The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approves funds to be taken up for this Collection every three years. The AMS provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, enrolled at a U.S. Military Academy, treated at any of the 153 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, or who work for the federal government beyond U.S. borders - including those from our parish and Archdiocese. The AMS does not receive any funding from the government or military and has no parishes from which to receive a weekly assessment. To learn more about the AMS, go to www.milarch.org/nationalcollection. You can give to this and any Special Collection on our Share page, but be sure to do so before Monday, November 7.