Religious Awards

Religious Emblems

These awards are organized and coordinated by the pack’s Religious Award Coordinator.

In order to receive a religious emblem, each scout must work together with an adult to complete the appropriate workbook and complete a short interview with one of the deacons from our parish.

The Religious Award Coordinator will present the program to the parents and scouts at one of the fall den meetings and answer any questions you may have.

1. Light of Christ

Overview: The purpose of this emblem is to help the Scout develop a personal relationship with Jesus. With the parents’ active assistance and participation in this program, it is hoped that the Cub will come to see Jesus as a real person and friend.

Eligibility: Tiger or Wolf Scout. In our pack we complete this as a Wolf Scout as the subject material closely aligns with the sacramental preparations completed as a 2^nd grader.

2. Parvuli Dei

Overview: The purpose of this emblem is to help the Scout explore a wide range of activities in order to discover the presence of God in their daily lives as members of their families and parishes, and also to develop a good, positive self-image through the contributions they can make to the group or community.

Eligibility: Bear or Webelos Scout. In our pack we complete this as a Bear Scout. If the scout does not finish as a Bear, they are still eligible to finish as a Webelo, but must finish before they cross over to Boy Scouts.

Religious Activities

These awards can be worked on individually or as a group. The Religious Award Coordinator is available for questions as needed.

https://www.nccs-bsa.org/index.php/religious-activities

1. Rosary Series

Overview: This series focuses on the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary and How to Pray the Rosary. These activities can be worked on individually or as a group. A beautiful 5-inch patch is available for each activity.

Eligibility: Any active Scout in our Pack.

1. Pray the Rosary

2. Joyful Mysteries

3. Luminous Mysteries

4. Sorrowful Mysteries

5. Glorious Mysteries

2. Marian Series

Overview: This series provides a group of activities to help Scouts learn more about Mary.

Eligibility: Any active Scout in our Pack.

1. Immaculate Conception

2. Our Lady of Fatima

3. Our Lady of Good Help

4. Our Lady of Guadelupe

5. Our Lady of Lourdes

6. Our Lady of Miraculous Medal

7. Our Lady of Mount Carmel

3. American Saint Series

Overview: This religious series honors men and women who led heroic lives of faith. Their words, their deeds, and their devotion to prayer and to the sacraments, inspire all American Catholics. Most of these men and women lived and worked in North America in what is now the United States. Some never set foot in America, however they had a huge impact on the Catholic American landscape. All of them sought to follow Jesus. The goal of these activities is to share the lives of several Saints so that the Scout might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.

Eligibility: Any active Scout in our Pack.

1. Elizabeth Ann Seton, January 4^th

2. John Neumann, January 5^th

3. Katharine Drexel, March 3^rd

4. Saint George, April 23^rd

5. Damien of Molokai, May 10^th

6. Junipero Serra, July 1^st

7. Kateri Tekakwitha, July 14^th

8. Isaac Jogues, October 19^th

9. Miguel Pro, November 23^rd

10. Juan Diego, December 9^th

11. Michael McGivney

12. Pierre Toussaint

13. Solanus Casey

4. Modern Saint Series

Overview: This series honors more contemporary men and women from around the globe that have had a profound impact on many. The goal of these activities is to share the lives of several saints so the Scout might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.

Eligibility: Any active Scout in our Pack.

1. Chiara Luce Badano

2. Faustina Kowalska

3. John Paul II

4. Maximillian Kolbe

5. Mother Theresa

5. Faith Series

Overview: This series provides a group of activities to help the Scout learn more about the universal faith-based practices and traditions used in living the Catholic faith.

Eligibility: Any active Scout in our Pack.

1. Bishop, Shepherd of the Flock

2. Corporal Works of Mercy

3. Divine Mercy

4. Eastern Catholic Awareness

5. Eucharistic Adoration

6. Human Dignity

7. Spiritual Works of Mercy

6. International Awareness

Overview: The purpose of this activity is to help Scouts understand more about Scouting and Catholicism in other countries and how they may differ from Scouting and Catholicism in the United States.

Eligibility: Any active Scout in our Pack.

7. Archived Activities

These activities will vary based on patch availability.

http://nccs-bsa.org/index.php/religious-activities/archived-activities

8. Virtual Lessons

These activities are Virtual Lessons on various Religious Activities. They are offered by individuals knowledgeable on the specific Religious Activity and may be used as an alternative to the Actions and Requirements that are listed on the individual Religious Activity listed above. New lessons will be added as available.

http://nccs-bsa.org/index.php/religious-activities/virtual-lesson-weblinks