SCOUT SUNDAY
JANUARY 31, 1999
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God and Church Award Last year 23 Cub Scouts earned the grade-level equivalent of the God and Country Award. On this day, we recognize eight Boy Scouts and their mentors who have completed the God and Church program, under the leadership of Rob Schenck. The goals of this program are to provide young people with the opportunity to work with their pastor, to learn the underpinnings of our faith in Jesus Christ and the Bible, to discover ways to keep in touch with God, to understand the church's structures and objectives, and to participate in service projects that bring to life the mission of the church.
God and Church award recipients this Sunday are:
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Community-based organizations like St. Luke’s, that receive national charters to use the Scouting program as a part of their own youth work, are the backbone of Scouting. Scouts and their families are indebted to St. Luke’s for its 24 years of continuous support to our Scouting program and the significant impact it makes on the lives of the youth in our community.
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Troop 764 (33 Scouts and their families) Phil G., Senior Patrol Leader Denis D., Scoutmaster Earl O., Committee Chairman |
Pack 764 (65 Scouts and their families) Ted M., Cubmaster Tom P., Assistant Cubmaster Larry E., Committee Chairman |
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Troop and Pack 764 have developed a reputation
as one of the finest Scouting programs in the entire Atlanta area.
They are organizations you can be proud of!
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Each year, about 80% of Pack 764’s Cub Scouts cross over to become Boy Scouts in Troop 764. |
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The Boy Scout program provides monthly outdoor activities ranging from backpacking and hiking to mountain biking, water-white rafting, skiing, caving, and Scouting competitions, or "camporees." | St. Luke’s and other organizations have benefited from more than 2,500 hours of community service by our Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, their leaders, and their parents. | |||
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90% of our Boy Scouts spend a full week at Scout summer camp, developing leadership and working on advancement. |
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Troop 764 has had more Scouts than any other troop in the Atlanta area participate in two major national events:
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Matt Porwoll, Kyle Hale, and Justin Cook achieved the rank of Eagle Scout last year. Twelve Life Scouts are on their own Road to Eagle that will take them to Scouting’s highest award (earned by only 4% of all Scouts). |
 Under Brid Igleheart’s able leadership, our Scout Hut is being expanded to accommodate large meetings for our ever growing troop. |
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Troop 764 has the largest active contingent of Scouts in the local chapter of the Order of the Arrow, Scouting’s honor society. The OA is dedicated to providing cheerful service back to Scouting. Four of the six chapter officers are St. Luke Scouts! |
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History and Purpose of Scouting
The Boy Scout movement was founded in England in 1907 by Lord Robert Baden-Powell.
In 1910 the Boy Scouts of America (serving boys ages 11-17) was chartered by William D. Boyce, an American businessman who was cheerfully guided through a foggy London street by a Boy Scout. Cub Scouting, a program for boys under age 11, was formally launched in 1930. More than 90 million boys and young men have been members of BSA. With nearly 37 million copies sold, the Boy Scout Handbook, now in its 11th edition, is one of the best-selling books of all time.
The purpose of Scouting is to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develop mental and personal fitness. Said in another way, Scouting is a game with a purpose. Fun is the game, values are the purpose, and learning is the process.
