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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SCI’s President & Executive Director has selected 50 photos taken at locations around the country highlighting the most memorable moments of 2012
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Supporters Cruise San Francisco Harbor October 9, 2012 Increasing support for SCI’s ecumenical partnership of maritime ministry in the Bay Area raised nearly $20,000 during an October evening cruise of the port. 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 More...
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Never Ending Story
June 28, 2011
Abandoned by an insolvent ship owner, the vessel the Blue Jade remained anchored off the coast of California for many weeks, leaving crewmembers in need of assistance. The Rev. Joyce Parry Moore,...
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Help to Abandoned Seafarers
May 2, 2011
Working with Douglas Stevenson, Director of SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights, the Rev. Joyce Parry Moore, Senior Chaplain for SCI-Bay Area, recounts a story of aid to seafarers abandoned by a...
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Celebrating Volunteers
April 11, 2011
In March, SCI hosted a volunteer appreciation party at its International Maritime Center in the Port of Oakland as a way of saying thanks. Gunhild Jones, pictured here with her daughter, Beverly,...
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Sale Closes on Water Street Building
February 2, 2011
Yesterday, the Seamen’s Church Institute of New York & New Jersey (SCI) sold its 241 Water Street facility to the Blue Man Creativity Center School.
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Bay Area Winter Merriment
December 21, 2010
Proceeds from a performance by musicians and dancers from the Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, CA benefit the work of SCI’s International Maritime Center, which serves several ports in the...
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SCI Appoints New Bay Area Chaplain
December 6, 2010
SCI announces the appointment of a new Senior Chaplain for ministry in the Bay Area, the Rev. Joyce Parry Moore.
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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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