Cub Scout Pack 27
Cub Scouting teaches boys and girls character, citizenship, personal fitness, and leadership. Meetings are held at St. Francis Parish Activity Center (PAC) on the 1st and 2nd Tuesdays of every month at 6:30 PM. We are engaged in family outdoor adventures all year long! Our Cub Scouts develop new skills and interests, practice sportsmanship and good citizenship, and learn to do their best. For more information about Cub Scouts, contact Cubmaster Mike Jedinak, michael.n.jedinak@gmail.com. Click the following link to register online with Cub Scout Pack 27:
https://beascout.scouting.org/list/?zip=48104&program%5B%5D=pack&unitID=255090
Please visit our website at www.aapack27.com
Boy Scout Troop 27
Boy Scout Troop 27 was established at St. Francis in 1953. With its 70+ year history, many young men have been trained in the basic values of duty to God, duty to others and duty to become a contributing member of society, as the troop has served as an extension of parish activities.
In its history, over 100 young men in Troop 27 have attained scouting’s highest rank, the Eagle Scout. Over 75 of those Eagle Scout ranks have been obtained in the last 20 years. The Eagle rank is normally only earned by about 4% of scouts, but the program at St. Francis has been very active and robust for the past several decades. Our Troop goes on monthly outings, Summer Camps and high-adventure outings, such as Philmont, Northern Tier and Seabase. We also participate in local charity events, such as food drives.
Troop 27 Meetings are held at St. Francis School on Mondays from 7:00 – 8:00 pm in the St. Francis PAC (September through June). For more information about Troop 27, please contact Grant Gatchel, our Scoutmaster at aatroop27sm@gmail.com, Benoit Waite, our Committee Chair at bbwslw@comcast.net, or John Dunlap, our Charter Organization Representative at jhdunlap@ameritech.net.
Please visit our website at www.aatroop27.com
Girl Scouts of Michigan
Daisy Troop 40963 and Brownie Troop 40974 were established at St Francis during the 2023-2024 school year. Both meet at the Kilbride house one weekend a month and focus on areas such as team collaboration, art and creativity, learning to express yourself, treating our friends and communities with care, outdoor adventure, and growing into the girl / woman God made you to be as you shine your light in and outside of Girl Scouts. Both troops are welcome to sell cookies to enhance their understanding of teamwork, individual responsibility and entrepreneurship. The girls have also joined together outside of formal meetings to earn fun optional badges for activities like dance, ice skating and swimming. We have a snack at every meeting and parents are welcome to drop your daughter or stay for the fun. Please contact Lindsey Kilbride (kilbride.lindsey@gmail.com / 312-617-4425) for more info.
For more information on the Girl Scouts of Michigan, visit http://www.gshom.org/.