m.albano 10 Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 I'm in charge of a memorial service for a Scout leader and can use some help. I have a few ideas but could use some help. We have a bench and plaque which will be dedicated at the service followed by a reception. thanks, Mike Link to post Share on other sites
Bob58 10 Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Good morning! I posted a private reply but offer the following Scouts Own & resources from last year's Webelos Woods. ooks long but can easily be done in 15 min. ( I should link to that other thread that went by...) Bob Each scout here tonight shares the Cub Scout promise to do their Duty to God and as Webelos weve learned from Boy Scouts & leaders that a scout is reverent. Being REVERENT means that we recognize that there is someone or something in the world that is greater than each one of us; that created our beautiful world and therefore gave us SCOUTING! Our parents or grandparents may have spoken many different languages and so we might call this force by different names but as scouts we pause to honor this Great Spirit. We will share three short reflections tonight. Each comes from a different part of the world and we will pause after each to think about what has been said. Then when I raise my hand please respond, I will do my best. As scouts and Scouters of many faiths: Let us each now say a silent prayer For our brother on our right.... For our brother on our left... And now for our brother Scouts around the world. Leader raises hand Webelos: I will do my best! Master of the Universe Grant me the ability to go outdoors each day. May I express there everything in my heart And may all living things awake at my coming, To send the power of their life Into the words of my prayer So that my prayer may be joined to the life and the spirit of all growing things. Adapted from Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (1722-1811) Leader raises hand Webelos: I will do my best! Be Thou a bright flame before me, Be Thou a guiding star above me, Be Thou a smooth path below me, And be a kindly shepherd behind me, Today, tonight and forever. -Gaelic Prayer Leader raises hand Webelos: I will do my best! O Great Spirit! Watch over us as we end (begin) this day. Protect us as we live in you care. Give us bounty and hold us from harm. We are your children and wish only to please you. We hold our Mother Earth close to our hearts and wish her goodness. We thank You for your love. -A NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN PRAYER Leader raises hand Webelos: I will do my best! May the Great Master of all Scouts be with us till we meet again. Amen This concludes our service. Thank you for you attention. Being a true scout means sharing new experiences or ideas without complaining and learning from those around us. A last idea for the leaders: If you want to be SEEN STAND UP! If you want to be HEARD SPEAK UP! If you want to be POPULAR SHUT UP! Bob Murray, 3 Rivers District Webelos Woods, RSR, Northeast, MD 10/12/02 Original sources A Scout's Duty to God and Country 1998-99 http://usscouts.org/scoutduty/index.html OTHER PRAYERS, INVOCATIONS & CALLS TO WORSHIP1. WORLD SCOUTING PRAYER Let us each now say a silent prayer for our brother on our right.... For our brother on our left... And now for our brother Scouts around the world. 2. FROM THE JEWISH SERVICE OF THE HEART May the time be not too distant, O God, when all your children will understand that they are brothers and sisters, so that, one in spirit and one in fellowship, they may be forever united before you. Then shall your kingdom be established on earth, and the word of your prophet shall be fulfilled: " The Lord will reign forever and ever."3. A HIKING PRAYERThis Hiking Prayer has been used frequently as a final benediction to close services. Its message is one of the most fitting for Scouts in its view of the outdoors. Note that the author, a Chassidic Rabbi, lived in the 18th and 19th centuries.Master of the universeGrant me the ability to be alone;May it be my custom to go outdoors each dayAmong the trees and grass, among all living things.And there may I be alone, and enter into prayer,To talk with the one to whom I belong.May I express there everything in my heart,And may all the foliage of the field(All grasses, trees, and plants)May they all awake at my coming,To send the powers of their life into the words of my prayerSo that my prayer and speech are made wholeThrough the life and the spirit of all growing things,Which are made as one by their transcendent source.Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (1722-1811) 4. GAELIC PRAYER Be Thou a bright flame before me, Be Thou a guiding star above me, Be Thou a smooth path below me, And be a kindly shepherd behind me, Today, tonight and forever. 5. PSALM 100 Come let us sing unto the Lord: Let us make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands. Let us serve the Lord with gladness and com e into His presence with singing. 6. FROM THE BAHA'I WRITINGS Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the land, and the sea, and the island, and the meadow where mention of God hath been made and His praise glorified. 7. O Great Spirit! Watch over us as we END (begin) this day. Protect us as we live in you care. Give us bounty and hold us from harm. We are your children and wish only to please you. We hold our Mother Earth close to our hearts and wish her goodness. We thank You for your love. 8. A NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN PRAYER O Great Spirit, make me sufficient to my own personal necessities. Give me the strength to mind my own business at all times, and to lose no good opportunity for holding my tongue. When it is appointed for me to suffer, let me take example from the dear well-bred beasts and go away in solitude to bear my suffering by myself, not troubling others with my complaints. Help me to win, if win I may, but -- O Great Spirit -- if it not be that I may win, make me at least a good loser. 9. ANOTHER NATIVE AMERICA INDIAN PRAYER O Great Spirit, show me the way of wisdom, and give me strength to follow it without fear. 10. A NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN INTERPRETATION OF PSALM 19 The Great Father above has shown His power by making the stars of the heavens; and the brightness of the lights in the sky is wonderful. His voice is the voice of all nature, and His wisdom shows even in the darkness of the night. The whole earth is filled with the melody of God. In the days of creation He sent forth the great sun shining like the brightness of the face of a lover, and His strength warms all the world. The law of the Great Father can do all good things and His words bring wisdom to simple souls. Link to post Share on other sites
Bob58 10 Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Sorry, I realize that the last three lines "... Stand up... Speak up...." Really don't belong at the end of Prayer service! Bob Link to post Share on other sites
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