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The Apostleship of the Sea: New Venture
Launched In Goa
PANAJI, GOA, MAR. 25, 2008 (CBCI
News):
On March 1st. 2008, the Archbishop Patriarch of Goa and
Daman Filipe Neri Ferrao, blessed and dedicated a new
facility for Seafarers in Alto Porvorim, in the compound
of the Redemptorist Fathers.
This facility will start operations on April 1, 2008.The
Indian unit of the Apostleship of the Sea, (AOS) one of
the networking groups of CBCI Labour Commission, is going
to open Next Voyage fitness & Stella Maris Counseling
Services” .
The Apostleship of the Sea (AOS); & in Latin, Apostolatus
Maris (AM ) is the international network of the Catholic
church Associations of seafaring and land-based (fishing
communities) seems it as a actualization of Pope Benedict
XVI’s Angelus Message, on World Maritime Day , 28th Sept
2006.In which he declared ” …I thank the Lord for the work
of the Apostleship of the Sea, which for many years has
offered human and spiritual support to those who live this
difficult and challenging way of life . I welcome
particularly the recent initiatives taken by the
international Maritime organization to contribute to the
fight against poverty and hunger. May our Lady, Star of
the sea, look down in love upon seafarers and their
families and upon all those who care for their human and
spiritual needs”
NEXT VOYAGE Fitness is mainly meant for sailors who may be
resting at home before their next voyage. While they are
at home resting, they need to be fit always. A fit ship
requires fit sailors! The fitness Center will be managed &
run by fitness experts. Entry will be on a subscription
basis – one month, three, six and twelve.
Stella Maris Counseling Services are only for seafarers
and their families. These are to be organized from various
points in Goa from various parishes and institutions. The
Family Service Center and the Laity Center of the
Archdiocese are considered to be an ongoing hub where
people may come and seek such interventions in their
lives.
The Address to be conducted for the both: 876, Alto
Porvorim. Goa 403521. India, Tel/Fax + 91 832 – 2410149
Cell – 98207 00123, Email: nextvoyageGOA@gmail.com
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