Scouts Read Sacred Text May 1, 2025
We invite Scouts & youth across the world to join us again in
reading their own faith’s sacred texts. Together, we can
recognize our Duty to God, participating
as a group or on your own.
Read your sacred texts on May 1st, 2025, or any time that week.
Join Scouting America, other youth organizations and all faith
youth groups in a celebration of sacred texts.
2026 St. George Trek Application. T
he Catholic Committee on Scouting is taking applications for the next St. George Trek at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron New Mexico, scheduled for July 1-18, 2026. Applications are due October 1, 2025. Contact Fr. Brendon Guilfoil with any questions. bguilfoil@archchicago.org
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Tuesday April 29, 2025 7:00-8:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting
Training for new counselors and those who have not counseled or recertified in the past three years.
For more information and to register, please contact Nancy Kleiber at
Nankleiber76@gmail.com
Come and meet the 2024-2025 St. George Trek Participants! Visit with old friends and congratulate our most recent St. George recipients.
The Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Committee on Scouting invites you to join us at the European Chalet 5445 S. Harlem Ave. Chicago, IL 60638 on
Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 5 PM for dinner and an evening of fellowship. We have planned a family style dinner and silent auction.
Meet the 2024 St. George Trek Participants! Visit with old friends and congratulate our most recent St. George recipients
A Scout is- Thrifty Early Bird Tickets are $60 per person if paid in full by April 4. Regular price tickets are $70 if paid between April 5th and the registration deadline of April 24th.
Please RSVP and pay early!
To purchase tickets or make a donation using the preferred method please use this link: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/st-george-dinner–2025
Please note Zeffy will ask for support at checkout. That support goes to Zeffy not us, and you can change it to “Other” and $0 if you desire.
To purchase tickets or make a donation by check, please email Ken LaCrosse at klacrosse@comcast.net and mail your check payable to Chicago Catholic Scouting to Ken LaCrosse, 15056 W. Clover Ln, Libertyville, IL 60048. Checks MUST be received by the same deadlines above to receive the appropriate pricing and to guarantee a seat.
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
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