MCCW Charity

The Seminarian Fund Co-sponsorship Program at the Archdiocese for the Military Services.

The charity was chosen at MCCW-Worldwide Conference in October 2006 and should be listed on the Website as our official charity until the next Worldwide Conference in 2008.

The purpose of this charity is to support future priests for the military services. Donations are placed in the Seminarian Fund at the AMS. The Co-sponsorship Program pays for half of a seminarian's tuition. To be eligible, a candidate must be sponsored by a civilian diocese who is willing to allow future work as a priest in the military services. After ordination and a period of time ministering in their civilian diocese, the new priest is then "on loan" to the military services as a Catholic Chaplain.

Currently there are 20 seminarians participating in the AMS Co-sponsorship Program. And at this time there are seven more in the discernment process. They not only need our financial support, but our prayers as well. Catholic Chaplains fill less than half of the slots available in our military services and some chapels are looking eliminating their Catholic program because the need for priests is so great.

To donate:

Make checks payable to: Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA

Subject line: Seminarian Co-Sponsorship Program (MCCW)

Please mail the checks to:

David M. Levite

Vice Chancellor for Development

Archdiocese for the Military Services

PO Box 4469

Washington DC 20017-0469

When a Chapel Group or Region mails a donation check to AMS, they also must email Karen Patton, Charity Resource Coordinator for MCCW-Worldwide at charity@mccw-worldwide.org. Notifying Karen allows MCCW to track donations and confirm with AMS that they are receiving donations for deposit into the fund.

To view photos and more information about the AMS Seminarian Program please go to www.milarch.org and click on the links for Vocations and Lend Your Support.

Thank you to all who support our seminarians with donations and prayers. Please contact Karen with any questions regarding the charity. You are invited to share any ideas for great fundraising events.