The major awards available for Scouts are:
Catholic Girls and Boys in BSA programs and Catholic Trail Life Scouts:
Youth working on Marian Medal, Spirit Alive, Ad Altare Dei, or Pope Pius XII are required to work with an approved counselor, attend a retreat sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting, and successfully complete a Board of Review with the Catholic Committee on Scouting. Religious awards counselors must be registered with and approved by the Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Colorado Springs Diocese prior to authorization of any work on these awards. Contact the Committee Chair to find a counselor.
Alternate Awards for Catholic Scouts: -- These are additional faith-development activities offered by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) and National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM). Please note that these
activities do not qualify as BSA Religious Emblems and the
cost for these programs is paid by the
families - not the parishes. Payment must be submitted to the Committee with the application for recognition.
Once all the work for the award is complete (including required signatures from Scout leaders and Parish representatives), submit the entire completed workbook and the application fee to the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting. This may be done by:
The usual deadline for submission of completed workbooks is the first Wednesday of January. The hard deadline for submission of completed workbooks is the third Friday of January.
Guidelines for Catholic Scouts Earning Religious AwardsChoose the appropriate program based on age, grade, faith, and program requirements. To help you begin, contact one or more of the following: your parish Catholic Committee on Scouting coordinator, parish priest, unit leader, a Catholic Committee on Scouting member, or a religious awards counselor. Purchase the appropriate program workbook. Meet with a Scouting religious awards counselor (if required), or begin working with your family to complete your booklet. If you are working on Marian Medal, Spirit Alive, Ad Altare Dei, or Pope Pius XII, you are required to work with an approved counselor, attend a retreat sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting, and successfully complete a Board of Review with the Catholic Committee on Scouting. Religious awards counselors must be registered with and approved by the Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Colorado Springs Diocese prior to authorization of any work on these awards. The Annual Religious Awards Retreat provides additional resources and the opportunity to work on your award. When your workbook and application page in the workbook have been completed, parents should contact their pastor, parish director, or director of religious education for review of the workbook, and required signature. The completed workbook and accompanying projects are then provided to the Catholic Committee on Scouting for review. All signatures in the book must be completed before submitting the entire book to the Catholic Committee on Scouting or it will be returned. The application fee must be submitted with the completed workbook and application. The Catholic Committee will schedule a Board of Review for the Marian Medal, Spirit Alive, Ad Altare Dei or Pope Pius XII candidate. After a Scout’s work has been reviewed and approved by the board of review members, the Committee will provide the Religious Award to the parish. The parishes or Knights of Columbus for a parish are billed for the eight traditional youth awards, Guardian Angel and God Is Love awards. The other alternate awards are paid for by the recipients or their units at the time an application is submitted for approval. Contact your parish Catholic Committee on Scouting coordinator or parish priest to have the award you earned presented at an appropriate liturgical ceremony. Typically, this occurs during the months of February and March. The Catholic Committee on Scouting also sponsors a Recognition Mass to recognize the accomplishments of all Scouts in the Diocese who earned their religious awards during the previous year. Religious Awards for Catholic AHG and Catholic Girl Scouts
Note: Youth working on the Marian Medal or Spirit Alive are required to work with an approved counselor, attend a retreat sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting, and successfully complete a Board of Review with the Catholic Committee on Scouting. Religious awards counselors must be registered with and approved by the Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Colorado Springs Diocese prior to authorization of any work on these awards. Religious Emblems for Catholic Youth in BSA Programs and Trail Life
Scouts in BSA programs who earn any of these four Religious Emblems qualify for the youth Religious Knot and appropriate Device. Scouts can always wear the Religious Knot on their uniform but wear the medals only for special occasions. Once Scouts earns a Religious Emblem, they can continue to wear the Religious Knot on their uniform, including as an adult leader. Note: Youth working on Ad Altare Dei or Pope Pius XII are required to work with an approved counselor, attend a retreat sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting, and successfully complete a Board of Review with the Catholic Committee on Scouting. Religious awards counselors must be registered with and approved by the Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Colorado Springs Diocese prior to authorization of any work on these awards. Religious Awards for Young Scouts
Note: Neither of these awards qualify for the BSA youth Religious Knot. Alternate AwardsNCCS Religious Activities: several programs for Scouts and adults to learn more about the Catholic faith and earn a patch. Series include: Rosary, Marian, American Saint, Modern Saint, Faith, International Awareness, and Blessed are the Merciful. Award requirements NFCYM Religious Activities: several programs for Scouts and adults to learn more about the Catholic faith and earn a patch. Series include: Models of Faith, Women in Scripture, and Our Lady. Go to NFCYM's award requirements and scroll down to Our Catholic Faith Patches. Note: Alternate awards do not qualify for the BSA youth Religious Knot. Annual Religious Awards RetreatThe Catholic Committee on Scouting holds an annual retreat to help Scouts work on their religious awards. The awards are not completed at the retreat but the retreat gives the Scouts an opportunity to work on their award in a group with other Scouts. Attendance at the retreat is required for Scouts working on Marian Medal, Spirit Alive, Ad Altare Dei, and Pope Pius XII.
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