Scouts to receive international Peace Light from Bethlehem Dec. 5

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The Peace Light flame will arrive at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and be received by the Boy Scouts and community leaders at the Greater Western Reserve Council, Boy Scouts of America headquarters, 4930 Enterprise Blvd. NW.

In past years many groups and people have taken the Peace Light back to their churches and homes to deliver a message of peace. The Peace Light will be available through Dec. 23 at Scouting headquarters. It is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 14.

For information, call 330-898-8474 or email gwrc@bsa-gwrc.org.

The Peace Light comes from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, where 15 oil lamps have been burning continuously for more than a thousand years.

Now in its 27th year, the Peace Light from Bethlehem campaign was originally organized by the Austrian Broadcasting Co. and was part of a charitable relief mission, Light into Darkness, for children in need in Austria and abroad.

For 25 years, the Austrian Boy Scouts and Girl Guides have been distributing the Peace Light throughout Austria. From Vienna it spreads to more than 20 European countries, the United States and Canada.

Track the journey of the Peace Light on PeaceLight.org web site.