Religious Awards
Boy Scouts of America offers four religious emblems, two of which can only be earned as a Cub Scout with the other two earned only as a Boy Scout. SSA Troop 3 encourages scouts to earn at least one of the two religious emblems and earning both is preferred. For Roman Catholics the Boy Scout religious emblems are "Ad Altare Dei" and "Pope Pius XII". Ad Altare Dei is designed for youth 13-14 years old and Pope Pius XII is designed for scouts of age 15-16 years old. The highlighted links provide the requirements, what follows are the the instructions on obtaining the award from the Diocese.
There are due dates of end of year 12/31/20xx for the Detroit Diocese or 2/01/20xx for the Lansing Diocese. If you haven’t started it yet and still want to, you first need to obtain the workbooks from the Scout Store in Ann Arbor or order it on line at scoutstuff.org
Once you have completed the requirements detailed in the workbooks, you complete the application in the back which requires various signatures including that of the Scoutmaster and your local parish priest / deacon (or religious Ed director). Then follow the instructions below for either Lansing or Detroit diocese. You can choose either diocese regardless of your parish.
Lansing Diocese Option
Award is presented to boys in a ceremony (not a Mass) in the Cathedral of Lansing on at Sunday afternoon a couple weeks after Easter providing the following conditions are met.
No later than 2/1/20xx, send the original application (make a copy of completed application for your files) and a check for $25 made out to “Catholic Committee on Scouting” to Kris Krochmal 10406 Barbara Street, Pinckney, MI 48169 (734-878-6881).
To attend the ceremony at St Gerards in Lansing (due to construction at the Cathedral), show up to the Parish Center a couple weeks following Easter at 1 pm for registration, at 1:30 pm there is a light reception, then at 2:30 pm is the ceremony (expect it to be packed, standing room only) whereby boys will receive their awards (metal and patch) from the bishop or representative. Note, this is a ceremony only and not a Mass. Before the event a postcard will go out to each Scout which they should bring to registration. It will speed up the check in and serves as a reminder of the event and includes directions. It is a uniformed event and families are encouraged to attend.
Detroit Diocese Option
The completed application is due to Catholic Youth Organization, 305 Michigan Ave., GRB - 9th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226-2605, Phone: (313) 963-7172 by end of year (12/31/20xx) in order for boys to receive a certificate presented at the Detroit Cathedral in early March at a Mass presided by someone on the Cardinal’s staff.
Send completed application and check for $25 made out to “CYO Scouting” and mail it to CYO Scouting 305 Michigan Avenue Detroit, MI 48226. CYO will then send to you (within a couple weeks) your son’s metal which you would then ask your local priest to present (usually following a Mass).
General Notes Once the paperwork is on file you may ask your den leader to get the purple religious knot for them to wear. They may wear only one knot even if Scouts have earned both religious awards, however there is a unique medal that goes with each of the two religious awards. (Should only wear the medals for formal events like the annual Blue & Gold banquet otherwise boys could get hurt when playing at pack games).
It might be nice to see all of our boys go to Lansing together but some might not be able to make the 2/1/20xx application deadline in which case the Detroit diocese provides more time…
Please let your den leader know of your plans as we want to encourage all boys to earn at least one of the two religious awards and want to track progress.
There are due dates of end of year 12/31/20xx for the Detroit Diocese or 2/01/20xx for the Lansing Diocese. If you haven’t started it yet and still want to, you first need to obtain the workbooks from the Scout Store in Ann Arbor or order it on line at scoutstuff.org
Once you have completed the requirements detailed in the workbooks, you complete the application in the back which requires various signatures including that of the Scoutmaster and your local parish priest / deacon (or religious Ed director). Then follow the instructions below for either Lansing or Detroit diocese. You can choose either diocese regardless of your parish.
Lansing Diocese Option
Award is presented to boys in a ceremony (not a Mass) in the Cathedral of Lansing on at Sunday afternoon a couple weeks after Easter providing the following conditions are met.
No later than 2/1/20xx, send the original application (make a copy of completed application for your files) and a check for $25 made out to “Catholic Committee on Scouting” to Kris Krochmal 10406 Barbara Street, Pinckney, MI 48169 (734-878-6881).
To attend the ceremony at St Gerards in Lansing (due to construction at the Cathedral), show up to the Parish Center a couple weeks following Easter at 1 pm for registration, at 1:30 pm there is a light reception, then at 2:30 pm is the ceremony (expect it to be packed, standing room only) whereby boys will receive their awards (metal and patch) from the bishop or representative. Note, this is a ceremony only and not a Mass. Before the event a postcard will go out to each Scout which they should bring to registration. It will speed up the check in and serves as a reminder of the event and includes directions. It is a uniformed event and families are encouraged to attend.
Detroit Diocese Option
The completed application is due to Catholic Youth Organization, 305 Michigan Ave., GRB - 9th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226-2605, Phone: (313) 963-7172 by end of year (12/31/20xx) in order for boys to receive a certificate presented at the Detroit Cathedral in early March at a Mass presided by someone on the Cardinal’s staff.
Send completed application and check for $25 made out to “CYO Scouting” and mail it to CYO Scouting 305 Michigan Avenue Detroit, MI 48226. CYO will then send to you (within a couple weeks) your son’s metal which you would then ask your local priest to present (usually following a Mass).
General Notes Once the paperwork is on file you may ask your den leader to get the purple religious knot for them to wear. They may wear only one knot even if Scouts have earned both religious awards, however there is a unique medal that goes with each of the two religious awards. (Should only wear the medals for formal events like the annual Blue & Gold banquet otherwise boys could get hurt when playing at pack games).
It might be nice to see all of our boys go to Lansing together but some might not be able to make the 2/1/20xx application deadline in which case the Detroit diocese provides more time…
Please let your den leader know of your plans as we want to encourage all boys to earn at least one of the two religious awards and want to track progress.