Mts 2015 prayer diary

PRAYER DIARY 2015

“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

Adapted from the Annual Service held at St. Michael Paternoster Royal, London, in May 2014

Lord God let us remember all the seafarers who cross the oceans of the world. Having given up the comforts of their home life to bring us the comforts of ours we pray for their safety and security. In rough weather, or in pirate high risk areas we ask that you will be their guide, and help in time of trouble. Keep them safe in the knowledge of your love and give them safe harbours during their voyage. In the loneliness of absence from family and friends help them to feel welcomed where they go, that they may feel a belonging and not a solitude.

We pray for seafarers’ families at home. Where partners and children feel incomplete with the absence of their loved ones grant to them strength to continue that the heartache of separation may be softened by the knowledge that you are their comfort in times of loneliness. May the waiting for homecoming be a source of anticipation, encouragement and joy.

Lord God, give to those responsible for the design and construction of ships the vision and skill to produce ships that offer the safest working environment and comfortable living quarters. We ask for the best workmanship from those who build, that they may fashion the materials to the most effective construction.

We pray for those who watch over international shipping and can regulate for a safer shipping industry.

May they always be in pursuit of better standards throughout the industry and constantly strive for decent working and living conditions, safer ships and cleaner seas.

Give wisdom and discernment Lord to those who own and manage ships that in consort with those who organise labour they may together strive for ever better relations that will uphold the profession and dignity of seafarers who enable international trade.

We give thanks for all the maritime community whom together ensure food and fuel security and the availability of raw materials and manufactured goods. We recognise the global contribution to peace and harmony from the carriage of international aid.

We give thanks for the dedicated men and women of The Mission to Seafarers; supporters, volunteers and staff who, in pursuit of their ministry and calling, faithfully serve you, our Lord God.

From The Mission to Seafarers in Australia A Prayer for seafarers, their families and loved ones

Lord God, we depend on you for life itself. We depend on seafarers for many of our daily needs. Watch over them, keep them from danger, befriend them in loneliness and bring them safely home to those they love. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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January Thurs 1 Naming and Circumcision of Jesus Fri 2 Aberdeen and

Moray Coast Scotland UK Sat 3 Aden Yemen Sun 4 Albany Australia Mon 5 Anchorage USA Tues 6 Epiphany Wed 7 Antwerp Belgium Thurs 8 Aqaba Jordan Fri 9 Arklow Ireland Sat 10 Ascension Island Sun 11 Auckland New Zealand Mon 12 Australia

Tues 13 Bahrain Wed 14 Baltimore USA Thurs 15 Bangkok Thailand Fri 16 Barbours Cut USA Sat 17 Barcelona Spain Sun 18 Barrow-in-Furness England UK Mon 19 Barry Wales UK Tues 20 Beira Mozambique Wed 21 Belem Brazil Thurs 22 Belfast Northern Ireland UK Fri 23 Bell Bay Australia Sat 24 Bermuda Sun 25 Conversion of Paul Mon 26 Bermuda Tues 27 Berwick-upon-Tweed England UK Wed 28 Boston England UK Thurs 29 Brazil South America Fri 30 Brisbane Australia Sat 31 Worldwide

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For the Church’s worldwide ministry with seafarers Stephen Palmer (Honorary Chaplain) Peter Crooks (Honorary Chaplain) Alan Taylor (Chaplain) and Norm Stevens Norman Elliott (Honorary Chaplain) For all seafarers from MtS Region Australia Brian Millson (Chaplain) Adam Boulter (Chaplain) Nigel Sherwood (Honorary Chaplain) Don Wittich (Honorary Chaplain) Khaw Cheng Cheen and John Marcon (Chaplains) Liaison Bishops: Bishop Chris Jones of Tasmania and Bishop John Stead of Willochra Graham Miller (Secretary), Ann Robinson (Treasurer), Ian McGilvray and Dave Ellis MtS Australia Council Stephen Thanapaul (Chaplain) and Alan Hayday (Honorary Chaplain) Mary Davisson (Chaplain) John Bell (Honorary Chaplain) David Wells (Chaplain) Peter Jordan (Honorary Chaplain) Mediterranean MtS Sheila Hughes (Honorary Chaplain) Ben Andrews (Honorary Chaplain) Isaiah Andrice (Honorary Chaplain) Marcos Nascimento (Chaplain) Colin Hall-Thompson (Chaplain) and Zoe Patterson (Accounts Secretary) Garry Jones (Centre Manager) Paul Dean and Norman Lynass (Honorary Chaplains) For all Seafarers from MtS Region Oceania The Bermuda Sailors’ Home Inc. David J Addington (Chaplain) Vacant John Ghest (Ship-visitor) Liaison Bishop Mauricia de Barros, Bishop of the Amazon Adrian Willes (Centre Manager) ICMA Member LIFE International Seafarers Christian Missions (Bulgaria)

A Prayer for The Mission to Seafarers Bless The Mission to Seafarers and all who minister to those at sea. Keep their welcome warm, and their love and care unstinting. May all they do in their ministry express the love of Christ for all people. This we ask for His Holy Name’s sake.

Amen.

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Sun 1 Bunbury Australia Mon 2 Presentation of Christ in the Temple Tues 3 Burnie Australia Wed 4 Busan South Korea Thurs 5 Butterworth Malaysia Fri 6 Canada

Sat 7 Cape Lambert Australia Sun 8 Cape Town South Africa

Mon 9 Cardiff Wales UK Tues 10 Caribbean

Wed 11 Charleston USA Thurs 12 Charlestown England UK Fri 13 Chennai (for. Madras) India Sat 14 Christ the King New Haven USA Sun 15 Colombo Sri Lanka

Mon 16 Cork Ireland Tues 17 Corpus Christi USA Wed 18 Ash Wednesday Thurs 19 Costa Blanca Spain Fri 20 Cromer England UK Sat 21 Worldwide Sun 22 Cyprus

Mon 23 Dampier Australia Tues 24 Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania Wed 25 Darwin Australia Thurs 26 Davenport Australia Fri 27 Dawlish England UK Sat 28 Worldwide

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February Graeme Weaver (Chaplain) and John Jones For all seafarers who have been injured or are in hospital Kirby Cunningham (Chaplain) and Doug Couzins Simon Ro Chul-Lai (Chaplain) John Kennedy (Honorary Chaplain) Episcopal Visitor and Liaison Bishop Frederick James Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada Richard Goscombe (Honorary Chaplain) Charles Lange (Chaplain) Mike Magee (Chairman) and Desiree Freeks (Manager) Graham Francis (Honorary Chaplain) and Alan Lewis (Manager) Liaison Bishop Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands Len Williams (Honorary Chaplain) Vacant Paul Birla (Chaplain) C Marshall Davidson (Center Manager) Noel Fernando (Chairman), Ravi Jayawickreme and Tony Enas (Centre Manager) Brian O’Rourke (Honorary Chaplain) Quinton E Williams (Chaplain) For the spiritual needs of seafarers Robin Paterson (Honorary Chaplain Mediterranean MtS) William Bestelink (Honorary Chaplain) The Honourable Company of Master Mariners Ken Wiseman (Chaplain), Derek Smith and Tony Jeanes (Honorary Chaplains) All Ports Ian McGilvray (Chaplain) Amani Chitemo (Chaplain) and Theckla Timothy (Administrator) Jeremy Greaves (Honorary Chaplain) Dick Burgess (Coordinator) S E Croft (Honorary Chaplain) ICMA Members Dansk Somandskirkei Fremmede Havne (Denmark) and Danskindenlandsk Somandsmission (Denmark)

March Sun 1 Worldwide Mon 2 Dover England UK Tues 3 Worldwide

Wed 4 Drogheda Ireland Thurs 5 Dubai United Arab Emirates Fri 6 Dublin Ireland Sat 7 Dumfries Scotland UK Sun 8 Dunkerque France Mon 9 Durban South Africa

Tues 10 Eastern St John’s

Newfoundland Canada Wed 11 Eden Australia Thurs 12 England UK

Fri 13 England UK Sat 14 Esperance Australia Sun 15 Mothering Sunday Mon 16 Worldwide Tues 17 Falkland Islands UK Wed 18 Falmouth England UK Thurs 19 Joseph of Nazareth Fri 20 Felixstowe and Haven Ports England UK

Sat 21 Fife Ports Scotland UK Sun 22 Fishguard Wales UK Mon 23 Fort Vancouver Washington USA Tues 24 Forth Ports Scotland UK Wed 25 The Annunciation Thurs 26 Fowey England UK Fri 27 Freetown Sierra Leone Sat 28 Fremantle Australia

Sun 29 Palm Sunday

Mon 30 Fujairah United Arab Emirates Tues 31 Funchal Madeira Portugal

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ICMA Member The Apostleship of the Sea David Ridley (Honorary Chaplain) ICMA: Bruno Ciceri (Chairman) Richard Kilgour (General Secretary) and Council Members Michael Graham (Honorary Chaplain) Paul Burt (Regional Director) and Nelson Fernandez (Chaplain) William Black (Honorary Chaplain) Steven Ballard (Honorary Chaplain) Ben Humphries (Chaplain) and Olivier Vantielcke (Centre Manager) Thami Tembe (Chaplain), Ken Lowes (Chairman) and John Appalasamy (Ship-visitor) and Durban Seafarers’ Mission Roy Turnball (Chairman) and Glenda Duval (Manager) Josiah Noah (Honorary Chaplain) Andrew and Mahada Lund ICMA Members Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest (England) and Royal Sailors’ Rest (England) Liaison Bishop Richard Frith, Bishop of Hereford England UK Fred Lochowicz (Manager) For the families of seafarers ICMA Member Seamen’s Mission of Estonia David Roper (Honorary Chaplain) Stephen Tudgey (Honorary Chaplain) and Penny Phillips (Chairman) For all seafarers who have been injured or are in hospital Simon Davies (Chaplain), Brian Percy, Robert Hinsley and Val White (Honorary Chaplains) with AoS Gareth Benson (Honorary Chaplain) Brian Barnes (Honorary Chaplain) Kent Williams (Executive Director) Christine Barclay (Auxiliary Chaplain) For Shipowners Philip de Grey-Warter (Honorary Chaplain) and Elaine Elliott (Centre Manager) Ajayi Nicol and Motuba Harding (Honorary Chaplains) Dennis Claughton (Liaison Priest Western Australia) and Michael Titafuna (Ship-visitor) with SaSoc For all seafarers’ rights at work and for those facing work place stress and harassment Hector Mascarenhas (Welfare Officer) Neil Dawson (Honorary Chaplain)

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April

Wed 1 Galle Sri Lanka Patrick Pereira (Honorary Chaplain) Thurs 2 Maundy Thursday For all seafarers who suffer from poverty and financial distress Fri 3 Good Friday For all seafarers who have been criminalised Sat 4 Gauteng South Africa John Edwards (Chairman) Sun 5 Easter Sunday For the witness of all Christian seafarers Mon 6 Geelong Australia Noah Park (Chaplain) Tues 7 Geraldton Australia Bill Ross (Chaplain) Wed 8 Worldwide ICMA Member Deutsche Seemannsmission (Germany) Thurs 9 Ghent Belgium Stephen Murray (Honorary Chaplain) Fri 10 Worldwide Dagnija Bierande (Accounts Supervisor) MtS IHQ Sat 11 Worldwide Beata Krezlak (Accounts Assistant) MtS IHQ Sun 12 Gibraltar UK Vacant (Chaplain), John Paddock (Dean and Honorary Chaplain

Mediterranean MtS) and Liaison Bishop Robert Innes, Bishop of Gibraltar

in the Diocese of Europe Mon 13 Gisborne New Zealand Vacant Tues 14 Gladstone Australia Alipate Tuineau (Chaplain) and Dennis Andersen Wed 15 Glasgow and Clyde Estuary Scotland UK James Milne (Honorary Chaplain) Thurs 16 Glasgow Scotland UK Lorna Mortis (Honorary Chaplain) Fri 17 Glenrothes Scotland UK Gareth Benson (Honorary Chaplain) Sat 18 Goole England UK Chris Burke (Honorary Chaplain) Sun 19 Grand Cayman Cayman Islands Hollis Lynch (Honorary Chaplain) Mon 20 Great Yarmouth England UK Peter Paine (Chaplain) with Great Yarmouth Industrial Mission Tues 21 Worldwide Her Majesty The Queen (MtS Patron) on her birthday Wed 22 Grimsby England UK Mary Vickers (Honorary Chaplain) Thurs 23 Guernsey Channel Islands Vacant (Honorary Chaplain) Fri 24 Gulf and South Asia The late Fr. John van Deerlin (AOS) Sat 25 Mark the Evangelist For seafarers who come from MtS Region USA Sun 26 Halifax Canada Maggie Whittingham-Lamont (Seafarer Coordinator) Mon 27 Hartlepool England UK Aidan Webster (Centre Manager) Tues 28 Harwich England UK Peter Mann and Erwin Lammens (Honorary Chaplains) Wed 29 Hastings Australia Peter Coulthurst Thurs 30 Hobart Tasmania Australia Bruce Mitchell (Chaplain) and Arthur Hinsley (Ship-visitor)

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May Fri 1 Sat 2 Sun 3 Mon 4

Philip and James Apostles Holyhead Wales UK Honduras Worldwide

Tues 5 Hong Kong China

Wed 6 Honiara Solomon Islands Thurs 7 Houston USE Fri 8 Humber Ports England UK

Sat 9 Inchon South Korea Sun 10 Worldwide Mon 11 Worldwide Tues 12 Worldwide Wed 13 Ipswich England UK Thurs 14 Ascension Day Fri 15 Ireland

Sat 16 Ireland Sun 17 Ireland Mon 18 Isle of Dogs London England UK Tues 19 Isle of Man Wed 20 Isle of Wight England UK Thurs 21 Istanbul Turkey Fri 22 Izmir (Smyrna) Turkey Sat 23 Jakarta India Sun 24 Pentecost Mon 25 Worldwide Tues 26 Worldwide Wed 27 Japan Thurs 28 Jersey Channel Islands Fri 29 Jerusalem and the Middle East

Sat 30 Kinsale Ireland Sun 31 Trinity Sunday and Visitation of the

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For those who act as Cruise Chaplains Kevin Ellis (Honorary Chaplain) Albert Brooks (Honorary Chaplain) Juliet Nwekenta (PT Receptionist) MtS IHQ Stephen Miller (Regional Director and Senior Chaplain MtS East Asia) and the ecumenical team (AoS, DES and DMS) Hillary Anisi (Chaplain) Lacy Largent (Chaplain) with the AoS Cameron Macdonald (Chaplain) and Duncan Harris (Honorary Chaplain) with AoS Augustine Cho (Honorary Chaplain) Josh Kubale and Laura Brown (Regional Fundraising Managers UK) For all volunteers and interns at MtS ICMA Member Indonesian Ministry to Seafarers (Indonesia) Gordon Green (Honorary Chaplain) For all seafarers who come from Central and South America Liaison Bishop Michael Jackson Primate of Ireland and Metropolitan, Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough Fred Applede (Chairman) and Dermot Desmond (Regional Coordinator) John Clarke (Honorary Chaplain) Tom Pyke (Honorary Chaplain) Vacant Vacant Ian Sherwood (Honorary Chaplain Mediterranean MtS) Ron Evans (Honorary Chaplain Mediterranean MtS) Daniel Solichin (SaSoc) For all seafarers from MtS Region Southern Africa Stephanie Brookes (PT Receptionist) MtS IHQ ICMA Member Association for Seamen’s Mission (Japan) Liaison Bishop Andrew Nakamura of Kobe Japan Lawrence Turner (Honorary Chaplain) and Brian Penaluna (Chairman) Liaison Bishop for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East Vacant David Williams (Honorary Chaplain) For those who work in fishing

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Mon 1 Kobe Japan Tues 2 Worldwide Wed 3 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Thurs 4 Worldwide Fri 5 Kushiro Japan Sat 6 Kuwait Sun 7 Lae Papua New Guinea Mon 8 Lagos Nigeria Tues 9 Larne Northern Ireland UK Wed 10 Lisahally and Londonderry

Northern Ireland UK Thurs 11 Barnabas the Apostle Fri 12 Liverpool England UK Sat 13 Worldwide

Sun 14 Worldwide

Mon 15 Worldwide

Tues 16 Worldwide

Wed 17 Worldwide

Thurs 18 Worldwide Fri 19 Worldwide

Sat 20 Worldwide

Sun 21 Lyttelton New Zealand Mon 22 Worldwide Tues 23 Mahe Seychelles Wed 24 Birth of John the Baptist Thurs 25 Mangalore India Fri 26 Marsden Point and

Whangarei New Zealand Sat 27 Marseilles Fos France Sun 28 Mauritius Mon 29 Peter and Paul Apostles Tues 30 Mediterranean Europe

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June Paul Tolhurst (Chaplain) with AoS ICMA Member Korea International Seamen’s Mission Association For International Chamber of Commerce Regional Piracy Centre Patricia Daniels (Legacy and Individual Giving Manager) MtS IHQ Kazufumi Hiroiya (Honorary Chaplain) Harrison Chinnakumar (Chaplain) Moses Tarokonjam (Chaplain) and Sido van de Werf (Honorary Chaplain) Mike Gbadebo (Chaplain) Stephen Forde (Honorary Chaplain) John Blair (Honorary Chaplain) For those who work on inland waterways John Wilson (Chief Executive) The Mersey Mission to Seafarers with AOS Andrew Wright (Secretary General and Acting Regional Director UK and Europe) Tessa Perfect (Executive Assistant) and all in the Ministry Team around the world Ken Peters (Director of Justice and Public Affairs) and Lavern Holmes (Executive Assistant) MtS IHQ Martin Sandford (Executive Director) and Erin-Marie Fitzpatrick (Executive Assistant) MtS IHQ Nicky Wynne (Director of Development) and the Development Team at MtS IHQ and in Scotland Laura Hayes (Head of Marketing and Communications) and the communications team at MtS IHQ Eileen Reilly (Head of Finance) MtS IHQ Past Secretaries General MtS: Bill Down, Glyn Jones, Bill Christianson and the late Tom Heffer Hendrik LaGrange (Pastoral Consultant) Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme Neil Struthers (Honorary Chaplain) MtS Vice Patrons and Vice Presidents L Andriamiharisoa (Honorary Chaplain) For all MtS Fundraisers Vinayalal Banghera (Chaplain) Des Olney and Allan O’Shannessey (Chaplains) Bernard Vincent (Les Amis des Marins) and James Driver (Director) Kindred Society Mauritius Sailors’ Home Society Chundun Kamulsing (Manager) For all seafarers who suffer from exhaustion and fatigue Kindred Society The Mediterranean Mission to Seafarers Adrian Mumford (Administrator)

July Wed 1 Medway Ports England UK Thurs 2 Melbourne Australia Fri 3 Thomas the Apostle Sat 4 Milford Haven Wales UK Sun 5 Mombasa Kenya Mon 6 Montego Bay Jamaica Tues 7 Montreal Canada Wed 8 Worldwide Thurs 9 Mostyn Wales UK Fri 10 Mumbai (for. Bombay) India Sat 11 Mumbai (for. Bombay) India Sun 12 Sea Sunday Worldwide Mon 13 Naha Japan Tues 14 Worldwide Wed 15 Napier New Zealand Thurs 16 Worldwide Fri 17 Naples Italy Sat 18 Worldwide Sun 19 Narragansett Bay USA Mon 20 Nelson New Zealand Tues 21 Worldwide Wed 22 Mary Magdalene Thurs 23 Worldwide Fri 24 Worldwide Sat 25 James the Apostle Sun 26 New Holland England UK Mon 27 New York USA Tues 28 New York USA

Wed 29 New York USA Thurs 30 Worldwide Fri 31 Newcastle Australia

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Ian Graves (Ship-visitor) with AoS Garry Dodd (Chaplain and Executive Officer) For seafarers who work in the oil industry Steven Traynar (Chaplain) with the AoS and SaSoc Lole Timayo (Chaplain) Leon Golding (Honorary Chaplain) Alfred Chinniah (Chaplain) Ben Alcraft (Publications and Digital Media Officer) MtS IHQ Graham Beckett (Honorary Chaplain) Nitin Dethe (Chaplain) Kindred SocietyThe Royal Bombay Seamen’s Society Capt. S K Mishra (Manager) For all seafarers and their famiilies Robert Walden (Honorary Chaplain) Trevor Farrell (Temp. Grants and Trusts Manager) MtS IHQ Richard Spence (Chaplain) International Labour Organisation and ICMA Delegation Kingsley Joyce (Honorary Chaplain Mediterranean MtS) Joanne Sanders (Trusts and Communications Officer) MtS IHQ Peter Michaelson (Honorary Chaplain) Bishop Richard Ellena (Chairman) ICMA Member African Seafarers’ Assistance Network (The Netherlands) For all seafarers’ rescue organisations ICMA Member Nederlandse Zeemanscentrale (The Netherlands) ICMA Member Stichting Pastoraat Werkers Overzee (The Netherlands) For all seafarers who come from MtS Region East Asia Phillip Johnson (Honorary Chaplain) Center for Maritime Education Eric Larsson (Director) Center for Seafarers’ Rights New York Douglas Stevenson (Director) and Center for Maritime Education Gulf Region William Douglas Seamen’s Church Institute David Rider (President and Executive Director) ICMA Member Seafarers’ Welfare Board for New Zealand Geoff and June Harrison (Managers)

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Sat 1 Newhaven USA Sun 2 Newport USA Mon 3 Newport Wales UK Tues 4 Niagara Hamilton Canada Wed 5 Nigeria Thurs 6 Transfiguration Fri 7 Norfolk USA Sat 8 North West Ports England UK Sun 9 Worldwide Mon 10 Worldwide Tues 11 Worldwide Wed 12 Worldwide Thurs 13 Oakland USA Fri 14 Oban Bute and Clyde Estuary

Scotland UK Sat 15 Blessed Virgin Mary Sun 16 Oceania Mon 17 Oceania

Tues 18 Ochos Rios Jamaica Wed 19 Odessa Ukraine Thurs 20 Worldwide Fri 21 Orkney Islands Scotland UK Sat 22 Oshawa Canada Sun 23 Oslo Norway Mon 24 Bartholomew the Apostle Tues 25 Palm Beach Florida USA Wed 26 Worldwide Thurs 27 Par England UK Fri 28 Penang Malaysia Sat 29 Penzance England UK Sun 30 Perth Dundee and Angus Scotland UK Mon 31 Philadephia USA

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August C Marshall Davidson (Center Manager) Jack Grant (Center Manager) Edward Watts (Chairman) and Edward Mathias-Jones (Honorary Chaplain) Bob Hudson (Chaplain) Ziakede Akpobolokemi (CEO), Nigerian Maritime Admin. and Safety Agency For those involved in port operations, pilotage and tug operations Claude Turner (Chaplain) Geoff Moore (Chaplain) James Kears (Database Officer) MtS IHQ The Board of MtS: Robert Woods (Chairman) ICMA Member Norske Sjomannsmisjon (Norway) Dominic Hasan (Donor Support Officer) MtS IHQ Joyce Parry-Moore (Chaplain) Andrew Swift (Honorary Chaplain) HRH The Princess Royal (President MtS) on her birthday Liaison Bishops The Primates of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia Peter Snow (Chairman and Regional Coordinator) and Des Olney (Treasurer) MtS Oceania Council Glen Prince (Honorary Chaplain) Sasha Sorokin (Chaplain) and Rostyslav Inzhestoykov (Assistant Chaplain) International Maritime Organization Koji Sekimizu (Secretary General) David Dawson (Honorary Chaplain) PC Hobson (Honorary Chaplain) Brian Russell (Honorary Chaplain) For those involved in the education and training of seafarers Clay Waddell (Honorary Chaplain) Rebecca Watson (Corporate Parnerships and Events Officer) MtS IHQ P A Spreadbridge (Honorary Chaplain) Liaison Bishop Ng Moon Hing of West Malaysia Jon Robertshaw (Honorary Chaplain) Ross Bell (Honorary Chaplain) Vacant

September Tues 1 The Philippines Wed 2 Plymouth England UK Thurs 3 Poole England UK Fri 4 Port au Prince Haiti Sat 5 Port Elizabeth South Africa Sun 6 Port Everglades USA Mon 7 Port Giles Australia Tues 8 Port Hedland Australia Wed 9 Port Hueneme USA Thurs 10 Port Kembla Australia Fri 11 Port Klang Malaysia Sat 12 Port Lincoln Australia Sun 13 Portsmouth New Hampshire USA Mon 14 Holy Cross Day Tues 15 Port Louis Mauritius Wed 16 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Thurs 17 Port Newark USA Fri 18 Port of Liverpool Nova Scotia Canada Sat 19 Port of Spain Trinidad Sun 20 Port Pirie Australia Mon 21 Matthew Apostle and Evangelist Tues 22 Port Said Egypt Wed 23 Worldwide Thurs 24 Port Talbot Wales UK Fri 25 Port Vila Vanuatu Sat 26 Portbury England UK Sun 27 Portland Australia

Mon 28 Portland Bill England UK Tues 29 Michael and All Angels Wed 30 Portsmouth England UK

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Bishop Bart Espartero of the Philippine Independent Church Margaret Cameron (Honorary Chaplain) Peter Gibbs (Honorary Chaplain) Yvon François (Honorary Chaplain) Keith Bentley (Ship-visitor) and Capt. John Davies (Chairman) Lesley M Warrick (Executive Director) Alan Mower (Chaplain) John Kewa (Chaplain) Harry Daubert (Center Manager) Peter Linn (Honorary Chaplain) Vijendra Daniel (Honorary Chaplain) Ian Pole (Chaplain) Gail Avery (Chaplain) For all seafarers from MtS Region Canada Stenio Andre (Honorary Chaplain) Bishop Peter Ramsden (Honorary Chaplain) James Kollin, Marjorie Lindstrom and Megan Sanders (Chaplains) Donald J Lawton (Chaplain) Titus Ackbarali (Chaplain) Neville Manson (Manager) For all seafarers from MtS Region The Gulf and South Asia Rajkumar Sathyaraj (Honorary Chaplain) International Transport Workers’ Federation Mark Williams (Honorary Chaplain) and Alwyn Bamford Michael Tavoa (Chaplain) Jeremy Hellier (Honorary Chaplain) with AoS Ian Porter, Tae Kim, George Gayagay, Un Hui Tay, Jong Nam Jo, Gabriella Burcher and Jack Starmans Tim Gomm (Honorary Chaplain) For seafarers’ trade unions and associations Phil Hiscock (Honorary Chaplain)

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Thurs 1 Puerto Rico Fri 2 Richards Bay South Africa Sat 3 Rosario Argentina Sun 4 Rotterdam The Netherlands Mon 5 Rouen France Tues 6 Saint John New Brunswick Canada Wed 7 Worldwide Thurs 8 Saint Vincent Windward Isles Fri 9 Saldanha Bay South Africa Sat 10 San Diego USA Sun 11 San Francisco USA Mon 12 Santa Cruz Tenerife Canary Islands Spain Tues 13 Santos Brazil Wed 14 Sarnia Canada Thurs 15 Scotland UK Fri 16 Scotland UK

Sat 17 Scotland UK Sun 18 Luke the Evangelist

Mon 19 Seaham England UK Tues 20 Seattle and Puget Sound USA Wed 21 Seaview New Zealand Thurs 22 Worldwide Fri 23 Sekondi Ghana Sat 24 Sendai Japan Sun 25 Shetlands Isles Scotland UK Mon 26 Shoreham England UK Tues 27 Singapore Wed 28 Simon and Jude Apostles Thurs 29 Worldwide Fri 30 Worldwide Sat 31 Worldwide

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October David Howell, Manuel Munoz and Waldemar Ramos (Honorary Chaplains) Combined Seafarers’ Club Mark Classen (Chaplain) Alberto Hansen (Honorary Chaplain) Stephen Hazlett (Chaplain) John Hughes (Honorary Chaplain) and Gerard Vionnet (Centre Manager) Theodore Efthimiadis (Honorary Chaplain) and Bev Sullivan (Manager) Ben Bailey (Project Manager) MtS IHQ Charles Adams (Honorary Chaplain) Capt. John Woodend (Chaplain) and Mashellino Clark (Administrator) Robert Crafts (Chaplain) Bob Middleton (Chaplain) Michael Smith (Honorary Chaplain) Vacant Gordon Simmons (Honorary Chaplain) Liaison Bishop Nigel Peyton of Brechin James Middleton (Chairman), Ray Myers (Vice Chairman) and Gordon Lounsbach (Treasurer) Trustees MtS Scotland Timothy Tunley (Chaplain) and Allan Boyd (Honorary Chaplain Emeritus) For all seafarers who have beeen affected by acts of piracy and those held hostage David Talbot (Chaplain) Ken Hawkins (Executive Director and Regional Director MtS Region USA) Seaview Tanker Terminal Michael Oelsner International Chamber of Shipping and International Shipping Federation Ebenezer Quaye and Emmanuel Laryea (Honorary Chaplain) Masanobu Saito (Honorary Chaplain) Neil Brice (Honorary Chaplain) R A Freeman (Honorary Chaplain) Peter Manimuthu (Chaplain) and Toh Soon Kok (Centre Manager) For all seafarers from war torn countries and we pray for world peace ICMA Member The Sailors’ Society ICMA Member Christian Seamen’s Organisation (South Africa) For all seafarers suffering from post-traumatic stress

November Sun 1 All Saints’ Day Mon 2 South Wales Ports UK Tues 3 Southampton England UK Wed 4 Southern Africa Thurs 5 Southern Africa

Fri 6 Southern Africa

Sat 7 Worldwide Sun 8 Remembrance Sunday Mon 9 Worldwide Tues 10 Stockton USA Wed 11 Suape Brazil Thurs 12 Sunderland England UK Fri 13 Suva Fiji Islands Sat 14 Sweden

Sun 15 Sydney Australia Mon 16 Taiwan China

Tues 17 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia Wed 18 Tarawa Kiribati Polynesia Thurs 19 Tauranga New Zealand Fri 20 Thames/Tilbury England UK Sat 21 The Middle East Sun 22 Christ the King Mon 23 Worldwide

Tues 24 The Tees (North) England UK Wed 25 The Tees (South) England UK Thurs 26 Thevenard Australia Fri 27 Thunder Bay Canada Sat 28 Tokyo Japan Sun 29 Tomakomai Japan Mon 30 Andrew the Apostle

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For all seafarers from the Caribbean Nicholas Jones (Chaplain) John Attenborough (Chaplain) and Miles Newton (Honorary Chaplain) with AoS MtS President Archbishop Thabo Cecil Makgoba of Cape Town Liaison Bishop and Chairman of the Central Committee for Southern Africa Brian Marajh of George Peter Cottrell (Administrator) and Cedric Rautenbach (Regional Coordinator Africa) MtS Southern Africa Central Committee For all seafarers from North Africa and the Mediterranean For all seafarers who have died in war For all seafarers from the Pacific Rim Woodrow Gubuan, Hugh and Mildred Cooke (Honorary Chaplains) Antonio Luis (Chaplain) John McManners (Honorary Chaplain) Viti Whippy (Chaplain) ICMA Members Svenska Kyrkan I Utlandet (Sweden), Suomen Merimieslahetysseura (Sweden) and Sjomanskyrkan I Sverige (Sweden) Ian Porter (Principal Chaplain) ICMA Member Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) Seamen’s and Fishermen’s Service Center Karsten Holst Thomsen (Chaplain) DSM Vacant Clark Houltram (Chairman) and Mary Gilpin (Honorary Chaplain) Jake Pass (Chaplaincy Assistant) with AoS For all seafarers who come from the Middle East For all seafarers who are in danger International Seafarers’ Welfare & Assistance Network (ISWAN) Roger Harris (Executive Director) Chris Collison (Chaplain) Colin Worswick (Chaplain) with AoS Daine Burden (Manager) Ed Swayze (Chaplain) John Shimada (Honorary Chaplain) Yutaka Yanagiya and Yoshikatsu Abe (Honorary Chaplains) For Ships’ Agents, Shipbrokers, Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers

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Tues 1 Toronto Canada

Wed 2 Townsville Australia Thurs 3 Tuticorin India Fri 4 Tyne and Wear England UK Sat 5 Ullapool and North West Ports Scotland UK Sun 6 Worldwide Mon 7 Worldwide

Tues 8 USA

Wed 9 Valencia Spain Thurs 10 Valletta Malta Fri 11 Vancouver Canada

Sat 12 Vitoria Brazil Sun 13 Vlissingen The Netherlands Mon 14 Wales UK

Tues 15 Wallaroo Australia Wed 16 Walvis Bay Namibia Africa

Thurs 17 Waterford Ireland Fri 18 Weipa Australia Sat 19 Wellington New Zealand Sun 20 Western Ross and Loch Ewe Scotland UK Mon 21 Whitby England UK

Tues 22 Whitstable England UK Wed 23 Whyalla Australia Thurs 24 Worldwide Fri 25 Christmas Day Sat 26 Stephen First Martyr Sun 27 John Apostle and Evangelist Mon 28 Holy Innocents Tues 29 Wilmington USA

Wed 30 Windsor Ontario Canada Thurs 31 Yokohama Japan

December Judith Alltree (Executive Director) Robert Hudson and David Mulholland (Chaplains) Graham Miller (Chaplain) Johnson Daniel (Chaplain) Chris Fuller (Chaplain) and Dianne Erskine (Centre Manager) with AoS Nicholas Court (Honorary Chaplain) Tomi Toluhi (HR and Governance Manager) MtS IHQ ICMA Members North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA) Jason Zuidema (Executive Director) and Revd Marsh Drege (President) and Lutheran Association for Maritime Ministry (USA) All independent seafarers’ missions and Liaison Bishop Ian T Douglas, Bishop of Connecticut Ken Cornforth (Honorary Chaplain) Simon Godfrey (Honorary Chaplain) Mediterranean MtS Nick Parker (Regional Director Canada and Senior Port Chaplain) and Andrea Parker Ariel Inazabal (Honorary Chaplain) Ank and Remco Robinson (Chaplains) Liaison Bishop for Wales and Chairman of the Welsh Council John Davies of Swansea and Brecon Welsh Council Nicholas Jones (Secretary) Martyn Robinson (Chaplain) with SaSoc Linea Haufiku (Chaplain) Capt. Bill Wilson (Chairman) and Gail Wearne (Manager) Christine Smyth (Honorary Chaplain) Ron Watson (Honorary Chaplain) Bob Peters (Chaplain) Pam Shinkins (Honorary Chaplain) Edwin Newlyn (Honorary Chaplain) and Kindred Society Whitby Mission and Seafarers’ Centre S J Coneys (Honorary Chaplain) Ali Wurm (Chaplain) and Wayne Wurm (Manager) To all MtS supporters all around the world Thank You For all seafarers and their families For all seafarers who are bereaved For all seafarers from Jerusalem, Palestine and Israel For all seafarers from MtS UK and Europe Region Seamen’s Centre of Wilmington Cary Newman (Chairman) Henry Capillary (Co-Chaplain) Bill Bradley (Honorary Chaplain) Andrew Dangerfield (Chaplain), L Valino (UMC), Dave Ochinero and Soon Ho Kim (AoS)

The Mission to Seafarers is entirely funded by voluntary donations and offers emergency assistance, practical support and a friendly welcome in 260 ports in 71 countries.

We provide the following quality welfare support services for seafarers:

Seafarers’ centres l Ship-visiting l Post-trauma counselling l Transport l Advocacy l All-round support Find out more at: www.missiontoseafarers.org l

The Mission to Seafarers Caring for seafarers around the world

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Registered Charity no. 1123613

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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 260 ports around the world, in 71 countries providing assistance to the 1.5 million working men and women who crew the merchant fleet.

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 @FlyingAngelNews www.justgiving.com/themissiontoseafarers