St Elizabeth Ann Seton

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton...

THE SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON MEDAL

About The Emblem:

The St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Recognition was inaugurated in 1980 to recognize the meritorious contributions of adults who serve Catholic youth through girls'/boys' organizations and foster the development of their spiritual lives. It will ordinarily be received before the St. Anne Medal, but is not a requirement.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS:

· The recipient should be one of excellent character and exemplary in every way.

· Recipient should be an adult currently active with the Organization served (ideally, a registered member). There are no National restrictions regarding recipients. Recognition may be given to clergy, religious, non-Catholics, and lay persons.

· Catholic recipients should be exemplary Catholics, with the support of their parish community and their respective pastors. Non-Catholic recipients should be supported by their congregation and clergy.

· A minimum of three years active service to youth as an adult member is a requirement.

The following points should be considered, and should be included in the Resume for Nomination. Please review these points, and comment on any of these requirements regarding the nominee.

This nominee:

1. Participates in activities, which contribute to the spiritual development of Catholic members of national organizations serving girls/boys, e.g. retreat weekends, days of recollection, Girl Scout/Camp Fire Sunday observances, etc.

2. Promotes the Religious Recognitions program available to Catholic members in the Diocese and/or serves as a counselor.

3. Participates actively in adult spiritual motivation days.

4. Is responsible for Catholic members fulfilling their responsibility to Mass while camping.

5. Encourages the true spirit of ecumenism as well as parochial responsibility and Catholic leadership within the girls'/boys' organization served.

6. Contributes other service to the parish and community.

Who is Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton?

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was a wife, mother, widow, convert to Catholicism, foundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph, and is now a canonized saint. After being left widowed with 5 young children at the age of 29, she was befriended by the Filicchi family where she became acquainted with Catholicism. After she converted to the faith, she established a school for girls in Baltimore and then founded the Sisters of Charity who joined in the ministry of education for girls and women. It is because of her work for education and girls that her name is invoked in the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton award.

This award is given under the auspices of the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry to acknowledge and celebrate outstanding contributions to the growth and development of young women in the Girl Scouts of America and the Camp Fire Association. This medal is not an award to be earned, but rather an honor one is nominated for by others. As such, all nominations should be made confidentially to the selection committee of the Diocese of Belleville Catholic Committee on Scouting.

Award Ceremony:

Bishop Braxton presides over a special annual ceremony to honor hundreds of Catholic boys and girls and Catholic adults from all over the Diocese who have earned a Catholic Scout Religious Award or Recognition.

Please complete the Nomination Form and mail it by 1 December to ...

Catholic Committee on Scouting

Contact the

Office of Youth Ministry

Diocese of Belleville

2620 Lebanon Avenue

Belleville IL 62221-3299

Tel: 618-235-9601