Faith is the reason that AHG exists, and AHG encourages each girl to grow in her faith and relationship with God. Our troop is primarily Catholic, therefore, we work from the Religious recognition programs provided by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministries (NFCYM) and the NCCGSCF which allows our girls to explore and become more involved in their Catholic faith. All programs are designed to support and complement the catechetical efforts of the Catholic parishes and schools. In addition to the Religious emblems, girls can earn their Rosary patches and American Saints patches. Newly available to AHG members is the VeggieTales Princess Sweet Pea Beauty Patch, designed by Big Idea productions to teach girls about true inner beauty.
Catholic Religious Emblem Programs
Family of God is the official religious recognition program ofthe Roman Catholic Church for children in grades 2-3.
Family of God is a bilingual activity series developed to complement the catechetical efforts of the parish and families with children in the second and third grades. Revised and transliterated into Spanish in July 2004, the program helps children discover the presence of God in their daily lives as members of their family and parish. |
The I Live My Faith program is designed to help Girls, grades 4-6, appreciate more deeply the place that God and religion occupy in their daily life. The action-oriented activities focus on developing awareness within the individual of his/her potential as a growing person, friend, family member, citizen, and a participant in the community of faith.
The program is divided into three chapters, each of which blends the dimensions of discovery, prayer, service, and sacrament into a unified whole. I Live My Faith complements and supports the more formal religious education provided in Catholic schools and parish programs. |
The Marian Medal program is written for young Catholics, grades 7-10, to enable them to "proclaim the greatness of the Lord." This is accomplished by actively involving the participants in an understanding of Mary as a model of openness and spirituality—a woman of the church.
Through various projects, discussions, and liturgical celebrations over a period of months, the participants are provided with a unique opportunity to develop new insightsinto their personalities, friends, parents, and the world around them. |
This program is designed for Catholic youth in high school who are in the highest level of Scouting. It assists them in discovering how the Holy Spirit moves in their lives, calling them to greater participation in the church's ministryActivities are an integral part of The Spirit Alive process. Because different people have different learning styles, there are four categories of activities to choose from for chapters 1-3 The activity in Chapter 4 is the service component of the process.
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Other Faith Based Patches
Sweet Pea True Beauty PatchAHG is excited to partner with Veggie Tales and Big Idea to help share the message of true beauty.
You can earn the patch by downloading the "True Beauty Guide" and the exclusive "AHG Beauty Guide". Then plan a special event, like a Princess Sleepover, to complete patch requirements. It complements the Daughter of The King Badge and an event can easily incorporate both! The Rosary SeriesThe Rosary Series focuses on a different set of Mysteries of the Holy Rosary and an activity describing how to pray the rosary. This is an opportunity for the youth and adults alike to learn more about their faith. All youth and leaders are eligible to earn the patch.
There are 5 activities in all. They are the Joyful Mysteries, Luminous Mysteries, Sorrowful Mysteries, Glorious Mysteries and Pray the Rosary. A beautiful 5" diameter patch is available with each activity. In the footsteps of American SaintsThis religious activity honors those men and women who led heroic lives of faith. Their words, their deeds, and their devotion to prayer and to the sacraments, inspire all American Catholics. In the Church calendar for the United States, some have the rank of "Saint" and are venerated by the Universal Church. Some have the rank of "Blessed" and are venerated by the Local Church. Some have the rank of "Venerable" and, while on the way to becoming a "Saint", may be venerated by Catholics. Most of these men and women lived and worked in North America in what is now the United States. Some others never set foot in America, however they had a huge impact on the Catholic American landscape. All of them sought to follow Jesus.
The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several Saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models |