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|founder=Paul Ritchi | |founder=Paul Ritchi | ||
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|chiefscout= | |chiefscout=Paul Ritchi | ||
|chiefscouttitle=General Commissioner | |||
|website=http://www.fneexplorers.com | |website=http://www.fneexplorers.com | ||
|affiliation=[[Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe]] | |affiliation=[[Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe]] | ||
|age=7+ | |||
|religion=Catholic | |||
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The '''Federation of North-American Explorers''' (FNE) is the North American member association (covering Canada, the United States, and Mexico) of the [[Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe|Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe – Fédération du Scoutisme Européen]] (UIGSE-FSE). It is a Catholic movement with established groups in Canada (since 1999) and the United States (since 2011). | The '''Federation of North-American Explorers''' (FNE) is the North American member association (covering Canada, the United States, and Mexico) of the [[Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe|Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe – Fédération du Scoutisme Européen]] (UIGSE-FSE). It is a Catholic movement with established groups in Canada (since 1999) and the United States (since 2011). There are 23 groups as of June 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://fneexplorers.com/fne-explorers-group-directory | title = Federation of North-American Explorers (FNE) - FNE Explorers Group Directory}}</ref> | ||
== Program == | |||
The association is divided into four sections according to age:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://fneexplorers.com/q-and | title = Federation of North-American Explorers (FNE) - Q and A}}</ref> | |||
* '''Otters''' (Blue Branch) - ages 7 and 8 | |||
* '''Timber Wolves''' (Yellow Branch) - ages 8 to 12 | |||
* '''Explorers''' (Green Branch) - ages 12 to 16 | |||
* '''Wayfarer Explorers''' (Red Branch) - ages 17 to 26 | |||
All units (except sometimes the Otters) are single gender, with male leadership for the boys and female leadership for the girls. | |||
== Ideals == | |||
=== Explorer Promise === | |||
On my honour and with God’s grace, I promise to do my best to serve God, my Church, my country, to help others at all times, and to obey the Explorer law.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.northstarexplorers.org/about/the-explorer-law/ | title = The Explorer Promise and the Law}}</ref> | |||
=== Explorer Law === | |||
# An Explorer’s honour is to be trusted. | |||
# An Explorer is loyal to his country, leaders, parents, and subordinates. | |||
# An Explorer’s duty is to serve others. | |||
# An Explorer is a friend to all and a brother to every other Explorer. | |||
# An Explorer is courteous and chivalrous. | |||
# An Explorer sees in nature God’s creations; he loves plants and animals. | |||
# An Explorer obeys proper orders and leaves nothing half-finished. | |||
# An Explorer smiles and whistles under all difficulties. | |||
# An Explorer is thrifty; he takes care of his own possessions and those of others. | |||
# An Explorer is clean in thought, word, and deed. | |||
=== Explorer Principles === | |||
# An Explorer’s duty starts at home. | |||
# Faithful to his country, an Explorer favors American unity and brotherhood. | |||
# As a son of Christendom, an Explorer is proud of his faith: he labors to establish the Reign of Christ in all his life and in the world around him. | |||
=== Motto === | |||
The Explorer motto is ''Semper Parati'' (“Always Prepared” in Latin). | |||
=== Explorer Prayer === | |||
Lord Jesus,<br /> | |||
Teach us to be generous,<br /> | |||
To serve You as You deserve,<br /> | |||
To give without limit,<br /> | |||
To fight without care of injury,<br /> | |||
To work without looking for rest,<br /> | |||
To spend ourselves without waiting for any reward,<br /> | |||
Except knowing that we fulfill Your holy will.<br /> Amen. | |||
=== Timber Wolf Promise === | |||
I promise to do my best to be faithful to God, my country, my parents, to keep the law of the Timber Wolf den, and to do a good turn for somebody every day.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.northstarexplorers.org/about/the-timber-wolf-prayer/ | title = The Timber Wolf Prayer, the Promise, and the Law}}</ref> | |||
=== The Law of the Timber Wolf Den === | |||
The wolf listens to the old wolves, the wolf respects himself and the other members of the den. | |||
=== Timber Wolf Pledge === | |||
We are the same blood, you and I! | |||
== Citations == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
== External links == | |||
* [http://www.fneexplorers.com/ FNE Explorers Official Website] | |||
* [http://www.northstarexplorers.org/ North Star FNE Group - Southern NJ] | |||
* [http://www.stellamarisfne.org/ Stella Maris FNE Group - Southern Florida] | |||
[[Category:Associations]] | |||