Religious Emblems

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Mrs. Ava Joly and Mr. Bob Webber began serving as Religious Emblem Coordinators in 1992. Ava served in that role until about about 2021. Prior to their work, we do not currently have consistent information.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the religious emblems programs became inactive.

In 2025, Mr. Mark Nicolas, Mrs. Ashleigh Yocom, and several others began to revitalize our religious emblems program. Several boys are in the final steps of their Ad Altare Dei medals and hope to complete them soon.

Youth Awards

Ad Altare Dei

The purpose of the Ad Altare Dei (to the altar of God) emblem program is to help Scouts of the Roman Catholic Rite develop a fully Christian way of life in the faith community. The program is organized in chapters based on the seven sacraments. The seven Sacraments are a primary means toward spiritual growth.

• 1967 - John Wolfsberger, Douglas Csar, Myron Cole, Dale Dugal, Edward Drost, David Dragos, Joseph Debs, Robert Fulks, Mark Stucker, John Chambers
• 1968 - John McCall, Jeff Babin, Mark Riehl, Ted Lum
• 1992 - Mark Nicolas

We believe the following includes a complete list of all Ad Altare Dei awards presented at Holy Spirit since 1993. If any additional awards were presented prior to 1993, we do not know about them.

• 1993 - Christopher Alan Koczor, Daniel Bruce Bauer, Fred Anthony Kidd, Patrick Duncan Noll, Robert Ryan Singles, Matt Glenn Weathers, Christopher John Kidd, Christopher Michael Joly, Olivier Paschal Adam, Michael William Burke
• 1995 - Daniel Wilcox, Andy Crepeau, Robert Murphy, Brian Joly, Justin Parr, Peter White Kevin and Jerry Stolt
• 1997 - Tony Aston, Matthew Ortega, Patrick Dunnigan, Ryan Noll, Jonathan Nunley, Robert Ledbetter, Jesse Pollard, Andrew Keen, Brian Stoltz
• 2001 - Michael Goshen, Erick Reimers, Mathew Shergy, John Watts, Jonathan Stammler
• 2003 - John Joly, William Blaylock, Brock Havron, William Weaver, Michael Goshen
• 2005 - Mark Joly, Ryan Kolodziejczak, Robert Lehman, Collin Mitchell, David Smith, James Thompson
• 2008 - Timothy Fuerst, Anthony Soprano, Ryan Soprano, James Wesley
• 2010 - Kevin Ogden, Alex DeBacker ,David Hollihan, Cory Corbett (Troop 343?)
• 2012 - Chris Foeller, Connor Reed, James Rivette, Logan Rodgers, Sean Tobbe
• 2013 - Thomas Kesting, Joshua Spradlin, Luke Weaver Evan, Gabriel, Samuel Novoa (Not in Troop 361)
• 2016 - Robert Olejnik, John Paul Sollohub, Christopher Stokes
• 2017 - Jonathan Bishop, James Cannon, Edward Jimenez, Ben Tobbe
• 2020 - Nathan Butler, John Paul Lahiere, Lucas Martinez, Andrew Zurinsky

Pope Pius XII

The purpose of the Pope Pius XII emblem program is to help Scouts explore vocations (single, married, religious, ordained) and ministries in the Church as calls from God. It includes youth led discussions on current issues facing the Church and society, which are normally included as part of a Pope Pius XII retreat or day of recollection.

We believe this is a complete list of all Pope Pius XII awards presented at Holy Spirit since 1993. If any awards were presented prior to 1993, we do not know about them.

• 1994 - Mark Nicolas (Troop 303), Mathew Glen Weathers, Michael William Burke (Troop 17), Christoher Michael Joly, Daniel Brue Bauer, Laura Isabel Bauer
• 2017 - Robert Olejnik, John Paul Sollohub

These are the only awards presented since 1993. If any awards were presented prior to 1993, we do not know about them.

Adult Awards

Bronze Pelican

The Bronze Pelican Emblem is a Diocesan recognition granted by a Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting with the approval of the Bishop. It may be presented to any adult working in or supporting Scouting programs under Catholic auspices or in units not partnered by the Church, and to those who have made a significant contribution to Scouting in the field of Catholic relationships.

The purpose of this emblem is to recognize an outstanding contribution to the spiritual development of Catholic youth in Scouting programs.

We believe this is a complete list of all Bronze Pelican awards presented at Holy Spirit since 1993. If any awards were presented prior to 1993, we do not know about them.

• 1993 - Ava Joly
• 1995 - Rick Riquelmy
• 1996 - Bill Oliver, Roland Belknap (Pack 361)
• 2005 - Robert Taylor (Pack 361)
• 2006 - Kyle Becker
• 2010 - Jim Hawk (Pack 361), Marty Soprano
• 2012 - Katie Huhlein (Pack 361)
• 2016 - Desiree Walker (Pack 361)

These are the only awards presented since 1993. If any awards were presented prior to 1993, we do not know about them.

St. George Emblem

We believe this is a complete list of all St. George Emblem awards presented at Holy Spirit since 1993. If any awards were presented prior to 1993, we do not know about them.

• 1995 - Ava Joly
• 2006 - Bill Oliver

Pope Saint Paul VI National Catholic Unit Excellence Award

Cooperation, development, and program are the key words in the recognition of Catholic chartered units in earning the National Catholic Unit Excellence Award - Pope Paul VI. The adult leadership responds to training not only in Scouting lores, but training in Catholic National Catholic Leadership Development, and religious counseling. The Scouts in each Pack, Troop, Team, and Crew/Ship respond by participating in the religious emblems program respective of their status in Scouting

Based on our research, we believe that Troop 361 earned this award every year from 1993 through 2017.