A MARITIME welfare charity is asking churches across Swindon to pray and remember seafarers.
Sailors’ Society is calling for a special Sea Sunday service on July 14 to honour 1.6 million seafarers around the world.
On average, Sailors’ Society chaplains and ship visitors reach out to 1,000 seafarers and their families each day.
Sandra Welch, the charity’s deputy CEO, said: “Whether they know it or not, the people of Swindon rely upon seafarers.
“More than 90 per cent of everything we own comes by sea – our clothes, phones, card – even the bricks that make up our homes.
“All of these goods are brought into the country by seafarers who risk extreme loneliness, dangerous storms and even piracy. Holding a Sea Sunday service for Sailors’ Society is a fantastic way of recognising the amazing work seafarers do.”
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