Catholic Committee On Scouting - Archdiocese Of Los Angeles

Annual Catholic Scout Retreat Xv – 2006

VeteransMemorial Park

13000 Sayre St.

Sylmar, CA 91342

October 6, 7 & 8, 2006


ACCESS

  1. All vehicles enter park from Sayre St. and proceed to registration. Then proceed to the drop off passengers and equipment zone (NO PARKING) noted on the map and return quickly to the parking area. We will be using camping areas 2 and 3. The CampMaster (s) will direct you to your campsites. Cubs/Webelos and Girl Scouts will use Camp Area 2 which can be reached easily from the Registration Area.
  1. Upon arrival present your REGISTRATION sheet(s) showing names and scouting status (School grade, Scouter or non-scout) of all members of your unit(s) and have available for inspection your MEDICAL RELEASES and TOUR PERMIT/TROOP PERMIT APPLICATION.
  1. Since on-site parking is limited, late arrivals will be able to find parking near by in the park. There will be no driving or parking on the grass. A shuttle service will be set up to transport drivers of off-site cars.
  1. At the end of the retreat, all vehicles may again load at the drop off zone (NO PARKING) noted on the map. Have all your equipment ready to load before driving up. Return to the Registration Area for check-out by 11:00 Sunday.

MEDICAL RELEASE and PARENT’S PERMISSION SLIP

  1. A copy of the Medical Release and Parent’s Permission Slip is enclosed. You need one for each minor in your unit to be completely filled out and signed by the minor’s parent or guardian. These must be kept in the unit leader’s possession at all times while enroute to, present at and returning from the Retreat.
  1. For additional copies, you may reproduce the one enclosed.

TOUR PERMITS/TROOP TRIP APPLICATIONS

  1. This is not a council function. The Archdiocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting has arranged for a location for the annual Catholic Scout Retreat. All units attending must file a “TOUR PERMIT” with their local BSA Council or “TROOP TRIP APPLICATION” with their local GSUSA Council. Insurance coverage (travel, accident, etc.) as in any non-Council or non-district sponsored event, is that carried by the Scout family, unit and local Council.

MISCELLANEOUS

  1. All Scouts and Scouters are requested to be in uniform. During activities and discussion sessions, breakfast and lunch, T-shirts and neckerchiefs with uniform trouser (jeans or skirts) or Class “B” uniforms may be worn. For Mass (or Scout’s Own) and at dinner, full Class “A” uniform is in order. Jackets, of course, are optional according to the weather.

2.Families with mixed ages, boys/girls, are to use camping area 2.

3.Cubs/Webelos must be per national guidelines (BSA) and all Scout units have a minimum of two (2) deep adult leaders present, on-site, and at the scheduled functions throughout the Retreat.

4.Each unit will be responsible for policing its own area as well as helping to clean the entire retreat area. You MUST provide your own garbage bags to collect whatever garbage and rubbish you generate and take it home with you.

We are NOT using the park’s trash containers. If anything is in them, we (you) may be charged for it.

  1. Any grease, oil or liquid used for, or generated by cooking must be carried out and disposed of properly. Bring adequate containers to carry out grease and oil.
  1. Fire control is essentially the same as in any Scout camp. There are few hose bibs (faucets) near camping areas. Each cooking fire is to be protected by a bucket of sand (equal to a 3# coffee can) and a one (1) gallon of water. Each unit is to provide their own of the minimum sizes noted. (L. A. Co. Code 17.04.590)
  1. No fires are allowed in the campsites except for cooking. Cooking fires are limited to propane stoves or charcoal (in braziers or stoves off the ground). NO EXCEPTIONS! Pit fires, ground fires, hibachis, white gas stoves, etc. are forbidden. No pourable liquid fuels are allowed for stoves, lanterns or fire starters.
  1. No open flames or readily flammable substances are permitted in the tents.
  1. In conformance with the National Boy Scouts of America recommendations, it is suggested that adults and Scouters refrain from smoking during the retreat. Should it be necessary to smoke, please do so away from where the Scouts are assembled.
  1. No alcoholic beverages or non-prescribed controlled drugs will be permitted.
  1. No radios, portable TV’s stereos, walk mans, record players or unauthorized musical instruments.
  1. Units will provide their own food, tents, first aid, cooking equipment, utensils, garbage bags (for their own removal) and grease, sand and water containers.
  1. Unit leaders are in charge of and responsible for their unit’s behavior. Remember we are Scouts. Let’s act like good ones. Quiet after taps.
  1. Water is available at a limited number of outlets. Do not wash dishes or attend to personal hygiene at the faucets. Take the water back to your campsite. Bring a clean one gallon plastic jug for each six (6) people in your Pack, Troop or Crew.
  1. Rock throwing is dangerous and forbidden. If you must pick up something, look for litter and place it in your unit’s rubbish container.
  1. Leave all your pets, sheath knives, slingshots, peashooters, electronic games etc. at home.
  1. All adults, senior patrol leaders and all staff members are expected to attend the scheduled functions.
  1. Each Council will provide at least one CampMaster who will report to the Retreat Camp Master. Each Council Camp Master will please identify himself or herself to the Retreat Camp Master as soon as possible after arriving. The CampMaster will be responsible for a specific group of campsites. Each will enforce the rules and act as an ombudsman for any problems. No unit may leave the retreat until a CampMaster has OK’d and signed off their campsite. Leave the area cleaner than you found it!
  1. “Lost and Found” location at headquarters (picnic shelter).
  1. Report all injuries to the First Aid area whether or not the injury is treated by the unit’s first aid.
  1. Scouts and Scouters alike, please bring a neckerchief slide.
  1. Bring your unit’s flags and stands for each Mass/Scout’s Own.
  1. Bring canteen or water bottles – drink plenty of water.
  1. We intentionally do not group Scouts from the same unit together. Therefore it is VERY IMPORTANT for those arriving Saturday morning to be at the registration area by 07:30 so they may all be formed into St. Patrols on time. For the first session group, TRUST BUILDING, it is very important that all the Scouts start together.

INFRACTIONS

  1. No unit will be allowed in the retreat without: TOUR PERMIT/TROOP TRIP APPLICATION, MEDICAL RELEASES and ADEQUATE LEADERSHIP.
  1. Violation of rules pertinent to alcohol or drugs will result in dismissal from the Retreat.
  1. Violations of rules relative to fire, water usage, rock throwing, littering, sheath knives, noise, etc. will be dealt with at the discretion of the Retreat Chairman.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS AVAILABLE - Come prepared. The following patches will be available for purchase:

Duty to God National Catholic Committee on Scouting ……………$1.00

Glorious Mysteries Rosary Patch …………………………………… $4.00

Additional Retreat XV Patches (if available) ………………………...$2.00

Vintage Retreat Patches ………………………………………………$2.00

OPTIONAL: a leather cross TO BRAND …………………………………...$1.00

PLEASE CHECK WITH THE CCSALA WEBSITE ( PRIOR TO LEAVING FOR THE RETREAT FOR ANY POSSIBLE CHANGES CAUSED BY WEATHER OR OTHER CONDITIONS.

As an ongoing service project please bring old eyeglasses to donate at the Retreat.

Catholic Committee On Scouting - Archdiocese Of Los Angeles

CATHOLIC SCOUT RETREAT - UNIT REGISTRATION FORM

Page / of
Pack
Troop
Crew / Council / Year
Select one / Unit Number / Spell out please
SCOUT YOUTH
PARTICPANT’S NAME / 1-5 / 6-8 / 9-12 / NON-SCOUT / SCOUTER
Registration by Grade
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
A. / Total number of pre-registered participants / x $12.00 = / $
(Paid & pre-registered postmarked no later than 09/29/06)
B. / Total number of on-site registered participants / x $15.00 = / $
C. / Total number on Non-Scouts / x $6.00 = / $
Total / $

Make checks payable to:Catholic Committee on Scouting

Mail completed form to:Mary Ann Moore, Treasurer

277 Sunset Drive

Channel Islands, CA 93035-4479

NOTE: If more than one page is needed, sign all pages, but carry total to final page.

I certify that I have in my immediate possession a "Parent's Permission Slip" and Medical Release Form for each minor named above plus a Unit Tour Permit. I and all adults named above hereby release The Catholic Committee on Scouting, the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, its officers, leaders, agents or members, Boy Scouts of America and all municipal agencies whose property and / or personnel are used from responsibility for any injuries or damages we may suffer as a result of our participation in or transportation to or from the retreat.

Unit Leader / Position / Date
Print and Sign
Address / City / State / ZIP

[Revision: July 25, 2006]

Catholic Committee On Scouting - Archdiocese Of Los Angeles

Parent's Permission Slip - Required for Youth
To be Submitted to Unit Leader

I request that my son/daughter ______be permitted to attend the Catholic Committee on Scouting, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, (Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America) Retreat.

He/she is in good physical condition. Should any illness or accident occur to him/her on the trip, I will not hold the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of America, the Catholic Committee on Scouting, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, or any of its subsidiary units, officers, leaders, agents or members liable for medical or other expenses incurred in the care of my child.

My child may receive medical attention by a licensed physician. He may be admitted to a hospital in case of emergency. (Parents will be contacted immediately using information provided below, if possible)
Parent’s Phone ______Medication my child is currently taking______

Emergency Phone ______

Doctor's Name ______

Address______

Parent/Guardian Signature: ______Date: ______

Phone______

Catholic Committee On Scouting - Archdiocese Of Los Angeles

Parent's Permission Slip - Required for Youth

To be Submitted to Unit Leader

I request that my son/daughter ______be permitted to attend the Catholic Committee on Scouting, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, (Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America) Retreat.

He/she is in good physical condition. Should any illness or accident occur to him/her on the trip, I will not hold the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of America, the Catholic Committee on Scouting, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, or any of its subsidiary units, officers, leaders, agents or members liable for medical or other expenses incurred in the care of my child.

My child may receive medical attention by a licensed physician. He may be admitted to a hospital in case of emergency. (Parents will be contacted immediately using information provided below, if possible)
Parent’s Phone ______Medication my child is currently taking______

Emergency Phone ______

Doctor's Name ______

Address______

Parent/Guardian Signature: ______Date: ______

Phone______

09/06/06

Catholic Committee On Scouting - Archdiocese Of Los Angeles

Scout Retreat XV - 2006

Time / Raphael - Grades 1-5 / Gabriel-Grades 6-8 / Michael - Grades 9-12 / Guardian Angels - Adults
Friday
6:00 p.m. / Check In
Leaders Meeting at Pavilion
Facilitator Meeting at Pavilion
Lights out
9:00 p.m.
9:30p.m.
10:30p.m.
Saturday
6:30a / Rise and Shine
Form Groups
Flag Ceremony
First Decade of the Rosary
Move to Group Areas
Name Games
8:45a
9:00a
9:15a
9:30a
9:45a
10:00a / Theme: Evangelization / First Reading: Matt. 28:18-20
10:15a / First Reading: Matt. 28:18-20
10:30a / Break
Second Decade of Rosary
Second Reading: Heb 13:1-8
BSA Rosary Program
10:45a / Break
11:00a / Ojo de Dios & BSA Rosary Program
11:15a / Patron Saint: St. Isaac Jogues
11:30a / Second Decade of Rosary
11:45a / Mass Banners
12:00p / Lunch
12:15p
12:30p
12:45p
1:00p / Gather at Raphael assembly area / Gather at main assembly area
5 minutes / Announcements
Third Decade of Rosary
5 minutes
1:15p / Mass:
Fr. Marco Ortiz & Dcn Wayne Rascati
Nondenominational Service:
Rev. Paul Clark / Mass:
Fr. Tom Baker & Dcn Gaston Turcotte
Nondenominational Service:
Rev. Paul Clark / Mass:
Fr. Jim Maher & Dcn Jim Crowley
Nondenominational Service
Rev. Paul Clark / Mass & Nondenominational Service
Choice of location
1:45p
2:00p
2:15p / Pow-Wow
Hoop Game
Indian Headbands
Face Painting
Metalizing Slides / Pow-Wow
Wooden Cross
Branding
Paint Slide
Indian Game & Dance / Pow-Wow
Woodcarving
Rapelling / Presentations on the CatholicCommittee on Scouting:Religious Emblems, ScouterDevelopment, 10Commandments Hike, ScoutSunday, Pope Paul VI Quality Unit Award, Announcements and on to the Midway Events
2:30p
2:45p
3:00p
3:15p
3:30p
3:45p
4:00p
4:15p / Indian Strength Test
Indian Dance
4:30p
4:45p
5:15p / Dinner
7:00p / Benediction: Deacon Wayne Rascati
7:15p
7:30p / Fourth Decade of Rosary
7:45p / Campfire
Go Back to Unit Campsites
8:00p
8:15p
8:30p
8:45p
9:00p
9:15p
9:30p
9:45p
10:00p / Lights out
Sunday
7:00a.m. / Rise and Shine
Breakfast
Clean Up
9:00a.m. / 5th Decade of Rosary
Mass: Abbot Francis Benedict OSB & Dcn Wayne Rascati
Nondenominational Service: Rev. Paul Clark
10:00 a.m. / Closing Ceremony
Camp Inspection/Check Out
Camp Closed
All Campers Checked Out
10:15am
11:00a.m.