Special Collection for Military Services

Next weekend, a collection for the Archdiocese of Military Services (AMS) will be taken up here and in parishes across the nation. The triennial (every third year) collection was approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2012. The first collection was taken in 2013, and raised more than $8.2 million from 179 dioceses.

The AMS provides the same pastoral care and services as any other Catholic diocese, to Catholics serving in the United States Armed Forces; enrolled in U.S. Military Academies; undergoing treatment at any of the 153 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in the U.S, Puerto Rico, and Guam; working in civilian jobs for the federal government beyond U.S. borders; and the families of these populations.

What better way to thank and honor our veterans than to give as generously as your means allow?