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Arrow of Light Ceremony

Arrow of Light Crossover Ceremony Planning

The working meeting that makes the crossover ceremony good: script assignments, the bridge logistics, the troop invitation, and the rehearsal order.

Shared by A Tiger Den Leader · July 2026

Length
75 min
Prep
60 min
Where
Indoor
Cost
$10-$50
Adventures
1 covered

Planning it in DenBuddy copies the whole agenda into your den's calendar and matches each requirement to the Scouts who still need it. Free for one den, and you can edit every block.

What this meeting counts toward

The agenda

0:00 · 5 min · Opening Ceremony

Flag ceremony and Cub Scout Promise

Post the colors, recite the Pledge of Allegiance, the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. Rotate the honor of leading each week.

Whole Den

Bring: US flag, Den flag

0:05 · 15 min · Den Business

Ceremony walkthrough

Read the script aloud once, start to finish, so everyone hears the shape of it.

Whole Den

Bring: Ceremony script

0:20 · 20 min · Adventure Work

Assign parts

Each scout takes a speaking part or a job. Nobody has two speaking parts while someone else has none.

Whole Den Scouting Adventure

0:40 · 15 min · Skill Instruction

Bridge logistics

Where the bridge goes, who carries it, where families stand, and who hands off the neckerchief.

Whole Den

Safety: Two adults spot the bridge at all times, rehearsal included.

0:55 · 15 min · Ceremony

Rehearsal

One full run at half volume, then one at full volume.

Whole Den

1:10 · 5 min · Closing

Closing circle and take-home

Send the troop invitation and the family timing note this week.

Whole Den

Bring: Take-home handout

Run this meeting with your den's gaps in mind

Copy the agenda into DenBuddy and each requirement lines up with the Scouts who still need it. Edit any block, print the run sheet, record what got done.

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