Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

“If we want to help the child draw nearer to God, we should with patience and courage seek to go closer to the vital nucleus of things. This requires study and prayer. The child … will be our teacher if we know how to observe….”

Dr. Sofia Cavaletti

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, our faith formation program for children 3 years old to 6th grade, is a distinct approach to Catechesis, through which the youngest children develop deep, lifelong relationships with Christ and His Church.

Originating in Rome in the 1950s, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a Montessori approach to Religious Education. The program is rich in education around Liturgy and Bible. Good Shepherd has three multi-age levels for children beginning at age 3 through 6th grade. Each level builds progressively on the next. For more information, please visit the Good Shepherd website www.cgsusa.org.

Because it engages children so profoundly, it has become the preferred approach to young children’s catechesis in a growing number of dioceses, parishes and schools around the U.S and the world. In recent years it has also begun to thrive here at St. Philip’s.

CGS Teacher Training

Michaela Miller, Formation of the Young Church
MMiller@StPhilipFranklin.com, 615-550-2837

Carmen Sanchez, Spanish CGS
glafira11@yahoo.com, [encode]615-829-0416[/encode]

“Though you have hidden these things
from the wise and the learned,
you have revealed them to the childlike.”

                                          –Matthew 11:25

Class Times

Sunday, 9:30am to 10:45am – Levels 1-3
Sunday, 11:15am to 12:45pm (in Spanish) – Levels 1-2
Tuesday, 5:00pm to 6:15pm (Levels 1-3)
Wednesday 5:00pm to 6:15pm (Levels 1-3)