Service Day, November 1st

We will be spending the day working on apartments that the Evansville Rescue Mission is currently remodeling. Meet at the Barn by 8:00 AM (We will be leaving as close to 8 as possible!) and we will be returning to the barn at 4:00 PM.

Remember to:
Wear Old Clothes (You will get dirty!)
Bring A Sack Lunch
Bring Work Gloves & Safety Glasses (If you have them)

Important Upcoming Dates

Popcorn order forms due – Oct. 28th
Wreath order forms due – Nov. 4th
Christmas Tree Lot Sign-ups – Nov. 4th

Parent Meeting – March 11th

There will be a parent meeting, March 11th, during the regular troop meeting from 7:00-8:30. Child care will be provided if needed.

Canceled Meeting – Feb. 12th

Due to the weather and road conditions, we will NOT be having a meeting tonight. If you have signed up for Merit Badge University this weekend, please do not forget! Since the meeting is canceled you will be receiving phone calls confirming your merit badge classes this weekend. If you have not heard which class you are signed up for, please call Ray!

Upcoming Camp Out – Chicago

Once a year the troop makes it way to visit a nearby thriving city for our one “luxury” camp out of the year. This year we are heading up to “The Windy City” for a weekend of museum tours and sight seeing. Chicago is the largest city in the Midwest and is the third largest in the United States with a population of nearly 3 million. The average high temperature for February in Chicago is 35 degrees Fahrenheit. While we are in Chicago, we will be visiting The Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Science and Industry and The Hancock Observatory.

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Scout Sunday – Feb 2nd-3rd

Scout Sunday is this weekend, February 2nd and 3rd. All scouts are required to attend one service at Crossroads, you should be receiving a phone call from your patrol leader letting you which service your patrol is assigned to attend and the times you are expected to be there. We will need to be there before and after service in order to man our table in the Atrium.

The Boy Scouts of America have designated the Sunday preceding February 8 as Scout Sunday and the following Saturday is designated as Scout Sabbath. (The United Methodist Church celebrates Scout Sunday on the second Sunday of February as not to conflict with Transfiguration Sunday.)

The day is meant to mark the founding of the Scouts in the United States. Observation varies by unit and locale. Scouts go to their places of worship in uniform and help with the service.

In the United States, Scouting has been used by churches, synagogues, and many other religious organizations as part of their youth ministries. Approximately 50 percent of all Scouting units are chartered to religious groups. These observances offer an opportunity for congregations to honor Scouts and Scouters, as well as to learn more themselves about the value of Scouting as a youth program.

January Camp Out Review

This past weekend was the first time we were able to use Adam’s Bus. Adam’s Bus is provided for use to Troop 322 by the Adam Wheeler Memorial Fund. The bus is inexpensively “rented” to the troop on a yearly basis to continually replenish and build up the fund. When the need to replace the bus arises in the future, the fund will once again be able to purchase a newer bus and continue providing transportation for the Troop. This bus is still being worked on and will receive a new paint job soon!

We visited Marengo Cave and took the Crystal Palace and Dripstone Trail tours along with taking a short cave crawl. Before entering the cave, the scouts were able to go through the cave simulator. The simulator turned out to be much harder than the actual cave crawl, some of the turns inside the simulator were pretty crazy! Marengo is packed full of cave formations and along with a great tour guide who was able to answer the scouts barrage of questions we had a great tour!

Make sure to check out the whole photo gallery from the camp out in the photos section of the site!