Scouting started at St. Alphonsus on June 18, 1922 when five troops were chartered and recruitment began.  Fr. Al Liebl was appointed as First Chaplain of the scouts and parishioner John Dahm was commissioned as First Scoutmaster of the the Scouts.

 

During the World War II years, St. Alphonsus was distinguisted as the largest sponsoring organization of Scouting in the country and possibly the world, boasting over 2000 scouts and adult leaders registered in a single year.  More than 20 individual Scouting units (Cub Scouts, Sea Scouts, Air Scouts, Explorers, and Venturers) have been sponsored by the St. Al's Scouting program over the years.

 

Of the five original troops chartered in 1922, only 889 has operated continously until the present day making it one of the longest continuously-operated troops in the nation.  Cub Pack 3889, chartered in 1936, has also continued operation to the present day.  Throughout its long history, several thousands of young men have participated in the St. Alphonsus Scouting Program and over 50 Eagle Scouts have graduated from our ranks