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ChaplainFather Joe is the Scout Chaplain for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. He is the National Chaplain for the National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS). His current parish assignment is pastor of St. Mark Church and Administrator of St. Joseph the Worker Church, both in Independence MO . Father is an Eagle Scout from Troop 283 at Our Lady of Lourdes, class of 1968. He joined the Tribe of Mic-O-Say as a boy and serves on the Tribal Council. He has served as a chaplain at summer camp as well as the last four national Jamborees. While stationed in St. Joseph (MO), he was a member of the Pony Express Council’s Executive Board. Father Joe's honors include the District Award of Merit, the Silver Beaver, the St. George Emblem and the Silver St. George.