http://chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org Seamen's Church Institute River Chaplains' Blog Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:36:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hurricane Ike is still fresh in my mind, even though it’s now been over a month since it blew through Texas – and many other states, after it finished up here!  Here’s an account of what it was like in my little cottage in Houston.    What was it like for ... http://chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org/2008/10/24/after-the-aftermath/   It seems like you got left out after this go round of storms, doesn't it? For a few days it was all Gustav and Ike, and now it's the election and the economy. What happened to all the attention that followed Katrina and Rita? Where's the sympathy and concern, the ... http://chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org/2008/10/02/after-the-storm/ Hurricane Gustav made its way through southern Louisiana last week, hitting hard the communities I visit often as part of our ministry: Houma, Morgan City, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans and surrounding areas.  Many communities were still without power as of a few days ago, and some suffered damage to ... http://chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org/2008/09/08/hurricane-season-2008/    Labor Day is Monday. It's a day when we stop to honor the working people of this nation...if we can. I imagine you're working and not at home barbecuing or doing all those other Labor Day "things" most folks will. So, thanks. Thanks for moving this nation's goods safely, efficiently, ... http://chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org/2008/08/27/thanks/ I heard on the radio on my way in this morning that the river is full of sediment at St. Louis due to all the recent flooding, and that as a result, navigation is a problem. Is that ironic, or what? Last month you couldn't get through because it was ... http://chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org/2008/08/15/the-problem-with-sediment/ This week I had the pleasure of gathering with crewmembers, their families, and other well-wishers to bless a new boat in the Channelview area.  Boat blessings are much more low-key than the more "official" christening of a new boat; yet there were at least fifty or sixty people present for ... http://chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org/2008/07/31/a-break-in-the-rain/ Low water? Low water? When all we've heard about for the last several months, when all we've seen for the last several months, is flooding, we have a low water advisory here in Paducah? Come on! This is beyond comprehension! Except that you understand it, don't you? You live with this, ... http://chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org/2008/07/23/low-water/ The stories below are true.  Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent (or is it the "guilty?" ... guilty of not calling MOR when you really needed to?) Joe (not his real name) sits alone on the edge of his bunk on board the m/v Anonymous. He thinks ... http://chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org/2008/07/23/remember-this-number-800-708-1998/   Click to see a larger version of the flyer. Right-cllick and choose "Save target as..." to save a copy on your computer During the next few months, Ministry on the River is offering a free workshop to introduce you and your church to our ministry: Cincinnati, OH - Thursday, September 11, 2008 ... http://chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org/2008/07/16/mor-workshops-in-cincinnati-st-louis-and-metairie/ Greetings, and welcome to our new blog!  We are the chaplains from Ministry on the River, of the Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey (SCI).  Our ministry is the only full-time ministry that works with the towboat industry.  Chaplain Jim Wilkinson ministers to towboats working on the ... http://chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org/2008/07/08/welcome-to-the-chaplains-on-the-river-blog/