Posted on 2024.08.01 by WoodsideSDA.org • Updated on 2024.10.07
The Sacramento, Woodside Pathfinder Club, as part of the worldwide Pathfinders organization represents a group of young people (ages 10+ & young at heart staff) committed to personal and spiritual growth, focused on Christian & community service, and determined to properly care for each other and our environment.
While sponsored globally by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and locally by the Woodside SDA Church of Sacramento, Pathfinders is open to those of any religious persuasion, or none at all.
Members of the pathfinder club earn points at each sponsored event they attend. Points are awarded for attendance, preparedness, participation, involvement and courtesy. At the end of the year, those with the highest points accrued are awarded for their achievement. Also, a minimum percentage of points possible must be maintained in order to participate in off-site activities.
Avoiding Lost Points for Absences
Should any member of the club be unable to attend an event they can still receive half the points possible for attending simply by letting the staff know in advance.
Other Ways to Earn Points
Additionally, pathfinders participating in other forms of outreach can submit NOOP (Notice Of Outreach Participation) requests to earn extra points for their outreach efforts outside of club events. This is a great way to make up lost points for events missed.
Uniforms
Pathfinders are issued uniforms each year during registration. There are two types (dress & field) of uniforms, which can be worn in three different ways (Dress A, Dress B, & Field) to best suit the activities scheduled for an event. Dress uniforms (aside from the sash) are rented and returned at the end of each year. The honor sash and field uniforms are purchased and kept. Pathfinders are expected to wear the appropriate uniform to club events and awarded points accordingly.
Field Uniform
The Field Uniform is worn for most events and includes the Pathfinder Club T-Shirt with weather and activity appropriate pants or shorts and footwear (no flip-flops or crocs).
Dress Uniform
The Dress Uniform is worn for special events and can be worn in two variations. Dress A includes the dress shirt, sash, scarf, slide & belt with black slacks, black socks and black dress shoes; and is typically worn at formal events. Dress B is the same as Dress A without the sash, scarf & slide; and is usually worn at special events with more physical activity where a sash and scarf might hinder participation. Dress shirts have numerous patches that indicate the conference, club and class of the pathfinder, including:
Right Sleeve
From top of sleeve to bottom in the following order:
Club Name Patch
Title Patch* (staff/LITs)
Pathfinder Triangle Patch
*Staff & LIT (Leaders in Training) can have their position or title patch here.
Left Sleeve
From top of sleeve to bottom in the following order:
Conference Patch
Pathfinder Globe Patch
Class Chevrons* (optional)
*Class Chevrons are earned by the completion of Pathfinder Classwork.
Honors
Pathfinders can earn a variety of Honors by participating in club & conference activities and crafts. Upon completion of an Honor pathfinders are awarded with a corresponding patch which can be sewn onto their sash. There are well over 400 Honors that can be earned, covering a wide variety of interests, from art to music to vocational pursuits. Many of these Honors and their requirements can be viewed here.
Investiture Achievements (Class/Level)
Pathfinders who want to be invested with a Class (or Advanced) Level must complete all basic requirements (and additional requirements for advanced) for the level they wish to obtain. They may also need to earn specific honors in order to complete the requirements for their level. The Investiture Achievement curriculum is divided into 6 levels:
Requirements can be met in a variety of ways based on how each individual Pathfinder learns best. Each year that a Pathfinder is invested and advances to the next level the tracks remain the same as the previous year. However, the activities to fulfill the requirements change in order to allow each Pathfinder the opportunities to participate in new experiences and challenges and to practice skills and use information previously learned.
Directions
From Sacramento, take Hwy 99/70 north, when Hwys 99 and 70 split stay on 99 and cross the Feather river bridge. Turn right at the second signed street after crossing the bridge – this is Laurel Ave.
From Marysville/Yuba City, take Hwy 99 south to just past the old Dingville sign, turn left on Laurel Ave.
On Laurel Ave., go till you reach an “End” sign. At this point the road turns to dirt and gravel and is over private land. We ask that you slow to five miles per hour from the “End” sign to the parking area to keep the dust down. Continue on until you reach the “Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary” sign, parking lot, kiosk and metal barn. There is a large color map in the kiosk showing the trails and the three entrances to the sanctuary. Map handouts should be available in the mail box adjacent to the kiosk.
If the gate happens to be open DO NOT DRIVE UP THE LEVEE! Please park in the parking area.
Parking is free. It is about 45 minutes from the church.
We will meet us at the park at 3:00 pm.
Take Hwy 80 east to Auburn. Exit Hwy 49 North toward Grass Valley. Drive 2.7 miles north, turn left on Atwood Rd, which becomes Mount Vernon Road after 1.7 miles. Follow Mount Vernon Road 2.6 miles and turn right on Mears Drive. Hidden Falls Regional Park entrance sign is up the hill, on the right.
Posted on 2015.03.12 by Rebecca • Updated on 2015.06.24
Join us APRIL 12 for a day on the golf course and help support SAA!
Sacramento Adventist Academy will hold its annual golf tournament on Sunday, at Morgan Creek Golf Club, in Roseville. This plans to be a great day of golfing and fellowship and you won’t want to miss it.
Sign-up to play this week. To sign-up, go to www.sacaa.org and click on the golf picture registration button or come by the school between 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday – Thursday and sign-up in the office. Cost is $115 per player which includes golf, cart, range balls and lunch. Sign-up on your own or put together a foursome and join us on the course! For more information, contact Bobby Pena at 916-730-5191
Posted on 2015.03.02 by Rebecca • Updated on 2015.06.24
We will be viewing “Breaking the Press.” at 6:00pm
Children welcome
Bring healthy snacks as we watch A contemporary retelling of the parable of the prodigal son set in the world of Texas high school basketball.
Director: Andrew Stevens
Writers: William Langlois (screenplay), Andrew Stevens (screenplay)
Stars: Drew Waters, Farah White, Tom Maden http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504354/
In 1818, when Joseph Mohr is assigned to be the new assistant priest in Oberndorf, a small Austrian town near Salzburg, the young man is full of ideas and ideals. His passion to bring the church closer to the common people sets him on a collision course with his new superior Father Noestler. When Mohr organizes a church choir that includes local outcasts and performs in German instead of Latin, Noestler threatens him with disciplinary action. Their relationship further deteriorates when Maria, one of the outcasts, surprisingly joins the performance of the all-male church choir. As Mohr’s initial successes start to crumble and his efforts backfire on him, he loses all hope and faces a trial of faith. The night before Christmas, Mohr has to decide if he will accept defeat and leave Oberndorf or embrace the true significance of the Holy Night. Beautifully filmed on location in Austria, you will be uplifted by this powerful story inspired by the true events leading to the creation of the most popular Christmas carol of all time —Silent Night.
Posted on 2014.10.30 by Rebecca • Updated on 2015.05.13
6:00pm in the Woodside Center. If you are able to bring healthy evening snacks. See Gary E. for more information
A man must cope with the loss of his wife and the obsolescence of his job before finding redemption by becoming a role model to an equally lost 13-year-old. The Last Brickmaker
Can friendship bring purpose and joy to the lives of two unlikely people? After pouting 57 years of sweat and blook into his family’s brickyard, Henry Cobb’s passion for work is replaced by grief from his wife’s death and fear of automation’s increasing hold on American manufacturing. Movie Trailer
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