The Silent Night Project

Supporting the ministry of military chaplains

The Primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, has asked that donations from the Silent Night Project be directed to support the ministry of Anglican military chaplains, who work among the women and men of the Canadian Forces.

There are more than 85 Anglican military chaplains who serve in the Canadian Forces.

Some minister specifically within the Anglican Military Ordinariate (AMO), the grouping of all Anglicans in the Canadian Forces. Yet their work of spiritual support extends to all members of the Forces—Anglicans, other Christians, and people of other faiths.

Chaplains serve wherever the Canadian Forces are stationed. A chaplain may travel overseas on a humanitarian mission, serve the Eucharist aboard navy ships, or counsel women and men who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Bishop Peter Coffin serves as Bishop Ordinary to the AMO. He sums up their work and need for support: “The ministry is huge...and the chaplains really need the support and link with our church as they carry out their ministry.”

Funds from the Silent Night Project will bolster chaplains’ ministry by supporting the work of their pastoral head, the Bishop Ordinary. Together, the Bishop Ordinary and the chaplains carry out an essential ministry: witnessing to God’s transformation in a broken world.

Visit the Anglican Military Ordinariate website for more information.

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Watch a series of short videos about the life and ministry of Canadian Anglican military chaplains.