Parishioners Become Eagle Scouts

Tuesday, June 9th, 2015

Two long-time members of our parish, Jack Neus and Patrick Owens, are being honored this weekend for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America’s highest honor. They are members of Tenafly Troop 86, which meets at OLMC on Monday evenings and is chartered by this church. Both young men have also been active in our Religious Education Program, celebrating their First Eucharist and Confirmation with our parish community.

Jack has been an active Scout since first grade, rising to the rank of Eagle Scout, and currently serving as Assistant Junior Scoutmaster. Most recently, in mid-January, he, Patrick and four other scouts traveled to northern Minnesota to learn winter survival skills in subfreezing conditions. For his Eagle Scout project, Jack repaired a Sandy-ravaged portion of the Long Path trail of the Palisades Interstate Park, Englewood Cliffs, by clearing three drainage channels from the PIP as well as rebuilding the trail and two footbridges.

Patrick began scouting in fifth grade, and with Jack, attended summer camps at Nobebosco, the 2014 National Jamboree in West Virginia, and the BSA National Youth Leadership Training program. Patrick revitalized a portion of the Little Chism Trail at the Tenafly Nature Center by clearing storm debris and building a series of bog bridges over the wetland areas.

Both boys have performed countless hours of community service including trail work, coat drives and Thanksgiving food drives.

Please join us in congratulating Jack and Patrick on their accomplishments and for demonstrating leadership by example.

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