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· OA Ceremonies Team and Announcement
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December Edition of The River
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Youth Religious Emblems
Youth Religious Emblems are earned by fewer than 5% of scouts. These represent a significant achievement in a scout fulfilling his Duty to God and deepening his relationship with his faith.
God and Church Religious Emblems Opportunity
For the first time in 4 years the God and Church Program is being offered in our District!
General Description
The God and Church program will lead young people on a journey. It will be a faith journey with three parts: meeting Jesus, worshiping God, and witnessing and ministering for Christ. Participants will create either a video or a photo album to share what they have learned on their faith journeys. Young people will have the opportunity to work with their pastor or other Christian adults as they study the church's structures and objectives and participate in service projects that will give them a better understanding of the mission of the church.
Interdenominational Resource
The God and Church curriculum was developed without theological bias. Therefore, all students use the standard God and Church curriculum regardless of church membership.
Curriculum Goals:
· To strengthen young people's relationship with Christ
· To challenge young people to learn about and participate in the worship and ministry of the church
· To have young people make a plan for daily Bible reading and memorize a creed or statement of belief or passage of scripture
· To provide the opportunity for young people to experience the joy of serving others
Eligibility Guidelines:
Girls and boys in grades 6-8 are eligible to participate in the God and Church program even if they do not belong to a Girl Scout or Boy Scout Troop. This program requires that students have original workbooks and present their work to the pastor for final approval.
The Program will be held on Thursdays from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM in Building D starting on January 7th thru March 25th. (No meeting February 11th). Cost for materials is $12.
Roswell United Methodist Church
814 Mimosa Blvd.
Roswell, GA 30075
The link for directions to the church and the site map is: http://www.rumc.com/page.aspx?id=79224
For the Leadership Position of Chaplain's Aide, BSA National states; "the Boy Scout seeking the position of chaplain's aide should have earned or be in the process of completing his religious emblems study program".
Please forward this information to the Scouts in your Troop.
Any Scout or Parent interested in participating is to contact by email at: LKoleos@Bellsouth.net.
GOD AND SCOUTING
When asked where religion came into Scouting and Guiding, Baden-Powell replied, It does not come in at all. It is already there. It is a fundamental factor underlying Scouting and Guiding.
One of the key tenets of Scouting is "duty to God." While Scouting does not define religious belief for its members, it has been adopted by and works with youth programs of all major faiths. Each of the major faiths breeds hope, optimism, compassion, and a belief in a better tomorrow. Scouting encourages each young person to begin a spiritual journey through the practice of his faith tradition.
Cub Scouts have the opportunity to earn a Youth Religious Award for participation in youth program of his faith. This award is a knot patch and like the Arrow of Light Award is worn on a scouting uniform throughout the stages of the scouting program. In the United States less than 5% of the scouts earn this prestigious award, which makes it all the more special. Faiths vary in their execution guidelines and requirements for the award, but in each case it requires a passion and commitment from a group of volunteers.
We are happy to announce that group of passionate volunteers will be running the following Protestant programs starting January 2010:
· God and Me Grades 1-3 (Roswell Presbyterian. Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. January 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th)
· God and Family Grades 4-5 (Rivercliff Lutheran Church. Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. January 17th – February 21st)
· God and Church Grades 6-8 (Roswell United Methodist. Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. January 7th – March 25th)
· God and Life Grades 9-12 (Roswell Presbyterian. Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Janaury 7th – April 8th)
If you are interested, please contact us: juha.m.harkonen@hotmail.com
Due to pent up demand in the district classes are filling up quickly, but we are already planning for a second run later in 2010.
We would very much like to hear from families that belong to any faith and help in finding a program that will meet your spiritual needs.
OA Ceremonies Team and Announcement
Greetings from Lowanne Nimat, Chattahoochee's Order of the Arrow Chapter. We are pleased to announce that we are training an Order of the Arrow ceremonies team which will be available to conduct Cub Scout Crossovers coming up. Our ceremonies team practices tirelessly to ensure a quality experience for everyone involved. There is no cost for our services, however, donations are appreciated; Our regalia has to be maintained so that we can continue using it! If you are interested, please contact our Vice Chief of Indian Affairs, James Deaton (jamesdeatonmail@gmail.com) or our adult Chapter Adviser, Mr. Craig Barnwell (770-789-6471).
To all Lowanne Nimat members: If your Troop has an OA representative, please encourage him to attend meetings. The point of an OA rep is to act as a bridge between the Troop and the Chapter and that includes attending meetings. If your unit does not have an OA rep, please consider applying for the position. We encourage all members to attend our meetings, which are held on the second Thursday of every month behind Roswell Baptist Chirch at 7:30PM.
The next meeting, December 10, will be a Holiday party. All Lowanne Nimat Arrowmen are invited. There will be games (including a Wii!) and pizza (please bring money for the pizza) and lots of fun and fellowship. We look forward to seeing you there!
New Merit Badges
Scuba Diving is the first new Boy Scout merit badge in three years; it will become available in December. Click here for a brochure about the badge that you can share with your volunteers.
Four other new merit badges will appear over the course of the coming year:
- Inventing (First quarter 2010)
- Geocaching (Second quarter 2010)
- Scouting Heritage (Second quarter 2010)
- Robotics (Fourth quarter 2010)
These badges are being introduced because they received positive feedback in a youth interest survey.
If five new merit badges seems like a lot, it is. By comparison, the BSA introduced just six new merit badges between 1992 (Collections) and 2006 (Composite Materials).
When you have an idea for a new merit badge, the first step is to complete a proposal form, which you can get by e-mailing merit.badge@scouting.org . Proposals that fit merit-badge criteria and rank highly with youth members are sent to a volunteer task force and the Program Content Committee for review and development.
But the new badges aren't the only innovation. In the past it took three years to create a merit badge. Now, that time has been cut to just less than a year, helping to keep the badge topics and content fresher than ever.
Please help spread the word about the new merit badges, belt loops, and pins through Web sites, newsletters, e-mails, social networking, roundtables, and events. As always, www.scouting.org is your best source for the most current information about these awards.
