2011 Winter Concert
Seamen’s Church Institute is pleased to once again host a Free Winter Community Concert – on Sunday, February 19, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Newport Marriott Atrium.
The Rhode Island Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Robert Franzblau, will present “No Strings Attached” with a series of orchestral selections for symphonic band. Works by Aaron Copland, Felix Medelsshon, Dmitri Shostakovich, Leonard Bernstein, and other composers will be featured on the program.
The Concert is free and open to the public thanks to sponsorship by the People’s Credit Union, with additional support from the Newport Marriott Hotel. Partial support for the RI Wind Ensemble’s 2012 concert season is provided by the RI State Council on the Arts.
For additional information, contact Seamen’s Church Institute at 401-847-4260 or seamensnewport@gmail.com
The Curran Family serves Holiday breakfast
Seamen’s Church Institute is once again pleased to offer a Community Christmas Morning Breakfast Buffet, and a similar Holiday Breakfast Buffet on Wednesday, December 28, both from 9:00 to 11:00 am. Everyone is welcome to join us!
seal graphicWant to match a Seal Watching Tour with a stay at Seamen’s? We have vacancies for $49/night. Tours on the M/V Alletta Morris, with guides and binoculars provided, are scheduled for Dec. 27 @ 1:00 pm, Dec. 28 @ 1:30 pm, Dec. 29 @ 2:00 pm, and Dec. 30 @ 3 pm. Tours depart from Bowen’s Wharf, right behind Seamen’s. Call 324-6020 to reserve for the tour. Call 847-4260 to reserve a room or book online at www.seamensnewport.org.
We’re all decorated for the holidays and invite you to join us for a tour of a our National Historic Register building on Saturday, December 17th, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm to enjoy our Christmas Glow. Stay a while for a complimentary warm cider or hot chocolate.
Thanksgiving came to Seamen’s in a variety of ways:
Once again, Seamen’s hosted a Community Thanksgiving Dinner from 12:00 to 2:00 pm on Thanksgiving Day, with the assistance of an enthusiastic army of volunteers. With the experienced volunteer guidance of caterer and restauranteur Kim Comfort, preparations began on Tuesday evening with vegetable peeling and ran through late afternoon on Thursday for clean up. Approximately 257 guests were served in the Mariner’s Lounge as well as in the Library, some 117 more than last year! We were so grateful to receive donations of volunteer time; borrowed buffet servers; discounts for rented items; homemade cranberry sauce, breads, pies and other desserts; beautiful floral centerpieces for every table; and financial contributions. 
SCI Thankful for generosity of Cluny School students & faculty
The students and faculty of Cluny School delivered 14 very full baskets, including turkeys, just in time for SCI to distribute them to 14 very appreciative families.
92ND ANNUAL MEETING
SEAMEN’S CHURCH INSTITUTE
FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 18, 2011
6:00 – 7:00 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION
7:00 – 7:30 PM BUSINESS MEETING
7:30 – 8:15 PM PROGRAM
OPEN TO DONORS, FRIENDS OF SCI, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Our building is fully accessible from Bowen’s Wharf Entrance
“Honoring the Wounded Warriors”
Mike Holty, a Vietnam Veteran and retired US Navy Officer, with commands at sea and ashore at the Naval Reserve Center in Boston as well as a Defense Contractor at NUWC, has been an active volunteer with the Wounded Warrior Project for two years. He will provide a brief overview of the WWP and its relevance to the mission of Seamen’s Church Institute. He will also introduce Ryan Henderson,
USMC Ret., a Wounded Warrior, and Jean Corser, a Wounded Warrior mom with a son now returned to Afghanistan. (www.woundedwarriorproject.org)
