» Adult Meetings, Trainings and Information

District Roundtable - Tuesday, February 14th @ 7:30pm, Glen Landing Middle School. All adult leaders are invited. See the White Horse District's roundtable page for more details.

Committee Meeting - February 5th @ 12.00 at the Parish Center.

Training

All adults are encouraged to take training courses These classes are offered by the White Horse District. Some classes are also available on-line at www.myscouting.org.

For the safety of our children the Diocese of Camden Office of Safe Environment requires that all adult scout leaders be fingerprinted and have criminal background checks completed. In addition a Child Assault Prevention (CAP) class must be taken.

To attend one of these classes, call or email Cindy in the Our Lady of Hope Parish office to register at 856-228-4331 or SEcoordinator@OurLadyOfHopeNJ.org. Please register at least five days before the session you would like to attend. Please mention that you are a member of Cub Scout Pack 177. See the Diocese of Camden's website under "UPCOMING CAP SESSIONS" for times, locations and more detail. Fingerprinting forms can be found on this website under the "Forms" tab at the top of the page.

Upcoming classes:

Feb. 6th @ 7:00 Blessed Theresa of Calcutta--Collingswood (Cafeteria)

Feb. 8th @ 7:00 Our Lady of Hope Parish--Blackwood

Feb. 13th @ 7:00 Incarnation--Mantua

Feb. 16th @ 7:00 Most Precious Blood Parish--Collingswood

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February 2012 - IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Character Connection: Resourcefulness

"America is moving forward and gaining strength. We have been tested, and we have proven ourselves to be a tough, resilient and resourceful nation". --Bill Frist

How can we be resourceful? The first thing that comes to mind is recycling. Many of us, hopefully all of us, recycle our used bottles, cans, paper,cardboard, plastics, metals, et cetra. That is a great start. How else can we be resourceful? Resourceful is defined in Dictionary.com as, "able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc". So, resourceful does not begin with your recycling can sitting at your curb but rather it started with the resourcefulness person that used his head and thought to themself that there must be a better way to dispose of or reuse our garbage...

A Scout is...

Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.

Words to live by.

Provide support for your scout's den & pack
It's important to remember that the adult leaders of your scout's den/pack are volunteers who give their own time to provide a quality program for your scout. There are always times when help from parents in the pack is needed. By pitching in as needed, you can show your scout the importance of helping others. So be on the lookout for opportunities for you to help the den, the pack, and its leaders.

Do you know a young boy in 1st through 5th grade that likes to explorer, hike, camp, crafts and working with tools? Cub Scouts might be the right place for him.

Cub Pack 177 meets Friday evenings at 7:00PM in the Our Lady of Hope Parish Center. For more information email CubPack177@mail.com or stop by and see what we have planned.

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Upcoming Events

Happy New Year!!!

February 5th - Scout Sunday 9:00am Mass. Meet in church gathering space by 8:50 in class "A"uniforms.

February 10th - 12th Camping trip to Pine Hill plus, Blue & Gold Banquet.

February 17th - Parish Center 7:00 - 8:00. We will work on derby cars

February 24th - Parish Center 7:00. Last minute derby car adjustments and weigh-in.

February 25th- Parish Center Pinewood Derby

March 2nd - Parish Center 7:00 - 8:00

March 4th - District Pinewood Derby weigh-in

March 11th - District Pinewood Derby

March TBD - First Aid Demonstration

April 27th - 29th - Camp Alpine in North Jersey

We received thanks from Mr. Tumolo and the members of the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Hope Parish for our assistance in setting up the gym for their annual free throw contest. Good job Dylan and Michael! Your hard work was appreciated.

Congratulations to our Assistant Cubmaster John & his wife Chris-Jan on the birth of their son on 1/20/12.

Thanks to Sgt. Barton of the Gloucester Township Police Department for the tour of the police station, lessons learned, prizes and the opportunity to meet one of the K-9 officers.

January Honor Scout of the Month

Congratulations to Ryan for exemplifying what it means to be a Scout!

Welcome to our newest member Ramil!

Congratulations to our Committe Chariman, Dwain Dubé on earning his Wood Badge for completing Scouting's most intense and premier training course.

December Honor Scout of the Month

Congratulations to Kevin for selling the most poinsettias!

Scouting For Food

Our Scouts collected over 200 canned goods which were donated to the St. Vincent Depaul Society.

Welcome to our newest members, Edwin and Brian.

All have been accounted for ...

Thankfully we did not lose any scouts or Akelas in the haunted grounds of Pine Hill.

"Go & See" at Firehouse

Thank you to Scott and Rodney at the Bellmawr Park Fire Department for providing a fire safety demonstration to the scouts and adults. The scouts enjoyed the evening, especially the opportunity to squirt the hoses.

Palmyra Cove provided a wonderful hiking opportunity. Thank you to Ed for being our trail guide and enriching us with his knowledge of the area.

Camping

We had beautiful weather for our camping trip to Parvin State Park and the Millville Airshow. The particiaption was great as we enjoyed hiking, fishing, campfire stories, food, games and company.

Welcome Newest Members

Brian, Ian, Kevin and Shane have joined Cub Pack 177. Welcome to you and your families!

Patriots Day

Cub Scouts Brian and Michael joined members of Boy Scout Troop 177 and many other residence of our community for a very important service at Chew Landing Fire Department in which an artifact of the World Trade Center was dedicated and permantly placed on display. It was both a beautiful and somber service as we recalled all of the brave men and women who lost their lives on 9/11/01 while thanking those who serve and protect us every day right here in Gloucester Township.

Riversharks

Unfortunately a large thunderstorm with relentless rain postponed the Riversharks game on Friday, August 19th and therefore Cub Scout Pack 177 and Boy Scout Troop 177 were not able to take the field and perform their duty as color guard. We look forward to another opportunity.