Clarification with Confusion

    Language of the Chruch vs Language of the BSA vs what you understand.
 
NCCS Religious Emblems, DCCS Religious Emblems Mass?
Are they the same? No.
 
Can you have one without the other? No and Yes. Or maybe Yes and No???? Contact DCCS/ACCS.
 
NCCS sets all rules for the Emblems Programs. No changes allowed except through the NCCS Religious Emblems Standing Committee with approval of the NCCS Executive Board. Yes, you can join the committee.
 
DCCS or ACCS have all responsibility and charge for the medal and the presentation of the medal. There is no NCCS program for presentation, the NCCS, Activities Committee has in the past proposed an outline for diocesan use. The NCCS does not supply the medal. The BSA does not supply the medal. 
 
Only DCCS/ACCS assigned name may order the medals. This is a NCCS rule that may not apply to other faiths.
 
Religious Emblems are Church programs, not programs of the Boy Scouts of America, but, to earn the emblem the recipient must be registered with the BSA.
 
Time-lines for Emblem work books are not the same as time-lines for the presentations by the DCCS/ACCS. Refer to work book and contact DCCS.
 
Promotion to earn the emblem is done in each BSA Rank book always. Council office promotion is optional.
Promotion by the church is done on a diocesan/parish/unit basis this is optional.
 
Blame and/or credit for success and/or failure of any program is individual, group and/or community.
    The Church considers all Catholic sponsored BSA units (Pack, Troop, Crew) to be part of Catholic Youth Ministry.
    Adults registered in Catholic sponsored units must follow all Parish, Diocesan and BSA rules. The Sponsor owns the unit and the IH overrules unit rules and is overridden for us by the Bishop of the Diocese who answers to the Pope who answers to God.
   
   Today the Bronze Pelican Award is not an Emblem.
 
    BSA Religious Knot: One Youth, One Adult worn on the uniform. Medals earned are medals worn. Youth knot transfers to all uniforms including adult.
 
NFCYM offers Catholic Recognition also.
    Most people think Girl Scout but here are other organizations who can earn the medal also.
 
(from NFCYM website)   

The religious recognition programs may be utilized by members of:

  • Girl Scouts USA
  • Camp Fire USA
  • American Heritage Girls
  • Junior Daughters of the Americas
  • Catholic youth groups
  • Religious education classes
  • Or others as designated by the diocesan authorized administrators.
 
    This is just a taste of how confusing Scouting in the Catholic Church gets. This was an issue brought out at our meeting today that is being shared with all of you who should share with your unit/parish/families.
 
Bottom line: Get involved, get trained, share.
    Join the DCCS
   
Next Meeting for Religious Emblems Mass Development
November 5, 2009
10AM St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
 
Have a voice in what the Diocese of Las Vegas is doing, has done and may do in the future. VOLUNTEER.
 
Marie Simons
There's no such thing as free.

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