The National Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, (AMS) takes place every three years in dioceses across the country. Approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in 2012, the collection was taken up in our parishes after Masses on Jan. 14 and 15, 2023.
Read Bishop Walkowiak’s letter to parishioners (English | Español)
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If you didn’t have the opportunity to donate in your parish, and would like to support the AMS in their pastoral ministry to military members, please:
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Thank you for your consideration of a gift in support of pastoral services for Catholic U.S. Military members serving around the world.
About the Archdiocese for the Military Services
The Archdiocese for the Military Services is a unique archdiocese faced with many challenges, including a severe shortage of Catholic priest-chaplains, a flock that is spread out among military installations across the world, and in constant transition. The AMS receives no funding from the military or the government and relies solely on private donors.
Your donation supports individuals like Father Aaron Ferris, a priest of our diocese pursuing the call to a vocation as a U.S. Air Force military chaplain, and those he’ll be serving in his work as a chaplain.
Read Father Aaron’s story in FAITH Grand Rapids magazine:
Father Aaron Ferris begins a new tour of duty as a United States Air Force military chaplain >>> https://bit.ly/FAITHGRNov2022IntheSpirit
The collection is a substantial way for the AMS to “serve those who serve.” 1.8 million Catholic men and women serving in all five branches of the U.S. Military and their families benefit from this collection. Funds raised help the archdiocese and its priests bring the Church’s full range of pastoral services to Catholic men and women in uniform and their children as well as patients in VA Medical Centers. It will support religious education, priestly formation of new chaplains, and financial planning to meet the challenges of shepherding a global archdiocese.
Learn more:
Visit the Archdiocese for the Military Services website.
Watch a video message from Most Rev. Timothy P. Broglio, archbishop for the military services.
