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1-02511
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 13, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 13-18, 2025 Part 2 Dates: June 22-27, 2026
St. Pius V School
240 Eaton Street Providence, Rhode Island 02908 United States
Formation Leader: Sr Mary Rose Bingham OP
In Progress
2-00802
Level II (ages 6-9)
Format: Other
Start Date: October 15, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: October 15-18, 2025, April 17-20, 2026 Part 2 Dates: July 8 - July 14, 2026
Our Lady of Good Help CGS - St Francis Xavier Catholic Church
420 W Pine St Missoula, Montana 59802-4118 United States
Formation Leader: Sr Mary Rose Bingham OP
In Progress
1-02507
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: May 21, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: May 21 - May 28, 2025 Part 2 Dates: June 11-17, 2026
Our Lady of Good Help CGS - Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
1002 Fourth Ave E Polson, Montana 59860 United States
Formation Leader: Sr Christiana Marie Rene
In Progress
2-00799
Level II (ages 6-9)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 22, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 22 - 27, 2025 Part 2 Dates: July 7-12, 2026
Christ the Redeemer
2700 Waldon Road Lake Orion, Michigan 48360 United States
Formation Leader: Dan Teller
In Progress
1-02502
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: June 26, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: June 26-28, June 30-July 2, 2025 Part 2 Dates: June 22-27, 2026
Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Parish
449 High Ave. Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 United States
Formation Leader: Jenny Johns
In Progress
1-02495
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 16, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 16-19 and July 21-23, 2025 Part 2 Dates: July 15-18 and July 20-22, 2026
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
180 St. Thomas Drive Canyon Lake, Texas 78133 United States
Formation Leader: Beate Buescher
In Progress
2-00795
Level II (ages 6-9)
Format: Other
Start Date: June 23, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: June 23-29, 2025 Part 2 Dates: June 22 - 28, 2026
St. Maria Goretti RC Church
1601 Derstine Rd. Hatfield, Pennsylvania 19440 United States
Formation Leader: Anne Pulsifer, Lynn Robinson
In Progress
1-02219
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Weekly Intensive
Start Date: August 15, 2023
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: Aug 15-19, 2023 Part 2 Dates: TBD: Postponed from 2024
Trinity Episcopal Church, Center for Mission and Ministry
1100 Sumter St Columbia, South Carolina 29201 United States
Formation Leader: Davette Himes
In Progress
3-00319
Level III (ages 9-12)
Format: Other
Start Date: June 21, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: June 21-June 28, 2025 Part 2 Dates: July 18-July 25, 2026
Good Shepherd Montessori School
1101 E. Jefferson Blvd South Bend, Indiana 46617 United States
Formation Leader: Donna Turner
In Progress
2-00789
Level II (ages 6-9)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 28, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 28 - August 2, 2025 Part 2 Dates: August 3-8, 2026
St. Clare Catholic Parish
2218 Day Street Greenleaf, Wisconsin 54915 United States
Formation Leader: Carolyn Kohlhaas
In Progress

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In Catechesis of the Good Shepherd adults are given the opportunity to embrace a method of catechesis (or religious education) that will deepen one’s relationship with God. Catechist formation in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is both instructive as well as experiential. It captivates both the head as well as the heart.

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