Our 2014 Donors - Seafarers International House

Seafarers International House
123 East 15th Street
New York, NY 10003
212-677-4800
(seven days a week, 24 hours a day)
www.sihnyc.org
Seafarers International House
2014 Annual Report
Postscript
Mr. Bales (inside back cover) and the IMF Staff (inside front cover) don’t see the
global community through the same lens.
Conflict and violence in the world account for 16.7 million refugees, 1.2 million
asylum seekers and 33.3 internally displaced people1. Additionally, natural hazards
account for the displacement of 32.0 million people, and ill-considered development
projects are thought to account for the displacement of 15.0 million people.2
That’s almost 100 million displaced people! Hardly all of the conflict and violence
and hardly any of the natural disasters underlying these statistics can be blamed on
globalization. But they do contradict the dreams of world peace and prosperity
through economic development.
We cannot “develop” or buy our way to world peace and prosperity. Indeed, there
is serious doubt whether global economic growth can be sustained indefinitely on the
planet we all share.
Seafarers International House encounters only a fraction of the 1.2 asylum seekers
and only a fraction of the 1.5 seafarers in the world and by itself is not going to have
any discernable impact on the global community. Amid the all this displacement
and isolation, Seafarers International House seeks to nurture the human spirit and
foster human dignity. It may be all but impossible to quantify the extent to which
this mission impacts the global community.
As part of the ELCA, however, Seafarers International House does subscribe to the
moral imperative of a sufficient, sustainable livelihood for all people in the global
community and to principle of accompaniment — the objective of walking together
with peoples around the world in a solidarity that practices interdependence and
mutuality.
If we can just see global economic enterprise as a resource for the peoples of the
world rather than the inverse, we likely will be able to pass the world to our children’s
children in better shape than we found it. It’s not an irrational dream; it’s not an
unrealizable goal; working together and sharing all of our talents and resources, we
can build a sufficient, sustainable livelihood for all.
1. Harriet Sherwood, “Global Refugee Figure Passes 50 Million for First Time Since Second World War”, THE
GUARDIAN, New York, June 2014.
2. “Global Number of Displaced People Surges”, Worldwatch Institute, Washington, DC, June 2013,
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Mission Highlights
Port Mission
Ships Visited
Seafarers Visited
Van Trips
Seafarers Transported
Christmas-at-Sea Gifts
2014
2013
2012
2,086
22,738
5,202
13,813
2,100
2,222
22,448
5,055
14,315
1,820
1,802
19,148
3,799
10,025
1,348
18
512
19
385
29
597
4
62
7
163
397
3
60
7
161
384
23
58
6
153
381
Immigrant Mission
Refugees - Asylum Seekers
Lodging Nights
Community Outreach
Domestic Violence Survivors
Local Disaster Victims
Youth Service Gatherings
Church Gatherings
Community Gatherings
Financial Highlights
2014
2013
2012
$3,137,813
$2,392,579
$2,348,198
Program Services
2,207,773
2,187,253
1,973,023
Support Services
415,376
439,359
387,202
Change in Net Assets from Operations
503,140
(255,676)
23,973
4,686,322
4,494,738
3,820,234
Restricted Assets
502,522
93,978
689,111
Liabilities
603,865
264,317
283,186
5,188,844
4,588,716
4,509,345
Revenues
Unrestricted Assets
Net Worth
Seafarers International House’s financial statements are audited by Tait, Weller & Baker LLP,
certified public accountants, Philadelphia, PA. A copy of the complete statements and the
auditor’s report are available upon request.
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Board of Directors
Charles A. Archer, Esq.
Rev. Robert A. Rimbo†
(Bishop, Metro New York Synod ELCA)
Rev. Tracie L. Bartholomew†
(Bishop, New Jersey Synod ELCA)
Rev. Soenke Schmidt-Lange
Rev. Dr. William E. Bogholtz
Capt. Richard J. Schoenlank3
Mr. Arthur W. Clark1
Ms. Jill M. Scibilia
Rev. Paul K. Erbes
Jacob I. Shisha, Esq.
Mr. C. Harry Forse
Rev. William L. Sieburg
Mr. Stephen M. Gumpel
Rev. James Sudbrock4
Rev. James E. Hazelwood†
Joseph C. Sweeney, Esq.
(Bishop, New England Synod ELCA)
Michael S. Timpone, Esq.
Rev. James H. McKinley2
Ms. Jennifer R. Vizina
Ms. Jacquelyn Mize-Baker
Rev. Frederick G. Wedemeyer
Dr. Daniel Molloy
Rev. Margay Jo Whitlock
Mr. Matthew D. O’Rear
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Mr. Roy A. Paulsen
Ms. Ruth A. Reko
Rev. Marsh Luther Drege
Staff
Executive Director
Mr. Christopher V. Roehrer
Director of Development and Communications
Mr. Roberto Zapata
House Manager
Ms. Noreen M. Fleming
Officer Administrator
Ms. Alina Kielczewski
Bookkeeper
Ms. Annie Balerio
Ms. Tanya Negron
Ms. Vera Cecelia Noel
Ms. Janetta Troussaint
Ms. Sinkinesh Wegbezaw
Ms. Rosaline Williams
Housekeepers
Ms. Gabrielle Rizzuto
Social Worker Intern
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Treasurer
President
Vice President
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Secretary
Advisory Member
Ex-Officio Member
Ms. Lelia M. Johnson
Mr. Andrzej Krasnicki
Mr. Joseph Okolo
Ms. Ester M. Ramirez
Mr. Anatholie Zghera
Receptionists
Mr. Ranjan Jadhav
Mr. Harry Ribiero
Mr. Krzisztof Woznica
Maintenance
Rev. Arnd Braun-Storck
Rev. Luisito Destreza
Ms. Sigrid Jaeger Erickson
Rev. William C. Fensterer
Rev. William M. Rex
Rev. Gerry F. Rickel
Ms. Ruth Setaro
Port Chaplains
The Year In Review
But you will receive power when the
Holy Spirit has come upon you; and
you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth. Acts 1:8
What an awesome opportunity we
have each day here at Seafarers
International House: We can reach
the world as the world reaches us.
Whether it be an international seafarer
touched by the ministry of one of our
seven port chaplains or a vulnerable
asylum seeker assisted by our social
work intern, we can reach out to the "ends of the earth." Both our seafarers and our asylum seekers often come from the farthest areas of the globe
– from underdeveloped, war-torn, and disadvantaged countries. We can
“nurture the human spirit and foster human dignity" with each ship arrival and
among each distressed immigrant who comes to our Guesthouse.
But this witnessing is not a one way street. It would seem that, as a Lutheran
organization, we could rely on the old models of evangelism and witnessing
to the world – leaving our homes to bring our message to the "ends of the
earth". But with globalization, it is more about welcoming those who have left
their homes to bring messages to us. The "ends of the earth" now goes both
ways and we are all the more blessed for that. In just the past eight years we
have been able to welcome twice as many seafarers as well as twice as many
asylum seekers and women in crisis who teach us about their worlds. This
"quid pro quo" means that as we minister to the ends of the earth, the ends
of the earth also minister to us. In return, we receive the multiplied power
when the Holy Spirit has come upon us.
Celebrate and support this important ministry. God does so much through
us as the ends of the earth are brought together in Jesus' name.
Peace,
Pastor and Executive Director
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Globalization
At the close of World War II, the
humanitarian vision of the global
community which emerged was
helping undeveloped nations reach
a closer socio-economic parity with
developed nations. By the mid-1960s,
it not only became clear that the
goal of parity was not going to be
achieved, but indeed it was no longer
a goal at all.1
The gap between rich and poor was
widening. Foreign powers took out
Can this planet support unlimited
more than they put in. Today, the
economic growth?
concept of globalization as economic
growth with efficiency and competition stands starkly in contrast to ecological
sustainability with democracy and social justice.2 Globalization has brought
a better life for some, but increasing misery for others. Unfortunately, the
seafarers and immigrants whom Seafarers International House serves have
seen more than their share of misery.
Admittedly, globalization has clearly increased employment for the people
of undeveloped nations. The wages paid seafarers are a little higher than the
wages he or she could earn ashore. Moreover, the availability of land jobs in
undeveloped nations is often meager. So for all the other disadvantages of
working at sea (isolation, danger and exploitation) being a seafarer from an
undeveloped nation is very often the only way to support one’s family.
Nevertheless, globalization allows the maritime industry to cherry-pick the
business and financial environments in which to operate. Flags of convenience
offer a variety of legal frameworks and tax shelters by which to cut corners,
and there any number of undeveloped nations are willing to offer up their
people to seafaring with little inclination or geopolitical clout to protect them.
Indeed, the whole hiring process is often subcontracted to local manning agents
who would as soon blacklist a seafarer than lose a client.
The economics of immigration are even more disheartening. Most of the
immigrants encountered by Seafarers International House have left their
homelands to escape persecution. Their quest for asylum sometimes has
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Globalization
them traveling across stretches of open
water. They’re desperate and will pay
thousands of dollars to smugglers to
board an old, unseaworthy vessel. It is
grossly overloaded and ill-provisioned,
and shortly after it sets sail, the captain
and crew disappear with the vessel
set on autopilot or just adrift. Hundreds
of lives are lost, but thousands of
dollars are made. After they arrive in
the United States, they are placed in
privately operated prisons and detention centers while their asylum
More than ____ million people are displaced
claims are processed. The Govern- from their corners of the global community
ment pays $150 and more per person per day to the private prison operators for accommodations the true
cost of which is but a fraction of that amount.
Another group of immigrants served by Seafarers International House is
human trafficking victims. Manufacturing in the global community all too
often involves enticing people with the promise of good jobs, then taking
their passports away and forcing them to work in sweatshops for virtually no
compensation whatsoever.
This is not to say that there are not responsible people in the maritime and the
manufacturing industries, but experience suggests that economic purpose may
not be the best guardian of humanitarian values.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America stands behind the moral imperative
of a sufficient, sustainable livelihood for all.3 Advocating for sufficient, sustainable
livelihoods and decent wages, fair treatment and human dignity of all seafarers
and all immigrants is very much a part of the mission of Seafarers International
House.
1. Paul S. Chung, Ulrich Duchrow, and Craig L. Nessan. LIBERATING LUTHERAN THEOLOGY: FREEDOM FOR JUSTICE AND
SOLIDARITY WITH OTHERS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT, Fortress Press, Minneapolis, 2011
2. Cynthia D. Moe-Lobeda, Resisting Structural Evil: Love as Ecological-Economic Vocation, Fortress Press,
Minneapolis, 2013
3. Social Statement, SUFFICIENT, SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD FOR ALL, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1999
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Seafarers
Seafarers International House’s port
mission to seafarers boils down to this:
our port chaplains encounter human
beings, who just happen to work as
seafarers aboard merchant ships.
In the global community, the seafarer’s
humanity is often overlooked. Our
Government is primarily interested in
whether the seafarer represents a
risk to port security or whether the
seafarer might be useful in an ocean
pollution prosecution. Ship operators
are primarily interested in whether they
Friendly faces and helpful hands for seafarers
have recruited experienced seafarers at
who are months at sea, but just hours in port.
the most favorable wage rates and free
of pre-existing medical issues. The vetting of seafarers by the Government and ship
operators is not necessarily unreasonable and mean-spirited, but it leaves little room
for engaging the seafarer as a human being.
Our port chaplains offer pastoral care.
Living and working with the two dozen other people in constrained, even cramped
quarters for ten months a year is stressful. Beyond the fact that the seafarers are all “in
the same boat”, there’s precious little social interaction. Seafarers miss their family and
friends back home, and crew mates cannot fill that void. Moreover, a seafarer doesn’t select his crews-mates, so he may be grouped with people from different nations with
different cultures and different languages. Not surprisingly, the stress level aboard ships
with mixed Russian and Ukrainian crews has risen in the last year. The stress of isolation
at sea can build, and the presence of a port chaplain to hear the seafarer’s troubles and
offer empathy and encouragement may not show up on a risk analysis or productivity
chart, but it is very, very important to that human being at that moment.
Our port chaplains offer hospitality.
It’s human nature – when we’re visiting, we all like to be welcomed. The simple
greetings and “small talk” exchanged between the host and the visitor are refreshing
and rewarding. Ashore, we do it all the time and think little about it. For the seafarer,
these small gestures re-connect him with society. They’re really important and impactful. Furthermore, the hospitality goes both ways. The port chaplains welcome
seafarers to the port, and the seafarers welcome the port chaplains to the ship. In
the process, a friendship is formed.
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Seafarers
Our port chaplains offer social assistance.
Because seafarers are recruited “from
very impoverished backgrounds,
where living standards are very low,
their expectations of fair treatment
are correspondingly low.1 The port
chaplain invariably encounters seafarers
who lack winter clothing or who have
toothaches or festering lacerations
and will not ask for help, much less
complain. Our port chaplains will take
the initiative to outfit the seafarer with
clothing and necessities and, in coordination with the captain and ship agent,
will arrange to take the seafarer to a
dentist or doctor.
Gestures of kindness to and from complete
strangers strenghens the global community
Our port chaplains offer advocacy and prayer.
All too often, the port chaplain will find out that the seafarers aboard ship haven’t
been paid or that the engines are in bad shape or that the seafarers have been
“ordered” to falsify the oily-water separator logs. Usually, the seafarers are scared
and will only speak to the port chaplain. Sometimes, the port chaplain can handle
the matter directly with the captain or ship agent, and sometimes the port chaplain
needs to alert the local ITF port inspector or the Coast Guard officer. Either way,
the port chaplain is often a critical link in securing fair treatment of the seafarers.
Seafarers are nearly as superstitious as baseball players, and very often the ship
captain will call our port chaplain requesting a worship service or mass. This usually
occurs when one the crew has died during the voyage. After the service and Holy
Communion, the seafarers will ask the port chaplain to bless the various parts of
the ship where the deceased seafarer lived and died. Not long ago, an entirely new
crew on a ship released by pirates, was bother by the appearance of one the pirates,
and earnestly ask our port chaplain to bless the ship in order to rid the ship of the
apparition.
Seafarers International House’s port mission for seafarers strives to nurture the human
spirit and foster human dignity, and in an age globalization, every gesture of humanity
is important.
1. Helen Sampson, INTERNATIONAL SEAFARERS AND TRANSNATIONALISM IN THE TWENTY-FIRST
CENTURY, Manchester University Press, Manchester 2013
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Immigrants
While the proponents of globalization
readily embrace the free flow of goods
and capital across national borders,
their enthusiasm doesn’t extend to the
free flow of labor.1 Borders are more
important in some contexts than others.
Immigration is not a trek taken lightly.
It is uprooting and frightening, but it is
driven by the desire for a better life for
one’s family, a desire common to both
immigrants and seafarers. Among the
most needy of immigrants are asylum
seekers. They have been displaced
A drab prison, but arguably better
war and violence, suffering and
than a converted warehouse
deprivation; in their hopelessness, they
yearn to be heard and accepted. And like seafarers, they value even the smallest
gestures of compassion and respect.2
Seafarers International House leads groups of volunteers to visit the asylum seekers
in the privately operated prisons where they are detained for months while their
claims for asylum are processed. These visits last for one to two hours, but they
represent virtually the only social interaction asylum seekers may enjoy with persons
other than fellow detainees. Initially, the asylum seeker is appreciative but guarded
in his or her conversation. Usually, the same volunteer will visit the same detainee
more than once, and the conversation flows easier as the level of trust grows.
Stories are exchanged about life in the asylum seeker’s homeland and life in the
United States. The willingness of the volunteer to visit and hear these stories is
greatly valued by the asylum seeker. Sometimes, lasting friendships will be made.
During the course of these visits, Seafarers International House gains insights into
conditions at Elizabeth Detention Center in Elizabeth NJ operated by Correction
Corporation of America and Delaney Hall in Newark NJ operated by Community
Education Centers. The Elizabeth Detention Center is a converted warehouse
located near the end of the Newark Liberty International Airport, providing the
detainees with the constant roar and vibration of jet engines. Delaney Hall is a
prison located next door to a large industrial plant belching smoke. On balance,
conditions at Delaney Hall (clean clothing, outdoor recreation area, separate indoor leisure and sleeping quarters) are noticeably better than conditions at Elizabeth
Detention Center. Security at both detention centers is tight, and visiting hours
are limited.
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Immigrants
Once the claim for asylum is approved,
the asylum seeker is released from the
detention center. Occasionally, there
are extended family or friends with
whom the asylee can live and begin a
new life, but often the asylee has nobody in the country to help him or her
acculturate.
In these cases, Seafarers International
House opens the doors of its Guesthouse in New York City and offers the
asylee complimentary lodging for a few
months, along with the presence of its
social work intern who makes meal A converted warehouse with no outdoor space
for detained immigrants
arrangements and assures that legal or
medical appointments are kept (many asylees are survivors of torture undergoing
treatment for post traumatic stress and other health issues). The social work intern
also assists asylees at the Guesthouse with job placement and permanent housing
and related transportation costs.
Even though the freedom and amenities of the Guesthouse is beyond comparison
with the constraints and conditions at the detention centers, Seafarers International
House strives to find opportunities for the asylees to socialize and relax. Volunteers
are encouraged to invite an asylee to their homes for an evening - dinner, overnight
stay and breakfast. The hospitality represents a welcome contrast with the hostility
with which these folks were met by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the
shameful profiteering by private prison operators.
Human trafficking is heinous and arguably a by-product of globalization. It includes
recruiting, transporting and harboring people, by means of threats or force for the
purpose of sexual exploitation, forced labor, servitude or the removal of organs.
Human trafficking is reported to be a $28 billion dollar industry in the United States.
Seafarers International House collaborates with Safe Horizon to accommodate and
assist human trafficking survivors.
1. Herman E. Daly, “Population, Migration and Globalization”, WORLD WATCH MAGAZINE, World Watch
Institute, Washington DC, September-October 2004
2. Joe Hampson, Thomas M. Crea, Rocío Calvo and Francisco Álvarez. “The Value of Accompaniment”,
FORCED MIGRATION REVIEW, University of Oxford, November 2014
3. Yvonne P. Mazzulo, “Human Trafficking in the United States”, Examiner.com, February 2011
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Hospitality
The Guesthouse could have been
sold to endow Seafarers International
House’s port mission to seafarers, but
it was kept open —
So, seafarers representing approximately 25% of total occupancy could
continue to have a safe and affordable
place to stay between voyages.
Since 1964, the Guesthouse has welcomed
members of the global community
So, a whole new mission clientele of
asylum seekers, refugees and other
vulnerable immigrants, as well as survivors of domestic violence, representing
approximately 5% of total occupancy
could find refuge.
So, church groups and community organizations could find lodging and conference
facilities in which to gather to further their charitable missions.
As a result, the Guesthouse is self-sustaining and supports all of Seafarers International
House’s support services (administration, fundraising and public relations) and a
significant portion of Seafarers International House’s mission programs and services,
both within and outside of the building. This means that every dollar you donate
goes to mission!
The Guesthouse is more than a revenue resource. It is a place where hospitality is
practiced every day by every member
of the staff.
One staff remembers being approached
by a seafarer, distressed by the discovery that his 20-something daughter was
dating his friend and fellow 60-something friend. It wasn’t so much the advice she gave as the fact that she took
the time to listen to a seafarer facing
a difficult family matter.
Behind the door on the right is a brand new
elevator, the ϔirst in 50 years
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Another recalls a seafarer who visited the Guesthouse for years and with
each visit he’d complain about his job.
Lelia would listen patiently. It was pret-
Hospitality
ty clear that he did not like the sea.
Regularly, Lelia would suggest that he
might look into another line of work.
One day, he checked-in after a voyage and announced that he decided to
take her advice and shortly afterwards
began employment as an electrician.
A third, on the night shift, regularly
helps seafarers struggling to complete
their tax returns.
Another has occasionally noticed
guests outside struggling with luggage,
and goes outside to offer help and carry
the luggage.
The Guesthouse invites the next generation to
explore urban life and challenges
Another regularly finds suitable cartons needed by overseas guests who have purchased more gifts than their luggage will hold.
Yet another was asked to give a family instructions for a particular subway and decided that it would be easier and less confusing just to accompany the family to the
subway station and put them on the right train.
And a few others, having spotted a guest with little funds, have cooked and brought
to the Guesthouse a home-cooked meal for the individual.
Still another has taken a subway to the
MTA offices to purchase subway passes for a visiting campus ministry group
in town on a servant trip, who were
unable to purchase a sufficient number
of passes at a subway ATM.
There are countless stories of small,
random acts of kindness. Individually
not very significant. Ironically, few are
remembered, because they’re regarded as small, insignificant gestures. To
the guests, however, the gestures have
far greater importance. Ultimately, all
these acts of kindness reflect on the
Guesthouse as a harbor of hospitality.
The Guesthouse lounge invites
conversations across continents
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New Corp of Volunteers
Once upon a time, folks could join one
of Seafarers International House’s port
chaplain, board a merchant ship and
visit her seafarers. Homeland security
policies and practices eliminated those
ship visits years ago. Ostensibly, the
same policies and practices prevented
casual visits to detained immigrants.
Visiting detained immigrants is such a small
gesture with such a large impact
These prohibitions have been a concern,
first because neither seafarers nor
immigrants deserve to be so isolated,
and second because donor cultivation
benefits from hands-on opportunities
to participate in charitable endeavors.
Recently, the ban against visiting immigrants has been relaxed, and it is now possible
for Seafarers International House to lead groups of volunteers to the Elizabeth Detention Center and Delaney Hall (in Elizabeth, NJ and Newark, NJ, respectively), to
spend an hour or two visiting and immigrant.
These detainees are not criminals. They are detained pending their documentation
or deportation. Either way, they are stressed; they are lonely; and they need just a
little humanity. That’s exactly what the volunteer visits accomplish. Seafarers International
House is immensely proud of, and grateful for, its new corp of volunteers. Their
action witnesses their faith and represents the best values of the United States.
Wendy Abrahamson
Spencer Almen
Brenda Anderson
Tenu Avafia
Lisa Baltazar
Robin Benson
Audrey Blondel
Lydia Boaz
Bill Bogholtz
Jackie Brown
Claude Cesard
Samantha Clements
Marcelina Danielson
Marsh Drege
Michael Dunlap
Paul Erbes
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Frances Figueroa
Vivian Fletcher
Mary Helen Foglia
Harry Forse
Polly Forse
Nicholas Handahl
Peggy Jacobson
John Karle
Tiovina Kaunang
Sarah Kearny
Barbara Mayer
Ed Mayer
Chris Mietlowski
John Ogren
Lulu Paolini
Catherine Renga
Gabrielle Rizzuto
Caryn Robey
Chris Roehrer
Pat Roehrer
Alice Schwartz
Marty Schwartz
Krista Severeid
Camila Somers
Julia Somers
Jim Sudbrock
Brooke Swertfager
Lu Ann Vispoli
Geri Weiner
Margay Whitlock
Carole Wilkins
Maryam Zoma
Fundraising Ethics
There are a few things you might want
to know about Seafarers International
House’s fundraising practices.
1. We are grateful for all donations
received, and we endeavor to express
that gratitude in a note card within a
few days of receipt, followed by a short
letter explaining how the donation
made a difference in our mission, before we send you another appeal.
2. We do not buy, sell, lend or borrow
mailing lists. We respect your privacy
and your choice of charities you wish
to support.
“Do no Harm” — the ϔirst rule for fundraisers
and probably for tugboats as well
3. While we’re grateful for their do- nations, we do not solicit or send financial
support appeals to congregations. Instead, we share the stories of the seafarers and
immigrants with these congregations as their partners in the wider ministry of the
church.
4. We do not seek nor accept government funding.
5. While we appreciate their voluntary donations and support, we do not invoice
or charge a fee to ship owners or ship agents for the services of our port chaplains
or social workers.
There are several ways you can support Seafarers International House and its mission to seafarers and immigrants:
A. Mail a check or use your go online to our website (www.sihnyc.org) with your
credit card and designate your gift to port mission (seafarers), sojourner mission
(immigrants) or general support (“where my gift is most needed”).
B. Enroll in Lighthouse Keepers, where you can arrange for a monthly or quarterly
donations by electronic fund transfer or credit card. You select the amount, date
and mission program you want to support, and it continues automatically until you
notify us to the contrary. Call (212-677-4800 ext. 1203) or email ([email protected])
for more information.
C. Enroll in Homeport Society, a bequest society for those individuals who have decided to include Seafarers International House in their estate plans, whether by will,
trust or other instrument. Call (212-677-4800 ext 1203) or email ([email protected])
to schedule a meeting.
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Our 2014 Donors
Over $50,000
Karmon M. Holm Revocable Trust1
New Jersey Synod, ELCA2
The Snug Harbor Trust3
$10,001–$50,000
American Maritime Officers
German Society of the City of New York
Capt. & Mrs. Richard J. Green
International Masters, Mates & Pilots
Metropolitan New York Synod, ELCA
$5,001–$10,000
ABS Americas
Burke & Parsons
Central NY Community Foundation, Inc.
Rev. & Mrs. Marsh Luther Drege
ELCA Foundation
ILA Atlantic Coast District
ILA Headquarters Office
ILA Local 1804-1
Maersk Line Limited
Mardi Gras Productions, Ltd.
Seafarers International Union
Seafarers Joint Employment Fund
Seward & Kissel LLP
Tait, Weller & Baker
United Seamen’s Service
$1,001–$5,000
American Maritime Association
American Maritime Officers Service
Anonymous
Basil Castrovinci & Associates, Inc.
Ms. Susan Smyth Bell
Ms. Astrid C. Bengtson
Bond Beebe
Chamber of Shipping of America
Crowley Maritime Corporation
Mr. Paul K. Erbes
Mr. & Mrs. C. Harry Forse
Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church
(Friedens, PA)
Friedman, James & Buchsbaum LLP
Future Care, Inc.
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC
Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P.
Mr. & Mrs. Erik A. Hanson
Helen M. Snyder Foundation Inc.
The Rev. & Mrs. John R. Heller
Mrs. Daniel D. Hinson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hoglund
Rev. & Mrs. David L. Hurty
Intercontinent Chartering Corp.
Janus Capital Institutional
Mr. Michael J. Kasinskas
Keystone Shipping Company
Lutheran Services New York Alliance
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Marine Society of the City of New York
Robert K. Marzik, Esq. & Dr. Alice M. Caldwell
Mr. & Mrs. Howard C. Passmore
Mr. Ralph U. Price
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher V. Roehrer
Sandy Hook Pilots Association
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Scibilia
Scorpio Tankers
Segal Consulting
Slevin & Hart
Soros Fund Charitable Foundation
Rev. & Mrs. James Sudbrock
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Sweeney
Tabak, Mellusi & Shisha
Greeting Kimberly Karlshoej, ITF Seafarers Trust
Mr. Jack Taylor
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Our 2014 Donors
The Woman’s Seaman’s Friend Society of CT.
Thrivent - National Office
Tote Service, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Edward O. Wagner
Water Quality Insurance Syndicate
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Wuertele
$501–$1,000
Alaska Tanker Company
ASB Capital Management, LLC
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
(Brooklyn, NY)
Mr. Watson Bosler
Ms. Ute Brinkmann
Ms. Betty Bruner
Catholic Charities
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Clark
Crescent Capital Group L.P.
Mr. John P. Erck
Jane R. Goldberg, Esq.
Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn
Holy Nativity Lutheran Church
(Endicott, NY)
Mr. John Kerr
Landesbank Hesse-Thuringen
Manulife Asset Management LLC
Northern Trust
Nuveen
Mr. John M. Ogren
Quan-Vest Consultants, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Reko
Risk Strategies Company
Mr. Stanley L. Rustin & Ms. Maria Del Toro
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Rutkowski
Capt. & Mrs. Richard J. Schoenlank
St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church
$101–$500
Rev. & Mrs. Albert Ahlstrom
American Maritime Congress
APL Maritime Ltd
Rev. & Mrs. David Baker
Capt. Ernest E. Bareuther, Jr.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
(St. Cloud, MN)
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. William E. Bogholtz
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Bowen
Rev. Arnd H. M. Braun-Strock & Rev. Beate Storck
Rev. Christine Bridge
Capt. Timothy A. Brown
Buchbinder Tunick & Company, LLP
Cannstatter DV
Cape May Lutheran Church
(Cape May, NJ)
Mr. Tim J. Carabello
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Cassels
Rev. Serge A. Castigliano, Ph.D. &
Rev. Susan L. Lunning
Mr. & Mrs. David Cegelka
Ms. Whitney Chadwick & Mr. Robert A. Bechtle
Chase Investment Counsel, Inc.
Christ Lutheran Church
(New York, NY)
Dale C. Christensen, Jr., Esq. & Patricia Hewitt, Esq.
Rev. & Mrs. Mark Christoffersen
(Hoboken, NJ)
Mr. & Mrs. Burman H. Stitt
J. Nicholas Suhr, Esq.
Mrs. J. Gordon Swanson
Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Tribble
Village Lutheran Church and Chapel School
(Bronxville, NY)
Watson, Farley & Williams
Rev. Margay Jo Whitlock
Wilson Dow Group
Capt. Joshua Bhatt, his wife and colleagues,
congratulated for rescuing migrants at sea
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Our 2014 Donors
Chubb & Sons
Mr. & Mrs. Donald DeLuca
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Derner
Rev. & Mrs. Ronald J. Diener
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Dobson, Jr.
Dr. Lance Drege & Dr. Karen Beres
Fadel F. Erian
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Fegley
Mr. William B. Fetterman
Fidelity Investments
Ms. Carolyn Folke
Mr. & Mrs. Terry J. Gilbertson
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
(Florham Park, NJ)
Grace English Evangelical Lutheran Church
(Lutherville, MD)
Grace Lutheran Church
(Perth Amboy, NJ)
(East Orange, NJ)
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Hoyle
ILA Local 1
ILA Local 920
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
(Philadelphia, PA)
Immanuel Lutheran Church
(New York, NY)
Mr. & Mrs. Niels M. Johnsen
Mrs. James G. Johnstone
Ms. Deborah M. Kelley
Ms. Shirley King
Ms. Philippa Koopman
Ms. Rebeca Kostina-Ritchey
Mr. Colby H. Kullman, Ph.D.
Mr. Paul E. Kunkleman & Ms. Sandra J. Johnson
Ladies Home Missionary Society
Grace Lutheran Church
(New Haven, CT)
(Somers Point, NJ)
Lazard Capital Markets LLC
Lazarus Luther Church
Grace Lutheran Church
(Yorktown Heights, NY)
Grace Lutheran Church
(Astoria, NY)
Mr. Thomas Gunther
Rev. Dr. Shauna K. Hannan & Ms. Jennifer Sanders
Thomas J. Hawley, Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Heim
Shopping for seafarers who were denied
shore leave
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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
(Manchester, MD)
Mr. James A. Leary & Noel Leary
Mr. Douglas Leblanc
Ms. Mary Letterii
Ms. Pamela E. Long
Mr. & Mrs. David G. MacGregor
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Mr. Richard McCandless
Mr. John P. McCroy
Rev. Laurence J. McFarland
Rev. & Mrs. James H. McKinley
Mr. Charles E. McMichael, Jr.
Ms. Jacquelyn Mize-Baker & Mr. Karl Baker
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Molloy
Mr. & Mrs. Dale B. Moses
Rev. & Mrs. Russell H. Mueller
Multiplan, Inc.
National Federation of Public & Private Employees
Rev. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Nelson
Rev. & Mrs. Sigurd J. Nelson
New England Synod, ELCA
Mr. Daniel P. O’Neill
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. O’Neill
Mr. Matthew D. O’Rear
Our 2014 Donors
Rev. & Mrs. George A. Olson
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
(Edison, NJ)
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald N. Parente
Reverend David C. Parsons & Ms. Judith A. Diers
Rev. A. William Paulsen, Jr.
Mr. Roy A. Paulsen
Mr. Francis Quinn
Redeemer Lutheran Church
(Flushing, NY)
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Ringlee
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Risser
Rev. Ann Marie Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. C. Mario Russell
Rev. & Mrs. Soenke Schmidt-Lange
SEFA - State Employees Federated Appeal
Mr. Daniel R. Seidel
Ms. Carol Seischab
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob I. Shisha
Mrs. Ruth E. Tolo Siegle
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Smoczyk
Spirit Realty Trust
Spruce Run Lutheran Church
(Glen Gardner, NJ)
St. Jacobi Lutheran Church
(Brooklyn, NY)
St. James Lutheran Church
(Southbury, CT)
St. John Lutheran Church
United Way of New York City
Ms. Jennifer R. Vizina
Mr. & Mrs. Hans H. Vogel
Rev. & Mrs. Frederick G. Wedemeyer
Mr. Robert Wilkinson
Mrs. Eleanor E. Willert
Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard A. Winklmeier
Capt. Winfield S. Winter
Mr. Peter Wojcikowski
Rev. & Mrs. Philip N. Youngquist
Up to $100
Ms. Lisa B. Albers
Mr. & Mrs. Nahum A. Amiran
Rev. & Mrs. Clair E. Anderson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Anderson
Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd.
Mr. & Mrs. James Baeringer
Ms. Sharon Baker & Mr. Brian Selland
Ms. Una K. Bakewell
Mr. Richard Barasch
Ms. Andrea L. Barkley
Ms. Elizabeth Bookser Barkley
Ms. Rosemarie B. Bartzick
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold J. Beasley
Mr. Terrence Bennett
Ms. Marie Bergstrom
Ms. Barbara C. Berk
(New York, NY)
St. Mark Lutheran Church
(Bethlehem, PA)
St. Paul German Lutheran Church
(New York, NY)
St. Peter Lutheran Church
(New York, NY)
Mr. Craig Staller & Mr. Douglas A. Bonsall
Mr. Richard E. Stewart
Stewart Alexander & Company, Inc.
Mrs. Marlys A. Strand
Rev. Robert Sutherland
Dr. & Mrs. Charles H. Swenson
Thank God Its Friday & Sunday/AA
Thrivent - Chapter - Morris County
Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Timpone
Taking seafarers to Manhattan for sightseeing
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Our 2014 Donors
Mr. Frederick Bindel
Rev. Raymond H. Birkel
Mr. Jim Bodle
Capt. Walter Botto
Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Bradford
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Bradtke
Ms. Ursula A. Bruwer
Ms. Hilliary Burke
Burke Supply Co., Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Capalbo
Ms. Carol J. Carlson
Rev. & Mrs. Daniel J. Carlson
Rev. Earl W. Carlson
Rev. Myron Carlson
Mr. Todd Carter
Center Congregational Church
(Meriden, CT)
Mr. & Mrs. Horst Max Cerni
Ms. Elizabeth B. Christian & Mr. David A. Duncan
Ms. Amy C. Clark & Mr. Daniel J. Gargola
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Clauson
Ms. Susan Coady
Mr. & Mrs. Franklyn W. Commisso
Rev. David Connor
Ms. Julia Creighton
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Dalm
Rev. John S. Damm
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Davis
Port chaplain + van = service to seafarers
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Ms. Patricia Day
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Diemer
Rev. Susanne Dinse
Ms. Joyce E. Dixon
Drs. Robert and Alyce Doehner
Dr. Joan A. Englehart
The Rev. & Mrs. Richard Englund
Rev. & Mrs. Ronald T. Englund
Five Star Printing & Mailing Services
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Flaherty
Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Frost
Ms. Evelyn Garrett
Mr. Charles Gary & Ms. Mary Walters
Mr. & Mrs. William Gasbarro
Mr. & Mrs. Harry W. Geiler
Ms. Elka R. Georgieva
Rev. & Mrs. Hartland Gifford
Sean Gingras
Ms. Sarah C. Gioe & Mr. Robert W. Neel
Ms. Elisa Goldberg
Mr. John A. Griffith
Rev. Hans-Fredrik Gustafson
Mrs. Marcia H. Gustafson
Ms. Eileen Gwotz
Mr. Robert D. Haak & Ms. Eleanor F. Beach
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hanson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Harries
Ms. Wilma Harris
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Hart
Ms. Kathleen Hartman
Ms. Helen Haskell
Ms. Jann Hattrup
Ms. Ardath Heard
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Heath
Ms. Christine Heller
Rev. Kenneth W. Hilston
Mr. & Mrs. Austin Hoffman
Mr. H. Lee Holcomb
Mr. William Hosner
Rev. & Mrs. O. Henry Hoversten
Mr. John D. Hungerford
Ms. Lana D. Hyer & Ms. Kimberly A. Nelson
Rev. & Mrs. Glen Isernhagen
Ms. Eleanor Jacobs & Ms. Laura Pavlick
Rev. & Mrs. Otto W. Jacobson
Our 2014 Donors
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Janzen
Ms. Mary Beth Jerry
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Jobson
Ms. Margit Johansson
Mr. & Mrs. John Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Johnson
Ms. Kathryn A. Jolowicz
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Jungblut
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kames
Ms. Marcia Kaplan-Mann
Ms. Ruby Katayama
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Katcher
Mr. Richard Kato
Mr. Robert Otto Keck
Ms. Cynthia G. Keohane
Rev. & Mrs. John L. Kindschuh
Ms. Sarah Wolfe Klos
Einar B. Knudtsen
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Knutson
Ms. Kathryn E. Kors-Jacobson
Ms. Jane E. Kramer
Mr. & Mrs. John Kraushar
Mr. Gerhard Kuhn
Mr. Michael J. Kull
Ms. Marjolaine Lalonde
Mr. & Mrs. John Lauer
Ms. Evelyn Laurie
Rev. & Mrs. Donald E. Lavelle
Mr. Alexander Lawrence
Ms. Susan C. Lehtinen & Mr. Andrew Chodorow
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Leimkuhler
Ms. Lorna R. Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Rufus Lewis
Mr. John E. Lind
Rev. & Mrs. Peter O. Lundholm
Lutheran Office of Public Policy - California
Mr. Otto W. Maatsch
Capt. & Mrs. Joseph P. Maco, MNI
Ms. Marilyn Joan Malina
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Marable
Rev. & Mrs. Karl J. Mattson
Mr. Joseph McCroy
Mr. Jeff McGraw
Rev. Dolores McKay
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McMahon
Rev. John C. Melin & Mr. Charles E. Melin
Rev. Wallace Merdinyan
Messiah Lutheran Church
(Parlin, NJ)
Ms. Joan D. Moore
Ms. Linda S. Morgan
Ms. Sibyl Mose
Ms. Roberta Moss-Jacobowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Mota
MTA New York City Transit
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Nash
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Neibergs
Dr. Pauline R. Nelson
Ms. Gertrude A. Ness
New York Schuetzen Ladies
Rev. Margaret A. Niederer
Rev. & Mrs. Harold T. Nilsson
Mr. & Mrs. John V. Nurmi
Dr. Luke E. O’Connor
Rev. & Mrs. Curtis L. Olson
Mr. James T. Otten
Our Savior Lutheran Church
(Patchogue, NY)
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
(Fairfield, CT)
Mr. David Palmer
Mr. Richard Parks
Right of Asylum Reception honorees
Allen Keller and Ralston Deffenbaugh
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Our 2014 Donors
Ms. Shirley Parry
Rev. & Mrs. M. Henry Pawluk
Ms. Irma Pereira
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Perkins
Ms. Fawn Persuitti
Rev. David W. Peters
Rev. Mary Pharmer
Mr. Robert O. Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory B. Pietrzak
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Pilatzke
Mr. Allan D. Porter
Mr. T. Tyler Potterfield
Dr. Fred T. Powell
Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Quinn
Mr. & Mrs. Lennard K. Rambusch
Rev. Victor J. Rapp
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander R. Rekow
Renaissance Administration LLC
Rev. & Mrs. Gerry F. Rickel
Mr. Robert H. Riekert
Mr. Edward A. Rodgers & Ms. Mary Jane Cullinan
Mrs. Melva P. Roland
Ms. Carol M. Roller
Mr. William D. Romaine
Ms. Janet Rudolph
Ms. Ruth Ruediger
Rev. & Mrs. Edward Ruen
Rev. & Mrs. Ernest E. Ryden
Mr. Roderick Ryon
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Salatiello
Ms. Marilyn F. Saum
Capt. & Mrs. Dennis P. Schroeder
Mr. Richard Schultz & Ms. Wanda Schultz
Ms. Ruth E. Searles
Conelia & Juergen Seinwill
Ms. Mary Ann Sheets-Hanson
Ms. Edith Sherman & Ms. Claire S. Zimmitti
Rev. & Mrs. William L. Sieburg
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen K. Spangenberg
St. John Lutheran Church
(Poughkeepsie, NY)
St. John Lutheran Church
(Stamford, CT)
St. Luke Lutheran Church
(Williamsport, PA)
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Stoskopf
Mr. Marlin E. Strand
Ms. Cynthia Stroschein
Capt. John W. Sullivan
Ms. Eva C. Swanson
Ms. Betty L. Swinehart
Ms. Edna M. Syvertsen
Ms. Rita Tehan
Ms. June M. Telaar
Mr. William R. Testa
Ms. Karen Theroux
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Thorstad
Ms. Mariann Tiblin
Mr. & Mrs. David Timpson
Rev. & Mrs. Jack E. Trethewey
Trinity Lutheran Church
(Hawthorne, NY)
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Consumers rarely wonder how
the goods got on the store shelves
Ms. Eva Uhlich
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Upholster
Upper Susquehanna Synod, ELCA
Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Vines
Mr. Lennart Vretholm
Rev. Paul C. Walley
Ms. Kay Wangard
Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. Wefald
Nikolas & Julius Weigl
Our 2014 Donors
WELCA - Apostles’ Lutheran Church
(Turnsville, NJ)
WELCA - Gethsemane Lutheran Church
(Manchester, NH)
WELCA - Zion Lutheran Church
(Rahway, NJ)
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Wesley
Rev. Douglas C. Wheeler
Mr. Eric T. Wiberg
Mr. Hans P. Wiedemann
Dr. Kim-Eric Williams
Mr. & Mrs. John Winkler
Mr. & Mrs. Alan B. Winsor
Ms. Caroline Wurst & Mr. Paul LaTorre
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund R. Youngquist
Mr. & Mrs. Siyoung Yu
Ms. Ruth C. Zahller
Ms. Ann Zawistowski
Mr. & Mrs. Forrest L. Zetterberg
Ms. Carol Goodman Zollweg
Mr. & Mrs. David Zurek
1. Karmon was a seafarer and a regular guest at the
Guesthouse., who passed away on September 7, 2013
2. Legacy gift upon the closing of Our Saviour Lutheran
Church in Cresskill NJ
3. Special restricted gift from the Trustees of the Snug
Harbor Trust
Our 2014 Cookie Bakers
Bethany Lutheran Church
St. Jacobi Lutheran Church
(Elmira, NY)
(Shohola, PA)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
St. John Lutheran Church
(North Baldwin, NY)
(Lynbrook, NY)
Ute Brinkmann
Christ Lutheran Church
St. John Lutheran Church
(Whiting, NJ)
Church of the Incarnation
(Cedarhurst, NY)
Rev. & Mrs. Marsh Luther Drege
Emanuel Lutheran Church
(Pleasantville, NY)
(Passaic, NJ)
St. Matthew Trinity
(Hoboken, NJ)
Transfiguration Lutheran Church
(Bronx, NY)
WELCA New Jersey Synod
Emily Huffman
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
(Florham Park, NJ)
Elvira Hoegh
Holy Nativity Lutheran Church
(Endicott, NY)
Madison Church
(Madison, NH)
Messiah Lutheran Church
(Parlin, NJ)
Oceanside Lutheran Church
(Oceanside, NY)
Our Savior Lutheran Church
(Croton-on-Hudson, NY)
Redeemer Lutheran Church
(Kingston, NY)
Rev. William M. Rex
Ute Brinkmann’s cookies – from
her house to their ship
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Our 2014 Christmas-at-Sea Gatherers
Advent Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church
Bethany Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church
Ms. Anne Blowers
Calvary Lutheran Church
Ms. Evelyn Garrett
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Cape May Lutheran Church
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Center Congregational Church
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Christ Lutheran Church
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Christ Lutheran Church
Grace English Evang. Lutheran Church
(Wyckoff, NJ)
(Elmira, NY)
(Cranford, NJ)
(Cape May, NJ)
(Meriden, CT)
(Wantagh, NY)
(Islip Terrace, NY)
Christ Lutheran Church
(Whiting, NJ)
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Clark
Covenant Lutheran Church
(Clifton, NJ)
(Fargo, ND)
(Tuckerton, NJ)
(Florham Park, NJ)
(Kingston, RI)
(Point Pleasant Beach, NJ)
(Lutherville, MD)
Grace Lutheran Church
(Astoria, NY)
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Heim
Ms. Rosemarie Hilse
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
(New Haven, CT)
(Trumbull, CT)
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Holy Nativity Lutheran Church
(Ridgewood, NY)
(Pleasantville, NY)
Dr. Joan A. Englehart
Episcopal Church Center
(New York, NY)
Evangelical Lutheran Church
(Duncansville, PA)
Mr. & Mrs. Miles Fallon
Mr. William B. Fetterman
(Endicott, NY)
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
(Hasbrouck Heights, NJ)
Immanuel Lutheran Church
(Kingston, NY)
Rev. & Mrs. Glen Isernhagen
Journey of Faith Lutheran Church
(Baltimore, MD)
Mr. & Mrs. John Lauer
Lazarus Luther Church
(Manchester, MD)
Rev. Dolores McKay
Messiah Lutheran Church
(Parlin, NJ)
Messiah Lutheran Church
(East Setauket, NY)
Ms. Roberta Moss-Jacobowitz
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Nash
New Life Lutheran Church
(New Tripoli, PA)
Oceanside Lutheran Church
(Oceanside, NY)
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
(Dumont, NJ)
Christmas-at-Sea satchels treasured by seafarers
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Our Savior Lutheran Church
(Patchogue, NY)
Our 2014 Christmas-at-Sea Gatherers
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
St. Thomas Lutheran Church
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
St. Timothy Lutheran Church
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
Sts. John, Matthew & Emanuel Lutheran Church
(Pompton Plains, NJ)
(Croton On Hudson, NY)
(Fairfield, CT)
Mr. Roy A. Paulsen
Redeemer Lutheran Church
(Flushing, NY)
Reformation Lutheran Church
(West Long Branch, NJ)
Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Reko
Ms. Janet Rudolph
Salem Lutheran Church
(Bridgeport, CT)
(Brick, NJ)
(Wayne, NJ)
(Brooklyn, NY)
Thrivent – Chapter - Union County, NJ
Thrivent - Chapter - Central NJ
Thrivent - Chapter - Morris County, NJ
Trinity Lutheran Church
(New Haven, CT)
Trinity Lutheran Church
(Hicksville, NY)
Trinity Lutheran Church
(Ashaway, RI)
Ms. Dorothy Scholz-Beyer
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob I. Shisha
St. Andrew by the Sea Lutheran Church
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Upper Susquehanna Synod, ELCA1
Village Lutheran Church and Chapel School
St. Barnabas Lutheran Church
WELCA - New Jersey Synod
WELCA - Zion Lutheran Church
(Atlantic City, NJ)
(Howard Beach, NY)
St. Jacobi Lutheran Church
(Brooklyn, NY)
St. James Lutheran Church
(Brooklyn, NY)
St. John Lutheran Church
(Ocean City, NJ)
(Bronxville, NY)
(Rahway, NJ)
Mr. & Mrs. Siyoung Yu
Zion Lutheran Church
(Rahway, NJ)
Zion Lutheran Church
St. John Lutheran Church
(Baltimore, MD)
St. John Lutheran Church
1. The Upper Susquehanna Synod ELCA encourages its
congregations to participate in the Christmas-at-Sea program
and collected 413 gift satchels from its congregations.
(Passaic, NJ)
(Poughkeepsie, NY)
St. John Lutheran Church
(College Point, NY)
St. John Lutheran Church
(Nanticoke, PA)
St. John Lutheran Church
(Lyons, NY)
St. Luke Lutheran Church
(Washington, NJ)
St. Paul Lutheran Church
(East Windsor, NJ)
St. Paul Lutheran Church
(Mountain Top, PA)
St. Paul Lutheran Church
(Wethersfield, CT)
St. Peter Lutheran Church
(Baldwin, NY)
St. Stephen Lutheran Church
(Hicksville, NY)
Sharing Christmas with people
around the world
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Global Community
As countries “globalize”, their citizens benefit
in the form of access to a wider variety of goods
and services, lower prices, more and better-paying
jobs, improved health, and higher overall living
standards.
IMF Staff, Globalization: A Brief Overview,
International Monetary Fund,
www. imf.org, 2008
Global Community
Slavery is a booming business and the number
of slaves is increasing. People get rich by using
slaves. And when they’re finished with their
slaves, they just throw these people away.
Kevin Bales, Disposable People: NEW SLAVERY IN THE
GLOBAL ECONOMY, University of California Press,
California, 1999