The Catholic Committee on Scouting will host “Trail of Churches” on Saturday, March 3, from 8:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m., to provide local Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, American Heritage Girls, and Trail Life USA members an opportunity to tour historic Catholic churches in the Nashville area.

 The tour will begin at Cathedral of the Incarnation, and will then proceed to St. Mary of the Seven Sorrows, followed by Holy Name, and Christ the King. The entire group will gather for a short reception at the end of the event. All registered participants will receive a Trail of Churches patch. Carpooling is suggested. All age levels, K-12 are welcome. 

Scouts are asked to come in uniform (Class A for Boy Scouts), bring a sack lunch, and be prepared to walk. All times shown below are approximate and subject to change up until the day of the event.  Early discount registration (through Feb. 17, 2018) is $7/Scout, $10 after the 17th but prior to the event and $15 the day of the event, and for adults who also want a patch. and for adults who also want a patch. 

Registration will be taken by emailing- Brandi.laporte0413@gmail.com. 

The Nashville Diocese Catholic Committee on Scouting (CCS) joins the Diocese of Nashville and the Scouting Community of Middle Tennessee in celebrating the news, announced early this morning by Pope Francis’ appointment of the Very Reverend J. Mark Spalding, JCL, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Louisville and pastor of Holy Trinity Church there, as the 12th Bishop of Nashville. 

 We offer him our enthusiastic support and our heartfelt prayers as he prepares to lead this flock. The Nashville Diocese Catholic Committee on Scouting looks forward to welcoming Fr. Spalding to Nashville.

More information about Fr. Spalding is available at www.dioceseofnashville.com

Be sure to join us for our August meeting of the Nashville Diocese Catholic Committee on Scouting being held at the newly renovated offices of the Girl Scouts of America this Wednesday, August 16th. The meeting is at 6:30 PM and will be held in the Board Room of the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee at 4522 Granny White Pike, Nashville, TN 37204.

Meeting Location:

Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee

4522 Granny White Pike

Nashville, TN 37204

As always, please join us and bring a friend as we put our Mission and Vision Statements to work.

Dear Colleagues in Catholic Scouting:

 

We are happy herewith to provide you with information regarding our upcoming 44^th NCCS Biennial Conference, April 7 – 10, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia! This is the first time we’ve been able to bring our Biennial Conference to Atlanta in 50 years!!!

 

Hosted by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, our 44^th NCCS Biennial Conference will be at the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center, 246 Perimeter Center Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30346.

 

This information and any updates will be posted via email and at http://www.nccs-bsa.org/national/AnnualMeeting.php.  Note that discounted or early-bird registration is available until March 10.  We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!

 

For those who think they may have missed the opportunity to participate in this year's annual appeal, we have attached that information also.

 

Yours in Catholic Scouting,

Your NCCS Conference Management Team