The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) is a religious formation approach based on scripture and liturgy that uses the educational and pedagogical principles of Dr. Maria Montessori. The CGS roots are in the Roman Catholic tradition and have been adapted for the Episcopal Church.
St. Paul’s offers Catechesis classes for children age 3 (potty-trained) through 3rd grade. Parents, please enter the red door (Education building to the right of the Church) and take your child to the 2nd floor of the Christian Education building before the 10AM service. The children will be brought back to the church in time for Communion.
The Catechism of the Episcopal Church, found in the back of the Book of Common Prayer, is a series of questions and answers that outline our faith. In comparison, the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is framed to where children are encouraged to ask the questions and to discover the answers through work with specially crafted presentations and materials. The content corresponds to the liturgical seasons and the life of the church.