| Eligibility |
- A registered youth
member of the Boy Scouts of America
of the Catholic faith.
- Has started ninth
grade.
- Designed for age
15-16 year old, but all registered
Venturers (male or female before their
21st birthday) and all
registered Boy Scouts (in high school,
before their 18th birthday)
are eligible.
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| Purpose |
- Pope Pius XII is
Catholic Scouting's church-related
ministries and vocation program.
- The program deals
with different life choices (single,
married, religious, ordained),
occupations and ministries in the church
as calls from God.
- It includes youth led
discussions on current issues facing the
church and society, which are normally
included as part of a Pius XII retreat
or day of recollection
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| Requirements |
- Ideal group size is
4-12, but the course may be run with
smaller groups.
- The program should be
run by the candidates themselves, the
adult serves as a facilitator.
- A number of
interviews and an investigation of a
controversial issue facing the church or
society are integral to the program.
- A retreat experience,
ideally centered on the Pius XII program
itself and a ministries service project
are required.
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| Program Completion |
- Complete requirements
for all units in Pope Pius XII Religious
Emblem Scout Manual.
- Pass a Pope Pius XII
Board of Review
- Pope Pius XII Board
of Review is made up of former Pope Pius
XII recipients with adult leaders acting
in an advisory and supervisory capacity.
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| Presentation |
- Ideally, the
religious emblem will be presented to
the Scout at the annual Youth
Recognition Ceremony held in the (arch)
diocese/eparchy each year.
- The religious knot
should be presented at a unit ceremony.
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| Facilitator's Role |
- A facilitator should
have the same attributes as those of a
facilitator described in the Ad Altare
Emblem.
- A facilitator needs
to be approved according to guidelines
established by the (Arch) diocesan/
eparchial Catholic Committee on
Scouting.
- Facilitators must
have current BSA Youth Protection
Training, unless the local diocese
(Eparchy) requires other specific youth
protection training or certification.
- Use the Moderator
Guide.
- Form the group.
- Act as facilitator,
not group leaders
- Help the candidate
focus on essential elements and
important issues.
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| Scout's Role |
- As an older Scout/Venturer,
the candidate is expected to actively
share in group discussions and complete
all interviews and activities.
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| Parent's Role |
- Support and encourage
their youth’s participation in the
program.
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| Suggested Time Requirements |
- It is suggested that
the group meet for nine to twelve
sessions. As the youth are older, two
hour sessions seem to work well, and
flexibility is often required in
scheduling sessions and interview feed
back’s.
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| Sections/Goals |
- Unit I – "In the
beginning": To examine the individual’s
I have chosen to associate with, and to
explain the implications of those
choices.
- Unit II – "God and
You" : To explore what it means to be
called by God through the Sacraments of
Initiation, and how these calls continue
to affect my life.
- Unit III – "Life
Choices": To examine and discover
various "life states" to which God may
be calling me.
- Unit IV – "9 to 5":
To examine various professions or
occupations, and seek to discover the
ones to which God may be calling me.
- Unit V "Here I am":
To examine various ministries, and seek
to discover ones to which God might be
calling me.
- Unit VI - "A melting
Pot": To examine the Church’s definition
of vocation and how it and God’s call
intertwine in an individual’s daily life
through life state, occupation and
ministry.
- Unit VII – "Putting
it all together": To aid the
participants in a realization that our
faith and call from God affect our daily
life and how our daily life affects our
faith and call from God.
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