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Prayer Diary

2014

Photo: John Attenborough, Thames/Tilbury UK, 24 May

“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

The Mission to Seafarers is the world’s leading maritime welfare charity providing professional support services and ship-visiting to seafarers, mariners and sailors of all faiths or none, as part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Identified by our ‘Flying Angel’ logo, we work in over 260 ports around the world, providing assistance to the 1.3 million working men and women who crew the merchant shipping fleet.

Founded in the United Kingdom in 1856, and entirely funded by voluntary donations and legacies, the Mission offers a comprehensive ministry of care for all those facing peril at sea. Mission teams regularly meet with seafarers suffering from post-traumatic stress, illness, isolation, loneliness and fatigue, as emergencies at sea put lives in danger and port stopover times are continually eroded.

We work with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and raise awareness of seafaring issues within the Anglican

Communion. We also engage with the British Government and the European Union on all matters related to welfare concerns

in the shipping industry. We are a watchful, discreet and critical friend of all concerned, to ensure the best outcomes for seafarers

in need.

The Mission provides seafarers’ centres in 121 ports and offers a warm Christian welcome in safe surroundings. A Mission centre typically provides counselling, affordable communications, advice on employment issues, a place for prayer and reflection, donated

warm clothing, hospitality and spiritual support. In over 200 ports, local honorary chaplains and volunteers provide invaluable ship-visiting, transport and support services. Our ship visitors take phonecards and internet-linked laptops on board, so seafarers unable to come ashore can contact their families.

All around the world, the Mission provides help and hope to seafarers, in places of greatest need. To help support the Mission please go to www.justgiving.com/themissiontoseafarers.

The sea, our parish....

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IntroductionWelcome to the 2014 Mission to Seafarers’ Prayer Diary

I am delighted to introduce this year’s edition of our global prayer diary which is sent out to over 71 countries and 260 ports, to focus our day on our shared community in Christ to help and support seafarers.

I want to start by sending my very best wishes and thanks to the Revd Andrew Huckett, formerly our chaplain in Southampton and long standing editor of this diary, who has retired this year after serving the Mission for 44 years. Our prayers and thoughts are with him and his family as he embarks on a new life in ‘retirement’.

Prayer has featured heavily in my thoughts during the last few months of 2013, particularly inspired by my discussions with Archbishop Justin Welby here in the UK. We had the great honour to meet with him, during our Mission Liaison Bishops’ Conference, at Lambeth Palace to discuss seafarers’ welfare and our on-going Mission work priorities.

The Archbishop has also made some very important statements about the challenges facing the Anglican Communion. The most striking perhaps is his continued insistence that the priority of the Church, beyond anything else, must be to commit itself to fostering and supporting the life of prayer.

With that in mind, I would recommend the use of this, our daily prayer diary. Please pray for our Mission teams and sister charities all around the world and for seafarers and their families. I would also ask that you continue to pray for our generous, loyal supporters and voluntary fundraisers, without whom we could not raise the necessary finance to function.

Andrew WrightSecretary General, The Mission to Seafarers

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AoSApostleship of the Sea

SaSoc Sailors’ Society

DESDeutsche Seemannsmission

ICMAInternational Christian Maritime Association

ISSInternational Sailors’ Society

DMSDanish Seamen’s Mission

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The Book of Common PrayerPrayers to be used in storms at sea:O most powerful and glorious Lord God, at whose command the winds blow, and lift up the waves of the sea, and who stillest the rage thereof: We thy creatures, but miserable sinners, do in this our great distress cry unto thee for help: Save, Lord, or else we perish. We confess, when we have been safe, and seen all things quiet about us, we have forgot thee our God, and refused to hearken to the still voice of thy word, and to obey thy commandments: But now we see how terrible thou art in all thy works of wonder; the great God to be feared above all: And therefore we adore thy Divine Majesty, acknowledging thy power, and imploring thy goodness. Help, Lord, and save us for thy mercy’s sake in Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord. Amen.

Thanksgiving after a storm:Jubilate Deo. From Psalm 66.O be joyful in God, all ye lands: sing praises unto the honour of his Name, make his praise to be glorious.Say unto God, O how wonderful art thou in thy works: through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies be found liars unto thee.For all the world shall worship thee: sing of thee, and praise thy Name.O come hither, and behold the works of God: how wonderful he is in his doing toward the children of men.He turned the sea into dry land: so that they went through the water on foot; there did we rejoice thereof.He ruleth with his power for ever; his eyes behold the people: and such as will not believe shall not be able to exalt themselves.O praise our God, ye people: and make the voice of his praise to be heard;Who holdeth our soul in life: and suffereth not our feet to slip.For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou also hast tried us, like as silver is tried.

“If we want to see things changed, it starts with prayer. It starts with a new spirit of prayer, using all the traditions, ancient and modern, of prayer. When it comes, it will be linked to what has gone before, but it will look different, because it is a new renewal for new times.” The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby

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Wed 1 Naming and Circumcision of Jesus For the Church’s worldwide ministry to seafarersThurs 2 Brighton UK – Colin Still (honorary cruise chaplain)Fri 3 The Board of the MtS – Robert Woods (chairman) and John Hughes (vice chairman)Sat 4 IHQ – Andrew Wright (secretary general) and Tessa Perfect (executive assistant)Sun 5 IHQ – Ken Peters (director of justice and welfare) and Tessa Perfect (executive assistant)Mon 6 Epiphany IHQ – Huw Mosford (director of chaplaincy), Erin-Marie Fitzpatrick (executive assistant) and Nicole Collins (temporary assistant)Tues 7 Argentina – Rosario: Alberto Hansen (honorary chaplain)Wed 8 Ascension Island: Don Wittich (honorary chaplain)Thurs 9 Australia – Liaison Bishops: Bishop Chris Jones of Tasmania and Bishop John Steed of WillochraFri 10 Australia – Mts Council: Colin Brown (national ministry co-ordinator), Graham Miller (secretary)

and Bob Bristow (treasurer) Sat 11 Australia – Adelaide: John Cunningham (honorary chaplain)Sun 12 Australia – Albany: Alan Taylor (chaplain)Mon 13 Australia – Bell Bay: Garry Jones (centre manager)Tues 14 Australia – Brisbane: Bill Pearson (chaplain) and Adrian Willes (centre manager)

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Wed 15 Australia – Bunbury: Graeme Weaver (chaplain)Thurs 16 Australia – Burnie: Kirby Cunningham (chaplain)Fri 17 Australia – Cape Lambert: Richard Goscombe (honorary chaplain)Sat 18 Australia – Dampier: Ian McGilvray (chaplain)Sun 19 Australia – Darwin: Jeremy Greaves (honorary chaplain)Mon 20 Australia – Devonport: Dick Burgess (co-ordinator)Tues 21 Australia – Eden: John Kewa (acting chaplain)Wed 22 Australia – Esperance: Fred Lochowicz (manager)Thurs 23 Australia – Fremantle: Dennis Claughton (chaplain) with SaSocFri 24 Australia – Geelong: Noah Park (chaplain)Sat 25 Conversion of Paul Australia – Geraldton: Bill Ross (chaplain)Sun 26 Australia – Gladstone: Royce Thornton (manager)Mon 27 Australia – Hastings: Eddie Tearle (chairman), Alex Packett and Jennifer Furphy (honorary chaplains)Tues 28 Australia – Hobart: Bruce Mitchell (chaplain)Wed 29 Kindred society – The Mersey Mission to Seafarers: John Wilson (chief executive)Thurs 30 ICMA – Bruno Ciceri (chairman) and council membersFri 31 ICMA member – Apostleship of the Sea, also known as Stella Maris

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Photo: Andrew Wright, secretary general, 4 January

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Sat 1 Council – Governance and Nominations Committee: Robert Woods (chairman)

Sun 2 Presentation of Christ in the Temple IHQ – Martin Sandford (executive director)

Mon 3 IHQ – Tomilayo Toluhi (governance and hr manager)

Tues 4 IHQ – Sarah Wehner (office manager), Stephanie Brookes and Juliet Nwekenta (office administrators)

Wed 5 Australia – Melbourne: Jed Crispen (chaplain) and David Scott

Thurs 6 Australia – Newcastle: Gary Dodd (chaplain), Stefan Sapun (Ukraine RC) and Alexander Filtchakov (Russian

Orthodox) with AoS

Fri 7 Australia – Port Giles: Geoff Harrison (chaplain)

Sat 8 Australia – Port Hedland: Alan Mower (chaplain)

Sun 9 Australia – Port Kembla: John Kewa (chaplain)

Mon 10 Australia – Port Lincoln: Peter Linn (honorary chaplain)

Tues 11 Australia – Port Pirie: Ian Pole (honorary chaplain)

Wed 12 Australia – Portland: Neville Manson (manager/warden)

Thurs 13 Australia – Sydney: Ian Porter, Tae Kim, George Gayagay, Un Hui Tay (chaplains), Jong Nam Jo,

Gabriella Burcher (P/T) and Jack Starmans (CA)

Fri 14 Australia – Thevenard: Brian Jeffries (chaplain), Daine and Pam Burden (managers)

February

Photo: Antonio Luis, Suape Brazil, 26 February

Photo: Andrew Jacobson, Gibraltar, 20 June

Sat 15 Australia – Townsville: Graham Miller (chaplain)

Sun 16 Australia – Wallaroo: Brother Martyn Robinson (chaplain) with SaSoc

Mon 17 Australia – Weipa: Michelle Cook (honorary chaplain)

Tues 18 Australia – Whyalla: Ali Wurm (chaplain) and Wayne Walden (manager)

Wed 19 Bahrain – Stephen Thanapaul (chaplain) and Alan Hayday (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 20 Belgium – Antwerp: Brian Millson (chaplain), Andrew Wagstaff (honorary chaplain) and the ecumenical team

(AoS, DES and SaSoc)

Fri 21 Belgium – Ghent: Stephen Murray (honorary chaplain)

Sat 22 Bermuda – Paul Dean and Norman Lynass (honorary chaplains)

Sun 23 Kindred society – The Bermuda Sailors’ Home Inc.: David J Addington (chaplain)

Mon 24 Brazil – Belem: Marcos Nascimento (chaplain)

Tues 25 Brazil – Santos: vacant

Wed 26 Brazil – Suape: Antonio Luis (chaplain)

Thurs 27 Brazil – Vitorio: Ariel Inazabal (honorary chaplain)

Fri 28 ICMA member – Association for Seamen’s Mission (Japan)

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Photo: The Bishop of London with Andrew Wright, secretary general, 4 January

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Sat 1 IHQ – Brian Abbott (deputy director, finance and administation)

Sun 2 IHQ – Eileen Reilly (branch accountant) and Dagnija Bierande (accounts supervisor)

Mon 3 IHQ – Cathy Kingsbury (accounts administrator) and Beata Krezlak (accounts assistant)

Tues 4 Cameroon – Douala: Momo B Kpartor (honorary chaplain)

Wed 5 Ash Wednesday For the spiritual needs of seafarers

Thurs 6 Canada – Episcopal visitor and Liaison Bishop for Canada: vacant

Fri 7 Canada – Halifax: Allen Fry (chaplain) and Maggie Whittingham-Lamont (centre manager)

Sat 8 Canada – Port of Liverpool, Nova Scotia: Donald J Lawton (chaplain)

Sun 9 Canada – Montreal: Alfred Chinniah (chaplain) and Michael Pitts (honorary chaplain)

Mon 10 Canada – Oshawa: PC Hobson (honorary chaplain)

Tues 11 Canada – Saint John, New Brunswick: Theodore Efthimiadis (honorary chaplain)

Wed 12 Canada – Saint John, Newfoundland: J Christopher Snow (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 13 Canada – Sarnia: Gordon Simmons and Grace Coleman-Antony (honorary chaplains) and David Robertson (AoS)

Fri 14 Canada – Southern Ontario: Judith Altree (executive director), Robert Hudson and David Mulholland (chaplains)

Sat 15 Canada – Thunder Bay: Ed Swayze (chaplain) with AoS

March Photo: IHQ Staff in February 2013 at St Michael Paternoster Royal UK

Sun 16 Canada – Vancouver: Nick Parker (chaplain) and Andrea Parker (manager)

Mon 17 Canada – Windsor, Ontario: Bill Bradley (honorary chaplain)

Tues 18 Canary Islands – Santa Cruz, Tenerife: Michael Smith (honorary chaplain)

Wed 19 Joseph of Nazareth Caribbean – Liaison Bishop: Bishop Howard Gregory of Jamaica

Thurs 20 Cayman Islands – Grand Cayman: Hollis Lynch (honorary chaplain)

Fri 21 Channel Islands – Guernsey: Vacant

Sat 22 Channel Islands – Jersey: Lawrence Turner (honorary chaplain)

Sun 23 China – Hong Kong and Kwai Chung: Stephen Miller (chaplain) and the ecumenical team (AoS, DES and DMS)

Mon 24 Cyprus – All ports: Ken Wiseman (chaplain), Derek Smith and Tony Jeanes (honorary chaplains)

Tues 25 The Annunciation Kindred society – The Mediterranean Mission to Seafarers:Adrian Mumford (administrator)

Wed 26 ICMA member – Danskindenlandsk Somandsmission (Denmark)

Thurs 27 ICMA member – Dansk Somandskirkei Fremmede Havne (Denmark)

Fri 28 ICMA member – Deutsche Seemannsmission (Germany)

Sat 29 Retired Secretary Generals: Bill Down, Glyn Jones and Bill Christianson

Sun 30 Mothering Sunday For the families of seafarers

Mon 31 International Maritime Organization: Koji Sekimizu (secretary general)

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Photo: Simon Davies, Felixstowe & Haven Ports UK, 15 April

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Tues 1 IHQ – Nicky Wynne, director of development, and Laverne Holmes (personal assistant)

Wed 2 IHQ – Patricia Daniels (individual giving & legacy manager) and Dominic Hasan (donor care officer)

Thurs 3 IHQ –Tara Fox (head of corporate partnerships) and Rebecca Watson (events and corporate partnerships

assistant)

Fri 4 Egypt – Port Said: Rajkumar Sathyaraj (honorary chaplain)

Sat 5 England – Barrow-in-Furness: Sheila Hughes (honorary chaplain)

Sun 6 England – Berwick-upon-Tweed: Alan Hughes (honorary chaplain)

Mon 7 England – Boston: John Ghest (ship visitor)

Tues 8 England – Centres for Seafarers: John Hughes (chairman)

Wed 9 England – Charlestown: Len Williams (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 10 England – Cromer: William Bestelink (honorary chaplain)

Fri 11 England – Church on the High Seas: Andrew Huckett (lead chaplain)

Sat 12 England – Dawlish: S E Croft (honorary chaplain)

Sun 13 Palm Sunday England – Dover: David Ridley (honorary chaplain)

Mon 14 England – Falmouth: Stephen Tudgey (honorary chaplain)

Tues 15 England – Felixstowe and Haven Ports: Simon Davies (chaplain), Brian Percy, Robert Hinsley and Val White

(honorary chaplains) with AoS

April

Photo: Mark Classen, South Africa - Richards Bay (on secondment from Durban), 21 October

Wed 16 England – Fowey: Philip de Grey-Warter (honorary chaplain) and Elaine Elliott (centre manager)

Thurs 17 Maundy Thursday England – Goole: Chris Burke (honorary chaplain)

Fri 18 Good Friday England – Great Yarmouth: Peter Paine (chaplain) with Great Yarmouth Industrial Mission

Sat 19 England – Grimsby: Mary Vickers (honorary chaplain)

Sun 20 Easter Sunday For the witness of all Christian seafarers

Mon 21 The Patron: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (on her birthday)

Tues 22 England – Hartlepool: Aidan Webster (centre manager)

Wed 23 England – Harwich: Peter Mann and Erwin Lammens (honorary chaplains)

Thurs 24 England – Humber Ports (Hull): Cameron Macdonald (chaplain) and Duncan Harris (honorary chaplain) with AoS

Fri 25 Mark the Evangelist ICMA member – Norske Sjomannsmisjon (Norway)

Sat 26 ICMA member – Sailors’ Society

Sun 27 ICMA member – Seamen’s Mission of Estonia

Mon 28 International Labour Organisation and ICMA Delegation

Tues 29 For those who work in the cruise industry

Wed 30 For those who work in the shipbuilding and repair industries

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Photo: Mission Liaison Bishops and directors at Lambeth Palace September 2013. From right to left: Stephen Lyon; John Gray; Richard Frith; Saulo Mauricio de Banos; Dr Howard Kingsley

Gregory; Ken Peters; Justin Welby; Andrew Wright; Huw Mosford; Chris Jones; Nigel Peyton; Andrew Nakamura; Brian Marajh Photo: Colin Still, honorary cruise chaplain Brighton, 2 January

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Thurs 1 Philip and James, Apostles IHQ – Ben Bailey (project manager)

Fri 2 IHQ – Laura Hayes (head of marketing and communications), Jo Sanders (press officer)

and Michael Keating (publications and digital media officer)

Sat 3 IHQ – Denise Horrocks (head of trusts and major gifts)

Sun 4 England – Humber Ports (Immingham): Cameron Macdonald (chaplain) with AoS

Mon 5 England – Ipswich: Gordon Green (honorary chaplain)

Tues 6 England – Isle of Dogs, London: Tom Pyke (honorary chaplain)

Wed 7 England – Isle of Wight: vacant

Thurs 8 England – Medway Ports: John Attenborough (chaplain) and Ian Graves (ship visitor) with AoS

Fri 9 England – New Holland: Phillip Johnson (honorary chaplain)

Sat 10 England – North West Ports: Geoff Moore (chaplain)

Sun 11 England – Par: P A Spreadbridge (honorary chaplain)

Mon 12 England – Penzance: Jon Robertshaw (honorary chaplain)

Tues 13 England – Plymouth: Margaret Cameron (honorary chaplain)

Wed 14 England – Poole: Peter Gibbs (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 15 England – Portbury: Jeremy Hellier (honorary chaplain) with AoS

MayPhoto: Bishop Chris Jones, 9 January and Tomilayo

Toluhi, governance and HR manager, 3 February

Fri 16 England – Portland Bill: Tim Gomm (honorary chaplain)

Sat 17 England – Portsmouth: Phil Hiscock (honorary chaplain)

Sun 18 England – Seaham: David Talbot (chaplain)

Mon 19 England – Shoreham: R A Freeman (honorary chaplain)

Tues 20 England – Southampton: vacant and Miles Newton (honorary chaplain) with AoS

Wed 21 England – Sunderland: John McManners (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 22 England – The Tees (North): Chris Collison (chaplain)

Fri 23 England – The Tees (South): Colin Worswick (chaplain) with AoS

Sat 24 England – Thames/Tilbury: John Attenborough (chaplain) with AoS

Sun 25 England – Tyne and Wear: Chris Fuller (chaplain) and Dianne Erskine (centre manager) with AoS

Mon 26 ICMA member – African Seafarers’ Assistance Network (Netherlands)

Tues 27 ICMA member – Korea International Seamen’s Mission Association

Wed 28 International Transport Workers’ Federation

Thurs 29 Ascension Day International Chamber of Shipping and International Shipping Federation

Fri 30 For those who work in the fishing industry

Sat 31 Visitation of the BVM For those who work on super yachts and in the maritime leisure industry

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Sun 1 IHQ – Rebecca Norburn (head of regional fundraising)

Mon 2 IHQ – Nicola Jackson (regional fundraiser) and Kathy Baldwin (supporter liaison officer)

Tues 3 IHQ – James Kears (IT and database administrator) and Ken Cornforth (port chaplaincy IT co-ordinator)

Wed 4 England – Whitby: Edwin Newlyn (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 5 Kindred society – Whitby, UK Mission and Seafarers’ Centre

Fri 6 England – Whitstable: S J Coneys (honorary chaplain)

Sat 7 Falkland Islands – Stanley: Richard Hines (honorary chaplain)

Sun 8 Pentecost For the gifts and fruits of the Spirit

Mon 9 Fiji – Lautoka: Bishop Gabriel Sharma (honorary chaplain)

Tues 10 Fiji – Port Denarau, Nadi: Father Matai (honorary chaplain

Wed 11 Barnabas the Apostle Fiji – Suva: Fereimi Cama (chaplain) and Viti Whippy (centre manager)

Thurs 12 France – Dunkerque: Paul Bennett (chaplain) and Olivier Vantielcke (centre manager)

Fri 13 France – Marseilles/Fos: Bernard Vincent (Les Amis des Marins) and James Driver (director)

Sat 14 France – Rouen: John Hughes (honorary chaplain) and Gerard Vionnet (centre manager)

Sun 15 Trinity Sunday Friendly Isles – Tonga: Tevita ‘Ita Koloamatangi (honorary chaplain)

June Photo: Peter Manimuthu, Singapore, 8 OctoberPhoto: Andrew Wright with Justin

Welby, The Archbishop of Canterbury

Mon 16 Gambia – Banjul: Bishop Dr S Tilewa Johnson (honorary chaplain)

Tues 17 Germany – Hamburg: Matthew Jones (honorary chaplain)

Wed 18 Ghana – Sekondi: Ebenezer J O Quaye and Emmanuel Laryea (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 19 Ghana – Tema: Seth J A Sackey (honorary chaplain)

Fri 20 Gibraltar – Andrew Jacobson (chaplain) and John Paddock (dean and honorary chaplain Mediterranean MtS)

Sat 21 Haiti – Port au Prince: Yvon François (honorary chaplain)

Sun 22 Honduras – Albert Brooks (honorary chaplain) Thoothukudi Nazare

Tues 24 Birth of John the Baptist India – Mumbai (Bombay): Graham Enginee (honorary chaplain)

Wed 25 Kindred society – The Royal Bombay Seamen’s Society: Captain S K Mishra (manager)

Thurs 26 India – Chennai (Madras): V Paul Birla (honorary chaplain)

Fri 27 ICMA member – North American Maritime Ministry Association: Jason Zuidema (president)

and Lloyd Burghart (executive secretary)

Sat 28 ICMA member – Lutheran Association for Maritime Ministry (USA)

Sun 29 Peter and Paul, Apostles For the ICC Regional Piracy Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mon 30 For seafarers who have been affected by acts of piracy and those held hostage

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Photo: Martin Sandford, executive director, 2 February and Nicky Wynne, director of development, 1 April

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Tues 1 India – Kolkata (Calcutta): P S Daniel (chaplain) and Amalnathan Samuel (AoS)

Wed 2 India – Mangalore: Vinalayal Bangera (chaplain)

Thurs 3 Thomas the Apostle India – Mormugao: Angelica Menon (honorary chaplain)

Fri 4 India – Tuticorin: Simon Dharmaraj (chaplain)

Sat 5 Indonesia – Jakarta: Daniel Solichin (SaSoc)

Sun 6 Ireland – Liaison Bishop for Ireland: Archbishop Michael Jackson of Dublin

Mon 7 Ireland – MtS Ireland: Fred Applede (chairman) and Dermont Desmond (regional co-ordinator)

Tues 8 Ireland – Arklow: Nigel Sherwood (honorary chaplain)

Wed 9 Ireland – Cork: Brian O’Rourke (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 10 Ireland – Drogheda: Michael Graham (honorary chaplain)

Fri 11 Ireland – Dublin: William Black (honorary chaplain)

Sat 12 Ireland – Kinsale: David Williams (honorary chaplain)

Sun 13 Sea Sunday For all seafarers and their families

Mon 14 Ireland – Waterford: Christine Smyth (honorary chaplain)

Tues 15 Ireland – Maria Jansson (honorary chaplain)

Wed 16 Ireland – John Clarke (honorary chaplain)

JulyPhoto: Martin Sandford,

executive director, 2 FebruaryPhoto: Brian Millson, Antwerp

Belgium, 20 February

Thurs 17 Isle of Man: vacant

Fri 18 Italy – Naples: Kingsley Joyce (honorary chaplain Mediterranean MtS)

Sat 19 Jamaica – Montego Bay: Leon Golding (honorary chaplain)

Sun 20 Jamaica – Ocho Rios: Glen Prince (honorary chaplain)

Mon 21 Japan – Liaison Bishop for Japan: Bishop Andre Nakamura of Kobe

Tues 22 Mary Magdalene Japan – Kobe: Paul Tolhaust (chaplain) with AoS

Wed 23 Japan – Kushiro: Kazufumi Hiroiya (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 24 Japan – Naha, Okinawa: Robert Walden (honorary chaplain)

Fri 25 James the Apostle Japan – Sendai: Masanobu Saito (honorary chaplain)

Sat 26 Japan – Tokyo: John Shimada (honorary chaplain)

Sun 27 ICMA member – Nederlandse Zeemanscentrale (Netherlands)

Mon 28 ICMA member – Suomen Merimieslahetysseura (Sweden)

Tues 29 International Seafarers’ Welfare & Assistance Network: Roger Harris (executive director)

Wed 30 For those who work on inland waterways

Thurs 31 For seafarers in prison

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Photo: Brian Abbott, deputy director, finance and administration with John Attenborough, Thames/Tilbury UK, 24 May

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Fri 1 Japan – Tomakomai: Yutaka Yanagiya and Yoshikatsu Abe (honorary chaplains)

Sat 2 Japan – Yokohama: Andrew Dangerfield (chaplain), L Valino (UMC), Dave Ochinero and Soon Ho Kim (AoS)

Sun 3 Liaison Bishop for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East: vacant

Mon 4 Jordan – Aqaba: Adam Bouler (chaplain)

Tues 5 Kenya – Mombasa: Ben Humphries (chaplain)

Wed 6 Transfiguration Kiribati – Tarawa: Boote Karakeai (chaplain)

Thurs 7 Kuwait – Kuwait: Harrison Chinnakumar (chaplain)

Fri 8 Malaysia – Butterworth: John Kennedy (honorary chaplain)

Sat 9 Malaysia – Penang: Bishop Ng Moon Hing of West Malaysia

Sun 10 Malaysia – Port Klang: Vijendra Daniel (honorary chaplain)

Mon 11 Malaysia – Tanjung Pelepas: Karsten Holst Thomsen (DSM)

Tues 12 Malta – Valletta: Simon Godfrey (honorary chaplain Mediterranean MtS)

Wed 13 Mauritius – Port Louis: Stenio Andre (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 14 Kindred society – Mauritius Sailors’ Home Society: Chundun Kamulsing (manager)

Fri 15 The Blessed Virgin Mary The President: HRH The Princess Royal (on her birthday)

August

Sat 16 Mozambique – Beira: Isaiah Andrice (honorary chaplain)

Sun 17 Namibia – Walvis Bay: vacant (chaplain), Gail Wearne (manager) and Dawn Martin (assistant manager)

Mon 18 Netherlands – Rotterdam: Stephen Hazlett (chaplain)

Tues 19 Netherlands – Vlissingen: Ank and Remco Robinson (chaplains)

Wed 20 New Zealand – Auckland: Daniel Sitaram (chaplain) with AoS and ISS

Thurs 21 New Zealand – Gisborne: Howard Pilgrim (honorary chaplain)

Fri 22 New Zealand – Lyttelton: Neil Struthers (honorary chaplain)

Sat 23 New Zealand – Marsden Point/Whangarei: Des Olney (chaplain)

Sun 24 Bartholomew the Apostle New Zealand – Napier: Richard Spence (honorary chaplain)

Mon 25 New Zealand – Port Chalmers: Roger Barker (honorary chaplain)

Tues 26 New Zealand – Port Nelson: Milo Coldrin (honorary chaplain)

Wed 27 New Zealand – Seaview Tanker Terminal: Michael Oelsner

Thurs 28 New Zealand – Wilfred Foster with AoS and Galilee Mission

Fri 29 New Zealand – Wellington: Bob Peters (chaplain)

Sat 30 ICMA member – Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest (England)

Sun 31 ICMA member – Royal Sailors’ Rests (England)

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Photo: Huw Mosford, director of chaplaincy UK, 6 January

Photo: Paul Burt, Dubai United Arab Emirates, 7 November

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Mon 1 Nigeria – Liaison Bishop: Bishop Seth Ogigbo Fagbemi of Osun

Tues 2 Nigeria – Bonny: A D Jumbo (honorary chaplain)

Wed 3 Nigeria – Lagos: Mike Gbadebo (chaplain)

Thurs 4 Nigeria – Port Harcourt and Onne: Atanfut Ogbidor (honorary chaplain)

Fri 5 Northern Ireland – Colin Hall-Thompson (provincial secretary), Zoe Patterson (accounts secretary) and

Doreen Salters (appeals secretary)

Sat 6 Northern Ireland – Belfast: Colin Hall-Thompson (chaplain)

Sun 7 Northern Ireland – Larne: Stephen Forde (honorary chaplain)

Mon 8 Northern Ireland – Lisahally/Londonderry: John Blair (honorary chaplain) and Sam Gardner

Tues 9 Oceania – Liaison Bishop for Oceania and chairman of the MtS Oceania Council: Archbishop

John Gray of Waipounamu

Wed 10 Oceania – MtS council: Viti G Whippy (secretary) and Richard Spence (treasurer)

Thurs 11 Pakistan – Karachi: vacant

Fri 12 Papua New Guinea – Lae: Moses Tarokonjam (chaplain) and Sido van de Werf (honorary chaplain)

Sat 13 Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby: Bishop Peter Ramsden (honorary chaplain)

Sun 14 Holy Cross Day Philippines – Liaison Bishop: Bishop Bart Espartero of the Philippine Independent Church

SeptemberPhoto: Chris Fuller, Tyne & Wear UK, 25 May

Photo: Chris Collinson, Hartlepool The Tees North UK, 22 April

Mon 15 Portugal – Funchal, Madeira: Neil Dawson (honorary chaplain)

Tues 16 Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico: David S Howell, Manuel Munoz and Waldemar Ramos (honorary chaplains)

Wed 17 Scotland – Liaison Bishop: Bishop Nigel Peyton of Brechin

Thurs 18 Scotland – Trustees MtS Scotland Ltd: James Middleton (chairman), Ray Myers (vice chairman) and

Gordon Lounsbach (treasurer)

Fri 19 Scotland – Scottish Ports: Timothy Tunley (chaplain) and Allan Boyd (honorary chaplain emeritus)

Sat 20 Scotland – Aberdeen and Moray coast: Stephen Palmer (honorary chaplain)

Sun 21 Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Scotland – Fife Ports: Gareth Benson (honorary chaplain)

Mon 22 Scotland – Forth Ports: Christine Barclay (auxiliary chaplain)

Tues 23 Scotland – Glasgow: Lorna Mortis (honorary chaplain)

Wed 24 Scotland – Glasgow and Clyde Estuary: James Milne (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 25 Scotland – Oban, Bute and Clyde Estuary: Andrew Swift (honorary chaplain)

Fri 26 ICMA member – Indonesian Ministry to Seafarers (Indonesia)

Sat 27 ICMA member – Svenska Kyrkan I Utlandet (Sweden)

Sun 28 For shipowners

Mon 29 Michael and All Angels For seafarers’ trade unions and associations

Tues 30 For those who work in the oil industry

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Photo: Geoff Moore, The North West Ports, 10 May

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Wed 1 Scotland – Orkney Islands: David Dawson (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 2 Scotland – Perth, Dundee and Angus: Ross Bell (honorary chaplain)

Fri 3 Scotland – Shetland Islands: Neil Brice (honorary chaplain)

Sat 4 Scotland – Ullapool and North West Ports: Nicholas Court (honorary chaplain)

Sun 5 Scotland – Western Ross and Loch Ewe: Pam Shinkins (honorary chaplain)

Mon 6 Seychelles – Mahe: L Andriamiharisoa (honorary chaplain)

Tues 7 Sierra Leone – Freetown: Ajayi Nicol and Motuba Harding (honorary chaplains)

Wed 8 Singapore: Peter Manimuthu (chaplain) and Toh Soon Kok (centre manager)

Thurs 9 Solomon Islands – Honiara: George Elo (chaplain)

Fri 10 Solomon Islands – Lata: Hillary Anisi (honorary chaplain)

Sat 11 Solomon Islands – Noro: John Risi (chaplain)

Sun 12 South Korea – Busan: Simon Chui Lai Ro (chaplain)

Mon 13 South Korea – Inchon: Augustine Cho (honorary chaplain)

Tues 14 Southern Africa – Liaison Bishop and chairman of the Central Committee for Southern Africa: Bishop Brian

Maraih of George

Wed 15 Southern Africa – Central committee: Cedric Rautenbach (development officer)

Thurs 16 South Africa – Cape Town: Charles Lange (chaplain) with AoS, SaSoc, CSO and Biblia

OctoberPhoto: Ken Peters, director of justice &

welfare UK, 5 January Photo: Ken Peters, 5 January

Fri 17 South Africa – Durban: Des Vaubell (chaplain) with AoS, SaSoc, CSO and Biblia

Sat 18 Luke the Evangelist South Africa – Mossel Bay: vacant

Sun 19 South Africa: Walvis Bay: Mrs Gail Wearne, manager

Mon 20 South Africa – Port Elizabeth: Keith Bentley (ship visitor) with Biblia

Tues 21 South Africa – Richards Bay: Mark Classen (chaplain) with AoS, SaSoc, CSO and Biblia

Wed 22 South Africa – Saldanha Bay: Mr Marshalino (centre manager)

Thurs 23 Spain – Barcelona: Peter Jordan (honorary chaplain Mediterranean MtS)

Fri 24 Spain – Costa Blanca: Robin Paterson (honorary chaplain Mediterranean MtS)

Sat 25 Sri Lanka – Colombo: Noel Fernando (chairman), Ravi Jayawickreme and Tony Enas (centre manager)

Sun 26 Sri Lanka – Galle: Patrick Pereira (honorary chaplain)

Mon 27 Sri Lanka – Trincomalee: vacant

Tues 28 Simon and Jude, Apostles Tanzania – Dar-es-Salaam: Lole Timayo (chaplain)

Wed 29 Tanzania – Bujumbura: Pierre Niyongere (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 30 ICMA member – LIFE International Seafarers Christian Missions (Bulgaria)

Fri 31 ICMA member – Christian Seamen’s Organisation (South Africa)

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Photo: Liaison Bishop Dr Howard Kingsley Gregory with Jo Sanders press officer UK, 2 May

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Sat 1 All Saints’ Day Thailand – Bangkok: John Bell (chaplain)

Sun 2 Trinidad – Port of Spain: Titus Ackbarali (chaplain)

Mon 3 Turkey – Istanbul: Ian Sherwood (honorary chaplain Mediterranean MtS)

Tues 4 Turkey – Izmir (Smyrna): Ron Evans (honorary chaplain Mediterranean MtS)

Wed 5 Tuvalu – Funafuti: Telala David Noa (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 6 Ukraine – Odessa: Sasha Sorokin (chaplain) and Rostyslav Inghestoyko (assistant chaplain)

Fri 7 United Arab Emirates – Dubai: Paul Burt (chaplain)

Sat 8 United Arab Emirates – Fujairah: Hector (shop manager on board the Flying Angel launch )

Sun 9 Remembrance Sunday All seafarers who have died in war

Mon 10 United Arab Emirates – Ras al Khaimah: Nelson Fernandez (honorary chaplain)

Tues 11 USA – Anchorage: Norman HV Elliott (honorary chaplain)

Wed 12 USA – Baltimore: Mary Davisson (chaplain)

Thurs 13 USA – Barbours Cut: David Wells (chaplain)

Fri 14 USA – Boston: Gail Avery (chaplain)

Sat 15 USA – Center for Maritime Education, New York: Eric Larsson (director) and Center for Maritime Education –

Gulf Region: William Douglas

November

Photo: Ken Peters, with Mr and Mrs Ken Hawkins Seattle USA, 27 August, and Andrew Wright

Sun 16 USA – Center for Seafarers’ Rights, New York: Douglas Stevenson (director)

Mon 17 USA – Charleston: Len Williams (honorary chaplain)

Tues 18 USA – Corpus Christi: Quinton E Williams (chaplain)

Wed 19 USA – Houston: Lacy Largent (chaplain) with the AoS

Thurs 20 USA – Narragansett Bay: Peter Michaelson (honorary chaplain)

Fri 21 USA – New Haven: C Marshall Davidson (center manager)

Sat 22 USA – New York (Seamen’s Church Institute): David Rider (president and Executive director)

Sun 23 USA – Newport: Jack Grant (center manager)

Mon 24 Christ the King USA – Norfolk: Claude Turner (chaplain)

Tues 25 USA – Oakland, California: Joyce Parry-Moore (chaplain)

Wed 26 USA – Palm Beach, Florida: Clay Waddell (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 27 USA - Seattle, Washington: Ken Hawkins (executive director)

Fri 28 ICMA members: Stichting Pastoraat Werkers Overzee (Netherlands) and Sjomanskyrkan I Sverige (Sweden)

Sat 29 For ship managers and crewing agencies

Sun 30 Advent Sunday/Andrew the Apostle For ships’ agents

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Photo: Rostylav Inzhestoykov, Odessa Ukraine, 6 November

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Mon 1 USA – Philadelphia: vacant

Tues 2 USA – Port Everglades: Lesley M Warrick (executive director)

Wed 3 USA – Port Hueneme: Harry Daubert (center manager)

Thurs 4 USA – Port Newark: James Kollin, Marjorie Lindstrom and Megan Sanders (chaplains)

Fri 5 USA – San Diego: Robert Crafts (chaplain)

Sat 6 USA – San Francisco: Bob Middleton (chaplain)

Sun 7 USA – Seattle and Puget Sound: Alison Cole (office manager)

Mon 8 USA – Stockton: Woodrow Gubuan, Hugh and Mildred Cooke (honorary chaplains)

Tues 9 USA – Wilmington: Seamen’s Centre of Wilmington

Wed 10 USA – All independent seafarers’ missions

Thurs 11 Vanuatu – Port Vila: Michael Tavoa (honorary chaplain)

Fri 12 Vanuatu – Santo: Thorswell Vira (chaplain)

Sat 13 Wales – Liaison Bishop for Wales and chairman of the Welsh Council: Bishop John Davies of Swansea and

Brecon

Sun 14 Wales – Welsh Council: Nicholas Jones (secretary)

Mon 15 Wales – Barry: Ben Andrews (honorary chaplain)

DecemberPhoto: Marcos Nascimento, Belem Brazil, 24 February Photo: Harrison Chinnakumar, Kuwait, 7 August

Tues 16 Wales – Cardiff: Graham Francis (honorary chaplain)

Wed 17 Wales – Fishguard: Brian Barnes (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 18 Wales – Holyhead: Jane Bailey (honorary chaplain)

Fri 19 Wales – Milford Haven: Steven Traynar (chaplain) with the AoS and SaSoc

Sat 20 Wales – Mostyn: Graham Beckett (honorary chaplain)

Sun 21 Wales – Newport: Edward Watts (chairman) and Edward Mathias-Jones (honorary chaplain)

Mon 22 Wales – Port Talbot: Mark Williams (honorary chaplain)

Tues 23 Wales – South Wales Ports: Nicholas Jones (chaplain)

Wed 24 Windward Islands – Saint Vincent: Charles Adams (honorary chaplain)

Thurs 25 Christmas Day For all seafarers and their families who will be separated on this day

Fri 26 Yemen – Aden: Peter Crooks (honorary chaplain)

Sat 27 Stephen, First Martyr ICMA associate member – PCT Seamen’s/Fishermen’s Service Centre (Taiwan)

Sun 28 John, Apostle and Evangelist ICMA associate member – ICMA associate member – Seafarers’ Welfare

Board for New Zealand

Mon 29 Holy Innocents For those involved in port operations, pilotage and tug operations

Tues 30 For rescue organisations

Wed 31 For those involved in the education and training of seafarers

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Photo: Cameron Macdonald, Humber Ports (Hull) UK, 24 April

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A Short Order of Daily Prayer(Can be used in conjunction with The Mission to Seafarers’ Prayer Diary)

Prayers

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.We thank you, Lord, for all seafarers – and for the food, raw materials and manufactured goods by which our lives are sustained. For the skills of seamanship and navigation which bring them in safety across the oceans of the world. For the service of Christian and other maritime agencies who care for seafarers and their families.

In the cycle of prayer we remember today . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Almighty God, remember in your love and mercy all who minister in The Mission to Seafarers. Prosper the work to which they are engaged, enable them faithfully to preach your word and to fulfil their ministry. May they uphold Christ both by their word and in their lives. Raise up, we pray, faithful and true people for this work, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.God bless all seafarers. Guard the storm-bound; protect their families; and give them peace. Amen.

For the Life of Faith (from the Galla people, Ethiopia)

O God, you have prepared in peace the path I must follow today. Help me to walk straight on that path. If I speak, remove lies from my lips. If I am hungry, take away from me all complaint. If I have plenty, destroy pride in me. May I go through the day calling on you, you, O Lord, who know no other Lord.

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For Justice (from Latin American Council of Churches)

God of mercy and hope,in the struggle for freedom grant us strength;in decisions about freedom grant us wisdom;in the practice of freedom grant us guidance;in the dangers of freedom grant us protection;in the life of freedom grant us joyand in the use of freedom grant us vision;for your name’s sake.

Proclaiming the Good News (from the Church in Australia)

Grant us, Lord God the vision of your Kingdom, forgiveness and new life, and the stirring of your Spirit; so that we may share your vision, proclaim your love, and change this world, in the Name of Christ.

A Blessing (from the Church in Wales)

God the Sender, send us,God the Sent, come with us,God the Strengthener of those who go, empower us,that we may go with you,and find those who will call you,Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

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