WHAT IS THE CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD (CGS)?
CGS is a Montessori-based method of religious formation for children ages 3-12, where children can grow in their relationship with God through a deep engagement in Scripture and Liturgy.

GOD AND THE CHILD
CGS is based on the belief that God and the child are already in a relationship. “The child…so rich in love…seeks something (Someone) to correspond to it… in the contact with God the child experiences unfailing love. (Sofia Cavalletti, The Religious Potential of the Child) The work of the adult catechist is to prepare an environment, accompany the children in their encounter with God, and nurture the relationship as they come close to God.

THE ATRIUM AND MATERIALS
CGS offers the children a sacred ‘hands-on’ space called the Atrium, in which both the children and their catechist can listen to, ponder, and celebrate together the most essential mysteries of the Catholic faith as revealed in the Scriptures and the Liturgy.
 

FORMATION COURSES

Level 1 Adult Formation Course



Level 1, Part 2    
June 9-11; July 7-9; September 23; November 4, 2023; February 10, 2024
Fridays 5:00-8:30pm
Saturdays and Sundays 9:00am-4:30 pm

 To register for Level 1, Part 2 please click below:

Level 1, Part 2 - REGISTRATION LINK

Please mail check payment to:
Attention: Annette de Dios
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
7501 Northwest Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73132

Make checks payable to Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Check Instructions:
In the for line, please put: 41200-CGS
If someone other thn the registrant is paying, please note who the payment is for.

Level 2 Adult Formation Course



Level 2, Part 2     
July 17-July 20 and August 5-August 8, 2023
9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

To register for Level 2, Part 2 please click below:
Level 2, Part 2 - REGISTRATION LINK

Please mail check payment to:
Attention: Annette de Dios
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
7501 Northwest Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73132

Make checks payable to Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Check Instructions:
In the for line, please put: 41200-CGS
If someone other thn the registrant is paying, please note who the payment is for.

Perhaps the whole secret of life consists in receiving that which is offered to us as a gift and responding according to the precise nature of the gift received. Once again we are brought back to that supreme moment in history when Jesus says: “Take…”; “Do this in memory of me”
– Sofia Cavalletti, Religious Potential of the Child 6 to 12 years old

Mara Lemcke:  cgs@stmonica-edmond.org   405-642-6679

Katie Murphree:  kmurphree@archokc.org   405-709-2723