Advertisement
Our First Scouts Read Sacred Texts Worldwide event greatly exceeded everyone’s expectations. On May 2, 2024, on the National Day of Prayer, we had over 3600 youth from 174 councils participate. They read their sacred texts for over 800 hours. Nearly 3900 patches were ordered.Most Scouts read at home with their families. In addition to the United States, we had Scouts from Kenya, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Belgium, Bangladesh, Chile, Singapore, Okinawa, and the Philippines. We had several Girl Scouts and youth from other religious organizations that weren’t in scouting.
On May 1st at Our Lady of Lourdes our youth will celebrate and have engaged in a discussion with their Scout leader, Faith leader, family or friend about their Faith’s Sacred Texts. For some, it may be the first time they have read their Sacred texts. Our hope is it will not be the last. We are encouraging a practice that continues to change lives.
We are inviting all youth serving organizations and faith youth groups to join us. The Scout Oath begins with “I will do my best to do my Duty to God… and the Scout Law ends with …” A Scout is Reverent” . The 12th Point of the Scout Law is “A Scout is Reverent.”
For questions about the event at OLOL:
Kathy Schluter
[email protected]
Brian "JR" Girskis
[email protected]
Troop 199 & Troop 1199
For more general information about the event:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J8trXrgOn6894TQXu51dlpDAB5EK2V6F/view
Advertisement
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 1506 Brown St,Bettendorf, Iowa, United States
