The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) promotes the safety, dignity and improved working environment for the men and women serving in North American and international maritime workplaces. Founded in 1834, the Institute is a voluntary, ecumenical agency affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Take a closer look…
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Miniature watch caps and in-the-field videos set apart SCI’s exhibit at the Episcopal Church’s General Convention held this month in Indianapolis.
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Trinity Church Marks Maritime Day May 25, 2012 Trinity Church Wall Street celebrated Maritime Day during a recent Sunday morning liturgy with prayers, music, devotions and an invitation to SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights Director to take the More...
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Applauding the Work of Chaplain Jacques April 3, 2012 The Rev. Deacon Jacques Girard leaves his post at the Seamen’s Church Institute after 12 inspiring years of port ministry. On April 2, the Institute celebrated his contributions to the maritime More...
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SCI-Bay Area Friends Enjoy Cruise
October 12, 2011
On October 6, several of SCI’s West Coast supporters boarded a sunset cruise touring the San Francisco harbor. The special event helped raised funds for SCI’s service to international seafarers in...
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Grand Reopening Dedicates, Showcases
May 19, 2011
The Rev. Jean R. Smith, D.D., former Executive Director of the Seamen’s Church Institute, looks amazed touring the Institute’s newly reopened seafarers’ center in Port Newark. Smith, along with...
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Seafarers’ Center Grand Reopening
April 28, 2011
On Tuesday, May 17, SCI celebrates the Grand Reopening of its Port Newark International Seafarers’ Center, rededicating the immense, newly renovated facility, which offers essential services to...
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Harbor Cruise Entertains and Enlightens
September 16, 2010
The Sandy Hook Pilots' Pilot No. 1, the New York, welcomed guests aboard SCI's annual Pilot Boat Harbor Cruise, which showcases the inner workings of Port of New York and New Jersey.
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Long Island Bishop Visits SCI
July 14, 2010
Bishop Provenzano, newly appointed bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, visited SCI’s seafarers’ ministry in Port Newark, NJ last week, touring the construction site of SCI’s seafarers...
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SCI-Bay Area Celebrates First Anniversary
July 7, 2010
Rocknrev and the Deacons provided live music at the Oakland Yacht Club for SCI’s celebration of the one year anniversary of Bay Area Seafarers Services’ merger with the Institute.
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Bay Area Ministry Continues to Grow
April 16, 2010
SCI’s International Maritime Center in the Port of Oakland serves seafarers entering the Bay Area of California.
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