Diocese of Knoxville Catholic Committee on Scouting scout International Awareness Medallion

International Catholic Awareness Medallion Activity (Adults)

Overview

The medallion and patch insignia of The International Catholic Conference of Scouting (ICCS) is being offered to any adults in recognition of demonstrated awareness of Scouting in the Catholic Church throughout the world.

The International Catholic Conference of Scouting provides an opportunity for its members to meet together as friends in the Catholic Church. It links the Catholic Church and the Scouting Movement all over the world. It contributes to the complete education of young people through Scouting from the perspective of the Catholic faith. It develops and enhances the spiritual dimension of Scouting in the World Scout Movement.

The Pope appoints priests to work with the International Catholic Conference of Scouting as ecclesiastical assistants (chaplains). This recognition activity is an ongoing special project of the International Committee of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting (USA). Proceeds will further the work of the International Catholic Conference of Scouting and help enable representation by NCCS chaplains at ICCS meetings and NCCS chaplain support at international scouting events.

International Catholic Awareness Activity Flier / Facilitators Guide

Eligibility

The purpose is to help the youths understand more about Catholicism in foreign countries and how it may differ from Catholicism in the United States. Also to expose our youth to different cultures with a common faith.

Youth 11-18 years old.

Requirements

1. Look up the definition of the word “Catholic” in the dictionary or Catholic Encyclopedia; tell how it applies to the Catholic Church.

2. Plus, do any two (2) of the following:

1. Talk to someone who has experienced Catholicism in a foreign country about what it is like living as a Catholic in that country.


	2. Do one of the following pertaining to a Catholic church of a different national background or a different rite from your own:

	a. Visit and attend a Liturgy or a Mass, is possible, in a foreign language, and compare it to Mass in your own parish.
	b. Write or meet with a Scout of that church to find out in what way that church differs from your own and is like your own.
	c. View a video or a movie about that church.


	3. Earn the “Citizenship in the World” Merit Badge.

	4. Correspond with a Catholic Scout in a foreign country by mail or e-mail.

	5. View a video or movie on Scouting in a foreign country (e.g., World Youth Day, World Jamboree).

	6. Learn a Scouting phrase and the Sign of the Cross in a foreign language.

	7. Help a Cub Scout earn his International Awareness Pin and Patch Recognition.

Program Completion

When the youth completes the requirements, he/she must complete the application and mail it along with the application fee to the Catholic Committee on Scouting.

Please complete the application and mail it along with the application fee to ...

ICCS Activity
Attn: George C. LeCrone, Sr.
10700 Leeward Lane
Knoxville, Tn. 37934-3012

Click here to determine the application fee or for a printable application in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat.

Presentation of the Award:

This award will be mailed directly to the person that completed the award (or the person who ordered the award(s)). We encourage each unit to plan a formal presentation for their scout(s) in your Troop, Pack or at a Mass in your local Parish.