Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
2019-2020 Sunday Calendar
Registration is now closed. Please contact Kate Weber for more details.
CGS is religious formation utilizing a Montessori approach. We call the space where our children learn and pray the atrium.
Sessions are held Sunday at 9:45- 11:15 a.m. and 11:45-1:15 p.m. Classes are 90 minutes from September through early May.
The atria are divided into three levels:
Level I: ages 3-6 ( preschool through Kindergarten)
Level II: ages 6-9 (1st-3rd grade)
Level III: ages 9-12 (4th-6th grade)
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Parent Handbook 2019-2020
CGS Frequently Asked Questions
CGS Family Volunteer Roles
Learn more about Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: CGS National Website
More CGS Information for Parents:
For Your Baby
Silence
Art and the Child
Observation as a Tool for Parenting
For more information contact Kate Weber at kweber@buckeyecatholic.com or (614) 291-4674 x113.
Middle School Faith Formation Group
2019-2020 Calendar
Registration is now closed. Please contact Kate Weber for more details.
The cost is $135 per teen.
We will be using small groups as our main form of faith formation this year. Our small groups will deepen your teens' relationships with their peers and a trusted college student or other catechist. They will delve deep to learn more and share more about our faith. Find out more about Chosen HERE. Find the parent packet for Confirmation HERE.
Religious formation for seventh and eighth grade teens includes peer discussion and prayer, service opportunities and snacks! We offer one session on Monday evenings from 6:00-7:30 p.m. from September through early May.
For more information contact Kate Weber at (614) 291-4674 x113 or kweber@buckeyecatholic.com.
Religious formation for seventh and eighth grade teens includes peer discussion and prayer, service opportunities and snacks! We offer one session on Monday evenings from 6:00-7:30 p.m. from September through early May.
For more information contact Kate Weber at (614) 291-4674 x113 or kweber@buckeyecatholic.com.
High School Youth Group
2019-2020 Calendar
Registration is now closed. Please contact Kate Weber for more details.
Registration Information: The cost is $50 per teen. This cost will help to provide food during meetings and a parent guide for this year’s faith formation program: Theology of the Body: YOU.
Our group meets on Sunday after the 10 A.M. Mass, 11:15- 12:45 P.M. September through early May. Please join us! For more information, contact highschool@buckeyecatholic.com.
Sacramental Preparation
First Reconciliation and First Eucharist preparation are available through CGS Level II to all children grade two and above. Additional materials and retreats are involved with a small additional fee.
Confirmation is celebrated every other year at the Newman Center. The next date will be in February of 2021.
Middle School Confirmation: For preparation information contact Kate Weber at kweber@buckeyecatholic.com or (614) 291-4674 x113.
Adult Confirmation: For preparation information contact Laura Scanlon at lscanlon@buckeyecatholic.com or (614) 291-4674 x101.
Confirmation is celebrated every other year at the Newman Center. The next date will be in February of 2021.
Middle School Confirmation: For preparation information contact Kate Weber at kweber@buckeyecatholic.com or (614) 291-4674 x113.
Adult Confirmation: For preparation information contact Laura Scanlon at lscanlon@buckeyecatholic.com or (614) 291-4674 x101.
Volunteer
Children & Teen Ministries can only happen with the help of our wonderful volunteers. If you feel called to help with youth faith formation, please contact Kate Weber at (614) 291-4674 x113 or kweber@buckeyecatholic.com.
Our program currently needs volunteers to act as CGS Catechists, aides in the atrium, middle school and high school group volunteers.
All volunteers, per diocesan policy, must comply with the following requirements:
Our program currently needs volunteers to act as CGS Catechists, aides in the atrium, middle school and high school group volunteers.
All volunteers, per diocesan policy, must comply with the following requirements:
- Volunteers must complete a “Protecting God’s Children” Course, which outlines our safe environment protocols for our diocese. Courses are offered throughout the year at various parishes. To see the course offerings or to register, please go to:www.virtus.org
- All volunteers, who have lived in the state of Ohio for at least the past five years, must submit a background (BCI) check to the Diocese of Columbus. Any individual who has lived outside the state of Ohio within the last five years will also be asked to submit an FBI background check. These background checks can be completed at Fast Fingerprints, and results should be sent directly to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus, Attn. Regina Quinn.
- Volunteers should fill out and submit a Newman Center Volunteer Application, and review the Diocesan Code of Conduct and Harassment Policy for Volunteers.