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 2025 Quality Dioceses Award.

Save the Date:

St. George Dinner Sunday, 5:00PM, April 26, 2026, European Chalet, 5445 South Harlem Avenue, Chicago IL 60638

Here’s the link and QR code for the St. George Dinner.   Be sure to invite your friends!

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/st-george-dinner–2026

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.

University of St. Mary of Lake/Mundelein Seminary

1000 East Maple Avenue, Mundelein, IL 60060

Fishing on the Lake and other activities

2026 Ad Altare Dei and Pope Pius XII Day of Recollection

Two dates in September and October TBA

Adult Events

NCCS Catholic Scouting Summit

April 16-19, 2026

Wichita, KS

Scouting in the Catholic Church

July 12-18, 2026

Philmont Training Center, Cimarron, NM

Religious Emblems Counselor and Facilitator Training

TBA

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