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…
Volunteering
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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Recovering in the Port November 5, 2012 Despite a waterlogged seafarers’ center, the Seamen’s Church Institute continues steadfast in its mission to help seafarers, greeting vessels returning to the East Coast’s largest port after More...
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SCI’s Women’s Council October 19, 2012 As part of the City of New York Student History Internship program, high school student Mohan Hasan spent a portion of his summer with SCI’s Archives researching the history of the Institute’s Women’ More...
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Receiving a Church’s Bountiful Gifts
September 28, 2009
A cornucopia of colorful knitted items adorned the worship space of Christ Church Ridgewood where SCI's President & Executive Director visited Sunday morning.
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Portrait of CSR Intern Gillian Gurley
August 12, 2009
Tulane University Law School student Gillian Gurley has worked on some important issues affecting mariners these last seven weeks.
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Warm Coats for International Seafarers
December 17, 2008
Imagine having travelled thousands of miles and arriving at your destination only to find that you had packed the wrong clothes entirely. That is exactly what it is like for many seafarers...
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Knitting for Christmas at Sea ... at Sea
August 7, 2008
Bettie Rile of Ridgewood, New Jersey seems to attract knitters wherever she goes. Coordinator of a popular Christmas at Sea (CAS) knitting group based out of her parish church, Christ Church...
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A New Way to Give for Christmas with SCI
July 7, 2008
Having collected Christmas gifts for mariners for 110 years, the programs “Christmas at Sea” and “Christmas on the River” of the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) have been helping to make a family...
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