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Catholic Committee on Scouting
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Catholic Committee on Scouting
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To be eligible to work on the Light of Christ program, a Scout must be a registered Tiger or Wolf Cub Scout of the Catholic faith. All requirements are to be completed before the Scout starts the third grade. The purpose of the Light of Christ program is to have the Scout develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, as a real person and his friend. This type of relationship will allow him to better understand and appreciate Christ's love and concern for him. Through the active assistance and participation of the Scout's parent(s) in this program, it is hoped that he will come to see Jesus as a real person and his friend. | |
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To be eligible to work on the Parvuli Dei program, a Scout must be a registered Cub Scout of the Catholic Faith, who has completed the second grade. This is a parish and family oriented program, As in Light of Christ, the Scout works with his parents. The objectives of this program are as follows:
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The Ad Altare Dei (AAD) program is designed for Boy Scouts of the Catholic Church, 13 and 14 years of age, although older scouts may work with the program. Scouts must have completed the sixth grade and been active in their troop for at least six months before beginning the program. Ad Altare Dei is organized in steps based on the seven Sacraments. The goal of the program is to help faith growth within the Scout. By faith growth, we mean relating the knowledge of our faith (the seven Sacraments in particular) to the ordinary experiences of the Scouts life. Through this bridging of experiences the knowledge he has already received concerning the Sacraments should become more personal and intimate in his life. It is assumed that through formal religious education the Scout has and is receiving a solid foundation of religious knowledge | |
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Pope Pius XII is a vocation-based program designed for high school and college age youth, conducted within a group of the youth's peers. The Pope Pius XII program helps the Scouts in discovering what God is calling them to become. The program is open to any registered Catholic youth member (male or female) of the Boy Scouts of America, who has started the ninth grade. |
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The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) recognizes Catholic sponsored units that fulfill certain requirements with the Paul VI award. This award is a Quality Unit Award with the additional requirements of scouts working or earning their religious emblem. |
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The Msgn. John F. Sammon Award is the Committee Director's award to adults in recognition of their extended dedicated and continuous service to the youth, the diocese and the committee. The award is the Director's appreciation of the timeless effort of the recipient's work and dedication to the Spiritual growth of the Diocesan Scouts. | |
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The Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Diocese of Orange provides the Pelican Award to men and women as recognition of their efforts in contributing directly to the spiritual nourishment of Catholic Boys and Girls in the Scouting movement. The pelican has been used as a Liturgical symbol ever since the early days of Christianity. It denotes the tender care of the young by the parent and the church and as such is an appropriate symbol for those who give of themselves to the development of boys and girls in the formation of Christian Leaders. |
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The St. George Emblem is the highest emblem awarded by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting. The purpose of the St. George Emblem is to recognize the recipient's outstanding contribution to the spiritual development of Catholic youth in the program of the Boy Scouts of America. |
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The National Catholic Committee on Scouting initiated a new award for dedicated members of its national organization who have worked hard and diligently for many years at the national level, and whose accomplishments in carrying out the youth-serving mission of NCCS have been especially significant. NCCS will limit the number of awards to six per year. |
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