The Catholic Committee on Scouting held its 80th annual Prayer Service and Emblem Presentation for Scouts BSA at the Cathedral of the Assumption Feb. 1. More than 100 Scouts and adult leaders were honored.
Awards were presented to the following:
Five adult leaders received the St. George Emblem for Outstanding Service to Catholic Scouting. They are: Jason Brown and Bill Davenport, representing St. Gabriel Church; Kent Fillecia, a member of St. Frances of Rome Church, representing St. Aloysius Church in Pewee Valley, Ky.; Joshua Norris, representing St. Athanasius Church; and Eric Pohler, representing St. Martha Church.
The following Scouting units received the Pope Paul VI Quality Unit Award:
Troop 4, Boy — St. Agnes Church
Troop 4, Girl — St. Agnes
Troop 175 — St. Edward Church
Pack 243 — St John Paul II Church
Troop 243 — St. John Paul II
Pack 306 — St. Margaret Mary Church
Troop 306 — St. Margaret Mary
Pack 346 — St. Gabriel
Troop 346, Boy — St. Gabriel
Troop 346, Girl — St. Gabriel
Pack 765 — St. Michael Church
Troop 765 — St. Michael
Fifteen Scouts received the Pillars of Faith pin for receiving all four Catholic Religious emblems — Light of Christ, Parvuli Dei, Ad Altare Dei and Pope Pius XII. Listed by their units, they are:
Troop 4B, St. Agnes — Sawyer Grissom and Nicholas Hettinger.
Troop 109, St. Francis of the Fields — Julian Swett of St. Bernadette Church.
Troop 327, St. Albert the Great Church — Vincent Biagi, Nicholas Fish, Liam Ising, Michael Thomas.
Troop 346, St. Gabriel — Mathew Frick, Josh Frick, Louis Sillman and Evan Wartman.
Troop 346G, St. Gabriel — Emma Hoffman.
Troop 366, St. Athanasius — Xavier Norris.
Troop 477, St. Aloysius, Pewee Valley — Mathew Doyle and Ethan Gilley.
In addition, 28 high school-age Scouts earned the Pope Pius XII Emblem; 26 Scouts earned the Ad Altare Dei (To the Altar of God Emblem); 23 Cub Scouts received the Parvuli Dei (Child of God Emblem) and 36 Cub Scouts received the Light of Christ Award.
