Chaplain Committee

Committee Chair: Rev. Michael Hanifin
Committee Advisor: Rev. Mr. Tommy Watts

• Mission
• Chaplain Committee
• Annual Efforts
• Projects
• Certification

Mission

Spiritual formation of Catholic youth through promotion and support Chaplaincy in Scouting Programs.

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The Chaplain Committee

• A committee of Chaplains with a Lay liaison (advisor)
• The Chaplain's Committee develops and promotes literature, materials, resources and programs suitable for use by the Scout Chaplain.
• Develop and maintain a certification process for Catholic Scout Chaplains (at all levels) to encourage a sense of professionalism.
• In cooperation with the host diocese, promote, organize and coordinate liturgies and prayer services at NCCS conferences and biennial meetings.

Annual Efforts

• Liturgies for all annual meetings
• Philmont Chaplaincy Staffing
• Chaplain Orientation at Biennial meeting

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Projects

• Create cards for current certified chaplains
• Recruit Jamboree Chaplains
• Certification process for Catholic Scout Chaplains

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Certification

In 1995, the NCCS Chaplains Committee initiated a Basic Chaplain Certification Process to give greater skills and professionalism to the Catholic Scout Chaplains. Over the years a number of Catholic Chaplains received certification through this process. Then in the last few years the NCCS Basic Chaplain Certification process fell out of use. Recently, the Basic Chaplain Certification process was resurrected and at the recent NCCS Biennial Conference several Basic Chaplain Certification Certificates and Cards werer issued to those who made application. The Catholic Scout Chaplains receiving Certification include:

Basic Catholic Scout Chaplain Application

For further information please contact Chaplains Committee Chairman: Father Michael Hanifin @ mhanifin@santaclarachurch.org

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