North Okaloosa residents celebrate Scout Sunday

Pictured, back row: Boy Scout Johnny Humphrey, of Troop 773; Cub Scouts Jacek Zamorski, Waylon Hopwood and Tyler Dailey, of Pack 799; and Our Lady of Victory pastor, Monsignor Tugwell. Second row: Cub Scouts Ethan Bofinger, Bryce Zamorski and Benjamin Humphrey, of Pack 799; and Cub Scout Kelvin Lora, of Pack 532. Front row: Girl Scouts Bernadette Humphrey and Josey Humphrey, of Troop 738.

CRESTVIEW — Boy Scouts celebrated Scout Sunday on Feb. 7 at Our Lady of Victory in Crestview.

'The Scout Sunday tradition was started to make people in houses of worship aware of Scouting, and to allow Scouts to live out their 'duty to God' pledged each week," a spokesperson said.

The Scout Law says that a 'Scout is reverent" and the Scouts of all ages promise to do their "duty to God."

Boy Scouts of America believes these values strengthen youths' character in their family, community and faith lives.

●The Boy Scouts of America annually celebrates its founding on Feb. 8, 1910

●BSA is based on a program that Lord Baden Powell started in England on Aug. 1, 1907  

●Scout Sunday is always the Sunday before Feb. 8, unless the eighth is a Sunday, in which case the eighth would be Scout Sunday

●The Saturday following Feb. 8 is Scout Sabbath.

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This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: North Okaloosa residents celebrate Scout Sunday