Mass at St. Agnes Church                          

                                                                        
Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 11 am Mass

All Scouts should be in Class A uniform and report to the back of church at 10:45 am to be seated together in the first 6-8 pews.

Scouts earning their religious awards will receive them at the

homily during the middle of mass.

"Oh Lord, build me a Scout whose heart will be clear, whose goals will be high.
A Scout who will master himself before he seeks to master others,  one who will march into the future, yet never forget the past..."

 

 

 

 

The Boy Scouts of America celebrate annually in the month of February the Anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scout program by Lord Baden Powell in England. Scout Sunday was added to the scout celebration around the middle 1940s. Scouting's anniversary is celebrated on February 8. Scout Sunday is always the Sunday preceding the 8th, unless the 8th is a Sunday, in which case the 8th would be Scout Sunday. The Saturday following February 8th is Scout Sabbath.

Scout Sunday tradition was started to make people in church aware of Scouting, and to allow Scouts to live out parts of what is pledged each week. 

The Scout Law says that a "Scout is Reverent" and the Scouts of all ages promise to do their "Duty to God". These values strengthen youth character in their family, community and faith.

An organization can adopt a specific Sunday to celebrate. In the instance of the United Methodist Church, Scout Sunday is celebrated on the second Sunday in February. It also is permissible for a local church to celebrate on the Sunday most acceptable to the pastor and congregation.