Religious Emblems Program
	Pope Pius XII Requirements (New Program approved in 2001)

Eligibility:

The Pope Pius XII emblem program is for any registered Boy Scout or Venturer who is in grade 9 through age 21, and is of Roman Catholic faith.

The Pope Pius XII program was revised and approved in 2001.   The new workbooks should be available by the summer of 2002.

Purpose:

The purpose of the Pope Pius XII program is to help Catholic Scouts and Venturers more fully develop a Christian way of life within a faith community. Participants explore their baptismal call to bring about an awareness of their current and future calls from God. God’s calls are in three distinct areas, i.e., inner self, secular community and church community. These are all intertwined and impact one’s daily life. They will explore this intertwining to fully understand their primary vocation of giving witness to the Gospel of Christ. The program is organized in chapters based on these calls and their interrelationship.

Program Goals:

The goals of the Pope Pius XII program are as follows:

1. To have participants examine how being a Christian affects his or her daily life in a real world.
2. To challenge the participants to evaluate his or her personal talents and abilities in light of a possible choice of life states, occupation and ministry.
3. To challenge the participants to discover how these life states, occupation and ministries help him or her become more active in the Catholic Christian faith community.
4. To give the participants an opportunity to share his or her faith and practice his or her religion among peers, while receiving guidance and feedback attuned to the ideals of Scouting.

Activities:

The program contains the following units:

CHAPTER ONE: In the Beginning

Goal: To examine the individuals I have chosen to associate with, and explain the implications of these choices.

CHAPTER TWO: God and You

Goal: To explore what it means to be called by God through the Sacraments of Initiation, and how these calls continue in and affect my life.

CHAPTER THREE: Life Choices

Goal: To examine and discover various "Life States" to which God may be calling me.

CHAPTER FOUR: "9 to 5"

Goal: To examine various professions or occupations, and seek to discover the ones to which God may be calling me.

CHAPTER FIVE: Here I Am

Goal: To examine various ministries, and seek to discover the ones to which God may be calling me.

CHAPTER SIX: A Melting Pot

Goal: To examine the Church’s definition of vocation and how it and God’s calls intertwine in an individual’s daily life through "life state," occupation and ministry.

CHAPTER SEVEN: Putting It All Together

Goal: To aid in a realization that my faith and call from God affect my daily life, and how my daily life affects my faith and call from God.