May this beautiful holiday season fill your heart with love, your home with joy, and your life with laughter. And remember the true spirit of Christmas - kindness, generosity, and helping others.
So keep the Christmas spirit, share it with others far and near,
from week to week and month to month, throughout the entire year!
Merry Christmas Everyone!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who braved the cold to support SHUMC's Living Nativity! Our fire-tending crew—Jeffrey, Jack C., Otto, Ezra, Sonja, Gunther, ASM Nate, and ASM Keith—kept spirits high and everyone warm.
We also want to give a special round of applause to Ezra, ASM Nate, and ASM Keith, who pulled double duty by stepping into character as Kings or Angel. Your dedication truly brought the scene to life.

Troop 875’s city campout for this scouting year will be January 24th-25th, 2026 at the legendary Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia, PA. While at Fort Mifflin, we will get a personal guided tour of the Fort with uniform and weapons demonstration in the company of a Revolutionary or Civil War soldier and a cannon demonstration. But that’s not all! First we will visit the Philadelphia historic district. We will begin at the Independence Visitor Center then visit the Liberty Bell, Constitution Hall, Declaration House and end with seeing where Ben Franklin is buried at the Christ Church Burial Ground. Finally, we will eat dinner at The Reading Terminal Market Saturday night – try a Philly cheesesteak - prior to going to Fort Mifflin. Wow, don’t miss it! Agenda is attached. FEES for adults is $35 + food. Scouts, bring money for food, snacks, and souvenirs.

A quick reminder to bring your handbooks to troop meetings. There is often time to work on rank requirements, so you need your book to record your achievements. At meetings, scouts are shown and taught an advancement skill. Scouts can practice on their own with the help of their handbook and other scouts. At a later meeting, scouts can demonstrate the skill to a leader, who will sign it off in their handbook.