CATHOLIC COMMITTEE
on Scouting
Diocese
of Brooklyn
ANNUAL SCOUTING
RELIGIOUS AWARDS CONVOCATION
Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 4:30 P.M.
St. Athanasius
Brooklyn, New York
“Where the Bishop is, there let the multitude of believers be;
even
as where Jesus is, there
is the Catholic Church''
Ignatius of Antioch, 1st c. A.D
Processional……………………………………………….…...……God
Bless America
Pledge
of Allegiance………………………..…..……………………………….........All
Blessing of Flags and Religious Awards……………………..
Rev. Tom Vassalotti
Welcome…………………………………………………………….……...….
Henry Zalak
Reading……………………………………………………………….……Girl Scout
Psalm 23……….……………………………………………………………….. Boy Scout
Awards
Presentation………………………………………
Rev. Tom Vassalotti
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Girl
Scout Awards
International
Catholic Conference of Scouting Awards
Cub Scout Awards
Boy Scout
Awards
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Prayer of the Faithful........………………………..………………..
Girl
and Boy Scout
Collection............................................To Support the Catholic Committee on
Scouting
Our Father……………………….…………………….....................
Rev. Tom Vassalotti
Closing Prayer and Blessing..……..…..………………………….
Rev. Tom Vassalotti
Recessional………………………………………………
Let There Be Peace On Earth
FAMILY OF GOD
Family of God is the official religious
recognition program of the Roman Catholic Church for children in grades 2-3 who are enrolled in the Girl Scouts, Camp Fire,
and other Catholic youth organizations.Family of God is a bilingual activity series developed
to complement the catechetical efforts of the parish and families with children in the second and third grades. Revised and
translated into Spanish in July 2004, the program helps children discover the presence of God in their daily lives as members
of their family and parish.
The Family of
God is an excellent supplement for children preparing for the reception of their first Eucharist.
We honor
the following Family of God recipients:
Troop 4023
St. Mel’s
Jillian Antretter Christina Basandella Oliva Cinquemani
Mary Ferrara Miranda Martincic Stephanie Mecir
Lianna Messemer Tara Nicholson
Tiffany Petrakis Sophia Ribarich Kaylin Sheehan
I LIVE MY FAITH
We honor the following I Live My Faith recipients:
Troop
4017 St. Mel’s
Marissa Cinquemani Liliana DiMaria
Fiona Fortunato Kiera Haggerty Carolanno Kenny
Juliet Leone Clara Lucchese Bridget Montgomery
Carolyn Nicholson Deanna Roberto
Emily Romero Jessica Shannon Erin Shields Oliva
Tolins Madison Yonkus Gianna Zambrano
LIGHT OF CHRIST
The Light of Christ program designed for Tigers and Wolf Cub Scouts is the first of five religious
emblems available for Catholic youth involved with Boy Scouting. It is designed as a stepping stone to the other religious
emblems.
We honor the following The Light of Christ recipients:
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Pack
49 Sacred Heart of Jesus
Victor Amadio Charlie
Blair Lucas DiBartolomeo
John DiMaggio Benjamin Feeny
Ronan Finley Zachary Green
Jacob
Kang Nicholas Minerva
Luca Mucciardi Stephen Ovanessian Stephen
Silvestri
Connor
Stephen Sean Stephens Corinthian Van
Huele Robert Wieczorek
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Pack 76 St. Bernard
Nicholas DelRosario Kevin
Kocher Nicholas Parker
Vincent Taraporewalla
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Pack 90 Most Precious Blood
Dominic
Russo
Pack 23 Our Lady of Angels
Joseph James Llorca III
Pack 139 Our Lady of Grace
Stephen Carbone Joseph DiPaola Jake
Andrew Guglielmucci William (Liam) Hegarty
Pack 312 St. Stanislaus Kostka
Joshua Varquez
Pack
187 Immaculate Heart of Mary
Jack Keenley Ryan
Mulqueen
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Pack 142 St. Robert Bellermine
Andrew Ewanitz
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Pack 376 Our Lady of Grace
Andrew Langschultz
Pack 390 St. Sebastian
Brian Chica
Herrera Emmanuel Jeffcoat Michael
Tonns
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Pack 327
St. Matthias
Colin Byrne
Daniel Adrian Fernandez Oskar Gorski
Diego R. Hernandez Nicholas Hernandez
Michael
Mikhaeil Giuseppe Moreno Justin
TavarezChristian Valle
Sebastian Yunga
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Pack 20 St. Finbar, St. Dominic’s, St. Francis Cabrin
iChristopher Vitaliano
Eduardo Rojas Miranda Joseph
R. Basile-Faicco
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Pack 427 Sacred Heart
Michael Agate Jack
Brudecki Aidan
Kruk
Skyler Dela Furente Dylan
Paczkowski Eric Vineski
Pack 349, OLM
Joseph DiBartulo James Hunter
Pack 996 Divine Mercy at St. Francis
of Paola
Timothy McGarry
Pack 235 St. Lukes
Joseph Ribarich
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PARVULI DEI AWARD
The Parvuli Dei (Children of God) Emblem is given in special recognition by the Catholic Church to a Bear or Webelos
Scout for advancement in religious knowledge and spiritual growth.
The purpose of the emblem is to help young boys explore
a wide range of activities in order to discover the presence of God in their daily lives as members of their family and parish,
and also to develop a good positive self-image through the contributions they can make to the group or community
We honor the following Parvuli Dei recipients:
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Pack 20 St. Christopher
Anthony Marra
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Pack 23 Our Lady of Angels
William
Hart Alan Steffen
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Pack 45 St. Mary
Kevaughn
Plunkett
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Pack 49 Sacred Heart of Jesus
Joey
Lam Dylan
O’Donovan
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Pack 67 St. Thomas the Apostle
Alex Colon
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Pack 76 St. Francis/St. Bernard
Andrea Baptiste
St. Catherine of Genoa
Aaron Carter-Ferrier
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Pack 139 Our Lady of Grace
Nicholas Bongiorno
Michael Campisi
Joseph Carbone
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Pack
349 OLM
Andrew
Boselli
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Pack 327 St. Matthias
Owen
Byrne Max
Czekan David
Fernandez Jr. Matevsz Kolakkowski GianCarlo
Moreno
Bartosz Orzechowski
Matthew Sacktig James Suden Jacob Valle
Frank Wiederhold
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Pack 996 Divine Mercy
at St. Francis of Paola
Matthew Aviles
AD
ALTARE DEI
The Boy Scouts or Venturing of the Catholic Faith is presented with a beautiful tableau
of the Sacramental theology of the church through the Ad Altare Dei program.
This was the first religious emblem program, of any faith, officially recognized by the Boy Scouts
of America as part of their youth program in America.
For
over fifty years, the Catholic Church has led the way in this field as hundreds of emblem counselors have guided thousands
of young men and women through this program of scripture,
faith, exploration and community service.
We honor the following recipients:
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Troop 235 St. Lukes
Anthony Abbicca Josip Banovic Paul Califano Joseph
Callaghan Andrew Sommer
Timothy Sommer
Bronze Pelican Award
The Bronze Pelican Emblem is awarded at the Diocese level to recognize Scouters for
the promotion of Scout Religious Awards, and promoting participation in scout religious activities.
The lay leader in scouting is constantly influencing the youth
of the Scout program through good example, insistence on the observance of the moral principle found in Scout Oath
experiences as he/she participates in the
scouting program.
This
influence on the boy cannot be measured or fully evaluated. Recipients of the Pelican Emblem must be Exemplary in the practice
of their faith.
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Mary Ann Fagan Paul Fagan Frank
Maddalena Deacon James Noble
Lynn Sammon John Sammon Frederic
Shanks
The St. George Emblem
The St. George Emblem is a national recognition approved by the National Catholic
Committee on Scouting.
It
is presented to those who have made a significant contribution to scouting in the field of Catholic relationship
and recognizes outstanding contribution
to the Spiritual Development of Catholic Youth in the program of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Maribeth Dono Mychal Mc
Nicholas
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The Elizabeth Ann Seton Award
The
National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry recognizes the meritorious contributions of adults who serve Catholic youth
through girls’ organizations.
This medal affirms the work of those who help develop their spiritual lives within the context
of girl’s organization.
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Anna Maria Caccamo
The Chairman’s
Award
For Lifetime of Service to Catholic Scouting
John DeLosa
Service To Youth Awards
Peggy Casey
Mike Khiabani
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Lifetime
Achievement Award
Patricia Long
2012 BISHOP’S GOOD SCOUT RECIPIENTS
An Award for Their Devotion to the
Children of our Future
Most Rev. Guy Sansaricq
Aux. Bishop (Retired) Diocese of Brooklyn
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Detective Steven McDonald
NYC Police Department
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Inspector Peter DeBlasio
Commanding Officer 60 PCT
NYC Police Department
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Honorable Bob Turner
US Congressman
9th C.D. Brooklyn & Queens
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Knights of Columbus
Brooklyn and Queens
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WITH SINCERE APPRECIATION
The Diocese
of Brooklyn, Catholic Committee on Scouting wishes to express its appreciation
and acknowledgement for the cooperation
and assistance of Rev.Msgr. David L. Cassato
and
the staff of St. Athanasius for sharing their beautiful facilities and making them available for this event.
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Thank you to Rev. Robert B. Adamo for making Immaculate Heart of Mary available for the Brooklyn Board and thank you to
Rev. Michael A. Carrano for making Our Lady of Hope available for
the Queens Board of Review.
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Most
of all, we send a big thank you to Rev. Thomas F. Vassalotti for taking time from his busy
schedule to share this special day with us and preside
at our Religious Recognition Ceremony.
