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Our mission is to support catechists, parents, and others in the Church and beyond as they grow in their understanding of the religious potential of children. With this in mind, we offer these newsletters developed by CGS catechists to serve you and your child:
Baptism
Baptism
Baptism and the Elementary Child
Paschal Candle
The Gift of Baptism
The White Garment
Sacramental Preparation: The White Garment
Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Sunday
Jesus, the Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd
Holy Bible
The Bible and the Elementary Child
The Holy Bible at Home
The Pillars of Bible and Liturgy
Holy Spirit
Pentecost
Pentecost Celebration for the Family
The Dove and Flame
The Holy Spirit and the Elementary Child
Incarnation (Advent & Christmas)
Advent
Christmas
Geography and the Elementary Child
Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
Incarnation and Synthesis
Incarnation and the Elementary Child
Mary Had A Baby
Nazareth and Bethlehem
Praying During Advent
The Comet Star
The Great Light
The Holy Family
The Messianic Prophecies
The Prophecy of the Names of the Messiah
The Prophets and the Elementary Child
Infant/Toddler
First Moments
Infant/Toddler Catechesis
Lent with the Young Child
The Young Child at Home: Room by Room
Kingdom of God
The History of the Kingdom of God
The History of the Kingdom of God and the Blank Page
The Mustard Seed
The Mystery of the Kingdom of God
The Parables
The Precious Pearl
Life of the Atrium
Art and the Child
Environment at Home: The Work Rug
Grace and Courtesy
Harmony in the Prepared Environment
“Help Me Do It By Myself”
Introduction to the Atrium
Language Acquisition
Observation as a Tool for Parenting
Order and the Prepared Environment
Orientation to the Atrium
Practical Life
Practical Life and the Elementary Child
The Atrium
The Materials
The Religious World of Young Children
The San Damiano Cross
What Is the Atrium?
Who is the Child?
Liturgical Year
Celebrating the Liturgical Seasons at Home
Easter Joy
He Is Risen!
Holy Week at Home
Lent with the Young Child
Ordinary Time
Paschal Candle
Pentecost
Prayer and the Liturgical Year
Purple is for Preparation
Risen Life of Jesus
The Liturgical Calendar
Moral Life
Moral Life and the Elementary Child
The Maxims
Moral Formation
Paschal Mystery
He is Risen!
Holy Week at Home
The Cenacle
The City of Jerusalem
The Mystery of Life and Death
The Paschal Mystery and the Elementary Child
Prayer
Be Not Afraid
Helping Children to Pray
Holy Habits and Blessings
Prayer and Ritual at Home
Prayer and the Liturgical Year
The Our Father
The Prayer Table and Practical Life
Words of Thanksgiving from the Holy Bible
Sacraments
Sacramental Preparation
Sacramental Preparation: The White Garment
Shalom, Pax, Peace
The Consecration of the Chrism and the Elementary Child
The Eucharist and the Elementary Child
The Gestures of the Mass
The Mass and the Elementary Child
The Tabernacle
The True Vine