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Special Thanks Vivianna Gerges, VP of Program, Crew F 201 Bobby Harraka, Chaplain Aide, Troop B 241 Austin Walcher, Chaplain Aide, Troop B 315 Matt Jensen, Chaplain Aide, Troop D 233 Chaplain Aide --, Troop C 342 Chaplain Aide ---, Troop B 135 Kevin Blum, Chaplain Aide, Troop D 224 Nico Damschen, Chaplain Aide, Troop D 104 Seth Watkins, Chaplain Aide, Troop C 127 Chaplain Aide ---, Troop B 306 Chaplain Aide ---, Troop B 241 Noel Wyatt, Chaplain Aide, Troop A 219 Ryan Heppy, Chaplain Aide, Troop C 202 For Printing This Program And any Participants, Chaplain Aides or Venture Scout units not listed here. Thank you. Research: http://www.jewfaq.org , Wikipedia, www.answer.yahoo.com , www.urbandharma.org www.religionfacts.com , http://online.sfsu.edu/rone/Buddhism/footsteps.htm , http://www.lds.org , http://mormon.org and “The World’s Religions” by Huston Smith, HarperCollins, New York. A Scout is Reverent Reverence: noun: a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration, and often love. Verb: to regard or treat with reverence. One should revere God and His laws. Origin: 1250–1300; Middle English < Latin reverentia respect, fear, awe. Synonyms: Honor, esteem.

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Interfaith Program

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Special Thanks

Vivianna Gerges, VP of Program, Crew F 201

Bobby Harraka, Chaplain Aide, Troop B 241

Austin Walcher, Chaplain Aide, Troop B 315

Matt Jensen, Chaplain Aide, Troop D 233

Chaplain Aide --, Troop C 342

Chaplain Aide ---, Troop B 135

Kevin Blum, Chaplain Aide, Troop D 224

Nico Damschen, Chaplain Aide, Troop D 104

Seth Watkins, Chaplain Aide, Troop C 127

Chaplain Aide ---, Troop B 306

Chaplain Aide ---, Troop B 241

Noel Wyatt, Chaplain Aide, Troop A 219

Ryan Heppy, Chaplain Aide, Troop C 202

For Printing This Program

And any Participants, Chaplain Aides or Venture Scout unitsnot listed here. Thank you.

Research:

http://www.jewfaq.org, Wikipedia, www.answer.yahoo.com,www.urbandharma.org www.religionfacts.com,http://online.sfsu.edu/rone/Buddhism/footsteps.htm, http://www.lds.org,http://mormon.org and “The World’s Religions” by Huston Smith,HarperCollins, New York.

A Scout is

Reverent

Reverence: noun: a feeling or attitude of deep respect tingedwith awe; veneration, and often love. Verb: to regard or treat withreverence. One should revere God and His laws.

Origin:1250–1300; Middle English < Latin reverentia respect, fear, awe.

Synonyms:Honor, esteem.

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On my honor I will do my bestTo do my duty to God…There are over 20 distinct religions in the world. Three of them, Judaism,Christianity and Islam, trace their origins to the patriarch Abraham (bornapproximately 2000 B.C. or B.C.E. “before common era”) and together theyaccount of about half of the world’s population.

Other faiths represented at the 2013 Jamboree Shakedown include Buddhism,which traces its beginnings to almost 600 B.C. or B.C.E. and the person ofPrince Siddhartha Gautama of Northern India.Some people identify themselves as “agnostics” from the Greek word agnǀstos,which, in terms of knowledge, means not known or capable of being known, orcapable of being disproven. The term was coined in the late 1860s.

Some additional religious facts are below. These are not exhaustive or completebut hopefully will provide enough information to foster further research,dialogue, understanding and respect.

Judaism as a religion believes in one G-d. The most sacred text in Judaism isthe Torah which consists of the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus,Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) given to Moses by G-d. There aredifferent branches of Judaism, most notably Orthodox, Conservative,Reconstructionist and Reform. Jews celebrate the Sabbath from sundown Fridaynight to sundown on Saturday. Jews worship in a synagogue. Most Jewishprayers are not spoken but are sung, in Hebrew not in English. Jews believe aMessiah is still to come.

Christianity believes that God is one, but composed of three distinct persons,the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (somewhat as time and space are one but havethree distinct attributes). Christians believe that the historic Jesus (the Son) wasthe prophesized Jewish Messiah who then suffered an atoning death to pay forthe sins of humankind and that He then rose from the dead proving his divinity.The title Christ is derived from the Greek word for Messiah. There are manybranches of Christianity including Coptic (originating in Egypt), Roman Catholic,Eastern (Oriental) Orthodox Church, Anglican and many Protestantdenominations including Lutheran, AME (African Methodist Episcopal), Baptist,Presbyterian, Quaker (Friends) and many more. Some, like LDS (Latter-daySaints) rely on other books such as the Book of Mormon, published in 1830. Thesacred texts of the Bible are divided by the Old Testament (which are the Jewishscriptures or “Tanakh”) and the New Testament.

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A SCOUT'S PRAYERLead: Ryan Heppy, C 202We have hiked along life's pathway,Our packs upon our backs,We have pitched our tents and restedHere and there along the tracks.

We have used our compass wiselyTo guide us on our wayAnd hope to reach the campsiteOf our Great Chief Scout some day.

We have tried to be trustworthy -Kept our honor high and clean,We have done our best at all times -

Kept our Promise - been prepared,And hope our good deeds please HimWhen at last our souls are bared.

We have lightened others' burdens,With our smiles along the way,We have kept our hand in God's hand,Walked beside Him day by day.

And when our span of life runs out,We'll make this gentle plea -May we sit around His CampfireAt the Final Jamboree.

Closing (Benediction)

Lead: Matt Jensen, D 233.

09:55 a.m. Proceed in an orderly fashion to the 50 footrefrigerated trailer for group photograph (Please sing on way to trailer):

Amazing GraceAmazing Grace, how sweet the sound,

That saved a wretch like me....I once was lost but now am found,

Was blind, but now, I see.

Through many dangers, toils and snares...we have already come.

T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...and Grace will lead us home.

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Buddhism.While the Buddha was theistic (belief in god or gods), histeachings are non-theistic. Some Buddhists believe in god, some do not.Buddhism generally believes that after death one is either reborn intoanother body (reincarnated) or achieves enlightenment, like the Buddha,ending the cycle of death and rebirth. This is called “nirvana” (meaningto extinguish). There are several major branches of, or ways toenlightenment in Buddhism, MahƗyƗna (meaning "Great Vehicle”),TheravƗda (the oldest, meaning "the Teaching of the Elders") andVajrayana . The teachings of Buddhism include Three Universal Truths,Four Nobel Truths and The Nobel Eightfold Path which includes RightThought (we are what we think), Right Speech (by speaking kind andhelpful words, we are respected and trusted) and Right Effort (aworthwhile life means doing our best at all times).

Hinduism, which encompasses a wide spectrum of intellectual andphilosophical thought, is sometimes referred to as the world’s oldestreligion. While it can be considered a polytheistic religion (poly = many+ theos = gods) many Hindus worship a particular god and believe thatthere is one supreme god. Hindu religious texts include the Vedas,Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita, a poem encompassing aconversation between prince Arjuna and Krishna discussing philosophy,theology (theos = god, ology = study of), wisdom and the doctrine ofselfless action.

Islam: Islam’s most holy book is the Qur'an. According to the Qur’anall Muslims must believe in God, His revelations, angels, messengersand a day of judgment. The Qur’an was revealed to Mohamed,considered by Muslims to be the last prophet sent by God, between 610and 632 A.D. (or C.E). Muslims also believe that Moses, King David(who wrote many of the Psalms) and Jesus were great prophets. Thereare several sects, most notably Sunni and Shi’a. Muslims pray fivetimes a day facing towards Mecca, or Makkah, the birthplace ofMohamed and location of the Ka’aba (sacred house), one of the mostholy sites in Islam. There are five tenets to Islam and they includeprayer and alms giving.

Other world religions include Confucianism (Kung Fu-tzu or Kung theMaster) and Taoism (pronounced Dowism). Additionally, there areOral Tribal or Primal Religions (those practiced from early historywithin localized people groups and without written scriptures).

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Interfaith Worship ServiceFirestone Scout Reservation

May 5, 20139:30 a.m.

Welcome, Introduction, Moment of SilenceLead: Seth Watkins, C 127

Prayer of a Founding FatherThomas Jefferson[From “A National Prayer for Peace,” An Address Given in Washington D.C., March 4,1801]

Lead: Austin Walcher(To be recited by group)

Almighty God, Who has given us this good land for our heritage;We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves apeople mindful of Thy favor and glad to do Thy will.

Bless our land with honorable ministry, sound learning, and puremanners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion, from prideand arrogance, and from every evil way.

Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people, themultitude brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues.

Endow with Thy spirit of wisdom those whom in Thy name weentrust the authority of government, that there may be justice andpeace at home, and that through obedience to Thy law, we mayshow forth Thy praise among the nations of the earth.In time of prosperity fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in theday of trouble, suffer not our trust in Thee to fail… Amen.

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Lead: Kevin Blum, Troop D 224Baruch atah adonay, [Blessed are you, Lord our G-d,elohenu melech ha’olam. Ruler of the Universe.]

Psalm 15 (excerpt)(To be recited as a group)

Lord, who may sojourn in Your Tent?Who may dwell on Your Holy Mountain?One who walks in perfect innocence,and does what is right, and speaks the truth from his heart.

SongMy Country, 'Tis of Thee

[Samuel Francis Smith wrote the lyrics to "My Country 'Tis of Thee" in1831,[3] while a student at the Andover Theological Seminary in Andover,Massachusetts.]My country, 'tis of thee,Sweet land of liberty,Of thee I sing;Land where my fathers died,Land of the pilgrims' pride,From ev'ry mountainsideLet freedom ring!

Our fathers' God to Thee,Author of liberty,To Thee we sing.Long may our land be bright,With freedom's holy light,Protect us by Thy might,Great God our King.

Messages / Stories / TestimonialsLeads: Vivianna Gerges, F 201; Bobby Harraka, B 241;Noel Wyatt, A 219 and Nico Damschen, D 104.

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