Welcome to the Chicago Catholic Committee on Scouting website.

Ministering to Catholic Youth in the Chicago Archdiocese Through the Scouting Program

The Chicago Catholic Committee is a proud recipient of the 2025Quality Dioceses Award.

Scout Events

Deadline for applications for Pope Paul IV Unit Excellence Award Click to Here to access the online application form.

Due by November 15, 2026

Fishers of Men

Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 9:00a.m. -3:00 p.m. Fishers of Men 2026 Flyer (Final)

University of St. Mary of Lake/Mundelein Seminary

1000 East Maple Avenue, Mundelein, IL 60060

Fishing on the Lake and other activities

Come out to fish at the lake at Mundelein Seminary, the University of St. Mary of the Lake. The lake is open to Scouts to fish it just ONCE a year. This is it for 2026. Just look at what you can catch in this lake: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Carp, Channel Catfish, Grass Carp, Yellow Perch, Bluegill Hybrid, Golden Shiner, and Yellow Bullhead.

All fishing is catch and release. No fishing license is required. Bring your own pole, equipment, and bait. All Scouts should wear their BSA uniform shirt, wear your class-B scout t-shirt under your field uniform shirt. Bring your lunch, drinking water, and other refreshments as needed. Don’t forget your hat, chair, sunscreen and anything else needed for the weather (hot or cold, dry or wet).

Registration is just $10.00 per youth and includes a free patch. Attendance is capped and this event sold out in 2024 and in 2025. Registrations are due September 20, 2026, and is non-refundable after that date.

The event runs from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, with group lunch, seminarian talk, and a chapel tour running from 12 noon to about 1:30 pm – programming subject to change.

See the flyer for more information, registration and payment information using Zeffy.com

2026 Ad Altare Dei and Pope Pius XII Day of Recollection

Day or Recollection – online registration opening soon

Saturday October 10, 2026 9am-3pm

St. Mathew’s Campus -Holy Archangels Parish

951E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, IL. 60194

questions contact: Nancy Kleiber nankleiber@johncrane.com

Saturday October 24, 2026 9am-3pm

Slovenian Catholic Center

14252 Main St. Lemont, IL. 60439

questions contact:Tim Weithers sequassen4@aol.com

Adult Events

NCCS Catholic Scouting Summit Catholic Scouting Summit – Catholic Scouting America

April 8-11, 2026

St. Louis, MO

Religious Emblems Counselor and Facilitator Training

For more information contact Nancy Kleiber nankleiber76@gmail.com

Cardinal Meyer Center!

Although staff continues to work part time from home, incoming mail is being processed at least twice a week. So, if you have completed and signed paperwork with your payments for Light of Christ or Parvuli Dei you can mail them in. Please send an email to catholicmedals@archchicago.org on the day you put your paperwork in the regular mail.

The address is Cardinal Meyer Center

3525 S. Lake Park Avenue

Chicago, IL. 60653