Investiture Script
Investiture Script
Investiture Script
Lord heavenly father, almighty eternal God, we raise our minds and
hearts to you at the beginning of this ceremony as we lit the candle that
symbolizes the spirit of scouting. (The OA will light the center candle). We
humbly beg for your guidance, protection and forgiveness of our sins. Grant us
the grace to learn the virtues of your youth and apply the scout oath and law in
every action in your honor and glory.
Deign to bless the boy scouts of the Philippines and the scouting
movement in this institution as well as our brother scouts all over the world.
Fill the soul of our scoutmasters with your own spirit of knowledge; wisdom;
and reverence, that influenced by your divine leadership, may he lead us to
imitate the virtue of your boyhood.
Our crew leaders, who have the responsibilities to lead their crews, we
ask you to help them know their members and be sensitive to their needs, help
them realize that and good examples are more important than skills and are
fair and generous to all. Grant our crew and outfit advisors a happy spirit;
bless all our projects and help us to make a constructive progress, so that our
training will fit us for real service now and in the future.
We thank you for granting us our ever loving and supportive parents and
by making them your representatives. Help us carry out conscientiously by
ready and cheerful obedience to our father and mother. Let us be ever attentive
to their wishes, eager to make them happy and patient to accept their
corrections. All these we pray in your most holy name. Amen!
THE OUTFIT ADVISOR: “senior crew leader, bring the candidates forward.”
(SCL escorts the candidates in front of the stage, facing the outfit advisor, back
to audience. SCL stands in front)
OUTFIT ADVISOR: “you have presented yourself before this outfit and ask to be
made scouts. Is this your own wish?”
OUTFIT ADVISOR: “In this ceremony you will be received into this outfit and
into the world of brotherhood of scouting. Before you is a single, lighted candle.
It represents the spirit of scouting.”
The scout ideals as contain in the scout oath and law present a code for living
and standard of conduct that must be observed by all members of the scouting
movement at all times. Scout spirit is living every day in accordance with our
scout ideals. You show it in the way you act and the things you say and do in
scouting as well as in your daily life.
As you become scouts you will learn more about the scouting spirit. The law of
the outfit is the scout law. It is known and followed by millions of scouts. You
will learn and follow this law too.
(The senior crew leader will now lead the rededication of the scout oath and
law. “Scout sign! On my honor I will do my . . . . . Ready, front!)
The participants pledge themselves to the scout oath and law.
(The lighting of the three main candles which represents 3 main duty of a scout
namely DUTY TO GOD AND COUNTRY, DUTY TO OTHERS AND DUTY TO
SELF, follow by the lighting of 12 candles will be lit by 12 scouts individually,
one at a time after it was mentioned.)
The SCL leads the scout A, B and C in reciting the duties and lighting of the
three main candles. Each scout/participant approaches the single lighted
candle and lit their candle and proceeds to the podium. Each scout/
participants reads their part before the audience.
I WILL DO MY BEST… in everything you do, you promise to do the best you
can. If anything worth doing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well. Doing
your best is your personal challenge. Always strive to do your best in
everything you do.
SCOUT B: “On my honor/ I will do my best to obey the scout oath and law, and
to help other people at all times; (light the left candle)
AND TO OBEY THE SCOUT LAW… in trying to live up to the scout oath- you
will need the scout law to guide you. The twelve points of the scout law are our
norm of conduct as we travel along the scouting trail through life. Thus, you
are asked to commit yourself to commit yourself to the scout oath and law as
your way of life.
TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE AT ALL TIMS… One reason why scouting has
flourished in this country is because it has received willing support of the
public. Scouting merits this support because scouts have demonstrated that
they are useful member of the society. This is evident when scouts perform
rescue work in case of disaster- fires, earthquakes, typhoons and floods.
During emergencies anywhere, scouts are always among the first to volunteer
for service and perform tasks which are ordinarily belong to adults. Its normal
times, scouts have shown that they are ready to participate and even initiate
community and service projects that benefit the community. The spirit of
service is in the heart of all true scouts.
SCOUT IS OBEDIENT… A scout follows the rules of his family, school and
outfit. He obeys the law of his community and country.
A SCOUT IS CHEERFUL… A scout looks for the bright side of life. He cheerfully
does task that come his way. He tries to make other happy.
A SCOUT IS THRIFTY… A scout works to pay his way and to help others. He
saves for the future. He protects and conserves natural resources. He carefully
uses his time and property.
A SCOUT IS CLEAN… A scout keeps his body and mind fit and clean. He goes
round with those who believe in living the same ideals. He keeps his home and
community clean.
The outfit advisor: “You have heard the words of the scout oath and the twelve
points of the scout law. Do you accept these three duties and the twelve points
of this law as a scout?”
The outfit advisor: “Do you promise to do your best to live and pledge yourself
to learn and follow the scout oath and law?”
Participants: “Yes we are!”
Outfit Advisor: “Very well. We began in almost total darkness. Now in the light
of these candles, we can see one another well and have renewed ourselves in
the spirit of the scout oath and scout law. Now I shall call your senior crew
leader to lead the recitation of the senior scout code.
The senior crew leader: to all out newly invested scouts, please raise your right
hand in scout sign and repeat after me:
I will deal fairly and kindly with my fellowmen in the spirit of the scout
law;
I will work to preserve our Filipino heritage, aware that the priveleges I
enjoy were won by hard work, sacrifices, clear thinking, and the faith of
our forefathers;
The senior crew leader: I shall now call our assistant senior crew leader for the
presentation of the scout badge.
Assistant Senior crew leader: My fellow scouts, before you is the scout badge.
The scout badge is composed of the trefoil and the scroll with an overhand knot
attached to it. Each point of the three pointed trefoil, which is the main part of
ten scout badge, represents the three points of the scout oath, namely: duty to
God and Country, Duty to others and duty to self.
The single band joining the three points of the trefoil symbolizes unity and
universal brotherhood. The design and color inside the trefoilwhich is derived
from our flag have the same symbolism and meaning. The stars further
symbolize the ideals of faith, truth, and knowledge, the foundation of scout
citizenship.
VII.