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P.O. Box 128, Place d’Armes, Montréal, Québec H2Y 3E9 Tel: (514) 849-3234 e-mail : marinershouse@rapidweb.ca
December 2010

2010 2009
Dec.10 –To Date –To Date
Service Operations

Ship visits by chaplains and staff 197 1,994 2,025

Ships serviced by vans 118 1,426 1,620

Seaman transported 1,148 13,945 15,798

Prayer services held (attendance) 8 (76) 109 (708) 148 (889)

No. of long-distance calls placed for 607 8,946 10,357
seaman (direct dial & phone cards) :

Hours of internet time provided 85 1,372 1,762
(not including Wifi)
Attendance

-Daytime 196
-Evenings 542
-Total 738 12,336 13,323

Nationality Breakdown

Indian 189 Bulgarian 17 Romanian 3
Filipino 131 Montenegrin 15 Serbian 3
Canadian 127 Burmese 13 Greek 2
Russian 49 Brit.&Irish 12 Italian 2
Indonesian 39 Polish 9 Bangladeshi 1
Ukrainian 34 Malaysian 4 Georgian 1
Sri Lankan 32 Egyptian 3 Lithuanian 1
Chinese 26 German 3 Slovakian 1
Croatian 18 Latvian 3

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December 2010

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS:
Our party, ‘Christmas on the Waterfront’, was celebrated with joy by an
animated crowd of nearly 80 seafarers and guests on December 24th. Ms.
Michelle DePooter and Fr. Alfred Chinniah conducted a candlelit
service of communion, lessons and carols, which was followed by a
Catholic service lead by Fr. Andrew Thavam.

Then everyone enjoyed the large and splendid selection of food, laid out
buffet-style on the snooker table. Most of the fare was provided by the Canadian Shipsupply &
Services Association (CSSA) and, thanks to their generosity, we were able to offer seasonal
treats throughout the holiday season. Ms. Brennan Huard helped cook five chickens and donated
and cooked a turkey, too. Mrs. Grace Couperus (with a little assistance) peeled and mashed 25lbs
of potatoes and carrots. Ms. Mei Mendoza and Mrs. Debbie Harman brought food to the feast
and Ms. Michelle DePooter made 732 cookies (nine different kinds) with the nimble assistance of
her husband, Mr. Donsavio Francis.

Once again, the indispensable Mr. and Mrs. George and Grace Couperus volunteered for the
whole month of December. They ensured that the centre was open on Christmas day, and that the
distribution of Christmas parcels was carried out in an orderly fashion.

Thanks to the many generous supporters of the Ministry to Seafarers and Mariners’ House, who
donated shoeboxes, food and and gifts, 1,550 seafarers were reminded that they were in the thoughts
of others. The following persons and companies donated a wonderful variety of gifts to seafarers
who greatly appreciated such a generous and well-chosen selection:

Mme Sylvie Vachon and the Port of Montreal, Mr. John Gareau, Mr. Steve Fisher
Mr. Bob and Connie Vanier, M. Gilles Rémillard and Affiliated agents en douane,
Ms. Joan Hervieux and her colleagues at Fednav Limited, Mr. Wildo Giardini and
Osborn & Lange, Mrs. Joyce Hammock and Canadian Sailings, Mr. Normand Silver,
Dr. Kim and his students, Ms. Madeleine Paquin and Ms. Karen Ste-Marie of Logistec
Corporation, Mr. Bob Zeagman and Seagulf Marine Industries, Mr. Jon Kleivstul,
Mr. Paul Marchand of Marchand, Fairchild, Blais, Mr. Christopher Gillespie and
Gillespie-Munro, St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Ms. Stéphanie Lapointe and Mr. Holger
Oetjen of Hapag-Lloyd, Mr. Bernard Cornell, Mr. Moshe Reiter of Reiter Petroleum Inc.,
Mme Sylvie Bennardi and Le Vieux-Port, M. Jean-Yves Sarazin of Delom Services,
M. Richard Berthiaume of Urgence Marine, Mr. David Cardin of Maersk Canada Inc.,
M. Gérard Lavallée of Despradelle Canada Inc., Mr. Andrew Jansons of North Star Ship
Chandler Inc., Mr. Stephen Wray, Mr. Andre Neuendorff of Protos Shipping Ltd.,
M. Paul Denis, Mrs. Gail van Eyk, Captain Claude Beaubien, Mr. Bill Gottlieb,
Mr. Pat Loduca of Upper Lakes Group Inc., Mr. Art Matheson of Matheson Valves &
Fittings Ltd. and Ms. Catherine Constantin on behalf of Ocean Group Inc.,

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December 2010
WE RECEIVED:
 a box of books from Mr. Dennis Baird;
 shirts from Mr. Harry Baggott;
 video cassettes and a big container of coffee from Capt. Claude Beaubien;
 jigsaw puzzles, pictures, tuques and scarves from Capt. John Low;
 monetary donations from Mr. George Fernandes of M/V MSC Anahita and the
Captain and crew of the M/V Maddalena d’Amato;
 two sweaters from Mr. Bruce Field;
 tuques from Mr. Roland Bebilone;
 mugs, candles, frames and photo albums from Mr. Robert C. Wilkins;
 plastic bags, calendars, t-shirt, caps, cassettes and magazines from
Mr. Hardy Bochnig;
 two bags of clothes from M. Paul Delisle;
 a bag of clothes from Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Connie Vanier;
 two briefcases from the Port brought by Capt. Jean-Luc Bédard and
Mme Josée Archambault;
 a calendar from Mr. Michael O`Morchoe;
 four classical CDs from Mr. Barney Hughes;
 a bagful of books from Mr. Brian Kimber;
 movies from Ms. Kayla Huard;
 videos, books and magazines from Ms. Christianne Houle;
 chips and cakes from Mr. Ron Wildman.

Thank you everyone!

WE GAVE:

 coats to crews of M/V Horizon Athena and M/V Maersk Palermo;
 clothes and puzzles to crew of M/V Maddelena d'Amato;
 jackets to crews of M/V Lilly Bolten and M/V Stena Perros;
 jigsaws, clothes, food, books and magazines to various seafarers.

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December 2010
NEWS & ACTIVITIES:

o In September, Le Centre d’histoire de Montréal threw out a challenge to the journalists
of six local daily newspapers to follow up on something interesting happening in Old
Montreal . Each article would be illustrated as they used to be in 1870 and the
illustrator was Réal Godbout, whose talents are well-known in Quebec. The journalist,
Sylvie St-Jacques, decided to write a piece on Mariners’ House for the paper ‘La Presse’
and Mr. Godbout drew three lovely illustrations, of which one is reproduced below.

CASH CALENDAR WINNERS:
The following persons and companies are the lucky winners for the month of December:

Olive Hamel ($500) Flavio Tiseo Don Rivet
Norman Tam Sokat Shaikh Bernice Cornell
Adrian Papaiani Al Mulder Aldo Rosito
Emily Dubé Samantha Kent Janet Roussie
Howard White Pierre Storme Louis Marie Beaulieu
Ed Trew Henry Desprey Joseph Rivellino
Tony Young Michel Brunet Kevin Johnston
Stephen Elliott Vittoria Di Lena C. Maude Keating
Markus Schmucki Yves Malouin Sharon Meikle
Chantale Tanguay Stephanie Howell Rita White ($100)
JoAnn Wilkins