Thirty-six scouts and adults from Troop 2007, chartered by St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah, attended Skymont Scout Reservation in the Appalachian Mountains for Scout Camp during the week of June 7-13.
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St. Thomas More’s 2026 youth trip to Cherokee, Ocoee River, helps all encounter God in nature
St. Thomas More Parish youth enjoyed praising God, praying, and celebrating the outdoors in the Cherokee National Forest and on the Ocoee River in southeastern Tennessee during the final weekend of May 2026.
How Gasper River Changed My Faith
Can one week really change your life?
NET retreat held for youths across Union County
This year, NET (National Evangelization Teams) held a retreat for Union County high schoolers during Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum.
Youth provide ancient Lenten prayer experience at local park
Brave Catholic Youth, the shared youth group of the parishes in Union County, held a Scala Sancta devotion at a local park on March 28 in the evening before Palm Sunday.
Eagle Scout refurbishes memorial at St. Mary High School
Cooper Richison, son of AJ and Miranda Richison, celebrated earning his Eagle Rank through Scouting America with a Court of Honor at St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah on March 8.
Youth 2000 celebrates 29 years of encountering Christ in the Eucharist
From March 13-15, 2026, young people gathered from all over the Diocese of Owensboro to attend a beloved annual youth retreat that has been offered for 29 years.
Scouts enter into Lenten journey by praying Stations of the Cross
Scout Troop 2007, which is sponsored by St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah, prayed the Stations of the Cross in the parish’s Way of the Cross Garden on Feb. 20, 2026 to commemorate the first Friday of the Lenten journey.
Lazarus Retreat #8: Friendships that will last
“It is like you could feel the Holy Spirit all around everyone,” said Ella Freels from St. Pius X Parish in Owensboro.
Summer camp + the sacraments = A lasting impact on a child’s life
The first American Camp Association annual conference I ever attended was many years ago, back in the early 1990s.