Seafarers International House

06/06/2026

This is an incredible synod! Upper Susquehanna Synod in central PA collects 1,000 Christmas at Sea satchels each year and Pastor Marsh was able to thank them and their Bishop, the Rev. Craig Miller, in person today.

06/05/2026

While Pastor Marsh is at the New England Synod assembly, pastors/port chaplains Bob and Vitalii are at the -Maryland Synod ELCA assembly.
Volunteer Annabel of Grace Lutheran Church, Easton MD dropped of 21 knitted hats for . She will knit more!
Think of it as early . Here is how you may participate https://www.sihnyc.org/christmas-at-sea

06/05/2026

Pastor Marsh is at the New England synod assembly and catching up with colleagues from Boston's Seafarer's Friend.

05/30/2026

Pastor Marsh is at the SEPA Synod Assembly today with board members Pastor Linda Manson and Connor Brooks. Wonderful connections.

05/29/2026

Seafarers, meet our new port chaplain in New York/New Jersey, Father Anthony Puca, Jr. He is joining the network of Seafarers International House port chaplains in Albany, Baltimore, Duluth, Houston, and New Haven.
To arrange a ship visit or transportation in either port, check out this link with contact information. https://www.sihnyc.org/contacts-portmission

05/27/2026

Pastor Marsh is at the Upstate NY Synod Assembly and is grateful for the partnership with the Albany Maritme Ministry who presented at the assembly today. Pictured are Albany Port Chaplains Pastors Kate Drefke (at podium below) and Lowell Chilton (seated behind to the right).

05/23/2026

This week, our port chaplain, Pastor Tammy (left) encountered the rare female dockworker near the date of May 18 which was International Day of Women in Maritime. She told Pastor Tammy that she is proud and thankful for the work and likes to meet other women on the docks. They prayed together and Pastor Tammy gave her a little Jesus ornament.

05/19/2026

A well-deserved shout out to the women in maritime!

Women are an integral part of the maritime workforce.

Monday’s International Day for Women in Maritime stresses the importance of empowering women in the maritime sector, and celebrates their invaluable contributions to the maritime community.

More from the International Maritime Organization - IMO: https://www.imo.org/en/about/events/pages/international-day-for-women-in-maritime-2026.aspx

05/15/2026

Our Houston chaplain, Pastor Tammy Sharp, is greeting folks today at the Texas-Louisiana Coast Synod, ELCA assembly.

05/12/2026

Mental well-being is the biggest fear for thousands of seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. For weeks, around 20,000 seafarers have been stranded on vessels.

Food and water remain a significant concern for many of the thousands of seafarers stranded on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
But the "the biggest fear for everybody is their mental well-being," Stephen Cotton, general secretary of the ITF - International Transport Workers' Federation, said in an interview with CBC News. "The whole stress of being out on the sea — they feel very vulnerable because of the drones and the missiles," he said.

Click this link for more information. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/seafarers-strait-hormuz-iran-war-9.7190934