Sea Sunday on the Horizon
26 June 2008
Sea Sunday is when the Catholic Church remembers all those who live and work at sea - a particularly large employer in areas of the Clifton Diocese. It is celebrated on 13 July.
Seafarers are commonly recruited from poorer countries where wages are lower. Seafarers work in difficult and often dangerous conditions suffering from loneliness, spiritual deprivation and even exploitation as they transport the goods we use and consume every day.
The Apostleship of the Sea (AOS) is the official maritime welfare agency of the Catholic Church in Great Britain. AOS reaches out to seafarers that visit our ports each year, offering pastoral and practical support and care. On Sea Sunday there is an annual appeal to support the vital ministry of AOS, Catholic churches will take up a second collection with all funds raised going to AOS to support their work. Please give generously.
Sea Sunday is when the Catholic Church remembers all those who live and work at sea - a particularly large employer in areas of the Clifton Diocese. It is celebrated on 13 July.
Seafarers are commonly recruited from poorer countries where wages are lower. Seafarers work in difficult and often dangerous conditions suffering from loneliness, spiritual deprivation and even exploitation as they transport the goods we use and consume every day.
The Apostleship of the Sea (AOS) is the official maritime welfare agency of the Catholic Church in Great Britain. AOS reaches out to seafarers that visit our ports each year, offering pastoral and practical support and care. On Sea Sunday there is an annual appeal to support the vital ministry of AOS, Catholic churches will take up a second collection with all funds raised going to AOS to support their work. Please give generously.
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