Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Our parish is blessed to use the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program for faith formation and sacramental preparation.

The children meet in the Atrium, a room specially set up as a place of prayer -- designed to meet the spiritual and developmental needs of chidren using the Montessori method. Sessions are 90 minutes long and offered weekly from October to May.

In the Atrium, the child works and prays with lovely handmade materials to dive deeper into the Holy Bible and the Liturgy. The children are invited into a life-long relationship with the Good Shepherd who gives "life to the full."

Sacramental Preparation (for First Reconciliation and First Communion) for parish and school children will be offered through Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.  Specific information about sacramental preparation can be found here.  

Formation in the Atrium does not replace attendance at Mass or a lived faith at home. 

   “It is in the bosom of the family that parents are ‘by word and example… the first heralds
               of the faith with regard to their children.” – CCC 1656
 

Prayerfully consider how you can set time aside for your child to attend Atrium sessions and attend regular Sunday Mass. Children need to experience the Liturgy in order to make the connection between what they hear in the Atrium and the Mass where we encounter Christ living and present in the Blessed Sacrament. 

Register below with the blue button for Children's Faith Formation and Sacramental Preparation. The fee is credited for Sacramental Preparation for school families. The Sacramental Preparation fee for parish families will be collected at the Welcome Orientation & Registration Meeting.

Fee Structure:
      CGS Parish Sessions (Pre-K - 5th grade):  $100.00/year, register with blue button below
      CGS School Sessions (Pre-K - 2nd grade): included in tuition, registered through school
      CGS School Sacramental Preparation: $100.00/year, register with blue button below

Register for Children's Faith Formation