{"id":9127,"date":"2011-12-07T05:42:31","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T11:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=9127"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:35:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:35:43","slug":"u-s-bishop-heads-to-afghanistan-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2011\/12\/u-s-bishop-heads-to-afghanistan-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. bishop heads to Afghanistan for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

And he\u2019ll be confirming several U.S. soldiers while he\u2019s there, too.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Catholic\u00a0Bishop\u00a0F. Richard Spencer, who serves as\u00a0Episcopal Vicar for Europe and Asia of the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS) of the U.S.\u00a0military, arrived on December\u00a05 in northern Afghanistan, where he will spend Advent and the Christmas holidays ministering to United States and multinational NATO troops as well as U.S. State Department staffers.\u00a0 During his pastoral visit, Bishop Spencer will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation for six U.S. soldiers who have been preparing over the past few months to be received into the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n

According to AMS, Bishop Spencer\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cIt is a very humbling experience for me to join these brave military and State Department personnel during this holy season of Advent as they engage in an international effort to reduce outbreaks of terrorism that threaten both the people of Afghanistan and the people of good will everywhere. Spiritual fitness and resiliency are key tools for our personnel serving \u2018God and Country\u2019 in these peace-building efforts, which will hopefully contribute to a better world, just as we prepare the way in our hearts for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ, during this holy season. I am thankful, by God\u2019s grace, to be able to make a small contribution and sacrifice to that worthy cause.\u201d\u00a0 Bishop\u00a0Spencer\u00a0holds the rank of\u00a0Lieutenant Colonel\u00a0in the U.S.\u00a0Army and\u00a0serves as a\u00a0clinician. He was named\u00a0auxiliary bishop in 2010.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

And he\u2019ll be confirming several U.S. soldiers while he\u2019s there, too. Details: Catholic\u00a0Bishop\u00a0F. Richard Spencer, who serves as\u00a0Episcopal Vicar for Europe and Asia of the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS) of the U.S.\u00a0military, arrived on December\u00a05 in northern Afghanistan, where he will spend Advent and the Christmas holidays ministering to United States and multinational […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bishops","category-chaplains"],"yoast_head":"\nU.S. bishop heads to Afghanistan for Christmas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"And he'll be confirming several U.S. soldiers while he's there, too. Details: Catholic\u00a0Bishop\u00a0F. 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