Sea Sunday is the day the Church remembers the important work that seafarers do. Across the world, congregations gather to thank God for seafarers, their families and the work that The Mission to Seafarers does in supporting this most dangerous and perilous way of life.

Will you support the Church of England's ministry to seafarers?

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Our material includes sermon notes, children's material and additional information on the work of The Mission to Seafarers. Browse the links on the right to view previous Sea Sunday material.

Message from the Former Secretary General:

Dear Friend,

As an island nation, we who live in the United Kingdom depend on seafarers for over 95 per cent of our daily goods and services. I am writing to you today to ask if you and your parish will remember the world’s 1.2 million seafarers on Sea Sunday.

The sea is our nation’s lifeline. Much of our food, our fuel and nearly all the every day items we use will have been transported thousands of miles across seas and oceans to our local supermarket shelves by seafarers working on vast ships.

A seafarer’s life is a hard and lonely existence – this makes the work of The Mission to Seafarers even more important and, in some cases, vital in replacing the loneliness and isolation a seafarer can face with Christian love and witness. On behalf of the Anglican Communion, The Mission to Seafarers reaches out with a message of love and hope to crews visiting our centres in 230 ports around the world.

All of the content detailed in the tabs above show the valuable ministry that chaplains carry out as they meet and care for these often forgotten people.

We appreciate your support and your prayers in this important ministry.

With my thanks and good wishes,

The Revd Canon Bill Christianson,
Former Secretary General

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