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Cleric flies here for popular Cosmosphere program

By Kristen Roderick – The Hutchinson News -kroderick@hutchnews.com

A Topeka priest grimaced as he thought about where he could have been a few decades ago.

Father Shawn P. Tunink found that people contemplated sending a priest into space with the Mercury 7 program after reading the book “Rocket Men” by Craig Nelson. Read the rest of this entry »

Troop 831 Scouts out Virginia

By Matt Saint on August 2, 2010 7:33 AM Share:

Now that we have had a few days at Jamboree, the members of Western Los Angeles Troop 831 have done some activities. There was an Arena Show, religious services, and some bad weather.

Many of us are still getting our bearings; in fact I made a wrong turn after the Arena Show and had my own three-hour tour walking from one end of the Jamboree to the other. It’s still different weather from back home in Southern California, but the Troop 831 Scouts are more acclimated to the heat and humidity now so it’s much more tolerable. Read the rest of this entry »

via Chaplin’s Aide Duties | eHow.com.

A chaplain’s aide is a volunteer leadership position with the Boy Scouts of America, whose goal is to encourage the spiritual growth of each troop member and to assist the troop chaplain. “A Scout is reverent. He is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion,” according to the Boy Scouts of America. To encourage scouts to grow in their faith, a wide range of religious emblems are available for the scout to pursue.

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Pope Pius XII Medal

Matthew Pentek, of Boy Scout Troop 801 sponsored by Grace Episcopal Church, and Eric Goetsch, of Boy Scout Troop 890 sponsored by St. Clement Catholic Church, received the Boy Scout Pope Pius XII Religious Catholic Award.The honor is the highest of four religious Boy Scout awards.The awards were presented to the boys on Feb. 7 by the Rev. John Radetski, pastor of St. Dominic Catholic Church, where the boys are members.The program is based on an intensive study of the ministries and vocations in the Catholic church. Both boys have received all four religious Boy Scout awards during their years as Scouts, a rare accomplishment.Ronnafran Jakel was the program adviser and a member of the Boy Scout Committee on Scouting. Parents of the boys are Bernard and Sharon Pentek and Tony and Sandy Goetsch. Matthew’s Scoutmaster is Marlyn Meinnert and Eric’s Scoutmaster is Chris Cvetan.

via 2 earn Boy Scout Pope Pius XII Religious Catholic Award | sheboyganpress.com | Sheboygan Press.