Pack 673 Cub Scout Service Project

Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery — Sat., Oct. 31st, 2009
Please bring your rakes, gloves, and trash bags to help with our service project to clean up Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery. What could be better than visiting an old cemetery on Halloween to get everyone in the right frame of mind for tricking and treating? We'll be there from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and there's a map available on the calendar entry for this event on the Pack calendar or at http://bit.ly/16dffy. Click here for more information . . .

Pancake Breakfast Update

The Pancake Breakfast has been canceled for Oct. 18th, 2009.

In order to have participation from all the Dens, we have rescheduled the Pancake Breakfast for March 21, 2010. Click here for more information . . .

Please notice that there is now a "Feedback" widget hovering over at the right of most every page on the site. This is to allow you to provide feedback, suggestions, ideas, etc., regarding the site and each page within it. Ideas to make the site better and more useful for our group are encouraged. Click here for more information . . .

Camp Strake — Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
This event is conducted by the Galveston-Houston Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting and is a day-long set of activities for Tiger Cubs and Cub Scouts and their families to promote a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith. Family camping is available on Friday and Saturday night and registration information can be found at http://www.accs-agh.org. Click here for more information . . .

In appreciation for everything the adults do and will do throughout the year for our Cub Scouts, Pack 673 wants to invite adults to dinner and drinks on Saturday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. Click here for more information . . .

The first Pack meeting is Saturday, September 12th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at St. Cecilia’s in the Community Center. Click here for more information . . .

Pack 673 is now tweeting on Twitter. If you’d like to make sure you stay up-to-date on the latest happenings of the Pack and if you’re not already on board with the latest microblogging trend, then join Twitter at http://www.twitter.com and start following ‘Pack673’ for the latest updates, notifications, etc. See you online soon!

Come join us for our annual Pool Party at the Memorial Bend Pool. This year it is August 8th from 10:00am to 2:00 pm.

We hope to see you there!

It’s that time again, folks, and things are about to kick off for the annual fundraising brisket cook.

Cooking Schedule
The most recent schedule is available here and we need your help. If you're not already signed up for a couple of time slots, please do so. (And if you are signed up why not think about signing up for additional shifts?)

Order Form
Download the order form get those orders in as soon as you can.

Ladies Shift
This year's ladies shift is Saturday, May 2rd from 11am-5pm. There are a couple of additional slots, so please let us know what time you can be there to help. It's always fun and enjoyable and even if you cannot stay for the entire time you should still come participate for some of it.

Akela's Council Bear Creek Park
April 24, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in Pavilion 2
Families are invited and asked to bring a dessert to celebrate the Cub Scouts advancing to the next rank. We will have games courtesy of the Tigers starting at 7:00 p.m. There will be dusk celebration with the Cub Master and Cubs around a camp
fire. Scouts can wear Class B Uniforms.

Remember to bring any brisket forms and money to Charles Dingas or Richard Arnold.

Bear Creek Park is located at 3535 War Memorial Dr. Houston, TX 77084. Take IH-10 West, Exit Eldrige Parkway NorthLeft on War Memorial Dr. (Between Patterson and Clay)

Calling all Cub Scouts!!! Calling all Cub Scouts!!!!!

Mock Emergency
February 9th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
St. Cecilia’s Community Center

The Boy Scouts need volunteers for this year’s “Mock Emergency” training. You will pretend to be victims as part of the exercise and have some fun helping and learning skills that can help in real emergency situations. Please join the Boy Scouts for this event!

2009 Scout Mass and Blue & Gold Banquet
Saturday, February 7, 2009

Scout Mass -- all dens will assemble and line up at 4:30 pm for the 5:00 Mass (except Tigers and Webelo II’s since you are not participating in the Mass). Scouts that are attending will sit in rows 1-4 facing the altar and Tigers should sit in front for best view. Procession in to the church will begin at 4:50 pm. Mass will be from 5:00-6:00 and will be entirely manned by Scouts and their families.

Blue and Gold Banquet and Awards Ceremony -- 6:00 pm
Dinner and awards will be given out this evening. Remember to bring your Pinewood Derby cars for them to be judged! Meal tickets for the banquet will be $5.00 per person and will be available after Mass.

Bring the whole family and come out for the Crawfish Boil on Saturday, May 3rd. The official schedule is 7:00 - 11:00 pm, but we may start a few minutes early and end a few minutes late so come on out whenever you're ready and we'll see you there. Click here for more information . . .

Remember to join us Friday night, May 2nd from about 7:00 - 11:00 pm (or later) for Poker Night. This is for the volunteers that are staffing this year's Brisket Cook and is always a lot of fun. Click here for more information . . .

Pack 673 will have its annual Pack Family Campout on March 7th, 8th & 9th at Lake Texana. This is a Family Campout which means parents and siblings are strongly encouraged to make this event. Lake Texana is approximately an hour and a half drive south of Houston (see directions below). The park is very clean and spacious with terrific facilities including bathrooms, showers, electricity and water. There are abundant wild life including deer and raccoons plus fishing at Lake Texana.
We have reserved many campsites with a deposit. In order to assure enough food for everyone, we need to receive a commitment from all the families that plan to attend this event.
Please inform your Den Leader if you plan to attend and the number of family members participating. Please fill out the “Pack Campout Reservation Form” and return it to your Den Leader before or immediately upon arriving at Lake Texana. Along with the reservation form, include a check for the appropriate dollar amount required for a campsite and cover the cost of meals on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Make your check payable to “Pack 673” (not Troop 673).
The official Pack Campout will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday the 8th and continue through 10:00 a.m. on Sunday the 9th. We have many campsites reserved for Friday night so those who want to can come Friday the 7th so they may enjoy two nights of camping!
Activities planned for the scouts and children include den activities, various races, tug-o-war, and several other fun things. On Saturday night there will be a special ceremony to graduate our Webelos II Scouts into Boy Scouts - the Arrow of Light ceremony. Boy Scout Troop 673 will be camping with us and will perform this special ceremony. The Pack Leaders with the help of parents will show their culinary expertise by cooking everyone dinner (Bear den) on Saturday and breakfast (Wolf den) on Sunday. Before dinner, we will celebrate mass.
Enclosed is a list of things to bring for camping. Your family does not have to bring all items on the comprehensive list. The Troop has agreed to lend tents to those families that do not have one. If you would like to use one of the Scout tents, please e-mail Mark Coughlin at coughlin1990@sbcglobal.net. Please note the following:

• Scouts should wear Class B uniforms (casual scout dress/pack T-shirt) during campout. Scouts need to bring Class A uniform (formal uniform) for wear during the Pack Ceremony. This is a very special ceremony!

• Bring your own firewood or plan to buy some nearby.

• Bring your own food for Friday night, Saturday breakfast and lunch,

• Bring flashlights

• Be prepared for any kind of weather (we will still camp in the rain and cold)

Come prepared to have a fantastic time with the best families a Cub Scout pack could have. If you have any questions, please contact your Den Leader directly. The telephone number for Lake Texana State Park is (512) 782-5718.

The Pinewood Derby Results are now posted! Click here for more information . . .

The 2008 Blue and Gold event is coming up! Click here for more information . . .

There are a bunch of new photos and even some movies posted. The site layout and organization have been updated to allow better access to this information. Read the whole entry for tips about accessing photos more easily. Click here for more information . . .

We are looking forward to a great campout this weekend at Camp Strake. Directions and additional information were previously provided and have been archived at Archives. This weekend should be a lot of fun and a good way to relax before the insanity of the Holiday Season. Several questions from people have been received regarding what to expect, so we have tried to outline the weekend below. If you have additional questions, please call your den leaders or submit e-mail via the web site. Click here for more information . . .

Family Campout — November 16th - 18th

The Family Campout is at Camp Strake and promises to be a lot of fun. The gates open at 3:00 on Friday, November 16th and we will check out no later than noon on Sunday, November 18th. Click here for more information . . .