Post by Administrator on Apr 23, 2018 21:29:48 GMT
Sea Sunday 2018
Source Barry and Penarth Gem.
Churches asked to remember seafarers on Sea Sunday.
THE world’s oldest maritime welfare charity is asking churches in Glamorgan to remember the world’s seafarers in a special service. Congregations around the world will take part in Sea Sunday services on July 8 in aid of Sailors’ Society. Each year the Christian charity, which celebrated its bicentenary on March 18, asks churchgoers to pray and give thanks for the world’s 1.6 million seafarers. Stuart Rivers, Sailors’ Society’s CEO, said: “Whether they know it or not, the people of Glamorgan rely upon seafarers. “More than 90 per cent of everything we own comes by sea: our clothes, phones, cars, even the bricks that make up our homes. “All of these goods are brought into the country by seafarers who risk extreme loneliness, dangerous storms and even piracy. “Holding a Sea Sunday service for Sailors’ Society is a fantastic way of recognising the amazing work seafarers do.” Sailors’ Society aims to transform the lives ohttps://www.seasundayhero.org/f seafarers and their families at home, in port and at sea through the delivery of chaplaincy, education and the relief of poverty and distress. The charity works internationally to provide practical, emotional and spiritual welfare support to the world’s 1.6m seafarers, regardless of background or faith. Sailors’ Society chaplains and ship visitors have a presence in 91 global ports, with wider projects and services covering 29 countries. For more information visit: LINK
The charity has created a variety of resources for churches, which it has made available free to download at: LINK