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What is the National Catholic Committee on Scouting^®

The National Catholic Committee on Scouting® (NCCS) is a church committee of concerned Catholic lay people and clergy who see as their mission the constructive use of the program of the Boy Scouts of America as a viable form of youth ministry with the Catholic youth of our nation.

The committee, which is advisory to the Boy Scouts of America, seeks to sustain and strengthen the relationship between BSA and the Catholic Church in the United States.

Through interaction and dialogue with the Secretariat on the Laity and Family Life (the formal connection between youth ministry in the United States and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops), NCCS works cooperatively with various other groups involved in youth ministry in the United States.

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NCCS Opportunities

Featured News and events

Footsteps of American Saints introduced

The Rootsteps of American Saints will be introduced in June 2008. Requirement sheet are being printed and will be available from the NCCS office and website soon. Learn more here.

Religious Emblems price increase

Due to increases in world metal prices, and costs incurred to offer invoicing, the price of Religious Emblems, Adult Recogntion, and International Awareness Recognition will increase on May 15, 2008. Learn more here.

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NCCS Renewal Process
Many thanks to everyone who completed the Feedback Survey and participated in feedback phone calls. Response was tremendous and your perspective and ideas invigorating! School & Main Institute staff presented survey findings and recommendations at the NCCS Executive Committee meeting in Dallas, October 13th and to those attending the Louisville biennial conference in April. An NCCS task force is reviewing recommendations and will be proposing how we might implement your suggestions. As always, we welcome your continued input! Learn more about the Renewal process, review survey findings, or provide feedback.

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Pray the Rosary activity

A new rosary activity, How to Pray the Rosary, is now available. The previous four activities in the "The Rosary Patch Series" focused on the different mysteries of the Holy Rosary. This new activity is designed to help the youth and adults understand "How to Pray the Rosary". This new activity is the fifth and final activity in the "The Rosary Patch Series." Similar to the previous activities, all youth and adults are eligible to work on this program. Upon completion of this activity, the scouts or units can purchase the "Pray the Rosary" patch ($4.00) using the order information. Click here to see the requirements for the How to Pray the Rosary patch.

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2008 Scouting in the Catholic Church Dates Announced

The dates for the Scouting in the Catholic Church Conference at Philmont Training Center are July 27-August 2, 2008. Registration information will be available in late fall. General information about the conference is available on our Philmont web page.

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2009 St. George Trek Dates Announced

The dates for the 2009 St. George Trek at Philmont Scout Ranch will be July 20 - August 5, 2009. The trek is targeted to Boy Scouts and Venture crew members (boys and girls) that will be freshman to juniors starting in fall 2009. More information

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Print your forms from the web
Most of the NCCS forms and publications are available for download and printing from our website. The National Office asks that this be your preferred method unless the form is not available. Most forms are in pdf or Microsoft Word ® format. Adobe Acrobat Reader® is available as a free download from the Adobe website (adobe.com) and Word Viewer® is available as a free download on the Microsoft website (microsoft.com) if you don’t have Word installed.

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Orders reminder
When ordering materials, medals, patches, etc. from the National Office, please allow a minimum of 3 weeks for your order to be delivered. The National Office has gotten an increased number of phone calls from people looking for their order to be delivered in less than a week after they have sent their order. If you need to expedite an order, call the NCCS Administrative secretary (972-580-2114) before sending in the order for further instructions.

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NCCS Deadlines

• Deadline for the next The Bridge newsletter is July 15.  Contact Mike Gannon if you have information or events you would like included.

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New items added to the web site

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