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“Duc in altum!”
... into the New Millennium
It is especially
necessary for us to direct
our thoughts to the future
which lies before us. Often
during these months we have
looked towards the new
millennium which is
beginning, as we lived this
Jubilee not only as a
remembrance of the past, but
also as a prophecy of the
future.
We now need to profit
from the grace received, by
putting it into practice in
resolutions and guidelines
for action.
This is a task I wish to
invite all the local churches
to undertake. In each of operative” (Christus
culture.
them gathered around their dominus, 11). It is above all
In the final analysis,
Bishop, as they listen to the in the actual situation of
this rooting of the Church in
word and “break bread” in each local church that the
time and space mirrors the
brotherhood (cf. Acts 2:42), mystery of the one People of
movement of the Incarnation
the “one holy catholic and God takes the particular
itself... Now is the time
apostolic Church of Christ is form that fits it to each
for each local Church to
truly present and individual context and
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The Apostleship of the Sea welcomes this call of the Holy Father and in this spirit
launches its preparation for the XXI° World Congress
Inside ....
Apostleship of the Sea in a new Globalised World 2
VI° Senate Annual Meeting of Regional Coordinators 3
A New Era for the Gospel 5
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I am happy to welcome into account the evaluation where seafarers live and
you all to this very of the Davao Congress. work, as well as the
important meeting where Your suggestions about complexity of
you are called to assist this how the theme chosen relationships in the global
Pontifical Council in its should be treated, the industrial and
task of promoting and speakers to be invited and communication system of
directing the maritime the program itself are most today make dialogue and
apostolate of the Catholic welcome. I am sure that we solidarity, at all levels,
Church throughout the can also count on a even more vital to the
world, as laid down in the substantial input from the People of the Sea.
Apostolic Letter Stella Regional Conferences How the AOS
Maris which will take place in throughout the world, at
At the beginning of our eight Regions. sea and ashore, can foster
2001, we are not only at In his message for the this “ideal of a truly
the dawn of a new century 2001 World Day of Peace, universal brotherhood”
but also more than half- the Holy Father started by hoped for by the Pope in
way between the XX° and saying that “at the dawn of his Message, how to make
the XXI° World Congress a new millenium, there is a of it a better instrument of
of Apostolatus Maris. As growing hope that dialogue and solidarity, a
my predecessors have done relationships between reliable gangway at the
before in the same people will be increasingly service of the People of
circumstances, I have inspired by the ideal of a the Sea, these are the
asked a few people to join truly universal challenges facing us.
the team of Regional Co- brotherhood”. He goes on I am confident that,
ordinators who meet to say that the dangers of with the grace we ask of
regularly with us every cultural differences should God through the
year. be sublimated by mutual intercession of Our Lady
T h e m o s t respect and dialogue. And Stella Maris, your work
important point on the this dialogue will be based during these three days of
agenda of our meeting is to on the recognition of reflection and planning in
define a good theme, well shared values. Then the view of the XXI° World
worded, for the XXI° Holy Father singles out Congress, and, next year,
World Congress of 2002. “the prime value of t h e
As I told you already last solidarity”, with “the Congress Rio de Janeiro
year, the theme should promotion of justice at the itself, will
both touch the real life of heart of a true culture of greatly
maritime people and solidarity”, since “a society contribute
inspire the people of the depends on the basic to reach this
Apostleship of the Sea in relations that people goal.
their commitment to serve cultivate with one another Rio de Janeiro
maritime people, and to do in ever widening circles,
so ever more efficiently. from the family to other
Once the venue intermediary social groups,
and the date have been to civil society as a whole
fixed, we shall have to plan and to the national
during this meeting the community”. Let me add
various steps necessary to that the international,
insure the success of the intercultural and inter-
World Congress, taking religious environment
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Usually, the first four remotest end” (Acts 1:8). Mazzolari: “The head of
The aspects are dealt with in Give witness to Christ by John the Baptist spoke louder
effectiveness meetings. Rarely is our life. Without this on the plate than on his
of action in reflection done on the witness, our pastoral action shoulders.”
any field charism of the one who acts. will not bear any fruit. “A The witness is like a
depends on At the conclusion of sound tree produces good mustard seed, the smallest of
five factors: this VIth annual meeting of fruit” (Mt 7:17). Jacques all seeds, but it becomes a
Regional Coordinators of Maritain (1882-1973) wrote: tree where the birds can
1. a clear Apostolatus Maris, which is “If in the past the five proofs come and find shelter in its
vision of the quite a success for the ideas for the existence of God branches. Or he is like the
goal that one and the plans that have were enough, today people yeast that leavens all the
wishes to come up, I wish to complete consider them insufficient dough (cf. Mt 13:31-33).
reach the reflection by underlining and require a sixth proof, May we be granted the
the fact that the charism of one that is the most gift of witness by “God, the
2. the choice the pastoral agent is also complete and has most Father of our Lord Jesus
of suitable necessary. I am not authority: the life of those Christ, the merciful Father
means to referring to his or her who believe in God!”. And and the God who gives every
reach the goal psychological and Pascal (1623-1677): “I possible encouragement ” (2
3. the intellectual qualities but to believe only in stories Cor 1:3). Amen.
connection of the witness of evangelical whose witnesses are ready
both the goal life that he or she gives. to be beheaded” (Pen-sées,
“You will be my 593).
and the
witnesses … to earth’s Finally, Primo
means to the
reality, the
concrete
situation, in
which one A Christian Leadership and Ministry Course for Seafarers
acts
200,000 Filipino Seafarers live and work at sea, away from their families, land-
4. a precise based community, and the support of the Church ministry. This should not be a
programme reason to be deprived of God’s strength and grace for many months.
5. the charism Ministry on Board can offer a continuous contact with God, the comfort of
of the one reflecting on the Scriptures, the strength of prayer, the grace of the Eucharist, the
who acts. joy and support of a living Christian community on board the ship. This is made
possible through a Christian Leadership and Ministry on board Ship.
The Apostleship of the sea is now offering a Special Course to prepare
seafarers to this service to their crew members. Many react with surprise and ask:
CAN I? we say to them: YES, YOU CAN! And your services will make a
difference for all on board. The two-day Course is given once a month (4th
weekend), starting at 9.00 am.
The Invitation is addresses particularly to seafarers with some years of
experience on board and to seafarers who may already serve in one or more such
ministries in their Parish.
The enrolment fee is only P 400 and the participating seafarers will be given the
Bible, textbooks, guide-books and handouts to take on board. Also, meals for the
two days are included. The wife or a member of the seafarers’ family are
welcomed to join free.
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At a combined dinner of the APEC Regional Shipping Industry and the Australian
This initiative Shipping Industry Conferences, the Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. John Anderson, Minister
of the Federal for Transport and Leader of the National Party, announced the Federal Government's
Government agreement to work with the welfare agencies. The aim will be to establish regional welfare
and alliance committees throughout Australia, providing much needed support to seafarers' welfare.
with the The Minister challenged the maritime industry to support this initiative, not only by funding
W e l f a r e but also by their involvement in the welfare of seafarers. He endorsed the International
Agencies will Commission on Shipping's Report, "Ships, Slaves and Competition". The former Minister
be unique, as for Transport and Commission Chairman, Peter Morris tabled this report.
it is the first of Peter Morris highlighted that the International Industry and the never-ending
its kind , competition for lower freight rates have brought about slave-like conditions on board many
anywhere in of the world's ships. The only things that are missing are the shackles and whips. The
the world. seafarers are prisoners on aboard these ships and rely heavily on the support of many
T h e welfare agencies, like the Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris). In most cases, the Port
Australian Chaplains and Ship Visitors are the first contact for seafarers in port. Deficiencies of food,
Government protective clothing and equipment on ships and the unseaworthiness of the vessel are often
has led by reported to these agencies who, in turn, notify the respective inspection authorities, of where
example in to look and what to look for. To protect the seafarer from being blacklisted by the ship
showing that owner, his anonymity has to be protected.
the care that Peter Morris went on to say that there are many ship owners and operators who fly
our Church under Flags of Convenience and run respectable well-maintained ships, which provide a
provides for good standard of operation for seafarers. It is the 10 - 15% of ruthless operators, who
seafarers is endanger the lives of seafarers and run a real risk of damaging the marine environment and
h i g h l y polluting the seas. It is estimated that there are some 3, 000 ships in the world's oceans
regarded and today that are running these types of dangerous practices.
of great value The extent of corruption in the maritime industry was further highlighted, when Mr.
to the David Cockcroft, General Secretary of the ITF London, a person who had never been to sea
maritime in his life, was able to obtain from the Panama Maritime College, a Second Officer's
community. Qualification Certificate. This certificate entitled Mr. Cockroft to take charge of a ship and
to navigate anywhere in the world, as the Second Officer or Master. This brings to question
how many ships' masters and officers have simply bought their ticket and are
indeed at sea today, with little to no experience and relying on Harbor Pilots
to bring them in and out of port. He went on to ask, "Would you hop on a
plane, if you thought the pilot of that aircraft could simply buy a licence?"
Ted Richardson, the National Director, of the Apostleship of the Sea,
will meet with Senior Members of the maritime industry in April, to put
together a steering committee to take the project forward. Ted Richardson
has been working with the Department of Transport for almost two years, in having a Forum
on Seafarers' Welfare jointly with the Anglican Mission to Seafarers and sponsored by the
Department of Transport. The formation of Welfare Committees in each region of Australia
was one of those recommendations to the Minister, which came out of the Australian
Seafarers' Welfare Forum 2000.
With the Federal Government's funding and that of the welfare agencies and industry,
this will no doubt provide the ongoing support for the services provided for seafarers. The
welfare agencies have carried the burden for many years, of repatriation of abandoned
seafarers', legal expenses, food, clothing and accommodation. The Government and
Industry support is not only to help fund these essential support services, but also to develop
strategies to combat the ever-growing abuse and mistreatment of seafarers today.
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SEA TRAPS
From Venice, Leghorn: many stories photocopied
In Venice, there is the Aiud that flies a Panamanian flag but once belonged to the
Romanian state company. In Monfalcone there is the Ocean Line II, also
formerly Romanian, but now flying a Cambodian flag. Then there is the Alma I in
Ancona, the Albatros and the Seabreeze in Trieste. And there are other ships at a
standstill in Leghorn, Palermo and Naples. It is always the same story: a ship-
owner who disappears between Panama and Romania, Honduras and the Island
of Jersey. “This is the new emergency of the sea”, as Antonio Blasi declares, the
inspector of the ITF, the International Transport Federation. “In Venice alone
we have had ten cases. Seven are still awaiting a solution in court. It is very
difficult, just as it is difficult to get back to the real owner”.
Sometimes years pass, as in the case of the four Panamanian ships standing in
Venice since 1997: a Russian flag, a Greek owner, first on the Grenadine registry
and then on to Panama. The 44 seamen are still waiting for their salaries.
(“Panorama”, February 22, 2001)
(continued from page 11) development, and the from it, those countries
renewable (whose protection of the eco- which do not have the
massive and systematic systems. It becomes possibility of supervising
use damages both the necessary also in this their own fishery
marine and the internal case - so it seems to us - to resources. The
waters ecosystems) and respond to that responsibility in this
those resources which on fundamental principle aspect, however, cannot be
the contrary have the established by the limited to proposing
possibility of renewing International Community systems of control,
themselves. The reference to guide every normative although necessary, since
is to environmental impact and operative intervention these, no matter how rigid
of fishing activities which in the area of and effective, are not
damage, often in an sustainability: sufficient to give concrete
irreperable manner, the "Human beings are solutions. Therefore, an
biodiversity, reducing the at the centre of concerns ethical choice which
multiplicity of the species for sustainable commits the States to
and consequently d e v e l o p m e n t" ( Rio accept the principle of the
modifying or limiting both Declaration on equal sharing of the
the food supplies of entire Environment and resources of creation
populations and their Development, Principle I). becomes indispensable,
commercial activity linked The responsibility evidently translating it into
to fishing. In this sense regards then the attitude specific norms in their
one can only hope for a every single country is own conduct, and in
rapid conclusion to the called upon to assume in reciprocal relations, as
work of drawing up the order to make the Code already foreseen by the
apposite “guidelines on operative, especially in international law of the sea
sustainability indicators”, those dispositions which (cf. UN Convention on the
possiby giving particular regard the strategies for Law of the Sea, art. 136).
consideration to the combating illegal fishing, And here it is a matter of
regional and sub-regional and therefore beyond all the fulfillment “in good
diversities, as also forms of regulation, which faith” of the commitments
introducing a level of risks excluding from the assumed by the States in
responsible connection mechanisms of production, the exercise of their own
between the objective of as also from the responsibility to all who
food security, the contribution in nutritional live in their own territory,
elimination of poverty, terms which can derive and to the entire human
with the consequent family.
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we were
No. 85 of On
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informed of
the Move,
the sad news AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE
magazine of
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this BANGLADESH
INDIA Chittagong
VISHAKHAPATNAM (new port chaplain)
accidental Fr. Nitti, S.X.
Pontifical Fr. Devadass, msfs is the new port chaplain
death of Fr. MUMBAY
Council,
Sebastiano ENGLAND and WALES (new is
Fr. Almeida faxnonumber of the
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chaplain
contains an +44 - 20 - 7588 8280
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article Fr. Dr. Francis Fernandez replaces Fr. Xavier Palakal as port chaplain
Port Chaplain
Fr. Bruno MAURITANIA MANGALORE
of Chittagong,
Ciceri, CS, Nouhadibou (new Fr. portPrasad,
Chaplain)
OP, is no Fr.more
Guy Daniel A. Favre
at the port of Mangalore
Bangladesh,
AOS site Internet: www.goacom.com/cbci-aos
SCOTLAND Glasgow (new port chaplain)
who
National should
USA Fr.
P Oscar
ORT de la Torre,
EVERGLADES SX,port
(new St.chaplain)
Francis Xavier Mission Centre
h a v in e
Director Calder House,
Fr. Nicanor S.taCalder
MariaAvenue
represented
Taiwan, Coatbridge Lanarkshire ML5 4JS
South Asia.
entitled Phone:
PORTUGAL VILLA DO CONDE 01236-606364 Fax 01236-606365
“Fishermen, P. Domingues Ferreira Araujo
IRELAND Dublin (new port chaplain)
the
___________ Fr. Tony O’Keefe, OFM
GREAT BRITAIN (new e-mail address of Fr. Neil McNicholas)
Forgotten Franciscan Oratory,
m.mcnicholas@ntlworld.comChurch Street
Seamen”.
On February Dublin
Copies
1, 2000, can
in the BELGIUM OSTEND (new entry)
MADAGASCAR Apostolat Tamatavede (new phone
la Mer, number) 214
Rijselstraat
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(205) 332 411 (same Fax) Dirk Demaeght
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Office
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We extend our deep sympathies to Msgr. Jim Dillenburg, whose
address
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mother died in March. We thank the Lord for a mother who gave
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the (11)
Tel +254 AOS311 a defender
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of this
Marsais , and the rights of seafarers worldwide. R.I.P.
Bulletin.of the
member MEXICO New Bishop Promoter
local AM team H.E.Msgr. Luis G. Cuara Méndez, Bishop of Veracruz
of the Mission Insurgentes Veracruzanos #470, Paseo del Malecon, 91700 Veracruz, Ver.
Tel. +52 (293) 322026 Fax 312413
de la Mer was
ordained National Directors:
permanent Gulf and Caribbeans: FR. LORENZO A. MEX JIMENEZ
Deacon for the Calle 78 x 31, 97320 Progreso-Yucatan
Tel +52 (993) 51157/52933 Fax 50189
service of the Parroquiaprogreso@multired.net.mx
People of the Pacific: FR. JOSÉ DE JESÚS AGUILAR
Sea, by the Gastelum 109 - Centro, Apto Postal 818
Bishop of 82000 Mazatlan, Sinaloa
Tel. +52 (69) 852226 Fax 824992
Carcassonne
(France).
This ‘young’ WAY OF THE CROSS FOR SEAFARERS
team has A pocket edition prepared by Fr. Xavier Pinto, C.Ss.R., to
already done distribute to seafarers who can carry it along with them all during
outstanding Lent … and beyond. This has been the result of prayer and
work serving reflection during Fr. Xavier Annual Retreat with fellow
passing or Redemptorists in November 2000. AOS Bishop Promoter of
India, Rt. Rev. Leon A. Tharmaraj, blessed this initiative.
stranded
Copies can be ordered (at the cost of US $1 for two) from Fr.
seafarers. Pinto, 1 Ashok Place, Goldakhana P.O., New Delhi-110 001 Tel
+91 3344470, Fax 3715146, e-mail: xavierpinto@excite.com.
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of Migrants and Itinerants
Palazzo San Calisto - 00120 Vatican City
Tel. +39-06-6988 7131
Fax +39-06-6988 7111
e-mail: office@migrants.va
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