs Eileen Reilly, Director of Finance

Mon 21 St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

All seafarers from the MtS Gulf and South Asia Region

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

Wed 23 Puerto Limón/Moin, Costa Rica

Fr George Watts Williams (Honorary Chaplain) developing new Mission to Seafarers presence in port

Thur 24 Ras al Khaima, UAE Revd Nelson Fernandez (Chaplain) especially working with migrant fishing communities from India

Fri 25 ICMA Member Seamen’s Church Institute(SCI) of New York & New Jersey

Sat 26 Richards Bay, South Africa Mr Mark Classen (Chaplain)

Sun 27 Worldwide Those who work at the International Chamber of Shipping

Mon 28 Richards Bay, South Africa Mr AlexanderThompson (Centre Manager) and Mr Deon Papenfus (Chairman)

Tues 29 Rotterdam, The Netherlands All those involved in port welfare

Wed 30 Rotterdam, The Netherlands Revd Dennis Woodward (Port Chaplain) Revd Jenni Pridmore (Honorary Chaplain)

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OctoberThur 1 London Trustee - Mission to

SeafarersCaptain Andy Winbow

Fri 2 Rouen, France Mr Gerard Vionnet (Centre Manager) and all involved in port ministry

Sat 3 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Revd Eric Phinney (Senior Chaplain)

Sun 4 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Mr Paul Harquail (Chair),

Mon 5 Saldanha Bay, South Africa Mr Marshellino Clarke (Pastoral ship visitor) and Mrs Theresa Clarke (Central Resources Committee - Secretary)

Tues 6 Sarnia/Lake St. Claire Region, Ontario, Canada

Ven Dr Gordon Simmons (Senior Chaplain) and Mr Larry Moore (Treasurer)

Wed 7 ICMA Member Seamen’s Christian Friend Society

Thur 8 Scottish Ports, UK Revd Timothy Tunley (Port Chaplain)

Fri 9 Sharjah Hamriya, UAE Revd Nelson Fernandez (Chaplain) & Willy Nebria (Welfare Officer)

Sat 10 Seaham, England Mr David Talbot (Port Chaplain) and Revd June Talbot

Sun 11 Seattle and Puget Sound, USA Mr Kenneth Hawkins (Regional President and Executive Director)

Mon 12 Seattle and Puget Sound, USA Ms Barbara Blakistone (Assistant Director) and Mr Dan Irwin (Treasurer)

Tues 13 Seattle and Puget Sound, USA Mr Thomas Kuk (Ship Visitor) and Deacon Earl Grout (Ship Visitor)

Wed 14 Seattle and Puget Sound, USA Rt. Revd Greg Rickel (Ship Visitor), Mr Joe Cotton (AoS Representative) Deacon Joey de Leon (AoS Ship Visitor) and Dave Stockert (Board President), Adam Conley (Board Member)

Thur 15 Seattle and Puget Sound, USA Jack Ipsen (AoS Ship Visitor), Ann Marie Jawili (AoS Ship Visitor)

Fri 16 Singapore Toh Soon Kok (Associate Port Chaplain) Tommy Tay and Murphy Sim (Ship Visitors)

Sat 17 Regional Director - Oceania Revd Lance Lukin

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

Mon 19 ICMA Member Sjömannskirken / Norwegian Church Abroad

Tues 20 International Headquarters Mr Thomas O’Hare, Project Manager

Wed 21 Worldwide Association of Loss Adjusters

Thur 22 Singapore Mr Rob Walker (Chair of Management Committee)

Fri 23 South Shields, England Mrs Dianne Erskine (Welfare Officer)

Sat 24 South Shields, England Mr Paul Erskine (General Assistant)

Sun 25 South Shields, England Revd Patricia Bealing (Honorary Chaplain) Revd Philip Bullock (Honorary Chaplain)

Mon 26 South Shields, England Mr Jack Brown (Chairman)

Tues 27 South Wales Ports, UK Revd Mark Lawson - Jones (Port Chaplain South Wales)

Wed 28 St Simon and St Jude, Apostles All those involved in regulatory ship inspections and certification

Thur 29 Southampton, England Mr John Attenborough (Chaplain) and Sister Kathryn Summerfield (Ship Visitor and Lead Volunteer)

Fri 30 Southampton, England Ms Viv Llewellyn (Ship Visitor), Mr Jim Plumber (Ship Visitor), Mr Dave Quincelll (Ship Visitor) and Mr Callum Muir (Intern)

Sat 31 ICMA Member Sjömanskyrkan I Sverige (SiS) (The Seamen’s Church in Sweden)

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

have retired or died during the past year

Mon 2 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Mr David Moorhouse CBE

Tues 3 Suape, Brazil Rt Revd Filadelfo Oliveira (chaplain)

Wed 4 Suva, Fiji Vacant - pray for seafarers calling at the port

Thur 5 Swansea, Wales Revd Canon I K Rees (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 6 Worldwide Ship Charterers worldwide

Sat 7 Sydney, NSW, Australia Revd Un Hui Tay (Senior Chaplain)

Sun 8 Remembrance Sunday All seafarers who have died in war

Mon 9 Sydney, NSW, Australia Mr Jack Starmans (Lay Chaplain), Mr Gary King (Accountant) and Mrs Wendy King (Reception/Office)

Tues 10 Tauranga, New Zealand Mrs Shirley Burgess - Ship Visitor

Wed 11 ICMA Member Fishermen’s Mission

Thur 12 Tees (South), England Revd Edward Matthias Jones (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 13 Tees (South), England Flying Angel Club Volunteers

Sat 14 Tees (South), England Rt Revd Paul Ferguson (Bishop of Whitby), Captain Jerry Drewitt (Chair) and Mrs Alexe Finlay (Vice-chair)

Sun 15 Thevenard, S.A, Australia Mr Roger Freeman (Ship Visitor), Mr Peter Polkinghome (Ship Visitor)

Mon 16 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Revd Canon Ed Swayze (Senior Chaplain)

Tues 17 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Mrs. Janet Pike (Chair)

Wed 18 Tilbury & London Gateway and Medway Ports

All those involved in port welfare in Tilbury, London Gateway and Medway Ports

Thur 19 International Labour Organization

All who work at the International Labour Organization

Fri 20 International Headquarters Mr Maurizio Borgatti, Head of Corporate Partnerships

Sat 21 Tomakomai, Japan Revd Samuel Akio Yoshino (Honorary Chaplain)

Sun 22 Townsville, Qld, Australia Mr Graham Miller (Manager)

Mon 23 Trinidad; Trinidad and Tobago

MtS Mariners Club, Port of Spain; Fr. Titus Ackberali (chaplain),

Tues 24 ICMA Member Stichting Pastoraat Werkers Overzee - The Netherlands

Wed 25 Christ the King All seafarers who are in danger

Thur 26 Tuticorin, India Rev Isaac Franklin and the families projects that are being established

Fri 27 Regional Director - United States of America

Mr Kenneth Hawkins

Sat 28 Partnerships in Middle East and South Asia Region

For wisdom aspartnerships to increase the scope of the work across the region are explored

Sun 29 Valletta, Malta Revd Canon Simon Godfrey (Honorary Chaplain Mediterranean MtS)

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

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DecemberTues 1 London Trustee - Mission to

SeafarersCaptain Neale Rodrigues

Wed 2 Valparaíso, Chile Awaiting appointment of a chaplain in partnership with ICS

Thur 3 Worldwide All those who knit woolly hats for seafarers

Fri 4 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Revd Peter Smyth (Senior Chaplain) and Mr Robert Lewis-Manning (Chair)

Sat 5 Vlissingen, The Netherlands Revd Pascal Handschin (Port Chaplain) Archdeacon Paul Vrolijk and All those involved in port welfare

Sun 6 ICMA Member ICMA - Dr Jason Zuidema (General Secretary)

Mon 7 Wallaroo, S.A, Australia Pray for new chaplain to be appointed

Tues 8 Walvis Bay, Namibia Mrs Gail Wearne (Centre Manager) and Mr John Guard (Chairman)

Wed 9 Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland

Mr Stuart Cooper (Ship Visitor and Centre Manager)

Thur 10 Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland

Mr John Temmink (Ship Visitor and Centre Manager)

Fri 11 Weipa, Qld, Australia Revd Craig Mischewski (Honorary Chaplain)

Sat 12 Worldwide For the children of seafarers who do not see their parents for months on end

Sun 13 Wellington, New Zealand Revd Lance Lukin (Regional Director Oceania, Chaplain and Centre Manager)

Mon 14 Wellington, New Zealand Chair and Trustees

Tues 15 Wellington, New Zealand Mr Romeo Apache (Ship Visitation Team Coordinator)

Wed 16 West Palm Beach, USA Revd Clayton Waddell (Chaplain)

Thur 17 Whyalla and Port Bonython, S.A, Australia

Mr Martin Gordon (Honorary Chaplain)

Fri 18 ICMA Member Svenska Kyrkan I Utlandet - Sweden

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

Sun 20 International Headquarters Mrs Jan Webber, Director of Development

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

Tues 22 Windsor, Ontario, Canada Revd Stan Fraser (Chaplain)

Wed 23 Yangon, Myanmar Mr George Ko Ko Gyi (Coordinator), Most Revd Stephen Than, Very Revd Reginald Bennett and the Co-ordinating Body in Yangon.

Thur 24 Yokohama, Japan Revd Dr Simon Ro (Port Chaplain)

Fri 25 Christmas Day All seafarers and their families

Sat 26 St Stephen, the first Christian Martyr

All seafarers who are bereaved

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

Mon 28 The Holy Innocents All seafarers from European Region

Tues 29 Zayed Port, UAE For volunteers seeking to take up new opportunities in Abu Dhabi

Wed 30 ICMA Member Suomen Merimieskirkko - Finland

Thur 31 London Trustee - Mission to Seafarers

Mr Robert Ferris OBE

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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.

www.missiontoseafarers.org

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.

We provide the following quality welfare support services for seafarers:

Seafarers’ centres

Ship-visiting

Post-trauma counselling

Transport

Advocacy

All-round support

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