Nov. 19, 2014

Malone  - Bishop Terry R. LaValley and Father Bryan Stitt, chaplain of the Diocese of Ogdensburg Catholic Committee on Scouting, concelebrated at the 20th Annual Diocesan Bishop’s Scout Mass at Notre Dame Church Oct. 19.

At Holy Family School, Bishop LaValley blessed the religious emblems and awarded them with Father Stitt as Cory L. Haynes, Diocesan Chairman of the Diocese of Ogdensburg Catholic Committee on Scouting announced the recipients:

Spirit Alive
Alexandra Mesick, Sacred Heart of Jesus of Chazy

Light of Christ
Aiden Gold, St. James Church of Carthage
Logan Gold, St. James Church of Carthage
Nathaniel Higgins, St. Paul’s Church of Black River
Hector Lopez, St. James Church of Carthage
Hayden Tolbert, St. Michael’s Church
Patrick Tucker, St. Michael’s Church

Parvuli Dei
Tristan Hellijas, Notre Dame Church of the St. Andre Parish of Malone
Giovanni Di Nola, St. James Church of Carthage
Danny Carlin, St. Michael’s Church
Aiden Gold, St. James Church of Carthage
Terrance Higgins, St. Paul’s Church of Black River
Timothy Hill, St. Michael’s Church
Matthew Leeds, St. James Church of Carthage
Hayden Tolbert, St. Michael’s Church
Patrick Tucker, St. Michael’s Church

Ad Altare Dei
Troy Bulris, St. Joseph’s Church of West Chazy
Andrew Rivera, St. Joseph’s Church of Dannemora

Pope Pius XII
Rafael Rivera IV, St. Joseph’s Church of Dannemora

Bronze Pelican Adult Religious Emblem
Cory Haynes, St. Ann’s Church of St. Regis Falls

St. George Adult Religious Emblem
Randy Besio, St. Mary's & St. Joseph’s Church of Massena

At the retreat
During the scout retreat Which preceded the Mass, scouts participated in a game of curling with an Olympic Coach, explored options to consider for their own vocation, earned a commemorative patch for learning about St. Isaac Jogues, created a personal first aid kit for an outing, and helped with service projects at Holy Family School.

Information about the Catholic Scouting emblem programs, the summertime Mountain Top Mass, the Annual Retreat, and the Bishop’s Scout Mass is available at www.rcdony.org/scouting.html.

Bishop LaValley presents the Bronze Pelican Adult Religious Emblem to Cory Haynes of St. Regis Falls as Father Bryan Stitt, chaplain of the Ogdensburg Catholic Committee on Scouting looks on. Haynes is chair of the committee.