PRAYER DIARY 2021 I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” Matthew 25: 31-46 PRAYERS A PRAYER FOR SEAFARERS: Lord God, we depend on you for life itself, and on seafarers to meet so many of our daily needs. Watch over all who go down to the sea in ships – on business, for leisure, or to rescue those in peril or difficulty. Keep them from danger, befriend them in loneliness, and bring them safely home to those they love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. A PRAYER FOR THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY: Almighty God, we pray for those involved in the shipping industry:for those who build, or own, or manage ships. Give them the will to care for those who go to sea, and grant to all who work at sea the blessing of safe ships, good food and just rewards for all their work; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. A PRAYER FOR MINISTRY TO SEAFARERS: Lord God, you show your love in providing for our needs through the service of seafarers. Bless the work of The Mission to Seafarers and kindred societies, who minister to seafarers and their families throughout the world. Raise up supporters and workers that this ministry may grow according to your will, and that seafarers be blessed through loving care and service, in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. AMEN. A CONCLUDING PRAYER: Lord God, be the canoe that holds us in the sea of life. Be the rudder that keeps us on the straight course. Be the outrigger that supports us in times of great testing. May your Spirit fill our sails to carry us through each day, and keep our bodies strong so that we may paddle steadfastly on in the voyage of life. AMEN. The most up to date version of this Prayer Diary can be found at: missiontoseafarers.org/wp-content/uploads/Prayer-diary-2021.pdf JANUARY 2021 FRI 1 Naming and Circumcision of Jesus The church's worldwide ministry with seafarers SAT 2 Vice-President, Mission to Seafarers Dr. Grahaeme Henderson SUN 3 Abbot Point, Qld, Australia Pray for development of new centre. MON 4 Adelaide, S.A, Australia Pray for new chaplain to be appointed TUES 5 ICMA Member Apostolatus Maris / Apostleship of the Sea (AM / AOS) WED 6 Epiphany All seafarers from MtS Australia and Papua New Guinea Region THUR 7 Albany, W.A, Australia Revd Alan Taylor (Chaplain) and Mr Norm Stevens (Ship Visitor), Mrs Jane Stevens (Chair) FRI 8 Ajman, Ajman Dry Dock, Al Hamriya, Al For all involved in port welfare Jazira, UAE SAT 9 Antwerp, Belgium Revd Brian Millson (Port Chaplain) and the ecumenical team in the port of Antwerp SUN 10 London Trustee – Mission to Seafarers Mr Tom Boardley – Chair of Trustees MON 11 Aqaba, Jordan Mr Raeid Tashtoush (Centre Manager) TUES 12 Auckland, New Zealand Revd Khaw Cheng Cheen (Port Chaplain) WED 13 Safe Migration in Middle East and South Pray for the regional working group as it supports Asia Region the growth of better work conditions THUR 14 Regional Director – Africa Revd Cedric Rautenbach FRI 15 Australia Rt Revd John Stead (Liaison Bishop and Chair of Australian Council), Rt Revd Gary Nelson (Assistant Liaison Bishop) SAT 16 Australia Mrs Alison Evans (Administration) and Council Members SUN 17 Avonmouth and Portbury, England Revd Jeremy Hellier (Honorary Chaplain) Revd Astrid Tiesema-Samson (Honorary Chaplain) MON 18 ICMA Member Association for Seafarers’ Mission – Yokohama TUES 19 Bahía Blanca, Argentina Sra Juliana Di Canto Saenz, Sr Oscar Trobiani, Licdo César Pascualetti & Srta Juliana Trobiani di Canto (Ship Visitors) WED 20 England Royal Merchant Navy Education Foundation THUR 21 Bahrain Revd Stephen Thanapaul (Chaplain) FRI 22 International Headquarters Revd Canon Andrew Wright, Secretary General SAT 23 Baltimore, USA Revd Mary Davisson (Executive Director and Port Chaplain) SUN 24 Bangkok and Laem Chabang, Thailand Revd Dave Hinay (Port Chaplain) MON 25 The Conversion of St Paul All seafarers from MtS Oceania Region TUES 26 Barry, Wales Revd Ben Andrews (Honorary Chaplain) WED 27 Batam, Indonesia Revd Ferry Tunelap (Honorary Chaplain) THUR 28 Belém do Para & Vila do Conde, Brazil Fr Elías de Sousa Barata FRI 29 Belfast, Northern Ireland Revd Colin Hall-Thompson (Chaplain) SAT 30 Belfast, Northern Ireland Mrs Ann Hill (Staff), Mrs Christine McAllister (Staff), Mrs Gillian McBride (Staff), Mr Hugh McComb (Staff) SUN 31 Belfast, Northern Ireland Mr Robert Fitzpatrick-Sykes (Ship Visitor), Mr Geoff Launchbury (Ship Visitor), Mr Vivek Sarawegi (Ship Visitor) www.missiontoseafarers.org 3 FEBRUARY 2021 MON 1 Belfast, Northern Ireland Mrs Doreen Salters (Appeals Secretary), Mr Trevor Hill (Staff), Mrs Esther Graham (Staff) TUES 2 The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple All seafarers who have been injured or are in hospital WED 3 ICMA Member Biblia Harbour Mission – South Africa THUR 4 Bell Bay, Tas, Australia Mrs Beryl Osborne FRI 5 Bermuda Revd Canon Norman Linus SAT 6 International Headquarters Mrs Tomilayo Toluhi, Director of Human Resources & Administration SUN 7 Brisbane, Qld, Australia Ms Heather Turner and Ms Jacqueline Nielson-Dale (Centre Supervisors), Captain Ross Nicholls (Chair) MON 8 Brisbane, Qld, Australia Revd Ian McGilvray (Honorary Chaplain), Revd Stephen Briggs (Honorary Chaplain) TUES 9 Brisbane, Qld, Australia Fr Bill Pearson (Chaplain Emeritus) WED 10 Buenos Aires, Argentina Revd Ariel Irrazabal (Chaplain) & Ven David George (Ship visitor) THUR 11 Worldwide All who work at the Baltic Exchange FRI 12 Regional Director – Australia and Papua Revd Canon Garry Dodd New Guinea SAT 13 Bunbury, W.A, Australia Very Revd Darryl Cotton (Chair and Locum-Chaplain) SUN 14 Burnie, Tas, Australia Mr Doug Couzins (Chair) and Mr Brian Scott (Ship Visitor) MON 15 Busan, South Korea Friends of the Flying Angel (Supporter Organisation) and The Flying Angel (Ship Visiting Group) TUES 16 Busan, South Korea Ms Monica Park (Port Chaplain) and Ms Mariana Kim (Centre Manager) WED 17 Ash Wednesday The spiritual needs of all seafarers THUR 18 London Trustee – Mission to Seafarers Revd Canon Christopher Burke FRI 19 El Callao, Perú Fr Mark Ewbank (Honorary Port Chaplain) SAT 20 Cape Town, South Africa Revd Ashley Peterson (Chaplain) and Revd Karl Groepe (Chairman) Mr Clive Naidoo (Ship Visitor) SUN 21 ICMA Member Christian Seaman’s Organisation / Christelike Seemansor- ganisasie – South Africa MON 22 Cardiff, Wales All those involved in port welfare TUES 23 Chatham, England Revd Mick Mc Laughlin (Honorary Chaplain) WED 24 Chennai, India Revd Clement Rajan & Capt Ivan Franco (Honorary Chaplain) THUR 25 Colombo, Sri Lanka Revd Chandran Crispus (Chaplain) and Mr Ravi Jayawickreme (Chairman) FRI 26 Worldwide The Honourable Company of Master Mariners SAT 27 Dampier, W.A, Australia Revd Frank Nicol (Chaplain) SUN 28 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Revd Amani Chitemo (Chaplain) and Mr Deogratias John Haule (Chairman) 4 MARCH 2021 MON 1 Darwin, N.T, Australia Ms Julie Toomey (Chaplain) TUES 2 Devonport, Tas, Australia Rev John Tongue (Honorary Chaplain) WED 3 UAE Revd Andy Bowerman (Senior Chaplain and Regional Director, Middle East and South Asia) THUR 4 UAE Mrs Lily Nebria (Office Manager) FRI 5 London Trustee – Mission to Seafarers Mrs Rosemary Alexander SAT 6 Dubai Dry Dock, UAE All involved in port welfare SUN 7 Dublin, Ireland Revd William Black, Mr Dermot Desmond, Mr Edward Taylor MON 8 Dublin, Ireland Ms Noeleen Hogan TUES 9 Dublin and Glendalough, Ireland Most Revd Michael Jackson (Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough) WED 10 ICMA Member Danske Sømands – og Udlandskirker THUR 11 Worldwide All who are engaged in the education and training of seafarers FRI 12 Dunkerque, France Revd Philip Edell (Centre Manager and Port Chaplain) and all staff and volunteers SAT 13 International Headquarters Revd Ijeoma Ajibade, Regional Director Europe SUN 14 Mothering Sunday The families of seafarers MON 15 Durban, South Africa Mr Peter Cottrell (Central Resources Committee – Governance and Finance)(Chairman) Rev Peter Houston (Central Resource Committee) TUES 16 Durban, South Africa Revd Thami Tembe (Chaplain), Mr John Appalasamy (Ship Visitor) WED 17 Durban, South Africa Mrs Aurora Marais (Secretary) and Mrs Merilyn Thomson (Centre Manager) THUR 18 Eden, NSW, Australia Revd Michael Palmer (Chaplain), Mr Dale Willis and Mr Chris Bingham (Ship Visitors) FRI 19 Joseph of Nazareth All seafarers from the USA Region SAT 20 Edinburgh, Scotland All those serving on the board of MtS Scotland and all the volunteers working in Scottish ports SUN 21 Esperance, W.A, Australia Revd Frank Roe (Chaplain) and Mr Fred Lochowicz (Manager) MON 22 Worldwide For better mental health care for seafarers TUES 23 Regional Director – Canada Rev’d Judith Alltree WED 24 Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Mr Maurice Lake & Mrs Debbie Lake (Lay Chaplains) THUR 25 The Annunciation of our Lord to the Seafarers who are expectant mothers Blessed Virgin Mary FRI 26 Everett, Washington, USA Mr Ken Hawkins, Regional Director, USA SAT 27 ICMA Member Deutsche Seemannsmission e.V. SUN 28 Falmouth, England Mrs Penny Phillips (Chairman) MON 29 Falmouth, England Revd Stephen Tudgey (Honorary Chaplain) TUES 30 London Trustee – Mission to Seafarers Ms Claire Sneddon WED 31 Fawley Southampton Oil Terminal, England Ship Visiting Team www.missiontoseafarers.org 5 APRIL 2021 THUR 1 Maundy Thursday Seafarers who suffer from poverty and financial distress FRI 2 Good Friday The leaders of churches in countries where Seafarers live SAT 3 Felixstowe, England Fr Herbert Fadriquela (Chaplain) Revd Andrew Dotchin