ABOUT SEA SUNDAY
Seafarers transport more than 95% of the food and goods the world uses every day, and yet these 1.2 million hardworking men and women are often forgotten. Away from family and friends for many months at a time, working long hours and navigating some of the world’s most dangerous stretches of ocean, seafaring can be a tough, lonely and hazardous career.Sea Sunday is a day set aside in the Church calendar to remember the brave and dedicated men and women who we rely on to keep our global economy afloat. Through special services, fundraising events, parades and ship blessings, congregations around the world celebrate the vital contribution seafarers make to all our lives, and pray for them, their families and those that support them.
As a Christian agency The Mission to Seafarers works in 250 ports around the world, caring for seafarers of all ranks, nationalities and beliefs. Through our global network of chaplains, staff and volunteers we offer practical, emotional and spiritual support to seafarers through ship visits, drop-in centres and a range of welfare and emergency support services.
We offer Mission to Seafarers’ Sea Sunday resource packs, information
and ideas to help you celebrate the day in your parish and inform
your congregation, community or colleagues of the challenges
facing seafarers around the world.