When seafarers need a Good Samaritan
When seafarers and fishers arrive in a port, they are strangers in a foreign land, they don’t know the locals and often don’t know who to turn to when they need help.Port chaplains and volunteer ship visitors from Stella Maris (the Catholic Church’s maritime agency...
All invited to Stella Maris Holy Island Pilgrimage
Catholic maritime charity Stella Maris will hold its annual Pilgrimage to Holy Island on Saturday May 31.Now in its 21st year, this year’s pilgrimage is held as part of the charity’s activities for the Jubilee Year of Hope and will include special prayers for...
Stella Maris chaplains bring hope to exploited fishers
Fishers arriving in the United Kingdom to earn a living can sometimes find themselves in extremely vulnerable situations, writes GREG WATTS. Some are exploited, abused, not paid their agreed wage, or even denied wages altogether. They trust that the contracts they...
Helping seafarers celebrate Christmas
Parishes and schools also play an important part in making Christmas special for seafarers, says Anne McLaren, Stella Maris’ senior area port chaplain for the north of England.“We have run a woolly hat appeal with primary schools for a number of years. We visit...
