Trail Life & American Heritage Girls
St. Michael’s offers a boys Trail Life troop (see below) which meets every other Thursday evening (approx.) during the school year. Currently, St. Michael’s is working toward starting an American Heritage Girls troop for girls K-12 grade.
Trail Life Troop MN-619
St. Michael’s Trail Life Troop ministry, a spin off from the original scouting movement’s roots, is for boys K-12th grade. It combines outdoor skills and leadership opportunities with discipleship, fun activities, and active learning and advancement to help our boys develop into young Christian men ready to serve God and their families.
We typically meet at the church on the first, third, and fifth Thursdays from September through May. Meetings are from 6:30 to 8:00pm and include large group elements and patrol breakouts based on age groups. In most months, we have a Saturday “Hit the Trail” event which may be for outdoor activities or for service in our community. During warm weather months, we also include camping weekends, summer camp and high adventure trips for the older boys.
New boys: We welcome families from the church and from the surrounding area to our regional troop. You can inquire about the troop here https://www.traillifeusa.com/find-a-troop/ or simply come to any of our meetings to find out how it works and learn how to join our group. Our Troop ministry liaison, Tom Solberg, will connect with you to help answer your questions. His staff email is finance@smlcb.org.
April/May & Summer 2023 Calendar
- Thur Apr 20 6:30pm Troop Meeting
- Sat Apr 22 9:30am MN River Trail Bike Ride – Launchpoint: Huber Park Parking Lot in Shakopee
- Sat Apr 29 8:30am Parent Leader Meeting at Mugshots
- Thur May 4 6:30pm Troop Meeting
- May 5-7 Camping Trip: Interstate Park in Taylors Falls
- Thur May 18 6:30pm Awards Campfire at Richardson Nature Center
- Jun 9-11 All Troop Camping Trip
- Jul 23-29 Navigator Summer Camp: Camp Nathanael in Hinckley
- Aug 18-20 All Troop Camping Trip
American Heritage Girls: Fall 2023?
Do you have a girl aged 5 to 18? Looking for opportunities to train your daughter(s) to be confident, growing, servant-leaders that are centered in Christ? Explore American Heritage Girls at americanheritagegirls.org. AHG is similar to Trail Life but a separate, national organization that seeks to combine faith, service, and fun!
- St. Michael’s is interested in forming a troop that would meet on the same night as Trail Life (Thursdays.)
- St. Michael’s AHG troop is led by a 5-member board, and in order to officially start a troop, we need the board in place. Currently we have a need for a troop shepherd, troop vice coordinator, and troop treasurer. If you are interested in learning more, contact Sue Beuning at sbeuning@smlcb.org.
- AHG is an “all hands on deck” sort of ministry! There are opportunities for moms, including event chaperone, board member, unit leader, craft project helper, photographer, social media guru, fundraiser coordinator, and much more.
- If you would like to be on our email list for updates, contact Sue at sbeuning@smlcb.org.
- Be sure to spread the word to other families you think may be interested!
