Father S. Matthew Gray Named Vocations Director BY TAYLOR HENRY
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n 11 February, Archbishop Timothy Broglio announced the appointment of a new Vocations Director of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). He is Father S. Matthew Gray, Ch, Capt, USAF, a priest of the Diocese of Charleston, SC. Father Gray replaces Father Aidan Logan, O.C.S.O., who has moved to the Archdiocese of Detroit where he now provides pastoral assistance at Assumption Grotto Church following a productive seven-year-run as AMS Vocations Director. Father Gray, 41, is well suited for the position with experience as both a vocations director and a military chaplain. He served as Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Charleston while also serving as Air Force staff chaplain to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Richland County, SC. He has also served both as a chaplain at The Citadel Military College and Charleston’s Diocesan Scout Chaplain. Most recently, Father Gray was on deployment with his unit in the Middle East, where he commented on his new appointment: “Being in a deployed location, the last thing I ever expected was to get a phone call from Archbishop Broglio asking continued on page 22 Summer 2021
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