Boy Scout Troop 728
Troop 728 is chartered by the Boston Minuteman Council, Inc. headquartered in Jamaica Plain, MA and is part of the Powderhorn District which is one of the three districts served by the Council and covers the towns of Reading, Wakefield, Stoneham, North Reading, Melrose, and Malden. Our charter is reviewed and renewed annually and has been in effect since our founding in 1956. The Boy Scouts of America celebrated its 80th Anniversary in 1990, having been formed in 1910 and modeled after the English Scouts founded by Lord Baden-Powell two years prior in 1908.
The purpose of our Troop, and of the Boy Scouts of America is to develop the life and leadership skills of boys aged 11 to 18 so as to better prepare them to be good citizens and fathers. This is done through a program of teaching and learning various skills and sharing experiences that are both stimulating and rewarding. The Parish provides a place for the Troop to hold their weekly meetings and store their equipment. The Troop cares for the space allotted to it and does service work for the Parish as the occasion arises.
We in the Troop feel that the goals of Scouting meld well with the goals of the Parish around physical, intellectual, and spiritual growth we seek to promote in the boys who participate. While the Troop is open to youths of all faiths, most of our Scouts are members of the Parish. This is reflected in the other Troops in Reading where all four of them have church sponsors. Although none of those other sponsors are Catholic.
Anyone wishing to join the Troop may drop by a meeting any Wednesday night during the school year. The meetings are held in the first floor of the Parish Center from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. each week.