Light of Christ

The "Light of Christ" is a program for Tiger Cubs and Wolf Scouts of the Catholic faith. 

This is a parish and family oriented program in which the Cub Scout works with his parents. Its purpose is to have the Scout develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, as a real person and his friend. This type of relationship will help him to better understand and appreciate Christ's love and concern for him. Through the active assistance and participation of the Scout's parent in this program, it is hoped that he will come to see Jesus as a real person and his friend.

The objectives of the program are as follows:

1. To support the role of the parents as the primary catechists of their children.

2. To have the Scout identify Jesus as a real person and as his friend.

3. To foster early family religious involvement.

4. To be a stepping stone toward Parvuli Dei and the other religious emblems, when the parents are involved.

5. To serve as a catalyst to draw the parents into a deeper involvement with the church, through the child.

Each Scout has an individual Light of Christ record book which costs $1.25. Upon completion of the program, the Cub Scout is presented with the Light of Christ emblem. This is a pendant suspended from a bar. The BSA has authorized the wearing of this emblem on the Cub Scout uniform. The appropriate Scout knot can be worn on the uniform to indicate that the emblem was earned.

Parvuli Dei 

The "Parvuli Dei" is a program for Bear and Webelos Cub Scouts of the Catholic faith.

This is a parish and family oriented program in which the Cub Scout works with his parents.
Its purpose is to help young boys explore a wide range of activities in order to discover the presence of God in their daily lives as members of their family and parish, and also to develop a good positive self-image through the contributions they can make to the group or community.

The program activities are simple ones. They are family oriented, and much of the success of the program depends upon the parents or other adult who acts as an advisor to the child. There are five steps, and these are usually completed in about five months.

Each Scout purchases an individual Parvuli Dei activity book.  Upon completion of the program, the Cub Scout is presented with the Parvuli Dei emblem. This is a pendant suspended from a bar. The BSA has authorized the wearing of this emblem on the Cub Scout uniform. The appropriate Scout knot can be worn on the uniform to indicate that the emblem was earned.

Pope Paul VI Unit Award

The Pope Paul VI Unit Award is a program to recognize Catholic Scouting Units

The purpose of this program is to promote Catholic Membership, Recognize the Charter Organization, motivate and improve the effectiveness of the individual unit and its adult leadership and to provide each youth with a top-quality program which encompasses the religious, vocational, and educational aspects of Scouting under Catholic auspices.

Each unit of a chartered organization may earn this recognition on its own merit for a particular calendar year and may re-earn it for succeeding years providing the yearly requirements are met. This recognition can be obtained once each year. Each January, eligible units should submit their certification as required.

Requirements (briefly) include:

  1.  Unit must be chartered to a Catholic parish, school, Knights of Columbus council, etc

  2.  Unit leader who completed leader basic training (including Youth Protection)

  3.  A trained Religion Emblems counselor

  4.  Two-deep leadership 

  5.  One leader who completed "Scouter Development"

  6.  A unit service project

  7.  Spiritual growth including a religious emblems program

  8.  Unit participation in a religious activity

  9.  A Vocational awareness program

  10. One person serving with the local Catholic Committee on Scouting

  11. A plan to increase unit membership

Bronze Pelican Award

The Bronze Pelican Award recognizes adults involved in Catholic Scouting, Camp Fire or other similar youth organizations within the Tulsa Diocese. 

The Tulsa Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting and Camp Fire provides the Bronze Pelican Emblem to Scouters and others as recognition of their efforts in developing, in Catholic youth, the habitual awareness of God in all their scouting or other youth activities. A recommendation for this award should include all pertinent facts, dates, and positions held., The history should be as complete as possible. Service to Catholic youth or in Catholic sponsored units should be clearly identified. 

Minimum Requirements:

A nominee must be involved in some Catholic phase of Boy Scouting, Girl Scouting, Camp Fire, or similar Catholic youth activity for a minimum of three years.

A nominee must have completed Catholic Scouter Development. Those retired from active participation in Scouting, Camp Fire or other programs prior to 1978 are exempted from this requirement.

A nominee must be approved by their pastor, A recommendation from the pastor will be considered as an indication of the active standing of the nominee within the Church.

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award

Saint Anne Medal

St. George Emblem

  http://www.nccs-bsa.org/emblems-awards/stgeorge.htm

  http://www.catholic-church.org/tdccscf/CndRecFn.html