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Sea Sunday is the day which many Christian Churches set aside to remember and pray for seafarers and their families and give thanks for their lives and work. It is officially held on the second Sunday in July. During Sea Sunday, supporting ministries such as the Apostleship of the Sea conducts fundraisers and awareness campaigns about life at sea.

On Sea Sunday Catholic Churches around the UK take up a second collection during Mass, with all funds raised going to the Apostleship of the Sea to support its work. It is a day of remembrance, prayer and celebration, and an opportunity to think about and thank those seafarers who work tirelessly throughout the year bringing us goods we often take for granted.

Resource Packs

A resource pack is sent to each parish in the United Kingdom each year to help them understand and celebrate Sea Sunday, and to ensure that Sea Sunday is a success. This year's pack can be downloaded at the Apostleship of Sea's Sea Sunday Resources For Parishes page.

Celebrations Around the UK and the World

Many parishes have come up with unique and interesting ways to celebrate Sea Sunday and to remember the seafarers who move goods all over the world. Some create re-enactments of shipping events while others hold poetry competitions based on a scripture passage.

Apostleship of the Sea also has many parish contacts and ship visitors who give talks in churches around the UK on Sea Sunday to inform parishioners about its mission providing spiritual and welfare support to seafarers worldwide.

Sea Sunday Message

Sea Sunday Message from the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.

References

About Sea Sunday Apostleship of the Sea
About Sea Sunday. seasunday.org. Accessed 10 July 2011.
Sea Sunday. The Sailors' Society. Accessed 10 July 2011.

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-Many parishes have come up with unique and interesting ways to [http://www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk/sea-sunday-around-uk celebrate Sea Sunday] and to remember the seafarers who move goods all over the world. Some create re-enactments of shipping events while others hold poetry competitions based on a scripture passage.
+Many parishes have come up with unique and interesting ways to [http://www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk/sea-sunday-celebrations celebrate Sea Sunday] and to remember the seafarers who move goods all over the world. Some create re-enactments of shipping events while others hold poetry competitions based on a scripture passage.
 Apostleship of the Sea also has many parish contacts and ship visitors who give talks in churches around the UK on Sea Sunday to inform parishioners about its mission providing spiritual and welfare support to seafarers worldwide.