Ten Commandments Hike
Arrowhead District of Rio Grande Council BSA - McAllen, Texas

8:30 am assembled at
First Presbyterian Church
104 S. 12th Street

Rev. David Reed and Rev. Mrs. Reed

raining - hiked to

First Christian Church
10th Street & Nyssa
Church open - we used the nave of the church.
Gerard M. talked on
Thou shalt not steal
and Thou shalt not commit adultry

drizzling - we hiked to

Trinity Baptist Church
Nyssa and 2nd Street
Rev. Fleming
talked on Keep holy the sabbath
(He showed us a bit from Fiddler on the roof where Tevia keeps the Sabbath.)

Rev. Gephart - an experienced Scouting chaplain.

overcast, but not actively raining as we walked through 2 parking lots

Troop 583 contingent (inside St. Marks)

and hiked to

St Marks Methodist Church

new pastor Rev. Cynthia Kepler-Karrer
talked on Honor your father & mother
and do not kill (murder)

overcast - hiked and crossed Pecan Ave. then Harvey Drive.

After some blocks of walking the group was strung out.

After street crossing we arrived at the big metal building which is part of the Harvey Drive Church of Christ property.
It serves as a gymnasium and a corner of it is the Scout shack for Troop 76.

We ate our lunch here and

Mike Key talked on Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain,
then described the workings of the Church of Christ.

When we left the overcast beginning to break up.

We hiked over to hike/bike trail and walked north beside 2nd street

and then East on the alley paralleling Nolana on the South side of the street.

Crossing Nolana by Dennys restaurant

By that time it was mostly sunny.

We arrived at Temple Emanuel


Rabbi Rosenberg
spoke on the first commandment as understood by the Jewish faith.
I am the Lord.

The Torah scrolls.

This was the last stop on the Ten Commandments hike. It was about 3:30 PM.
From here the various adults shuttled to get to their cars, and all headed home.

A big thanks to D. Smith who organized the 2009 Ten Commandments Hike.