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"The Boy Scouts of America is a non-denominational organization and as such, the Scouts Own

worship service should be open to each and every religious or spiritual group represented in yourunit As a leader, or specifically as the !haplains aide, it is your responsibility to mae sure that

each faith or denomination in your unit is represented # had no frame of reference as to the faiths

represented in the course, so # attempted to mae sure that many different belief systems wererepresented At this point # will lead you in a model scouts own service, and narrate along the

way

The Scouts own service has no standard outline, but many of your units will have a "tried andtrue" method to hold the scouts own service # have created my own after looing at many of the

other formats # have seen $any worship ceremonies share some of the following in common%

& !all to 'orship

( )ymns*songs

+ Scriptures esponsive eading

. /ersonal /rayer

0 1roup /rayer2 #nspirational $essage

3 Offering4 Act of 5riendship

&6 Bendiction

'ith the basis of the scouts own over with, # would lie to than each of you for 7oining us 'e

will begin with a song and opening prayer by a member of staff

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Amazing 1raceAmazing 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.

Amazing 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.

/rayer by a staffmember

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A Scout is Trustworthy- "Never lie, for it is a great failing. When you tell anyone what has been

told to you, tell the simple truth, add nothing to it." Traditional !esoamerican faith

#oyal- $rom a traditional rastafarian group prayer% &rincesses and 'ueens shall come out of(gypt) (thiopia shall stretch forth her hand unto *od. +h thou *od of (thiopia, thou *od ofdivine !aesty, thy spirit come within our hearts to dwell in the parts of righteousness. That thehungry be fed, the sic nourished, the aged protected, and the infant cared for. Teach us love andloyalty as it is in ion.

/elpful- The following is a fragment from a 0oroastrian prayer% "1f you had spent your lifecausing others great harm

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With scant regard for those needing a helping arm2ou would have made me hideous and most vileNo maiden, but a creature full of guile.

$riendly- Proverbs 18:24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly% and there is a

friend that sticeth closer than a brother.

3ourteous- The following has been attributed to the 4uddha% Whatever words we utter should

be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

5ind- "3onsort with them in indness) and if you dislie them, it may be that you dislie a thing

wherein Allah has placed much good." Al 'uran 6%78

+bedient- $irst Nephi 9:%; And thus we see that the commandments of *od must be fulfilled.And if it so be that the children of men eep the commandments of *od he doth nourish them,and strengthenthem, and provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing which he hascommanded them

3heerful- "1f your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. 4econtent with what you have) reoice in the way things are." 3lassical ayira 99%6;

?everent-

1 would lie to invite all those here, to oin me in a few minutes of @uiet, reverential, prayer

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