The General Secretary of the International Christian Maritime Association has come to the end of his term in the role. Reverend Hennie la Grange will leave ICMA at the end of July 2013 after being in post since July 1st 2007. He will leave the office on July 15th. Hennie wrote: The Strategic Review is [...]
Seafarers in Port Manatee on the Gulf of Mexico can be assured of finding a friend in Anchor House. Celebrating its 20th anniversary of fellowship to seafarers at Port Manatee, USA, Anchor House is an integral part of the independent ecumenical Christian ministry to seafarers, affiliated to ICMA’s member in North America, NAMMA. The Bradenton [...]
Doreen M. Badeaux, AOS-USA Secretary General has paid a moving tribute to Deacon Albert Dacanay, Canada-based Regional Coordinator of Apostleship of the Sea for North America and the Caribbean. Albert will soon be leaving the AOS Ministry for other duties in his Diocese. Deacon Albert Dacanay and his wife Delia, his kids, his in-laws, the [...]
“Five days of sunny summer weather, ships, vessels, harbour sounds and more than 120,000 visitors made the annual meeting of German Protestant Christians, the so-called Kirchentag, an unforgettable experience. “ Viola Heutger, Volunteer from the Deutsche Seemannsmission’s station in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, sent this report on impressions of the events at this year’s Kirchentag (Church [...]
The years of service delivered by seafarers’ missions is often forgotten or underestimated. It is gratifying when port communities understand the significance of centres for seafarers. When The (Australia) National Trust recently hosted a conference on the future of Melbourne’s maritime heritage, it was acknowledged that the domed roof of the Mission to Seafarers is [...]
The final report from the ICMA Regional Conference held in Odessa concludes with a set of statements by the delegates that underline the region’s commitment to caring for the welfare of seafarers. The outgoing Regional Coordinator, AOS Deacon Ricardo Rodriguez Martos from Barcelona, Spain, wrote that the region was committed to pursue the following goals [...]
The Sailors’ Society’s new Chief Executive Officer has assumed the role at the Society’s Southampton office in the United Kingdom on April 1st 2013. Stuart R Rivers succeeds Robert N Adams in the role. In a letter announcing his appointment, the Sailors’ Society wrote that Rivers has extensive experience in the international mobile communications sector, [...]
The North American Maritime Ministry Association, a founder member of the International Christian Maritime Association, has announced the appointment of its new Executive Director. Dr. Jason Zuidema from Canada will assume the role in July 2013. Announcing the appointment, NAMMA Notes said: NAMMA’s Board of Directors in January selected Jason Zuidema as the next Executive [...]
Chaplains’ responses to seafarers affected by piracy requires common sense, not therapy. Pastors should be professional in fulfilling their limited but crucial role, and establish themselves as a vital resource. The ICMA Regional Conference in Odessa was addressed by the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme. Toon van de Sande delivered a paper to raise awareness [...]
“Evangelisation in seafarers’ ministries is closely related to all our faith communities’ witness to Christian unity. Christian unity, expressed as ecumenism, is the face and identity of ICMA”. Father Bruno Ciceri, representative of Apostleship of the Sea / Stella Maris in the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People and member of the ICMA [...]
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