by Administrator | Jul 23, 2018 | Chaplains, Sailors' Society
The Port of Durban will once again be the venue for the Annual Combined Missions Sea Sunday Service on 29 July 2018. The service will be held in the Passenger Terminal, N Shed, T Jetty. Originally the service was held at various churches in Durban but approximately...
by Administrator | Jul 16, 2018 | Crisis Response, Sailors' Society, Seafarers
Many may remember the shipping disaster which took place in July 2017 when the chokka fishing vessel, the Maredon capsized off St Francis Bay Of the 16 crew members, seven were rescued; five were missing for more than a week and four crew members were confirmed...
by Administrator | May 19, 2018 | Sailors' Society, Seafarers
Let us now go to a very important project which can bring joy to seafarers who are alone. When one reads of the uncomplicated ways to solve stresses among children, we realise that there is so much we can do as well. And it can be so easy and fun! It’s never too early...
by Administrator | May 14, 2018 | 200 Years, Sailors' Society
London was this year’s venue for the annual Chaplains’ Conference. It was a good choice of city as it coincided with the Sailors’ Society 200th anniversary celebrations. Chaplains from many countries attended and they enjoyed meeting their counterparts and to compare...
by Administrator | Apr 12, 2018 | 200 Years, Chaplains, Sailors' Society, Seafarers
The Durban Branch and Cape Town branches of the Sailors’ Society, Port Elizabeth and Coega as well as the MTS Mission in Richards Bay joined forces in South Africa to celebrate the 200th anniversary of this Society. In Durban a record number of 69 seafarers joined the...
by Administrator | Jan 24, 2018 | Sailors' Society, Seafarers
If you ask visiting sailors what they like most from our gift packages the answer is unanimous – the fingerless mittens. Pattern for Fingerless Mittens 1 ball double knitting wool 1 pair 4.25mm knitting needles – (old no. 7) If your knitting tension...
