GSUSA Recognitions
GSUSA Recognitions
The God Is Love program is designed for use with students who are in kindergarten or first grade. The program helps students discover an appreciation that God created, cares for, and loves us all.
The award package is ordered from the Catholic Committee on Scouting after certification by the parish. Download the order form: religious_awards_order_form.pdf
The purpose of the Family of God program is to invite children in second and third grade to explore a wide range of activities that help them discover the presence of God in their daily lives as members of a family and a parish.
Parents work with their child on the activity choices described in the Family of God Children's Workbook. Workbooks are bilingual and each chapter has objectives that describe dimensions of children's lives within the family setting and within the Catholic community, or "God's family."
The workbook can be ordered directly from the publisher, the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry.
The award package is ordered from the Catholic Committee on Scouting after certification by the parish. Download the order form: religious_awards_order_form.pdf
The Family of God medal and patch are typically presented at a parish Eucharistic Celebration and all award recipients are honored at an annual diocesan celebration in the spring.
The purpose of the I Live My Faith program is to enable children in grades four to six to become more aware of the place that God and religion hold in daily life.
The program and its projects focus on developing self awareness and potential as an ever growing human person, as an involved member of the troop or group, as a responsible member of the family, as a searching and growing member of the community of faith, and as a participating citizen of a nation, neighborhood, city or town.
Parents or other adult advisors work with the children on the activity choices described in the I Live My Faith Project Book.
The workbook can be ordered directly from the publisher, the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry.
The award package is ordered from the Catholic Committee on Scouting after certification by the parish. Download the order form: religious_awards_order_form.pdf
The I Live My Faith medal and patch are typically presented at a parish Eucharistic Celebration and all award recipients are honored at an annual diocesan celebration in the spring.
The "Light is Life" is a program developed by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) for BoyScouts of the Eastern Catholic churches. Light is Life respects the cultural and ritual differences among the various Eastern Catholic Churches.
The overall goal of the Light is Life religious emblem program is to bring about in the Scout, through his Eastern Christian Scouting experience, a deeper awareness of his share in faith-life. Then going forth, he will witness this life through maturity in communal worship and in Christian formation of his world.
The method of presentation of each step is the learning concept basic to all Scouting learning experience. Each step has a 'guided discovery' through reading and questions; its 'teacher-learner' situation through discussion with the counselor; its 'application' through the projects; and its 'evaluation' by the Scout and his counselor and the Scout's discussion with his Scoutmaster of his progress.
The most important aspect of the program is that the Scout grows in his spiritual experience of his relationship to God and the church. All else is secondary.
Contact the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting for more information or to order the emblem.
The purpose of the Spirit Alive program is to help young Catholics in grades nine to twelve grow in awareness of the Holy Spirit in their lives by inviting participants to accept the Holy Spirit's call to transform our world with the life and truth of Jesus.
An adult mentor works with the students throughout the program. Training for adult mentors is held regularly by the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting.
The Spirit Alive program book and Mentor Handbook can be ordered directly from the publisher, the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry.
The award package is ordered from the Catholic Committee on Scouting after certification by the parish. Download the order form: religious_awards_order_form.pdf
The Spirit Alive medal and patch are traditionally presented at the Annual Scout Mass after successful completion of the program and certification by the parish.
Missio is the newest Recognition program from the National Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts and Campfire USA. Missio is designed for students in grades 11-12. The program invites young people to explore discipleship and their own religious identity. Missio was jointly created by the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States and National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry.