Welcome to the temporary home of the
Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina
Catholic Committee on Scouting
www.bsachaplain.com
Click here for the address to send all emblem applications and adult nominations  Please note that the address has recently changed
The National Catholic Committee on Scouting®  website contains a wealth of information on Catholic Scouting, including many awards and opportunities available to Scouts which are not listed here.

Click here to view our 2005 annual report

Click here to download an Emblem Presentation Ceremony (in .PDF format) right-click and save the file

Youth Emblems
(click here for information on adult recognitions)

Clicking on an emblem image will take you to the National Catholic Committee on Scouting® official webpage for more information
Light of Christ -- Tigers and Wolves
Parvuli Dei -- Bears and Webelos
Ad Altare Dei -- Boy Scouts who have completed the 6th Grade
Pope Pius XII -- Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Explorers who have started the 9th grade

Emblem workbooks may be ordered through the usual Boy Scouts of America distribution system:  council service centers, National Scout Shops, retail distributors, www.scoutstuff.org, and the BSA catalog.  Each Scout must have his own workbook.  Please do not make photocopies of the books.

Receipt of any emblem entitles the member to wear the youth religious emblem knot (#5014) which is a silver knot on a purple background.  If a Scout has received more than one religious emblem, he may choose to indicate this by wearing the appropriate miniature devices, indicating the Scouting programs in which he earned them, pinned on the knot.  These devices are available through the local council service center.

Adult Recognitions
Bronze Pelican -- Diocesan Adult Recognition
The Bronze Pelican nomination form is available in two formats:
Nomination form in Microsoft Word (.doc) file. 
Right-click the link and save the file to your local computer, then open the file and fill-in the nomination.
Nomination form in Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) file. 
Save the file, print it, then type or print the information.

Please send all completed religious emblems applications and adult recognition nominations to:
     Mr Jim Weiskircher
     745 Glenridge Rd
     Spartanburg, South Carolina  29301
Nominations are considered on an ongoing basis, and the award is presented throughout the year, therefore there is no deadline for submissions.
Saint George -- Diocesan/National Adult Recognition.  A nomination form may be downloaded from the NCCS website by clicking on the emblem image.  You will also have the option to complete the nomination form online to print and mail to the Chaplain.

Nominations are considered every December, and the deadline for submissions is December 1 of each calendar year.
Please do not send nominations until November 1.  All nominations will be considered during the month of December.

Receipt of the Saint George Award (but not the Bronze Pelican) entitles an adult to wear the adult religious emblem knot (#4022) which is a purple knot on a silver background.

Please send all completed religious emblems applications and adult recognition nominations to:
     Mr Jim Weiskircher
     745 Glenridge Rd
     Spartanburg, South Carolina  29301

Applications received by fax will not be processed (no exceptions).

Miniature versions (similar but not identical to, the full-size emblems) are available for all youth and adult medals.  These miniatures are intended for civilian wear by the recipients (never on the Scout uniforms), or by their parents.  These may be ordered at any time by contacting the Chaplain. 

Please allow a minimum of thirty days to receive the medals/certificates.  While it is entirely possible that they may arrive sooner, do not plan on this happening.  If you are planning to present the medals on a certain date (for example, Scout Sunday),  simply write a letter to the Chaplain listing how many of each medal you anticipate needing and the date you will need them (with 30 days notice, of course).  Medals may be ordered in advance from the manufacturer, then mailed to the parish/unit as the Scouts complete the emblems.  You will not be asked to pay for any emblems until you receive them.