A newly forming program for our parish coming fall 2025 for those ages 3-6 years old. These sessions will be held in Wilmont at the Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish School Building. Dates/ Times are to be determined.
What is the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd? CGS is a Montessori-based Catholic faith formation program where children can grow in their relations 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 relationship. Our work as adult is to provide a place for the child and God to come together and grow. The Atrium and Materials The atrium in a specially prepared room where children can come to know Jesus, the Good Shepherd. The atrium is prepared with materials that children work with as a way of meditating upon the essentials of our faith found in Scripture and in liturgy. Examples of materials found in the atrium include small clay figures of Jesus and the disciples used to meditate on the Last Supper: detailed interactive maps of the Land of Isreal and the City of Jerusalen to help situate Jesus as a real person in real time; Jerusalem Mustard Seeds and beautiful pearls to help ponder the Parables of the Kingdom of God; and a small Baptismal font and Paschal candle used to explore the significance of Baptism.