Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

Registration is closed for 2021-2022, please check back in June/July for the 2022-2023 School Year.

Class will be held on Wednesdays from 4:45 - 6:00pm starting Sept. 22 and follows regular faith formation schedule.

• Children 3 years (by September 1^st and fully potty trained) through 5 years may enroll
• REGISTRATION IS LIMITED.  Your child will be placed in a class once the registration form and payment are received.  Registration will close once classes are full.
• Registration fee (sibling discount given): $60 for one child, $80 for two children, $100 for three children. If you are a committed weekly catechist, these fees are waived. Please let us know if this is a financial hardship; no one is turned away because of inability to pay.
• CGS requires parental assistance from every parent every week to assist with set-up and take-down of the classroom to transform the traditional setting into the working atriums within which the children can experience their faith formation. Please consider registering your child(ren) for this program only if you are able to assist every week.  The nursery is available while assisting in the atrium. 
• There will be a REQUIRED parent meeting on Sept.15^th

To Register you child(ren)

• Step 1: Click here and complete the inquiry form.
• Step 2: A staff member will then be in touch to inform you about your placement. The staff member will also send you a registration form and waiver. Please complete these and return them to the staff.
• Step 3: Payment (exact cash, a check made out to Epiphany of the Lord, or a credit card using the option below) 

ABOUT CGS:  Within a prepared environment (atrium), children and catechists together nurture their relationship with Jesus.  Presentations based on the Bible and Liturgy help the children encounter the living God. This approach to nurturing the faith life of children evolved from children themselves and is based on the conviction that God and the child are already in relationship; the task before us is to help the child deepen that relationship.  CGS uses a Montessori approach for religious formation.  Catechists receive 90+ hours of training before leading a CGS class.

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a religious education method where children explore with hands-on materials to understand the Bible and the Mass to develop a relationship with Christ the Good Shepherd. For a better understanding of the program we suggest viewig the short introduction video below. 

Contact Matt Kiernan at matt@epiphanycatholic.org or 281-578-8271 for more details.