Scout Sunday

The Boy Scouts of America annually celebrates its founding on February 8, 1910, based on the program started by Lord Baden Powell in England on August 1, 1907. Scout Sunday was added to the Scout celebration in the middle 1940s. Scout Sunday is always the Sunday preceding February 8, unless the 8th is a Sunday, in which case, the 8th would be Scout Sunday. The Saturday following February 8 is Scout Sabbath.

The Scout Sunday tradition was started to make people in houses of worship aware of Scouting, and to allow Scouts to live out their "Duty to God" pledged each week.The Scout Law says that a "Scout is Reverent" and the Scouts of all ages promise to do their "Duty to God". These values strengthen youth character in their family, community, and faith.

Here at Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony, and going back in history at OLS, Scouts have traditionally celebrated Scout Sunday by coming together at Mass. This year, as in each year since our parish merger, Cub Scout Pack 38 and Boy Scout Troop 38 will join together on Sunday, February 1, at the 11:00 AM Mass at OLS. (We're celebrating a week early this year, to coincide with our usual monthly parish youth mass.)Any parish members who are Boy Scouts or Cub Scouts in other units are welcome to join us in uniform for our celebration at Mass.

For more information:

For information about	Cub Scout Pack (grades 1-5)	Boy Scout Troop (grades 5-12)
Visit	http://www.pack38olssa.org	www.troop38olssa.org
or contact	Cubmaster: Denise Schaeffer 208-1042 [email protected]	Scoutmaster: Steven Vandergrift 888-3634 [email protected]

or see or contact Deacon Kevin O'Boyle (577-3494, [email protected]) for any of the groups.