With Thanks for Their Service in Christ

Priesthood is a lifelong vocation, which is why so many priests continue to give of themselves in countless ways during their senior years.

At age 70, our priests begin receiving health and automobile insurance and a $1,675 monthly pension from the Priests' Pension Plan. They use this money for basic needs, such as food, housing, and transportation. Diocesan priests live independently during their retirment years, unlike senior priests of religious communities, who are cared for and live together.

The Archdiocese of Detroit is blessed to have 86 senior priests who are no longer assigned to parishes. Many of these men continue to give of themselves in countless ways of service for which we are most grateful.

Each year, parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit are assessed an annual amount, thich is currently $7,000 per priest serving the parish. Every parish has the opportunity to take up the With Thanks for Their Service in Christ special collection to help pay its assessment. 

During Masses on September 24, our parish will take up a special collection, With Thanks for Their Service in Christ, to support the Priests’ Pension Plan and to help our parish pay its annual per-priest assessment. Please prayerfully reflect on how you can best help support our priests’ retirement.