Scout Sunday
Posted Tuesday, February 14,2012
Cub Scout Pack 413 and Boy Scout Troop 282 welcomes you to join us in celebrating Scout Sunday; this is when we recognize Scouts and the blessings that Scouting brings, not only to our community but also to our nation and the world. Since the inception of the Scouting movement over one hundred years ago, religious faith has played a major role in character development of Scouts and is one of the primary aims of the youth program. “The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America is...to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness.”
The Scout Sunday tradition (first celebrated in the 1940’s) was started to provide awareness about Scouting and to allow Scouts to live out their “Duty to God” pledged each week.
The SCOUT OATH reads:
On my honor I will do my best
Honor is a quality we all possess because of our dignity as human beings and children of God. In “doing my best”, ‘best’ means a Scout gives all he has.
To do my duty to God and my Country and to obey the Scout Law;
Duty to God and country means chiefly two things: obedience and loyalty. The duties Scouts owe to God, to our country, to parents, to one another, and to themselves come from commandments 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. The first children of God were known by the love they had for one another. Scout trains Scouts with knowledge and skills to do this instinctively.
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
Scouting offers many opportunities to grow strong physically. To be alert and ready requires giving special care to those gifts of soul—intellect and will—that awaken us to God. ‘Morally straight’ means Scouts must try to know what is right and true and to love what is good and choose it.
The SCOUT LAW is a guiding light to millions of boys and young adults throughout the world today, but the principles of the law are rooted deep in scripture. A Scout is Reverent, is the twelfth point of the Scout Law. These express an important concept that many may never have known before joining Scouting. It is the clearly stated goal of Scouting that every Scout should develop a personal relationship with God, and we play an important role in making that happen.
Cub Scout Pack 413 and Boy Scout Troop 282 are thankful that we can share with you about the Scouting program and how it is interwoven with the Christian faith. We are grateful to First Baptist Church for being our charter organization and church home. We meet regularly most Tuesday evenings (7pm) and welcome those prospective Scouts. Please contact Scoutmaster Altmiller through the Troop 282 webpage: www.troop282eugene.com.
Many volunteers give their time so Scouting’s members will be involved in a quality program. Merit badge counselors help Scouts learn more about vocations and hobbies. Volunteers also provide training for these leaders and offer a continuing service to every Cub Scout pack (grades 1-5), Boy Scout troop (ages 11-18), and Venturing crew (co-ed ages 14-20). We congratulate all the volunteers who are active in Scouting throughout Lane County and want to offer a special prayer and word of the thanks to those extra special volunteers who help in Cub Scout Pack 413 and Boy Scout Troop 282 here at First Baptist Church. Have a blessed Scout Sunday!
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