Awards Overview
Awards Overview
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Scouting America and American Heritage Girls are encouraged to complete their Religious Emblems or Catholic Faith Awards to grow in their faith, connect with their spirituality, and participate fully in Catholic Scouting.
Youth, sign up under the Scouting America or American Heritage Girls links below.
Scouting America Religious Emblem Counselors/Mentors, register your class through the link below.
American Heritage Girls Catholic Faith Award Mentors will be identified as we form classes.
All adult Counselors/Mentors (BSA and AHG), please complete the following training: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Religious Award Counselor/Mentor Training
Connect with your class and complete the award program requirements.
Attend a Catholic retreat (recommended for all, required for some programs).
Obtain the signatures at the end of your program book and turn these in to your Counselor/Mentor for review.
Complete a Board of Review (if required for your award).
Order your Awards
Award medals and patches for Cub Scouts, AHG Tenderhearts, and Explorers are awarded at your parish or troop at a time of their choosing. If you wish to have them in time for Scout Sunday, early Feb every year, the deadline to order is December 15th.
The following awards are presented at the Arch KCK Spring Awards Mass:
BSA: Ad Altare Dei, Pope Pius XII, Pillars of Faith
AHG: Pioneer – Deus Et Civitas Mea (God and My Community for Pioneers), Patriot – Femina Integritatis (Women of Integrity), Pillars of Faith
Eagle Scout and Stars and Stripes Recipient Recognition
Adult Awards: Bronze Pelican, St. George, St. Anne, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (further details below)
Troop: Pope Paul VI Unit of Excellence
ArchKCK Religious Awards Mass is April 18th, 2027 at 2pm. Deadline to order awards: March 15th, 2027
To place an order, please complete this order form (NEW ORDER FORM COMING SOON)
You’ll be able to add comments and ask questions at the end of the form.
You will receive an invoice by email from the Catholic Committee on Scouting Treasurer. Please pay for your medals and any parent pins (parent pins are optional in BSA, not available in AHG) promptly.
Please let us know! Your CCS is a valuable resource of info and we’d like to directly keep you in the loop on important dates, information, and more. We would also like to know if your class is open to other Scouts seeking an in-person experience.
Click here to register your class: REGISTER YOUR CLASS
All Scouts ready to participate in an AAD or PPXII class please sign up here. If your unit does not have a class, we will do our best to connect you with a class near you. Keep in mind, most AAD classes are limited to 12 Scouts (max.) and the PPXII classes are best when kept to 6-8 Scouts. However, we will do what we can to accommodate.
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas’s Catholic Committee on Scouting is proudly offering regional Catholic Faith Award (CFA) programs for American Heritage Girls at the Pioneer and Patriot levels for the third year! This program is open to Catholic AHG girls from any AHG troop (Catholic and Non-Catholic) in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in KS or in the general Kansas City Area.
Each AHG Program level (Tenderheart, Explorer, Pioneer and Patriot) has its own Catholic Faith Award Book. Each book is divided into Segments; one Segment for each year (3 for TH, 3 for EX, 2 for Pi, 4 for Pa). Tenderheart and Explorer girls work with their parents and troops to complete CFA. Pioneers and Patriots work in small groups with a mentor who is a registered AHG leader and has reviewed the AHG Faith Award Program Introduction, including the CFA Mentor Training, available in the AHGequip training app.