The sea, our parish.... The Mission to Seafarers is the world’s leading maritime charity providing professional support services and ship visiting to seafarers, The Mission welfare to Seafarers mariners and sailors of all faiths, as part of the worldwide Anglican St Michael Paternoster Royal Communion. Identified by our ‘Flying Angel’ logo, we work in 250 ports College Hill,world, London EC4R 2RL around the providing assistance to the 1.3 million working men and +44 women who crew the merchant shipping fleet. Tel: (0)20 7248 5202 Fax: +44 (0)20 7248 4761 “I was info@missiontoseafarers.org a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you Email: gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in Website: www.missiontoseafarers.org prison and you visited me.” Matthew 25: 31-46 Registered charity no. 1123613 Founded in the United Kingdom in 1856, and entirely funded www.facebook.com/themissiontoseafarers by voluntary legacies and donations, the Mission offers a @FlyingAngelNews comprehensive ministry of care for all those facing peril at sea. Mission teams regularly meet with seafarers suffering from posttraumatic stress, illness, isolation, loneliness and fatigue as emergencies at sea put lives in danger and port stopover times are continually eroded. We are highly connected at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and are working to build more integrated relationships with the Anglican Church internationally, 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 Flying Angel clubs in 100 ports and offers a Christian welcome in a safe haven. A Mission centre typically offers counselling, affordable communications, advice on employment issues, a place for prayer and reflection, donated warm clothing, hospitality and spiritual support. In a further 150 ports, local honorary chaplains and volunteers undertake invaluable ship visiting, transport, and support services. Our ship visitors take phone cards 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. The Mission to Seafarers St Michael Paternoster Royal College Hill, London EC4R 2RL Tel: +44 (0)20 7248 5202 Fax: +44 (0)20 7248 4761 Email: info@missiontoseafarers.org Website: www.missiontoseafarers.org Registered charity no. 1123613. www.facebook.com/themissiontoseafarers
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