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A Program for Parents, Church leaders, and Friends of FNE
What FNE offers families, parishes and church leaders: a Catholic youth group where boys and girls grow in faith, character and adventure.
It is not by accident that the yellow branch of the FNE family is called Timberwolves! Consider: Wolves develop close relationships and strong social bonds. They often demonstrate deep affection for their family and may even sacrifice themselves to protect the family unit. They have a highly organized social structure enabling them to enjoy maximum cooperation when hunting, communicating and defending territory. Social creatures, timberwolves have a complex communication system that involves body language, snarling, growling, “dancing,” and howling. Timberwolves are very intelligent animals.
We teach and embrace many of these values as FNE Timberwolves. We stress the importance of the family, the model family Jesus, Mary and Joseph, their own family at home and the FNE family, the timberwolf den.
The strength of the wolf is the den; the strength of the den is the wolf.
Simply put, when your child is missing a meeting or event in the den, and his six misses him, there is a loss, and the child misses out when he is not present with his brothers or her sisters.
In the den, our Timberwolves grow in love for one another, as do real wolves; they protect one another. We have an organized structure through the Timberwolf howl, songs, sign language, and our uniform. We develop intellect, wisdom, discernment and trust through the FNE program, as do real wolves in their way in the great outdoors. FNE Timberwolves discover the great outdoors through camps, especially summer camps and outings.
We encourage you to invite others to discover the exciting and transformational FNE Timberwolf program.
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Movement news
What FNE offers families, parishes and church leaders: a Catholic youth group where boys and girls grow in faith, character and adventure.
Reflections
A graduating FNE Patrol Chief on seven years of camps, survival skills and faith, and how a Catholic boys group helped him grow into a leader.
Reflections
Two newly invested FNE leaders reflect on their Promise and their call to serve the girls of an Explorer Company in a Catholic youth movement.
Events and camps
FNE Explorers took the controls of a small aircraft at Oshawa Executive Airport, Ontario. A Catholic youth group outing into flight and courage.
Movement news
What the FNE Explorer uniform means and how to wear it correctly, from the navy sweater to the stockings. A sign of faith and belonging.
From the founder
FNE founder Paul Ritchi looks back on 50 years as an Akela leading Timberwolves, from a 1966 Scout troop to founding a Catholic youth movement.