Troop 55 St. John the Divine

Pack 55 Fall Recruiting Brainstorming Session and Adult Social
2022-08-04 22:30 - 2022-08-05 00:30 UTC | Chuys at Westheimer and Kirby
Pack 55 Fall Recruiting Brainstorming Session and Adult Social
Chuys at Westheimer and Kirby @ 5:30 PM
August 4, 2022
Join us for a fun brainstorming session to kickoff our fall recruiting season at Pack 55. RSVP by text to 832-580-2756 so we have enough space reserved. This event is open to ALL adults. Come visit with pack leadership and brainstorm ways we can make the pack strong and vibrant for years to come. If you are a new family to scouting and want to come ask questions, feel free to RSVP and attend.
We’ll be discussing opportunities to share the benefits of scouting with prospective scouts and their families in our schools, churches and our neighborhoods. We will be planning some in-person recruiting events at some of our feeder schools. We welcome any Pack 55 adults who would like to help make our fall recruitment efforts a success. We all know how much fun scouting is in Pack 55 – let’s share our excitement for scouting with people in our community.
Special recruitment focus is being placed on building up the ranks in the younger dens (Kinder Lion through 3rd Grade Bear). These younger scouts are the ones who will keep Pack 55 vibrant and strong for years to come. Remember that we are a family pack – boys and girls are welcome to join. If you know of families in your social circles who would like to join Pack 55, please invite them to an event.
Recruitment is in full swing! Are there families in your scout’s school who might join Pack 55 if they knew more about it? We want to share the fun of scouting with as many families as possible. Share this link with your friends: . All non-camping Pack 55 events are recruiting event: bring your family, friends, and any prospective cub scouts to join in any of our fun events! Questions? Contact registrar@pack55.org.
Selected Upcoming Events (Dates and Times are Subject to Change – watch for Scoutbook emails with updated information):
August 20, 2022, 12:30 – 2:30 PM: Summertime Event #3: Roller Skating @ Dairy Ashford Roller Rink, 1820 S. Dairy Ashford Houston, Texas 77077
August 27, 2022, 9 AM: Adult Planning Kick-Off – All Den Leaders and Parents Encouraged to Participate (SJD Rm 210/208)
August 28, 2022: SJD Rally Day Pack 55 Recruiting Event 11 AM – 1 PM
September 1, 2022, 6:30 PM: September Pack Committee Meeting
September 15, 2022, 6:30 PM: Pack Meeting – Pack 55 Popcorn Kickoff
September 17, 2022: Lion’s Honor, Games Tigers Play, Bobcat Advancement Event – 2-4 PM, North Lawn SJD
October 1-3, 2022: Webelos Woods – Twin Bayou District
November 4-6, 2022: Huntsville State Park Fall Campout
January 13-15, 2023: Galveston Island State Park Winter Campout
For more information please visit: HTTPS://scoutbook.scouting.org/mobile/dashboard/calendar/event.asp?EventID=4506881

Troop 55 Committee monthly meeting
2022-08-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82941611340?pwd=[REDACTED]
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T55 Camp Emerald Bay, Catalina Island (July 30-Aug 6)
2022-07-30 00:00 - 2022-08-06 23:59 (America/Chicago)

Pack 55 Summertime Activity #2 - Swimming Party at Colonial Pool
2022-07-24 00:30 - 02:30 UTC | Colonial Pool Park, West University
Join Pack 55 for a Summertime Pool Party at Colonial Pool Park in West University Place. Lifeguards will be present for water safety. All scouts and families are invited. We will have some food and drinks, but feel free to bring your own as well. Remember that we are guests of the pool: please no horseplay, running or littering in the pool area.
RSVP to help with headcount estimates.
This is a recruiting event! Do you have a friend or neighbor who you think would enjoy being part of Cub Scouts at Pack 55? Bring them along and show them how much fun scouting can be.
Questions? Reach out to Cubmaster Tony Beebe, cubmaster@pack55.org.
For more information please visit: HTTPS://scoutbook.scouting.org/mobile/dashboard/calendar/event.asp?EventID=4338724

T55 Chimayo, New Mexico trip (July 4-17)
2022-07-04 00:00 - 2022-07-17 23:59 (America/Chicago)

Pack 55 Summertime Activity #1 - Service (Hermann Park)
2022-06-26 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | Meet at the Pedal Boat Ticket Kiosk Behind Miller Outdoor Theater at Hermann Park
Welcome to the start of summer, Pack 55 families! The forecast this summer is for HOT weather and plenty of Scouting fun!
Do a Good Turn Daily – the importance of service to others in Scouting.
For our first of three Summertime Pack 55 Events, we will volunteer as a group for the Hermann Park Conservancy from 9 AM – 11 AM on Sunday, June 26. We will then have a BBQ and Ice Cream at a picnic area at Hermann Park from 11 AM to Noon. This (and all non-camping Pack 55 events) is a recruiting event: bring your family, friends, and any prospective cub scouts to join in this fun event! Hermann Park is one of the treasures of Houston, and we are looking forward to partnering with the Conservancy to improve the grounds for the public’s enjoyment.
This volunteer work will consist of raking and trail cleanup, as well as any other tasks the Hermann Park Conservancy would like done. Duties will be skill/age appropriate.
All Pack 55 volunteers should meet at the Pedal Boat Kiosk (see attached map) at 9 AM. Parking is available in the nearby parking lots. If you have questions, please contact Ethan Perry, 832-580-2756.
Projects: Range from weeding, mulching, raking trails/grounds to removing invasive plants. Projects are subject to change depending on the needs of the park at the time of the project.
Clothing:
Bring: Individual water bottles, snacks (recommended during warm months); completed HPC waivers/photo releases for all participants (this includes leaders, chaperones, teachers, adults and youth). Required forms were attached to previous email; please print and bring with you to the event.
Equipment Provided: gloves, tools, and a cooler of water with paper cups. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own tools to supplement tools provided by the Hermann Park Conservancy.
We will have coolers with ice water, but please also bring your own water and sun protection as well. RSVP in Scoutbook AND at the Google Form link below so we know how many people to expect and how much food and ice cream to have on hand:
If you have questions, please reach out to pcc@pack55.org. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, June 26 at 9 AM.
Ethan Perry
Pack 55 Committee Chair
832-580-2756
For more information please visit: HTTPS://scoutbook.scouting.org/mobile/dashboard/calendar/event.asp?EventID=3520786

Pack 55 Summertime Activity #1 - Service (Houston Arboretum)
2022-06-25 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | TENTATIVE: Houston Arboretum
Details TBD
For more information please visit: HTTPS://scoutbook.scouting.org/mobile/dashboard/calendar/event.asp?EventID=3520786

T55 Camp Yawgoog (June 25-July 3)
2022-06-25 00:00 - 2022-07-03 23:59 (America/Chicago)

T55 Philmont Trip (June 19-26)
2022-06-19 00:00 - 2022-06-26 23:59 (America/Chicago)

T55 Kandersteg, Switzerland trip (June 19-26)
2022-06-19 00:00 - 2022-06-26 23:59 (America/Chicago)

T55 Trevor Rees-Jones Camp (June 19-25)
2022-06-19 00:00 - 2022-06-25 23:59 (America/Chicago)

T55 NYLT Session 2 (June 12-17)
2022-06-11 00:00 - 2022-06-17 23:59 (America/Chicago)

Twin Bayou District Twilight Camp 2022
2022-06-06 23:30 - 2022-06-07 01:00 UTC | St Luke’s
June 6-10, 2022: Twin Bayou District Twilight Camp Registration is now OPEN! This fun summer camp for scouts of all ranks takes place right next door at St Luke’s between West Alabama and Westheimer. Do you want to shoot BB guns, learn archery skills, do some leatherworking, play games, swim and do so much more? Then Twilight Camp is for you! Registration is open now. Each pack must have a minimum of one adult registered (5th grade and under) for every three youth registered. Contact pcc@pack55.org for more information. Register your scout at ; slots will fill up quickly; register today!
For more information please visit: HTTPS://scoutbook.scouting.org/mobile/dashboard/calendar/event.asp?EventID=4355866

T55 NYLT Session 1 (June 5-10)
2022-06-05 00:00 - 2022-06-10 23:59 (America/Chicago)

Rank Advancement Deadline is June 1!
2022-06-01 23:30 - 2022-06-02 01:00 UTC
June 1, 2022: Deadline for all Current Rank Advancement: All scouts will move up one rank effective June 1. Please make sure you have gone into Scoutbook and marked all the required adventures and electives as Completed (all adults can do this for your scout). Then, reach out to your den leader and ask them to mark the scouts as Approved so they can receive their awards.
For more information please visit: HTTPS://scoutbook.scouting.org/mobile/dashboard/calendar/event.asp?EventID=4355862

May 21 Deadline to Register for Twin Bayou District's Twilight Camp! Come do Archery, BB guns, Games, Crafts and Much More with your Fellow Cub Scouts!
2022-05-22 01:00 - 01:30 UTC | Online Registration is Open NOW; Twilight Camp is held at St Luke’s
All Pack 55 Families,
The annual Cub Scout Twilight Camp at St. Luke’s is happening next month! It is time to??REGISTER NOW! ??
Pack 55 is part of the Twin Bayou District (which includes packs and troops in our local area), which in turn is part of the larger Sam Houston Area Council (SHAC) that serves the greater Houston area. Twilight Camp is our District’s annual summer event aimed at promoting Cub Scouting FUN! We invite you to sign up your scout for this great event. Scouts will work on their next rank (after June 1), so be sure to sign up for the grade your scout will be going into after the summer so they get the right activities. Details can be found at:
Each family will register online separately. If you have camp specific or registration related questions, please email . This is not a Pack 55 run event, but since we are one of the largest packs in the area, we do like to have a strong showing. We need scouts and adult volunteers to help make this awesome week a success! See the information below and reach out with any questions – there are many Pack 55 families who have attended in the past (and will again this year), so reach out to pcc@pack55.org with any general questions about the camp. It is a lot of fun! The deadline to register your scout and your self (as a volunteer) is
We need campers and volunteers to register NOW!
What?!? ?Twilight Camp?, is our district Cub Scout day camp program.
We will be going Texas WILD!
This year our themes of the day are:
Monday – ??Don’t Mess with T-Rexes ! ??
Tuesday – ?? WILDest Texas ??
Wednesday – ? The People of Texas?
Thursday – ? Energizing Texas??
Friday – ????? Space Cowboys ??
When? Camp dates are Monday through Friday, June 6 – 10, from 6 pm to 9 pm.
Registration is open now!
Register here to attend camp and volunteer:
Please ??REGISTER NOW! ?? . Your Scouting family does not want to miss out on this event!
Campers from Tigers (going into 1st grade) to Webelos II (Arrow of Light) (going into 5th grade) Scouts may register as participants.
We need adult and youth (Scouts BSA) volunteers to register as well!
We need Scouts BSA of all ages, and ESPECIALLY! our older Scouts BSA, Venturers and Sea Scouts!
Don’t miss out on this great event! Our family looks forward to seeing you there! Invite your friends, neighbors and classmates to join Pack 55 so they can attend this fun summer camp as well! All registered Cub Scouts are welcome to attend.
Ethan Perry
Pack 55 Committee Chair
832-580-2756
For more information please visit: HTTPS://scoutbook.scouting.org/mobile/dashboard/calendar/event.asp?EventID=4393694

Introduction to Outdoor Leaders Skills - required for PASMs (link to register)
2022-05-21 00:00 - 2022-05-22 23:59 (America/Chicago)
Register: https://samhoustonbsa.doubleknot.com/event/twin-bayou-training-iols-spring-2022/2909384

T55 Philmont practice hike
2022-05-21 00:00 - 23:59, 2022-05-14 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Chicago)

End of Year Ice Cream Social and Pack Meeting
2022-05-19 23:30 - 2022-05-20 01:00 UTC | North Lawn, St John the Divine
Join us for the final pack meeting before the summer. Ice cream, rank advancements and fun for all. Mark your calendars.
For more information please visit: HTTPS://scoutbook.scouting.org/mobile/dashboard/calendar/event.asp?EventID=4355853

Troop 55 Court of Honor
2022-05-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | The Church of St. John the Divine, 2450 River Oaks Blvd, Houston, TX 77019, USA

T55 Troop meeting
2022-05-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-05-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | The Church of St. John the Divine, 2450 River Oaks Blvd, Houston, TX 77019, USA

Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) course - required for NYLT participants @ SJD
2022-05-15 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)

May 14 @ RICE BASEBALL and Rockets - Twin Bayou District's Scout Day at Rice University; All Scouts are Welcome! Launch a Rocket 10-11:30 AM, and stay for the Ballgame at 2 PM
2022-05-14 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | Intramural Field Next to Reckling Baseball Stadium @ Rice University
Pack 55 Families,
The information below is being sent on behalf of our Twin Bayou District. This is not a Pack 55 sponsored event, but we do encourage your participation, if you are interested. It looks like a lot of fun! Email with questions or to sign up! Come enjoy some rocketry and some good baseball all in one place. Participating scouts should be in their Field (Class A) blue or khaki uniform in order to participate in the on-field activities ahead of the ballgame.
Ethan Perry
Pack 55 Committee Chair
832-580-2756
May 14 – RICE BASEBALL and Rockets
Rice has invited all Twin Bayou Scouts who are attending the Scout Day at Rice Baseball to attend our rocket launch at Rice.
Buy Game Tickets Here:
All Scouts who have a ticket to the Rice game ($10) may participate in the launch.
Parking for the day is $10 cash in West Lot 4.
Launch Times: 10:00 am to 12:30 am (arrive before 11:30am to launch a rocket)
Launch Location: Intramural Field 6, adjacent to Reckling Park.
-Registered Scouts must supply their own rockets and engines.
-We will have launch pads and controllers on site. The pads and controllers are built to fly Estes rockets.
-Rockets must fly at lower altitudes. A engine and short thrust B (B-4) engine launches only. We need to recover the rocket in the field where we launch.
-Rockets should not exceed 22 inches in length (the size of an Estes Flying Colors rocket).
-Cub Scouts who registered since January 2022 can bring your “Rocket into Scouting” rocket and we will supply an engine while supplies last.
Not an experienced rocketeer?
Beginner rocket recommendations are:
-EASY TO BUILD Estes Athena with an Estes A engine. Link here
-Estes Alpha III with an Estes A engine. Link here
You can buy most supplies at the Houston Scout Shop, local hobby stores – like G&G Model Shop and Hobby Lobby, and Amazon.
-We will have computer with Internet connection for SCOUTING SIGN UPS!
-Cub Scouts – Invite your friends. If they sign up to join your Cub Scout Pack at our event, Sam Houston Area Council will provide them a rocket and engine to fly.
-Our New Scout rockets are limited while our supplies last.
We need at least 4 more volunteers for launch safety. Volunteers are asked to arrive by 9:30 a.m. for set-up
Volunteers and participants RSVP to scouterkyleverret@gmail.com
Game Start at 2 pm
-Buy Tickets Here:
-Game tickets are available from $10 (and $19 with a food ticket) – see attached flier for link to purchase tickets – PURCHASE NOW TO GUARANTEE PARTICIPATION!
-On-Campus Parking is $10 CASH – but since this event is in our backyards, there are other great ways to get to campus!
-Uniforms are required to participate in the on-field events.
-Scouts will receive entry onto the Field for pre-game festivities.
Finances should never be a barrier to Scouting. If you have families that would participate, but are precluded by finances, please reach out to .
For more information please visit: HTTPS://scoutbook.scouting.org/mobile/dashboard/calendar/event.asp?EventID=4393736

T55/54 Used Uniform and Gear Sale @ Sumners Hall
2022-05-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)

T55/54 DROP OFF time for Used Uniform and Gear Sale @ Sumners Hall
2022-05-10 14:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)

T55 Trailer Loadout: Stag Patrol
2022-05-08 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | 5936 S Loop E Fwy, Houston, TX 77033

Lone Star Flight Museum Overnight Adventure
2022-05-06 23:00 - 2022-05-07 14:00 UTC | The Lone Star Flight Museum, 11551 Aerospace Avenue, Houston, TX 77034
Prepare for an Aviation Adventure!
Pack 55 is hosting an overnight adventure at the Lone Star Flight Museum for our scouts. Watch for more details and for cost/registration information. Spots will be limited to 80 scouts/parents and will be available on a first come, first served basis. If the event is a huge success, we can look at running another event on another date.
Questions? Reach out to Campmaster Mitchell Fuller, campmaster@pack55.org.
The Lone Star Flight Museum
11551 Aerospace Avenue
Houston, TX 77034
For more information please visit: HTTPS://scoutbook.scouting.org/mobile/dashboard/calendar/event.asp?EventID=4268181

Pack 55 May Committee Meeting
2022-05-06 01:00 - 02:00 UTC | On Zoom: Register in Advance at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqfuugrT0iGNDcocU38qZwYZ99lOKwwsCw
Pack 55 Families,
Do you enjoy participating in the campouts? How about the Pinewood Derby? If the answer is yes, then come and take one hour out of your month to meet with our adult leaders and parents to help plan for the upcoming pack events. All adults (parents and registered leaders) are encouraged to join us the first Thursday of every month for pack committee meetings. Your input is critical to our continued success as a pack. We look forward to seeing you there.
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Ethan Perry
Pack 55 Committee Chair
832-580-2756
For more information please visit: HTTPS://scoutbook.scouting.org/mobile/dashboard/calendar/event.asp?EventID=3520780
