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Annual Report Message from the Director -~~ THE SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY 1990 Annual Report Message From The Director -~~-,--..-:. My Dear Friends, The advent of the nineties has signaled profound change Some are in a in the world community. Recently we've witnessed the position to give most unraveling of a great nation as democracy triumphed over an generously to our embedded tyranny and an old enemy became a fading programs. The majority menace. Change has come as well to The Seamen's Church who contribute to SCI, Institute. however, are not. Often We are at a pivotal juncture in the evolution of the their gifts involve sacrifice. maritime industry, Sophisticated technological advances in To all of our loyal donors navigation and ship design, global shifts in maritime we extend our heartfelt commerce, the aging of the seafaring population, and gratitude. The borders increasin.g concern for our marine environment and safety-at­ and coast lines of cities sea herald a new and challenging era for the Institute. and countries may change. Change for SCI is not new, A century ago Liverpool The size and design of packets were anchored at the South Street Seaport and ships and the nature of horse drawn carriages bounced across the cobblestones energy and manpower to Whittemore, Director carrying cocoa, cheese, molasses and spices from the Indies. operate them may be The Institute's ship visitors greeted ships that called upon the transformed, but time cannot alter the con.tours of the Port of New York in SCI's two boats, the Sentinel and the j. human heart. With your continued help, as long as men and Hamersley Hooker. Chaplains today drive modern vans for women set out to sea, The Seamen's Church Institute will be their welcoming visits to ships of all nations. there for them-a bulwark against the strains and hazards of Throughout our distinguished history the Institute has life at sea. assumed a mantle of creative leadership-perceiving, understanding and accommodating the demands of progress Nothing that was worthy in the past departs; and the challenges of time. And we have done so without no truth or goodness ever dies; but it IS all still compromising the integrity of our mission nor the vitality of here, and recognized or not, fives and works our programs. Whether pursuing protective legislation for through endless change. seafarers at the turn of the century or founding our Maritime Training School and our Christmas-at-Sea program - Thomas Car/yle; Sir Walter Scott (In London in the early 1900s, SCI has charted a course close to the & Westminster Review, No. 12, 1838) cutting-edge of the changing fortunes and needs of the seafaring community we serve. These past months in our magnificent new home have been a JOY. As I suggested to you last March, rumor had it that The Seamen's Church Institute had disappeared. I am happy to advise-in the words of Mark Twain-"that reports The Rev. James R. Whittemore of our death are greatly exaggerated," With the hoisting of October 1. 1991 our flag over 241 Water Street, the Institute has reaffirmed its presence as an important force in the maritime community. The expertise of our superb staff. the selfless dedication of our volunteers and the ongoing support of our many friends have helped position the Institute as a highly regarded maritime educator and ambassador of good will. This profile extends well beyond our immediate neighbors and reflects the increasingly multinational personality of the industry. 1990 ANNUAL REPORT Message From The Board of Managers Dear Friends, How is The Seamen's Church Institute faring? We are from the Henry Luce Foundation-continuing their support of pleased to report that we are very well indeed and activities the Asian/North American Pastoral Training Program; and of recent years augur well for continued prosperity as we $25,000 for a new SCI van from Michael Maher, a member greet the decade of the nineties. of the board of managers. Conscientious stewardship of SCI's financial resources Together gifts from individuals and estates accounted by the board of managers, aggressive fund raising strategies for 45 percent of the total funds raised providing an and ever-expanding programmatic and community outreach invaluable base for ongOing operational support of the services have reaffirmed our leadership position as a Institute's programs. It is important to note that many of our champion of seafarers' rights and safe seas. The completion individual donors make more than one gift each year. of the Institute's distinctive headquarters and Seafarers' As many of you are aware, the most significant current Center is one of our proudest accomplishments to date. The capital need is that of the new administrative building and new six-story Center is eminently appropriate to our Seafarers' Center in lower Manhattan. To meet this need a contemporary needs, affording ample space for the effective $4 million campaign was initiated during 1990. The campaign operation of the Institute's maritime training programs, includes a special fund to endow the Christmas-at-Sea seafarers' rights, and social and pastoral services. program, cherished by seafarers and SCI family. We are pleased to be able to share our new home, This past year the board also approved a planned giving The Rev. Fronds Cho which lies within Manhattan's South Street Seaport Historic program to provide new funding options with significant tax lunches with the District, with our business and residential neighbors. The benefits for donors. Seaport Chapel, truly an ecumenical house of worship, soon It is an honor and a privilege to be leading The crew of a Korean will offer regular services as well as cultural performances Seamen's Church Institute at this exciting time in its ship In Port Newark. for the community. The "Top Deck" Community Conference distinguished history. As we look to the future the challenges Center with picturesque views of the Brooklyn Bridge and and possibilities for SCI are great. We have served the lower Manhattan is an ideal setting for corporate meetings maritime industry with dedication and pride for more than and social events. 157 years. We urge you to stay with us. Together we can The Institute recently introduced the President's make a difference. Council, an advisory committee of new friends, committed to promoting SCI's programs while at the same time enhancing their own knowledge of maritime issues. During 1990 . the President's Council welcomed the Princess Royal to The Seamen's Church Institute. They sailed on SCI's traditional Pilot Boat Cruise, enjoying a behind-th~cenes Alfred Lee Loomis, III tour of the Port of New York and New Jersey where much President of the Institute's services take place. The group is currently evaluating activities for the future. Our contributors have remained faithful in their support of our cause. In 1990 we were fortunate to receive several major grants to both the annual and capital funds. Among them was a $20,000 gift from the New York Mechlin D. Moore Community Trust which enabled the Center for Seafarers' Chairman, Development Committee Rights to research the needs of commercial fishers; $50,000 October 1, 1991 THE SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE The Year In Review Seafarers' Services Division Counseling Services Long periods of time at sea often The pressing needs of inactive occasion feelings of disconnectedness, seafarers-many of whom live in the loneliness and frustration for seafarers­ New York area-became a priOrity a sense that life is passing them by. concern of Counseling ServIces in 1990. From our infancy ship viSits by SCI's Visits to the Seafarers' Clubs where the multilingual chaplains have been social structure of a seagoing life acknowledged as the centerpiece for thrives. recreational programs, monthly the Institute's services. In 1990 port dinners, sports tournaments and field chaplains and ship visitors greeted more trips provided meaningful leisure-time Soviet cadets from the Druzhbo than 3,000 of the ships that called upon activity for these aging and retired practice their skills at SCI's Maritime this port. Extending a friendly welcome seafarers. Training school they offered simple acts of hospitality, The division also developed an Maritime Training Division distributing magazines and newspapers, innovative counseling training program Today SCI's Maritime Training providing ground t.ransportation and that prepares non-professionals to help Division is a leader in the field of assistance with telephone calls and ma~. others help themselves-somewhat of a maritime continuing education-the one They offered comfort to the down­ psychological first aid. Some members against which all others are measured. It hearted. and counsel to the frightened of the SCI family-participants in the boasts some of the most sophisticated Asian/North American Pastoral simulation equipment in the world and Training Program. students in the during 1990 began training merchant Summer Intern Program, ship visitors mariners in tug and barge handling using and maritime training instructors­ the simulation system. A new Automatic completed this program. Radar Plotting Aid, which parallels the advanced technology used on more Theological Education than 1,000 ships, was added to the The Asian/North American system early in the year. SCI introduced Pastoral Training Program celebrated on-the-job training with a program for its fifth successful year in 1990. The Kloster Cruise Limited aboard several of program was developed to help bridge their ships. including the Royal Viking the cross-cultural gap between an ever­ Star, the Southward and the Royal Viking increasing Asian work force and Sky. chaplains who minister In North In addition more than 350 American ports. With the Port of New students-masters and mates from York and New Jersey as their labora­ major od companies, tugboat operators.
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