Every year, St. George Pathfinders of America’s New York-based "Tsarskoe Selo" Chapter holds a summer camp for boy and girl scouts of Russian heritage in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. The organization is a direct successor to the original Russian scouting movement founded under Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II in 1909. The Tsar charged Lieutenant (later Colonel) Oleg I. Pantyukhov to organize the first scout camp in Russia, which met in Pavlovsk Park near the Royal Village, Tsarskoe Selo. Pantyukhov utilized the guides and materials prepared by scouting founder Robert Lord Baden-Powell, most significantly his handbook, Scouting for Boys.

On Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of July ‒ the Sunday of All Saints who Shone Forth in the Russian Land ‒ Tsarskoe Selo held its annual Day of Remembrance of the Fallen Faithful (in Russian DPV) ceremony. Beginning with a roll call of all of the current organization members in attendance, the ceremony then goes on to honor scouts who have passed on into eternity. Especially honored are the founders and pillars of the Russian scouting movement, those who suffered or were killed for their scouting work, and those who dedicated their day-to-day lives to the organization.

This year also marks the 115th anniversary of the founding of scouting in Russia. In honor of the jubilee, many representatives from the other U.S. chapters ‒ "Kiev" in San Francisco, "Nizhny Novgorod" in Los Angeles, and "Putivl" in Washington, DC ‒ were in attendance.

The weekend began with the All-Night Vigil on Saturday evening at St. George’s Chapel, served by His Grace Theodosius, Bishop of Seattle, currently visiting the Eastern American Diocese with the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas. Serving alongside His Grace were the camp’s spiritual director, Priest Andrew Podymow, Protodeacon Sergei Shoomiloff (cleric of St. Michael Church in Wayne, NJ), and Deacons Alexandre Sarandinaki (cleric of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Howell, NJ) and Nicholas Ilyin (cleric of Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY).

Accompanying the senior vicar of the Western American Diocese, serving as subdeacons, and officially representing the National Association of Russian Explorers ("NORR") in Woodbourne, NY for the jubilee were Junior Instructor Seraphim Arlievsky and "Suvorov" Scout Alexei Temidis.

This year, a particular sign of God’s grace was given to the camp: a reliquary containing the right arm of the Venerable New-Martyrs Princess Elizabeth and Nun Barbara was in transit from the Canadian Diocese back to the Synodal Cathedral in New York City, and was unexpectedly able to visit the camp for the jubilee weekend. Additionally, thanks to the particular initiative of Fr. Alexandre Sarandinaki and an anonymous donor, a new icon of the Holy Martyr Crown Prince Alexis was commissioned from Protodeacon Paul Drozdowski. St. Alexis was the honorary "First Scout" of Russia and is considered one of the patron saints of Russia’s scout movement. With the help of well-meaning members of the Church, the icon was embedded with the saint’s relics. Prior to the service, Bishop Theodosius blessed the icon. Along with the icon of All Saints of Russia, the icon was placed in the center of the chapel space for the divine services, where the campers, counselors, and guests venerated them both.

Both before and during Vigil, all of the scouts and counselors – as well as many of the parents, alumni, and guests visiting for the weekend – confessed their sins. Dinner followed Vigil, after which the DPV ceremony began on the camp’s parade grounds. The camp was called into formation, and following the entrance of the Color Guard, twelve torches were lit, each representing one of the Twelve Points of the Scout Law. Roll call for the living and the dead commenced, and upon its conclusion, Fr. Andrew served a litia for the departed. The Russian, American, and St. Andrew’s flags were lowered, and the ceremony concluded.

Everyone proceeded to a solemn bonfire, where patriotic and scouting songs were sung. SGPA’s Head Scoutmaster Michael Jordan, Northeast regional director Scoutmaster Dimitri Gontscharow, and Bishop Theodosius shared thoughts with campers regarding those who had left for the world to come, and about the meaning of service and sacrifice. Former Head Scoutmaster Tatiana Zacharin-Geringer read a poem dedicated to her father, Head Scoutmaster Alexei T. Zacharin, which she had composed especially for jubilee bonfire on the 10th anniversary of his repose. A special bonfire was held afterward for senior campers choosing to renew their vows of service to the organization and join the auxiliary Krug ("Circle").

The following morning, Bishop Theodosius celebrated Divine Liturgy in St. George’s Chapel, co-served by the above-mentioned clergy. In his sermon, he spoke about the lives of the saints of the Russian Church, their examples and why we must pray to them. After breakfast, the flag-raising ceremony was held on the parade grounds, during which camp counselors were relieved of their weekly shifts and handed over leadership to the next week’s replacements. A special greeting from Scoutmaster Dimitri Gontscharow on the 115th anniversary jubilee of Russian scouting was read aloud. Campers who achieved certain scouting accomplishments during the week were honored. Also proclaimed were thanks to the contributors and designers of the new icon, and gratitude to Bishop Theodosius for his archpastoral visit. His Grace was invited to return again, and presented an icon of the Holy Great-Martyr and Trophy-bearer George, inscribed on the back by chapter directory Scoutmaster Gregorii Galitzine.