Girl Scouts attend the annual Girl Scout Mass and banquet on March 8 at St. Matthew Parish. The event coincides with the national celebration of Girl Scout Week. March 12 is the birthday of the Girl Scouts, commemorating the day in 1912 when Juliette Gordon Low registered the first members in Savannah, Georgia. (Photos provided by Tom Gorman)CHARLOTTE — Girl Scouts at St. Matthew Parish held their annual Girl Scout Mass on March 8 to kick off Girl Scout Week. After a Mass celebrated by Father Chukwunonso Nnebe-Agumadu, a banquet was held and religious awards were presented.
Catholic religious awards developed by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry in Washington, D.C., were earned by the following Girl Scouts: Reagan Lavezzo and Olivia Norris in Troop 318 earned the God is Love award; Paige Alef, Audry Haemmerlein, Zoey Hill and Madison Ruangchotvit in Troop 2035 earned the Family of God award; and Genevieve Rauscher in Troop 3180 earned the I Live My Faith award.
Brownie Troop 2035, Junior Troop 1488 and Cadette Troops 1487 and 3180, as well as a Juliette Ambassador, earned the My Promise, My Faith award, developed by Girl Scouts of the USA.
Junior Scouts Madeline Horne of Troop 1487 and Charlotte Baker, Frances Brooks, Kaitlyn Sliter and Cassidy Zeind of Troop 3497 earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award, the first of the three highest awards given by Girl Scouts.
Five Girl Scouts were presented with the Pillars of Faith – Service to God award for completing four core Catholic religious awards during their years in Girl Scouts, an honor which previously had only been achieved by two scouts at the parish. The recipients (shown in bottom photo) are Nia Hung and Bridget Larkin in Troop 2265 and Stella Russell, Ella Daly and Viviana Vuchnich (not pictured) in Troop 1768.
— Nannette Gorman
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South Charlotte-area girls in kindergarten through high school interested in Girl Scouts and their parents can reach out to Christie Ryan, Girl Scout Ministry Leader at St. Matthew Church at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Adult troop leaders and volunteers are also needed.
Five scouts were presented with the Pillars of Faith–Service to God award for completing four core Catholic religious awards during their years in Girl Scouts, an honor which previously had only been achieved by two scouts at the parish. The recipients (from left) are Nia Hung and Bridget Larkin in Troop 2265 and Stella Russell, Ella Daly and Viviana Vuchnich (not pictured) in Troop 1768.