Amazing Girls Are Doing Amazing Things
Girl Scout Helps Girls Explore Their Faith
Girl Scout Christine Mellick brought the Girl Scout Promise to life during a workshop she organized for Catholic
Girl Scouts at Seton-La Salle High School in Pittsburgh in October.
During the Family of God workshop, Christine brought Brownie Girl Scouts together to celebrate the
relationship between their Catholic faith and Girl Scouting. “The Family of God Emblem is offered to second
and third grade Girl Scouts, making it the youngest national Catholic religious emblem girls can earn,” Christine
explained. “Girls who might not otherwise devote a day to their Catholic faith were able to come together as a
family united in Christ, and have a fun time earning a Girl Scout award.”
Family of God offers a bilingual activity series developed to complement the catechetical efforts of the parish
and families with children in the second and third grades. It also helps children discover the presence of God in
their daily lives as members of their family and parish. Each Girl Scout earned a religious emblem at the end of
the workshop.
The Brownies weren’t the only ones learning at the workshop that day. Christine’s experience organizing the
program adds to the leadership skills that she’ll use her entire life. “I learned that when you’re determined, you
can accomplish just about anything!”
A student at Seton-La Salle High School and a Girl Scout for seven years, Christine is a Diocesan Youth Council
representative and a member of the Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
From left to right, front row: Mary Hampton, Julia Schaar Smith, Abigail Leise, Eve Friday. Back row:
Maria Albert, Therese Bernas, Hannah Krelic, Eliana Faber, Anna Lucarelli, and Christine Mellick.
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Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania 2014-2015 Annual Report