Guardian East October Issue | Page 21

Con?rmation at the Church of the Black Madonna Bishop (Col.) F. Richard Spencer, the Bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, performed the celebration of the Sacrament of Con?rmation and Mass as four Multinational Battle Group-East soldiers were con?rmed at the Church of the Black Madonna in Letnica Sept. 24. As a Roman Catholic bishop, Spencer is responsible for more than 400 Catholic priests and chaplains in the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and their parish communities across Europe and Asia (to include U.S. Embassies). (U.S. Army photos by Capt. Randy Ready, 4th Public Affairs Detachment) PG 21