Religious Awards

The Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting supports our youth through a extensive Religious Award program.  We have designed the Religious Awards Program around a scout’s spiritual life. It gives the scout a chance to work closely with their spiritual Father to earn their award.  The unique bond formed at this age is a stepping stone for the rest of their spiritual life.We have 3 Youth & 1 Adult Award:

  • St. George Award – Grades 1 – 3
  • Chi-Rho Award – Grades 4 – 5
  • Alpha Omega – Grades 6 – 12
  • Prophet Elias Award – Adult Recognition Award

FAQ
How do I earn a religious award?
- You or your scoutmaster orders the award booklet from P.R.A.Y. by calling (314) 638-1017 or by downloading it from here:
http://eocs.org/religious-awards/youth-emblems/
- You work on the booklet along with your parish priest or spiritual adviser.
- When completed, the priest or spiritual adviser signs the form in the booklet and you must return it to P.R.A.Y. for the medal & certificate. Please note that there is a fee for the medal.

How is the award presented?
- It is recommended that the award be presented twice, once at the unit level and also at the end of a Sunday Church service along with a scout leader to emphasize that scouting is a viable part of our Orthodox Youth Ministry.

The Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting also has a scholarship program for deserving scouts. The scholarship is issued yearly to two scouts.  If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund or apply for the scholarship, please click on this link –>> SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION


PRAY publishes all of the EOCS Award Booklets and Produces our Awards.
To order any of our medals and/or award pamphlets,
contact PRAY or visit their web site at www.praypub.org
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10 Comments on Religious Awards

  1. Alex Cardenas says:
    February 19, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    How do I order the Chi-Rho Medal and the St. George Medal? Orthodox is not listed on the PRAY website as an option to order.
    Thanks for your assistance.
    Alex Cardenas

  2. Kyriakos Bournis says:
    February 19, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    Hello Alex,

    You can not order the medals…. you must first order the book and work on it with your spiritual advisor. When you complete it there is a n order form on the last page of the book that you must send in to Pray to order the medal.

    The link to order the books is: http://www.praypub.org/recogni.....aithID=EOX

  3. Maria Weisnicht says:
    January 11, 2010 at 12:08 pm

    For a high school scout, do we order the Alpha Omega book? It says on order form that this award is for grades 6 – 8? https://www.praypub.org/praypub/ProductList.asp

  4. Kyriakos Bournis says:
    January 11, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    Yes, The ALpha Omega is for High School students… I will see thy PRAY is listing it wrong…

  5. Tania Metz says:
    February 4, 2010 at 9:36 am

    I am looking into a program at my church, St Gregory in Wappingers Falls, NY, for our children who are scouts, grades 1-3 to get the St. George medal. What materials are we to use from PRAY? The only books I see listed are Protestant. The product link above only lists the medals.

  6. Kyriakos Bournis says:
    February 4, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    You can order the books to work with your scouts at the following link:
    http://www.praypub.org/store/E.....x-C15.aspx
    The back page of the book has the application for the medals once you have completed the requirements with them.

  7. Deacon Mark says:
    September 24, 2010 at 11:54 am

    Are there Religious Awards available for Girl Scouts?

  8. Kyriakos Bournis says:
    September 24, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    The awards are for cub, boy and girl scouts….

  9. Patrick Hall says:
    March 16, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    I have seen a requirement somewhere in the past that stated that a scout must be working on First Class in order to work on the award. However, I can’t find it now. Is that still true?

  10. Catalina Szilvagyi says:
    September 28, 2011 at 12:30 am

    Do scouts who are Greek Orthodox and in high school work on this religious Emblem? or do the Greek Orthodox work on the Alpha Omega Religious Emblem?
    Thank You

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