St. Michael the Archangel at 502 West Front Street, Monroe, MI 48161 US - Scouting
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Cub Scouting means "doing." Everything in Cub Scouting is designed to have the boys doing things. Activities are used to achieve the aims of Scouting - citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness. Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack.
The most important are the weekly den meetings (September through May plus some summer activities) and the monthly pack meetings. Cub Scouting has nine purposes:
- Positively influence character development and encourage spiritual growth
- Help boys develop habits and attitudes of good citizenship
- Encourage good sportsmanship and pride in growing strong in mind and body
- Improve understanding within the family
- Strengthen boys' ability to get along with other boys and respect other people
- Foster a sense of personal achievement by helping boys develop new interests and skills
- Show how to be helpful and do one's best
- Provide fun and exciting new things to do
- Prepare boys to become Boy Scouts
Apart from the fun and excitement of Cub Scout activities, a number of ideals are expressed in the day-to-day life of the boy and his leaders. Cub Scout Promise – “I, (name), promise to do my best To do my duty to God and my country, To help other people, and To obey the Law of the Pack.” Cub Scout Motto – “Do Your Best.” Our Scouts carry out this promise by serving the community in various ways including Lake Erie MetroPark cleanup, collecting items for the Food Bank, Christmas caroling at Marion Place, providing Thanksgiving dinner for needy families.
WHO CAN JOIN (…AND HOW)?
Cub Scouting is for boys in the first through fifth grades (or ages 7, 8, 9, and 10). Members join a Cub Scout pack and are assigned to a den, usually a neighborhood group of six to eight boys. First-grade boys (Tiger Cubs) meet twice a month, while Wolf Cub Scouts (second graders), Bear Cub Scouts (third graders), and Webelos, Scouts (fourth and fifth graders) meet weekly. Once a month, all of the dens and family members gather for a pack meeting under the direction of a Cubmaster and pack committee. The committee includes parents of boys in the pack and members of the chartered organization.
If you’re interested in joining, feel free to contact us through a message at the parish, 241-8645.
?? and FOR THE LITTLE ONES?
Tiger Cubs BSA is a simple and fun program for first-grade boys and their families. The Tiger Cub program introduces boys and their adult partners to the excitement of Cub Scouting as they "Search, Discover, and Share" together. The Tiger Cub program is conducted on two levels.
First, the Tiger Cub and his adult partner meet in the home to conduct activities for the whole family. Second, the Tiger Cub and his adult partner meet twice a month with other Tiger Cubs and adult partners in the den, using the planned "big idea" (or theme) for their activity during one of the meetings.
Each den meeting is hosted by a Tiger Cub-adult partner team. Tiger Cubs BSA follows a school-year cycle. Boys remain in the Tiger Cub program until they complete first grade. At that time, they graduate into a Cub Scout den and are eligible to participate in Cub Scout summer activities, including Cub Scout day camp. Tiger Cub Promise – “I promise to love God, my family, and my country, and to learn about the world.” Tiger Cub Motto – “Search, Discover, Share.”
MORE INFORMATION If you would like more information on the Cub Scouts, Tiger Cubs or the Boy Scouts of America, please contact the parish OR go to the Boy Scouts of America website at www.bsa.scouting.org .