Religious Relations Materials - Five Rivers Council

Religious Relations Materials

Welcome to the web presence of the Five Rivers Council Religious Relations Committee. The purpose of this page is to present leaders with a useful resource to find information that is needed to help extend the reach of their religious programs within their units. It is hoped that you will find this information useful!

Unit Chaplain Questionnaire - A Questionarrie to be used by units to present to the council committee to better inform the committee on needs and focus areas.
Chaplain's Aide Manual - A newly created manual to help chaplain's aides have a clearer vision of their position and responsibility, while giving resources and ideas for how to better perform their duties.
Scouts Own Service Program - A sample program for a Scout's Own Service. An editable Rich Text version of this program is also available for Download [1.3 MB].
Scouts Own Service Songs - Some sample popular songs for a Scout's Own Service.

Useful Links:

USScouts.org Scoutduty -> General Relious Program Information for Scouts and Scouters.
P.R.A.Y. Publishing -> The One-Stop shop for information on all of the religious awards available to Scouts AND Scout Volunteers to earn. Select the "Recognitions/Emblems" menu option to search for awards in a target faith. Adult Awards appear near the bottom while Youth Awards appear near the top.
Official BSA Religious Awards -> A section of the national BSA website devoted to Relgious Awards. The Getting Started section gives you all of the information you need to get a program running in your unit.
National Catholic Committee on Scouting -> Home web presence for the NCCS.
National Jewish Committee on Scouting -> Home web presence for the NJCS.