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| Lay Apostolate Formation (recommended for all Scouters and the first step toward qualifying to become a counselor for the Catholic religious emblems) will be held on the following dates (click here to pre-register):
The Lay Apostolate Formation committee is asking each Catholic chartered unit to host a Lay Apostolate Formation retreat for all adults in the unit, as well as all adults in the home parish. Contact Bruce Davis for more information. Emblems Training (the second step toward qualifying to become a counselor for the Catholic religious emblems) will be held on the following dates (click here to pre-register):
Participants need to bring the following (available from the Scout Shop):
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| The next DCCS Committee meeting is Wednesday, April 16 at the Sam Houston Council Service Center, 2225 N Loop W. Click here for an interactive map and driving directions if you need them. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM; sandwiches and drinks will be available from 6:30. |
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| The National Catholic Committee on Scouting has established the Emmett J. Doerr Memorial Distinguished Scout Scholarship to be awarded to three outstanding Catholic high school seniors who are Scouts in a BSA program and continuing their education in college. For more information, click here. Did you know... there has been an active Catholic Scouting forum (for the discussion of programs and issues relating to the Church in Scouting and Scouting in the Church) since November 2003? Do you participate? If not, click here for more information - and to subscribe! The National Catholic Committee on Scouting has instituted the Good Turn Service Project to recognize Catholic-chartered units for their service to the charter organization. Any Boy Scouts of America unit chartered by a Catholic organization (church, Knights of Columbus, CYO, etc.) may participate in the program. NCCS also supports the BSA Good Turn for America Project . Click here for more information. If you have not seen it, read the USCCB publication Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry. The framework includes Scouting as Catholic Youth Ministry. Helpful when working with Youth Ministers who do not see Scouting as Youth Ministry! Frank Parater, one of the first Eagle Scouts in Virginia (1915) may become the first Scout to be canonized. Pray for his cause! You can read more here. Check out the updated page of BSA units chartered to Catholic organizations in the Archdiocese. Well over 170 units are now listed! Also check out the Pope Paul VI Unit Award page for a brief history of this award (and contact the webmaster if you have anything to add). Finally, check out the pages of St. George Emblem recipients and Bronze Pelican Emblem recipients! Note: We would like to similarly recognize all our Scroll of Honor recipients and Bishop Morkovsky Award recipients. If you are (or know) a recipient of this award, please contact the webmaster and let him know when you received your award! "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few." Click here to see how you can help the Master of the harvest. Then, click here to fill out an online membership form! If this is your first time visiting this site, we would like to welcome you. | ||
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Attention Ad Altare Dei counselors! Chapter 7 (Holy Orders) might only be faintly visible on your horizon right now, but ordinations are fast approaching. The Archdiocesan website calendar shows that there will be deacon ordinations on Thursday May 15 (at 7 PM) and priest ordinations on Saturday May 31 (at 10 AM) at Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, so be sure to add these dates to your calendar. Plan now to attend one of these impressive ceremonies with your group!
Certificates from the National Catholic Committee on Scouting recognizing Catholic Scouts who have attained the rank of Eagle Scout are available for $3. 