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Agreed, with both points. But not all leaders are quite so willing to accommodate religious needs. Scouts own is a 'knee-jerk' way to address reverent. JPS

Same issue for any and all religions. I stated in my initial post that I used Sunday for simplicity. I suggest that the burden/obligation rests most heavily on the individual. The larger the number with a shared obligation, then the more of an effort is made for incorporating the obligation into the program. A smaller number, as others have stated, requires the individuals to make the arrangements. The reality is that the burden of meeting obligations rest on the individual. Sometimes the leader can make accommodations without disrupting the rest of the participants, other times the individual must make his own arrangements...think dietary restrictions for an analogy. JPS

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I am RC and am aware that I can get a dispensation for missing mass, but as mentioned above, that don't seem the right way to address the problem. I am a staffer and am concerned about the participants. Because of the shortage of priests it is nigh on impossible to get one to come and say mass. When I am a Course Director, I specifically mention at the participant meetings to let me know of any religious requirements, and then make a special arrangement. Thanks again for your help and ideas. JPS

As we know many of the training weeks and weekends include Sunday (for simplicity I am using Sunday as the day of the religious observance). Sessions are usually all day over the weekends and make attendance at Mass difficult. Have any of you attended training where there have been arrangements for a religious service other than the usual Scouts' Own? I have served on NYLT and WB staffs and it has always been assumed the Scouts' Own is sufficient. I would appreciate any suggestions and experiences.