January 27, 2025 Newsletter

Key Takeaways from this Newsletter

Read this newsletter or the cold snap continues until April!

• Next Troop Meeting – Jan 27 - Gym
• 10 Mile Hike at Palos Forest Preserve – Jan 25
• Sock Drive Wrap-Up and Delivery
• Eagle Court of Honor – Sun, Feb 2 – 2:00 – Gym
• Ad Altare Dei Begins Feb 10
• Troop Jackets
• Upcoming Dates

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Hi everyone,

- Next Troop Meeting – Monday, January 20 – School Hall - 7:00-9:00 PM

Thanks to the Scouts and leaders who helped take down the Christmas creche amid bitter cold this past Monday. We moved fast and finished the job in record time! The same intrepid crew also moved all the socks and underwear from the church to the Shroom.

This coming Monday we will be sorting and organizing everything we collected and preparing it to be delivered to Cornerstone Community Outreach. We will also be prepping for the February 2 Eagle Scout Court of Honor.

We might also have some Webelos Scout visitors on Monday night.

Class A uniform for everyone – please!

- Palos 10-Mile Hike – Saturday, January 25

Here are the details for the hike this Saturday:

Meet at the Parish Office Building at 9:00 AM to load up cars and get on the road.

Each hiker should dress appropriately (layers) for the weather and must be wearing hiking boots or shoes. No gym shoes! Hikers must carry their own day pack which contains:

• at least 3 liters of water – a liter is very close to a quart
• sack lunch
• personal snacks
• rain gear
• personal first aid kit – if you have one
• compass – if you have one
• hat and gloves
• sunglasses – optional – Trying to be optimistic!

We expect to be back at St. Juliana by 5:00 pm.

- Sock Drive Wrap-Up

Thanks to everyone who gave time to staff the Sock Drive last weekend. As usual, the parish was very generous with socks, underwear, and money to support the people who rely on Cornerstone Community Outreach. We will be delivering everything to Cornerstone on Saturday, February 1.

- Ad Altare Dei Starts Monday, February 10 – 7:00 PM

As previously announced, we will begin offering the prestigious Catholic Scout Award – Ad Altare Dei – “To the Altar of God”. Scouts who have completed sixth grade are eligible to work on the award. The cost to participate in earning the award is $40. This fee includes the Scout workbook and the Ad Altare Dei ribbon and medal.

The counselors for Ad Altare Dei are Deacon Tom Dombai and Mr. Chris Floss. We are grateful to them for their generous donation of time to our Scouts. Beginning on February 10 they will meet with the Scouts from 7:00 to 7:30 prior to the regular Troop meeting. They will schedule meetings every two weeks to work through the award. The initial meeting with Scouts is on Monday, February 10 at 7:00 PM.

Scouts who are interested in earning Ad Altare Dei should let me know as soon as possible. The fee is due by February 3, so that we can make sure to get enough workbooks for everybody. Please reach out to me if you have any questions.

- Troop Jackets

A few people have asked if the Troop is planning to get more of the green winter jackets that many of us are wearing. We are willing to order more if there is enough interest. The more we order the better the price will be. Mrs. Albanito is researching the cost, but we need to have an idea of how much interest there is. The jackets are very well made, warm, and durable. One wearer almost set his on fire on a camping trip, but he’s still wearing it! They also have inside pockets that are very convenient. We have been very happy with them over the years. We will let you know when we have some pricing, but please let me know if you might be interested.

- Upcoming Dates

• Sat, January 25 – 10-Mile Hike – Palos Forest Preserves
• Sat, February 1 – Sock Drive Drop-Off at Cornerstone in Uptown
• Sun, February 2 - Eagle Court of Honor – 2:00 PM
• Sun, February 9 – Scout Mass – 9:30 AM
• Sat, February 15 – 10-Mile Hike
• Fri-Sun – March 7-9 – Cabin Camping at BSA Camp Oh-Da-Ko-Ta – Burlington, WI
• Fri-Sun – April 25-27 – Backpacking Weekend – Ice Age Trail
• Fri-Sun – May 16-18 – Tent Camping at Warren Dunes
• Mon-Fri – June 16-20 – White River Canoe Trip
• Sun- Sat, July 13-19 – Summer Camp

See you next Monday!

Mr. Pelrine
Scoutmaster, Troop 965