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1 Session Three: Basic Skills for Catholic Scouting

Basic Skills for Catholic Scouting

November 4, 2008

• Session Three: – Welcome & Introductions– Scouting & the Parish– Philosophy of Scouting– Parish & Community

Service– Religious Emblem Awards– Expectations– Resources


Welcome and IntroductionsWelcome and Introductions

• Amy Spessard• Msgr. Tom Phillips• Deacon Charlie Hiebler• Rabbi Rach Tob

esman• Rev. Dave Caldwell


Facilitating Good Relationships Between the Scout Unit and the Parish

It is important to establish a good relationship with the pastor and the parish staff.


Catholic Scouting Is Youth Ministry

Catholic Scouting has a packaged program that includes:

• A Christian forum for youth.

• An opportunity for youths to engage in action projects that exemplify what it means to be a Christian in the world today.


Philosophy of Scouting

• It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and, in other ways, prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential.

• The values we strive to instill are based on those found in the Boy Scout Oath and Law.


THE SCOUT OATH

On my honor I will do my best:

Our honor is a quality we possess because of our dignity as human beings and as children of God. Our "best" means to give all we have. It means to keep striving to do what we know is right, and in the Oath it means we will try to be good Scouts by fulfilling our Scout duties as expressed in the Scout Law.


To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law

Our duty to God and country means chiefly two things: obedience and loyalty. The duties we owe to the church, to our country, to parents, to one another, and to ourselves come from some command of God. The Scout Law sums up all the qualities a Scout should have and without which he cannot be a good Scout.


To help other people at all times

Our Lord told us that love of our neighbor was like the first law of love of God. Early Christians were known by the love they had for one another. Real Christian charity or love prompts us to want to help others at all times. Our Scouting training will give us skills and knowledge that will put us in a better position to do this.


To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

Scouting offers us many opportunities to grow strong physically. To be alert and ready requires us to give special care to those two gifts of soul – intellect and will – that make us like unto God. “morally straight" means we must try to know what is right and true, to love what is good, and to choose it.


THE SCOUT LAW

The Scout Law is really a definition of a Scout. Wearing the uniform alone does not make a Scout. In fact, the boy who keeps the Scout Law, even if he has no uniform, is the real Scout far more than one who wears the uniform but does not keep the Scout Law.


A SCOUT IS:

• TRUSTWORTHY

• LOYAL

• HELPFUL

• FRIENDLY

• COURTEOUS

• KIND

• OBEDIENT

• CHEERFUL

• THRIFTY

• BRAVE

• CLEAN

• REVERENT


Scouting provides the opportunity to engage in parish and community service activities through:

Parish and Community Service

•Rank advancement requirements

•Unit service projects

•Eagle projects

•Unit good turns

•And more


Examples of Service ProjectsFor Parishes and Communities

•Cleaning up parking lots and church property•Painting and building cleanup in parish school•Volunteering at community craft shows•Visiting nursing homes•Trail maintenance in local parks•Repairing and replacing park benches•Cleaning and restoring old cemeteries •Lawn & garden work for the elderly•Assisting at community projects such as, Christmas in April in Howard County•And many, many more


• Try to determine what the particular emphasis is in the parish. Ask about the Mission Statement. Show how Scouting can help the parish achieve its goals. We exist to serve their needs.

• Let’s look at a Parish Mission Statement…..

To Serve the Parish


Mission Statement of St. Gabriel• Through Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist we are

called to be a community of faith.

• We share in the priestly, prophetic, and royal mission of Christ.

• Recognizing our rich diversity in ethnicity, age, and culture; we commit ourselves to building the Kingdom of God.

• We are called to take responsibility for fulfilling the mission of the Church in the World.

• We reach out to the larger community in prayer and service, meeting their physical, social, and spiritual needs.


• The basic philosophy that we are in business to serve the parish can be the key to a successful relationship.

• Remember that it is the church or sponsoring organization that provides Scouting for its youth members and families. It is their unit. It is our job to make this relationship fun and productive.

Parish-Scouting Relationship


• Scout participation in parish events• Have parish staff participate in Scout

activities such as the Scout Retreat• Christian education of youth through

Religious Awards for all levels of Scouting– Cub Scouts– Boy Scouts– Venturer / Explorer / Senior– Unit Awards– Scouter Awards

Example for Building Good PR With the Parish


Building good PR with the parish

Check out www.priestsunday.org


Cub Scout: Light of Christ

Parvuli Dei

Scout: Ad Altare Dei

Venturer / Explorer / Senior Pius XII

Troop: Paul VI

Adult Scouter: Bronze Pelican

St. George

Catholic Scouting Awards

Film clip of Scout Religious EmblemsFilm clip of Scout Religious Emblems


Cub Scout

• Light of Christ

• Parvuli Dei


Scout

• Ad Altare Dei

• Light is Life


Venturer / Explorer / Senior

• Pius XII


Scout Troop

• Pope Paul VI


Scouter

• St. George

• Bronze Pelican

Religious Emblems Square Knots

Youth Award

Adult Award

RELIGIOUS AWARDS

• All denominations have religious emblems or awards for the Scouts of their respective faiths.

• Information is available for leaders in Catholic sponsored Units that provides guidance for non-Catholic Scouts in your unit to get started on their own religious emblem program.

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Duty to God

Brochure


Earn the Emblem of Your Faith

• Parents and religious leaders will help the scout earn his religious emblem.

• These emblems are fun opportunities for the scout and his family to work on something together and get to know your faith and clergy better.


Four Steps to Get Started:

• Step 1: Youth members must obtain the specific booklet for their religion.

• Step 2: Parents must review the program guidelines.

• Step 3: Families should talk to their religious leaders and show them the booklet before beginning any program.

• Step 4: The youth member needs to complete the requirements, obtain the proper signatures, and follow the instructions to order the emblem.


ExpectationsExpectations


This is not a time to hide from the 12th Law, A SCOUT IS REVERENT

• REVERENCE :

• Learning about God’s presence in Scripture and the Sacraments

• Experiencing God’s Spirit of love in the Scouting Community

• Living God’s Spirit in prayer, worship, and Fellowship


• Community Spirit• Living the Oath / Law• Doing one’s best• Doing one’s duty to God and

Country• Obedient, Cheerful, Friendly,

Courteous, and Kind……

God’s Spirit in the Daily Life of the Scout:


Faith is a growing experience and prayer is an important part!

• Group prayer before the trip to/from camp

• Prayer at meetings• Morning Prayer• Prayers before meals• Night Prayer• SUNDAY WORSHIP• Scout Sunday• Scout Retreat

2009 A SCOUT IS REVERENT RETREATCamp Spencer, Broad Creek --May 1 – 3, 2009 43

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Did your Troop miss it in:2008? 2007? 2006? 2005? 2004? 2003?

It’s time to plan ahead to ensure that the Scout Retreat is on your unitcalendar for 2009. The 12th point of the Scout Law, “A Scout isReverent”, should be key in every unit’s program and the Scout Retreatprovides an easy way of helping to accomplish that task. The ScoutRetreat combines religious and Scouting activities into a weekend thatoffers the Scouts opportunities for fun while still showing how to developour reverence to God. Please try to make sure you include thisweekend into your plans for the coming Scout year.

For further information or to help the Retreat Planning Committee contact:Mike Conlon [email protected] / Ed Piechowiak 410-744-7689

2009 Baltimore Area Council Scout Retreat “Following the Shepherd”

CAMP SPENCER – BROADCREEK

May 1 -- May 3, 2009

Choice of Camp Provided Meals or Troop CookingFriday Evening Opening Activities and Crackerbarrel

Informative Presentations and DiscussionsPatrol Competition Games

Craft StationReligious Services

Saturday Campfire ProgramRetreat Patch


The Call to Worship

• The source and summit of Christian life is the sacred Liturgy.

• Whenever possible, a participating priest should preside at the Liturgy of the Eucharist. If a priest is not available, a deacon or member of the laity may lead Morning or Evening Prayer or Bible Reflection.


SUNDAY WORSHIP

• Mass is always a requirement on weekends!

• In camp• Transportation to a local

church • Finding a church on the

return trip on Sunday.


How to prepare for Mass on weekend trips

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IsReverent


Mass celebrated in Camp is the greatest religious experience in Scouting, combining The Lord’s Supper with the brotherhood of Scouting.

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Mass in Camp

• It will be necessary to provide a proper setting. Offer to assist the priest by helping to provide:

• Vestments, altar, altar linens, grape wine, hosts (unleavened bread baked in camp), wine, chalice and cups for Communion under both forms.


• Sacramentary, Lectionary, candles, containers for water and wine.

• Provide trained altar servers and lectors, or have someone train them.

• Provide Eucharistic Ministers, if necessary. They should be trained and commissioned.

• Any youth who might be considered to serve as an EM. Needs to be Confirmed

Mass in Camp (continued)

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Options for worship when Mass cannot be celebrated in the camp


1. Locate a Catholic church as close as possible to the camp site and plan to attend one of the scheduled Masses. Schedules are available on Masstimes.org.

2. Plan to return from camp on Sunday in time to attend a Mass in your home church or a church along the way home. Many parishes have a late morning and some have an evening Mass.

3. If your local parish does not have a Sunday evening Mass, find one close by and make arrangements for transportation as part of the camping trip.

When Mass cannot be celebrated in camp because a priest is not available:


If you are hiking or canoeing in the wilderness where the above options are not possible,

1. Discuss the situation with your pastor. It may be possible to have a service using the scripture readings of the day and plan to worship at Mass as soon as that is feasible, even if it is a weekday.

2. Carrying the Blessed Sacrament for a Communion Service is not an option.

Services in the Wilderness


Negotiating interfaith and ecumenical issues within Catholic Sponsored units

• Providing transportation or services for nonCatholic scouts is the responsibility of the adult scout leaders.

• A Chaplain’s Aid can be trained to lead these services.

• Materials for services will be included later.


• Chaplains Aide• A Scout is Reverent

Booklet• ??• ??

How to set up prayer services for young people


• Use only the most relevant and current that is available to Counselors.

• Resources published by either NCCS or the BSA can be obtained through your local Scout Shop, the Diocesan Youth Office or the Diocesan Scout Chaplain.

• The Counselors who wish to do further reading on a particular Youth Ministry subject can get any of the references given through a local bookstore.

RESOURCES AND SUPPORT MATERIALS


Media Resources

• Scouting in the Catholic Church, No. 16-441 • Scouting as Youth Ministry, No. 16-440 • Your Parish Can Serve, No. 16-429• Religious Emblems for Catholics, No. 16-436• Vocational Promotion Through Scouting

Youth Ministry, No. 16-149• A Strong Link-A Producing Partnership No. 3-

188 (Knights of Columbus pamphlet)


• Scouting for Catholic Youth (BSA 02-377C)• Scouting for the Mentally Retarded. Irving, TX: BSA

(#3058), 1975.• Religious Emblems Flyer—large print (BSA 5-

879A); smaller form (BSA 5-879B)• Scout Ceremonies. Irving, TX: BSA (#6542), 1984.• Coach-Counselor Manual (BSA 6536)• “A Scout is Reverent: Religious Emblems Quick

Reference Chart.” Irving, TX: BSA (#5-206), 1994.• Scout Quest—Selecting Quality Leaders (BSA 18-

981 2003)

Media Resources (Continued)


Concluding Thoughts

• Are there any questions or comments that have not been covered?

• Did we meet all expectations?• Reminder for next session --Nov.

11!• Closing Prayer

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