Welcome to Cub Scout Pack 341!  Our Pack currently serves 40+ children registered in kindergarten through fifth grade (or about five to eleven years old) from Oak Forest, Tinley Park, Midlothian, Crestwood and the surrounding areas.  Our Pack has been chartered by the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Oak Forest since 1971. We are members of the Calumet District (formerly Nishnabec District) of Pathway to Adventure Council, Boy Scouts of America.  

Cub Scouting is FUN! No matter what grade you are in, kindergarten through fifth, it is a blast. Do you like to learn by doing? This is just the place. You can learn to tie knots, set up a tent, or shoot a bow and arrow.  Have you ever cooked a meal on a campfire? Sent a secret code to a friend? Built a birdhouse? Hiked in the forest? Earn rewards for doing these things and more in Cub Scouts. Cub Scouts is the first and largest of the Scouting Programs offered by the Boy Scouts of America. Come join the FUN with Pack 341!

Pack 341’s Mission

Pack 341 is an organization that engages our community’s young boys and girls and their families with fun, interactive, educational activities and exposes them to a variety of experiences. These activities are planned and delivered through fully trained, resourceful and responsible leaders and focus on basic values that help prepare young people to make exceptional choices over their lifetime.

Pack 341’s mission supports the overarching MISSION of the Boy Scout’s of America:

To prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Scouting is a lot of fun, but Pack 341 realizes that it's not the only thing your family is likely committed to and it can be a struggle to balance commitments.  Therefore, the Pack does its best to be flexible and mindful of family commitments such as school, athletics, and other activities. In fact, many of our scouts enjoy scouting and also regularly participate in community recreational sports. Our Pack calendar is filled with activities year round, not to overwhelm you, but so that you can make scouting fit for your family. 

Cub Scouts Belong to a Pack and Den! Every Cub Scout is a member of a Cub Scout Pack.  A pack is a large group of Scouts. Pack 341 is divided into smaller groups called Dens. Each Den has about six to ten Scouts, sometimes more. All of the Cub Scouts in a Den are about the same age:  Lions (Kindergarten), Tigers (1st grade), Wolves (2nd grade), Bears (3rd grade) and Webelos (4th and 5th grade).

Cub Scout Packs belong to a church, a school, or some other group of people in your community or neighborhood. Pack 341 is chartered by the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. This group makes sure your pack has good adult leaders, a place to meet, and exciting things to do. 

Cub Scouts Do Things and Go Places! Have you been to the Oak Forest Police Station and talked to the police officers on duty?  Or visited the Fire Station and sat in the driver's seat of the truck?  Or hiked in the forest and seen a waterfall?  Or visited the Nature Center at Little Red School House and pet a turtle?  These are some of the places you could go with your Den.  You can also build a pinewood derby car and race it on the track and be able to build a rocket and race it to the stars.  Cub Scouting means "Doing!"  Scouts have lots of things to do as Cub Scouts. Hiking, Camping, Sports, Songs, Skits, Craft, Games and more.  Scouting has something to offer every child. Cub Scouts do things that are always fun and offer opportunities for learning. While COVID-19 has limited us from physically going to some places, that hasn't stopped us from "going" , "visiting", and "doing"! 

Cub Scouts Earn Awards!  While you're having fun, you'll also be earning badges and awards. You'll work on projects with your parents or other adults in your family, and all of you will feel good about the things you accomplish. When you have earned an award, you will be presented with your awards in front of the whole pack at the next Pack Meeting. 

The most popular and recognizable awards for Cub Scouts are the advancement awards. Scouts complete requirements by earning age appropriate Adventure Loops to advance and earn their badges of rank: Lion Cub, Tiger, Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and the Arrow of Light Award. The Arrow of Light is the highest award in Cub Scouting. Webelos Scouts also earn activity badges. Cub Scouts can earn many other awards and medals too, sometimes by themselves and sometimes as members of their Den or Pack 341. They can earn religious emblems, the Emergency Preparedness Award, the Outdoor Activity Award, the World Conservation Award or even help the Pack earn the Journey to Excellence Award.

When you earn an award in Cub Scouting, you learn new skills. You also get to use your new skills and your new knowledge in projects and demonstrations. You show what you know. People get to see what you've learned as a Cub Scout.   

Dens meet regularly throughout each month of the school year and in addition to pack and den meetings, special activities and events are planned throughout the year. Pack 341 generally meets as a whole, on the third Sunday of the month, for a Pack Meeting to recognize our scouts for their hard work at the den meetings throughout the school year. Please see our calendar for the most current schedule of events. 

Cub Scout Pack 341 has been chartered by the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection since 1971 and is one of the larger Cub Scout Packs in the area.  Our Leadership is committed to provide each Scout with the very best possible Scouting Program available in accordance with all Boy Scouts of America policies and guidelines. If your child is interested in becoming a Cub Scout with Pack 341 or you want additional information about the Cub Scout Program please email us at info@cubscoutpack341.com