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

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."

We have limited in-person CGS sessions available for children age 3 years to 3rd grade. A Homeschooling option will be available for children 4th - 5th grade and for families who register but are not able to be scheduled due to limited availability. 

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. 

If your family is not registered for in-person faith formation; we have a homeschooling option available called 'My Catholic Faith Delivered' which meets the requirements for Sacramental Preparation.   Please contact Julie Morris to register

The Registration Fee of $100 per child for in-person sessions and $30.00 per child for homeschooling online with My Catholic Faith Delivered can be paid by check after final registration is complete.

Register for Children's Faith Formation