Catholic Scouts Show Support for Ukraine
The Boy Scouts of America offers many varied and exciting program opportunities for today’s youth, while still building on its core values of duty to God and country, duty to others, and duty to one’s self. Among the twelve points of the Scout Law is the commitment that a Scout is reverent.
Catholic Scouts and Scout leaders from throughout northern New Jersey gathered on Sunday, March 13 to offer prayer and show support for the people of the Ukraine. Almost 40 members of the Cub Scout, Scouts BSA and Venturing programs, and many family members, celebrated the Ukrainian Catholic Divine Liturgy at the Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hillside. The Scouts shared prayer and hope for the end of hostilities in war-torn Ukraine.
Boy Scout Troop 23, sponsored by St. Genevieve’s Roman Catholic Church in Elizabeth, participated in the Mass. =Scoutmaster Dan Bernier noted that “in addition to showing solidarity and offering prayer, the Scouts had a great opportunity to experience the similarities and the differences between the Ukrainian Catholic and Roman Catholic Masses. Both churches are in Communion with Pope Francis in Rome.”
The Scouting program instills character, good citizenship and physical fitness in youth through outdoor activities such as campouts and hikes, involvement in community activities, and just plain fun! Cub Scout Pack 23 and Boy Scout Troop 23 provide activities and training for boys of all faiths, from St. Genevieve’s parish and the surrounding area, from Kindergarten through high school graduation. For more details, please contact Dan Bernier, Scoutmaster, at (908) 451-1948 or webfoottroop@gmail.com.
