Sample Article
(for church use)
If you would like to announce a God and Family class in
churches, you may choose to use the following information
or handout. Remember, youth from all four agencies (Boy
Scouts of America, Camp Fire USA, Girls Scouts of the USA,
American Heritage Girls)
who attend Protestant and Independent churches can work on
this program. You may want to contact the pastors of
neighboring churches (of your denomination or others) and
invite their youth as well. Additionally, youth who do not
belong to any youth agency are also welcome to participate
in the God and Family program and to earn the recognition
items.
Text for announcements in church newsletters, etc.:
All young people in grades four and five are invited to
join us on ______________(date) at ____________(time) to
begin a God and Family program at ________________(name of
meeting location). We will be meeting
__________________(list dates or frequency – ie: every
Monday for seven weeks). The God and Family program is
designed to help youth understand the importance of family
and God’s role in a healthy family. We will celebrate the
completion of the program with a pizza party on
_____________ (date – list this information only if you
will be having a class pizza party). The cost of this
program is _____ (list price), which covers the price of
the student workbook. This program is officially
recognized by the Boy Scouts of America, Camp Fire USA,
Girl Scouts of the USA and American Heritage Girls as the religious awards
program for youth in our church and youth in those
organizations are particularly encouraged to attend. In
addition to participating in the meetings and completing
family projects, youth are required to share what they
have learned with the pastor before they are eligible for
the award. Please call __________________ (name) at
_______________(phone) for more information or to register
for the program.
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