January 24th at 1pm in the Cathedral Auditorium (lower level) of Our Lady of Lourdes will be the first in a series of orienteering classes for the troop. Former Army Infantry Officer Connor McKeegan will be instructing the boys in a classroom session. In February and March, Connor will guide the troop through progressively more…

Troop 19 will be attending evening vespers at Bishop White Seminary monthly as a troop. The next date will be this Sunday, November 9th. Vespers at the seminary is open to the public and we encourage you to bring your whole family to this event. The troop will meet at 6:30pm prior to vespers starting…

This Sunday, November 2nd is All Souls Day. We will be celebrating with Fr. Ratuiste and the seminarians.  To prepare, watch this short video about Hallowtide before Sunday.  If you attend the Requiem Mass at the Cathedral, you will hear the Dias Irae Gregorian chant. It would be a good idea to listen to this…

On October 3-4, the Spokane Troops of St. George will have a service project running an apple cider pressing booth at the Mennonite Country Auction in Ritzville. Proceeds from the event go to support the international relief efforts of the Mennonite Central Committee. Last year, the troop pressed three hundred gallons of apple cider and…

On Sunday, September 7th, the troop will attend vespers together at Bishop White Seminary. Fr. Ratuiste will meet with the troops at 6:30pm and give us an orientation on how to pray these prayers prior to vespers starting at 6:45. Please arrive promptly at 6:30 to avoid missing the orientation. Enter the seminary through the…

Hello Troops, We are a little over a week away from our next adventure. Quick Details What: Floating on the St. Joe River When: Saturday, August 23rd – Sunday August 24th Where: Big Creek Campground. From St. Maries, Idaho, head East on the St. Joe River Road for 24 miles. Turn Left onto Calder Rd/Elk…

Troop 19 – Kettle Falls Campout This Weekend!July 12–13, 2025Kettle Falls Campground on Lake RooseveltKettle Falls Campground Info Troop 19’s summer campout is happening this weekend along the beautiful shores of Lake Roosevelt! Start Time:The official Troop activity will begin Saturday, July 12 at 9:00 AM, meeting at the boat launch at Kettle Falls Campground.…

In June, two of the troop leaders brought powerboats to Lake Coeur d’Alene and shuttled the troops to a remote campground for a three-day camping trip. The campground was only accessible by boat, so the troops had the place to themselves. For that trip, fishing was the focus. The troops learned how to tie knots…

Saturday, May 17th, we met at Palouse Falls State Park for a short hike to marvel at God’s creation of our State Waterfall. After the hike, we proceeded to Texas Rapids Recreation Area on the Snake River for canoeing and camping. Sunday morning, May 18th, we broke camp early and drove back to Spokane for…

On Friday, April 11th, 2025, the troop made it’s way to the Jackson Creek Fish Camp on the Columbia River. On Saturday, after a windy night camping, they drove up into the Saddle Mountains in search of petrified wood. The troops had a very successful day of rockhounding as all troop members found many nice…

On Saturday, January 25, 2025, we taught the kids about building, extinguishing, and cooking over camp fires. We followed the Firemanship chapter in the Field Manual (page 145). During the event, Troops foraged in the woods for their own fuel to build their campfire. They built their fire and cooked their own lunch over it.…

On Sunday, November 24th, the troop will attend vespers together at Bishop White Seminary. Fr. Ratuiste will meet with the troops at 6:30pm and give us an orientation on how to pray these prayers prior to vespers starting at 6:45. Please arrive promptly at 6:30 to avoid missing the orientation. Enter the seminary through the…

UPDATE! Mass will be at 10am, not 8am. Our next event will be celebrating All Souls Day on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024. We will start the day by celebrating Mass at 10am at Sacred Heart Parish in Tekoa, WA. After Mass, we will spend the morning cleaning up the Sacred Heart Cemetery about 1.5 miles…

Our ongoing service project will be to help serve coffee and doughnuts after the 11am Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane once a month. Troop members should be in the lower level of the Cathedral prior to Noon (or immediately after Mass if attending that Mass). Please wear your uniform…

On May 19th at 1pm, the Troops will tour the Dry Fly Distillery at 1021 W. Riverside in downtown Spokane, WA (1 block East of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes). Come to learn about how local production, manufacturing, and marketing of end products fuels the region’s economy.

On Monday, March 4th, the troops joined the Rosary Makers at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane. The troops were taught how to make Rosaries. They each made a rosary to take home. They were even able to take home a knot-tying tool and resources to make more rosaries later.

8/11-8/13/2023 On August 11-13, the Troops spent two nights camping at an old Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp on Big Creek , a tributary of the St. Joe River in Calder, Idaho. Troops learned how to cast fishing poles while angling for West-slope Cutthroat Trout. They learned axe and hatchet safety as they chopped wood,…

5/13/2023 For their first trip together, the troops hiked the Rocks of Sharon trail. This was a 2-mile round trip to the summit with a great view of the Palouse.