Scout Troop 2007, which is sponsored by St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah, is seen on Feb. 20 during their visit to the parish’s Way of the Cross Garden to pray the Stations. COURTESY OF SHERI BABBS
Scouts enter into Lenten journey by praying Stations of the Cross
BY SHERI BABBS, SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC
Scout Troop 2007, which is sponsored by St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah, prayed the Stations of the Cross in the parish’s Way of the Cross Garden on Feb. 20, 2026 to commemorate the first Friday of the Lenten journey.
This annual event led by scouts prepares the hearts of all who attend to follow Jesus through the days leading to the sadness of Good Friday and the celebration of Easter Sunday.
Each year, a scout from the troop uses lashings (poles or sticks tied together with rope) that they had learned from the Scouting Advancement Requirements to make a cross. Then the Scout Chaplain Assistant leads the prayers with a scout replying with a simple reflection at each Station.
Sheri Babbs is the chaplain for Troop 2007.
Scout Troop 2007 prays the Stations of the Cross on Feb. 20, 2026 in the Way of the Cross Garden at St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah. COURTESY OF SHERI BABBS
Originally printed in the March 2026 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
