Priest Prepares for Deployment
Fr. Leo McDowell, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Circle, MT, is preparing to be deployed to Kyrgyzstan. This is a short article describing what he is looking to expect. Please remember to keep Fr. Leo is your prayers as he serves our brave men and women overseas.
Around the 7,000 square mile parish he calls home, he is referred to as Father Leo. To the 185 families in Circle, Richey and Jordan, Montana, where he has served the past ten years he is a spiritual father and guide, celebrating with them weddings, baptisms and funerals. To the United States Air Force, he is Chaplain, Major, Leo McDowell, IMA (Individual Mobilization Augmentee) Chaplain.
This summer, Chaplain McDowell will be serving as the Catholic chaplain at Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. Chaplain McDowell, and an accompanying Protestant chaplain, will serve the needs of the 1,200 airmen assigned to the base as well as the many Marines and Soldiers who will transition through the base on their way to their deployments closer to the war zone. Continue reading »
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