Our Lady of Grace Parish – Pendell, PA
BSA Troop 82
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BSA Troop 82
Scouts,
As always we ask everyone to help at a least one and preferable two masses. We need SCOUTS at every door (not parents) -people want to support scouting so they need to see the SCOUTS at the doors in Class B uniforms.
Please use the link below to sign up for masses:
https://docs.google.com/
If you want to sell outside of mass at work or to family members feel free to do so. Just keep a count and let me know how many of each kind no later than Monday, September 19th at noon and what mass you will pick them up at.
Stickybuns are $6.00 a box.
Just a reminder that the trip will close if you want to go on the water. Have a check ready for Trish. It is patrol cooking so have 10.00 ready too for your quartermaster. Attached is the price list.
As a note for the October Scoutfest that sign up will close on the 26th.
Welcome to our newest Scouting year! We have planned a great programming year for your scouts.
As a reminder we meet on Monday evenings at 7 pm at Our Lady of Grace Troop Room which is in the basement of the school. Please be on time as we plan action-packed hour and a half meetings. Your scout needs to attend these Monday meetings to get the most out of the program. Most camping trips are the third weekend of each month and instead of a scout meeting that following Monday, we have a Committee meeting for the adults. This is the time for the adult leadership to plan and improve the program and discuss any issues or changes needed. It is your time to help shape and mold the program. All parents / guardians are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate.
On this website you will find the calendar which outlines our events for the 2016-2017 scouting year – it is 90% complete and should help you plan accordingly. Also in the forms section is the registration form for the upcoming year. Registration forms and fees are now due and must be remitted no later than September’s committee meeting on September 19th but the sooner the better.
We would like to take some time to talk about what makes a successful troop. Our troop has maintained its success rate because of the adult involvement that provides leadership and support. It takes many volunteers from all our scouting families to make our troop run successfully. This will only make our program stronger and encourage your scout to stick with the program.
We have seen a lot of transition in the last year with some of our scouting families with older boys retiring or taking advisory roles, and some newer scouting parents stepping into key leadership positions.
Below is a list of our current troop’s adult leadership lineup:
COR: Joe Seborowski
Committee Chair: Nick Lodise
Webmaster: Andy Pastuszak
Treasurer: Tricia Valentine
Secretary: Celeste Idell
Scoutmaster: Ray Barrett
Scoutmaster Emeritus: Paul Buffington
Assistant Scoutmaster: Debbie Barrett
Assistant Scoutmaster: Tom Markert
Assistant Scoutmaster: Joe Ciaudelli
Assistant Scoutmaster: Charlie Gutherman
Service Coordinator: Kathleen Seborowski
Advancement: Jim Crossland
Eagle Coordinator: Tom Miller
Medical Form Coordinator: Tom Markert
Tour Permit/Vehicle Coordinator: Christine Pastuszak
Fundraising: Debbie Kleinfelder
Program/Trip Coordinator: Bob Lahner
Picnic/ Social Coordinator: John Klienfelder
We can use your time and talents to help make our troop more successful. If you wish to take on a role within the troop, please speak to me, or any of our adult leaders. Your talents can help the troop! Please consider helping in any way you can. Moreover, even if you do not hold a formal position, there are many ways we need your contributions throughout the scouting year.
We need people to act as
We ask that as we begin a new year each family take a moment and commit to something significant they will contribute to the troop to help share the work and make us a better, more well-rounded troop. This is a huge benefit to our sons!
We want to remind everyone that fundraising is an integral part of how we pay for the great trips and programs we plan for our children. We have noticed a serious decline in attendance at fundraising events and this needs to be corrected as we move into the 2016/17 scouting year. We cannot have a few families doing the lion’s share of this effort. This is not optional, but part of each family’s responsibility to the troop. We need families to help with these fundraisers, even if it is not always convenient. We understand that you may need to miss one fundraiser but we ask that you look at the calendar and plan accordingly to have at least one family member support each event!
Operationally, everyone needs to pay registration fees. Fundraising pays for a large portion of the scouting activities. All scouts need to contribute $10 for food for each camping trip they attend as well as $5 for travel fee gas and tolls. Most trips are paid by the troop’s operating budget. There are generally 2 or 3 a year which require scout funding to pay for the activities. These are generally the “bigger trips”. If we have a snow sport weekend, scouts are expected to pay for their snow sport activity and travel fee. The troop pays for the lodging and food. There are generally two other larger trips- this year canoeing and white water rafting that scouts pay for – if the budget allows, the troop will contribute $20 for each scout towards those activity fees as well as for all lodging. This is why fundraising is so important!
To plan our camping weekends, we need scouts to sign up for trips in advance. The sign-up sheets are located on the bulletin board in the Troop Room. Please take note of the sign-up cut off dates. These are necessary for us to book the trips. If your scout commits to a weekend and something prevents them from attending, you are responsible for reimbursing the troop for any out of pocket expenses incurred.
If there are additional questions, please reach out to me or one of the other leaders for clarification. We are looking forward to a GREAT year!
Yours in scouting,
Ray Barrett
Scoutmaster
Attention Scouts of Troop 82,
The Ad Altare Dei and Pope Pius XII religious awards programs will soon be offered here at our Lady of Grace parish. These religious awards are for all our Roman Catholic boys who are interested in learning more about their faith and want to strengthen their bond with God.
These sessions will begin on Sunday, September 4th. Each meeting will start with the 11:45am Mass at OLG church, then move to the parish service center on Hulmeville Ave. The classes will begin at 1:00pm and last approximately two hours each Sunday. There is a small $20.00 fee to cover the cost of the emblem and the workbooks that will be used during the classes..
Here are the schedule dates for this program:
September 4th and 18th
October 2nd , 16th and 30th.
November 6th
Note: These dates can be adjusted to accommodate conflicts and is open for discussion. The RE programs also require a retreat weekend that will be added to the schedule at a later time.
This is a great opportunity for you to earn these medals if you are willing to make the commitment. To learn more about each award and check your eligibility, please read more below.
Ad Altare Dei
About the Emblem – The purpose of the Ad Altare Dei (to the altar of God) program is to help Catholic Youth of the Roman Rite develop a fully Christian way of life in the faith community. The program is organized in chapters based on the seven sacraments. The seven Sacraments are a primary means toward spiritual growth.
Program Objectives -The most important aspect of the program is that the Scout grows in his spiritual experience of his relationship to God and the church.
Eligibility – Registered youth in a Troop or Crew of the Catholic Faith. It is designed for youth 13-14 years old, older youth may use this program. The scout must be an active member of a unit for 6 months and have completed 6th grade before starting the program.
Pope Pius XII
About the Emblem -Pope Pius XII is Catholic Scouting’s church-related ministries and vocation program. The program deals with different life choices (single, married, religious, ordained), occupations and ministries in the church as calls from God. It includes youth led discussions on current issues facing the church and society, which are normally included as part of a Pius XII retreat or day of recollection
Eligibility – Registered Venture Crew Members and Boy Scout of Catholic Faith. It is designed for age 15-16 year old, but all registered Venturers (male or female before their 21st birthday) and all registered Boy Scouts (in high school, before their 18th birthday) are eligible.
Our first trip of the year is a canoeing/kayaking trip in the Wharton State Forest in NJ. We will camp at the CITTA Boy Scout reservation. The cost is approximately 25.00-50.00. Depending on if you do kayaking/canoeing single and double. If you have not passed the BSA swimmer test you MUST go with someone who has. I’ll have a sign-up sheet ready for the first meeting on the 6th. The trip is scheduled for the w/e of 16-17-18. If anyone has questions please holler.
Pricing: Canoes = 50.00 (for one or two), Kayaks = 40.00 Single 60.00 Tandem.
www.bellhavenpaddlesports.com is our outfitter for this trip.
Be advised that the boys picked the crabbing trip but due to our expected group size and our scheduled date the outfitter Paul found could not accommodate us.
Our next troop meeting will be the Court of Honor/Welcome Back Picnic on August 29. 2016.