Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
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CGS Classes in the Atrium:
CGS Level 1 (for children ages 3*-6) beginning Nov. 4th!
Weekly on Wednesdays from 10:00am-11:00am & 1:30pm-2:30pm
(expanding to two hours and more opportunities throughout the week depending on demand and children's abilities)
*Children must be potty trained.
Cost is FREE. Registration Required.
REGISTER HERE!
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CGS Level 1 Formation for Adults
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2020 Level 1 Formation Training
Offered at St. Thomas beginning Nov. 6th!
Course Coordinator/Formation Leader:
Katy Beedle Rice (907-209-1713/katybeedlerice@gmail.com)
Course Location:
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
919 E Indiana Ave
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
Session 1: Nov. 6-8, 2020Friday (6:30pm to 8:30pm)Saturday (9am to 4:30pm)Sunday (11:30am to 3:30pm)Session 2: Jan. 22-24, 2021
Session 3 & 4: TBD
$75 Registration Fee to reserve your spot! Limited space available. Sign-up today.
Only $335 for a year's training (usually $1000).
May be paid in installments after $75 registration fee.Through a generous donation and to show our support, St. Thomas will cover the remaining costs (after student pays for registration and required texts) for Level 1 training for all St. Thomas parishioners who sign-up to become CGS Leaders.
*Scholarships available. Donations greatly appreciated!
Call the Parish Office if you have any needs limiting you from signing up.
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Contact Us
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Mother Mary Paulmotherpaulsdggmail.comFoundress of the Sisters of Divine Grace. CGS Level 1 Certified -
Colleen Kolobowsecretarystthomascda.orgParish Secretary
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Required Texts
You can purchase the required texts HERE (Approximately $50 total):
- Cavalletti, Sofia. Religious Potential of the Child: Experiencing Scripture and Liturgy with Young Children, 3rd edition, Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 2019. (RCP)
- Gobbi, Gianna. Listening to God with Children: Montessori Principles Applied to the Catechesis of Children. Loveland, OH: Treehaus Publications, 2002. (LTG)
- Cavalletti, Sofia, et. al. The Good Shepherd and the Child: A Joyful Journey. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 2014. (JJ)
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Level 1 Course Description & Syllabus
Course Description: The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a Montessori based religious formation for children, beginning at the age of three. It seeks to create and facilitate a sacred, “hands-on” space for children called an atrium. The atrium is a space in which both child and catechist can hear, ponder, and celebrate the most essential mysteries of the Christian faith as revealed in Scriptures and the Liturgy. Originally developed sixty years ago in Rome by Sofia Cavalletti and Gianna Gobbi, the Catechesis continues to spread worldwide and is used with adaptations in various Christian traditions. This course will ground the participants in the theory and praxis of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd while also concretely preparing them to develop and facilitate an atrium for 3-6 year old children.
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Ways you can support cgs!
- Sign up for training!
- Financial donations, volunteer time and prayer
- Woodworking
- Silver, bronze items to polish & Wood objects to polish: small statue, small box, other objects
- Seemstress: Tablecloths for prayer table in liturgical colors: red, deep green, purple, white (table is about 24 x 40), Aprons for children, White linen fabric to make altar cloths for model altar- 4 yards
- 4-5 Bed trays available on Amazon: “Winsome Wood Stockton Bed Tray”, natural/white, foldable legs
- Plants- large and small
- Holy pictures to hang on wall
- Low round table (as a round end table or coffee table), Low tables- old coffee tables Small bookcases
- Beautiful, small pillows for children to kneel on, sit on, or to place the Holy Bible on
- Small area rugs- could be runners, 5 x 7, etc
- Statues of the pregnant Madonna, the Holy Family, Saints, Crucifix of Risen Jesus (6" tall)
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