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Catholic Committee on Scouting
"A Way to Christian Leadership"
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Click here to meet our 2008 Mt. Bayou Summer Camp Chaplain
2008 Summer Camp Chaplain, seminarian Michael DeBlanc, prepares to distribute the Holy Eucharist at the Eagle Scout A.O. Sigur Chapel following a service and reflections on "Duty to God in Scouting" during one of two Scout Summer Camp Weeks.
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First Ten Commandments Hike Success!
The first Diocesan Ten Commandments Hike was held on Saturday, May 3 from 8:30am until 1:15pm. 17 Scouts and 7 adults walked over two miles in downtown Lafayette to hear presentations from various Church denominations including First United Methodist, St. John's Cathedral; First Baptist, First Presbyterian, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Trinity CME, & Shalom Temple. Each Church community gave a 20-minute presentation on one or two of the Ten Commandments and a short explanation on their respective community’s expression of Faith to the hikers.
Scouts of various denominations of Faith were invited for this Ecumenical event that has shown success in other Dioceses across the nation. The hike focused on Judeo/Christian traditions in following the Ten Commandments. The hike was hosted by the Lafayette Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting and was coordinated by JoAnn LeJune, who serves the Catholic Committee as Secretary. A commemorative patch was presented to each participant that depicts Moses holding the two tablets and is encircled with “Ten Commandments Hike / Diocese of Lafayette.”
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Our Catholic Scouts & Scouters were served with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at Winter Camp '07 for their Duty to God
Father Joshua Guillory, Sacred Heart Parish in Ville Platte, graciously accepted CCS's invitation to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to over 250 Scouts and Scouters at the 2007 Winter Camp at Mt. Bayou. Our sincere gratitude for his service to our "Duty to God"!
Annual Scout Retreat a Big Success!
The annual Catholic Scout Retreat is held at at St. Edward Parish in New Iberia, La. in December at the wonderful historic environment of St. Edward Catholic Church.
The Catholic Scout retreat, opens with a Scout Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael Jarrell invites all Catholic Scouts and Scouters. Cub Scouts receive a jump start on their respective, rank specific religious emblems. Boy Scouts are given information on the impressive Ad Altare Dei and Pope Paul XII awards. Adult Scouters learned the dynamics of becoming a registered CCS Religious Emblems Counselor.
Bishop Jarrell is know to end the liturgy with the recitation of the Scout Law from memory of his Boy Scout experience.
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The CCS Bishop's Dinner!
The Catholic Committee on Scouting is responsible for providing a program that will give Catholic Scouts and Scouters an opportunity to grow in their Catholic Faith through the Scouting Movement. This is accomplished through executive leadership and trained BSA registered adult Scouters. Annual scheduled events include:
Adult Ministry Formation (Scouter Development)
Religious Emblems Counselor Training
Summer Camp & Camporee Prayer & Eucharistic Services
Adult Religious Award Bishop's Mass
Priest assignments for major Scout events
Annual Religious Emblems Retreat
Bi-Annual sponsorship for St. George Trek
Catholic Scouts attend Mass at Mt. Bayou Summer Camp
Scouts of all Faiths attend Mass and Ecumenical Services at Camporee in response to their Duty to God.
Lafayette
Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting
204 Crawford Street
Lafayette, LA 70506
(337)
981-2519-Voice
(337) 289-2179-Fax
cathcomm@bellsouth.net
© Lafayette Diocesan CCS 2003
