Resort Mission

ICS sends ordained Anglican Ministers and licensed Readers to European resorts in Greece and Switzerland for a minimum of two weeks.

These are unpaid, volunteer roles with ICS making modest travel grants. Resort Mission includes publicising and holding services and organising mid-week events. However, the majority of the work involves relating one-to-one to tourists, holiday reps, resort workers and local English-speakers who may know nothing of the Christian message, be ex-church people, or who are enquiring about the Christian faith. We look for chaplains therefore, who are able to pastor and explain the gospel in a relevant and faithful way.

The role can also involve visiting those injured or ill whilst on holiday and comforting the bereaved. In some cases a team can accompany the chaplain—an ideal training opportunity for people from your parish, or (in some circumstances) for ordinands.

Sadly, we were informed on 19 November that our long (c.30 year) partnership with the Union Lido resort in Cavallino (near Venice) has been ended, due to the decision of the new management to stop offering English and German chaplaincies to their guests.

For more information and an application form, please download