Catechesis of the Good Shepherd from Infancy to Age 12

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Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is on break through summer, and will resume in Fall 2024. Please see our Special Programs and other children’s ministry links (above) in the interim.

Children of all ages are welcome to come and learn with us on Sunday mornings at 9:15 AM (following the first worship service).

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) is experiential, child led religious formation designed to help each child fall in love with God and develop a vibrant spiritual life. We use the CGS model for children from infancy through age 12.

Find out more about CGS through the national organization:

www.cgsusa.org

About the Adults in the Room

Timothy Klatt, Catechist
timothy.klatt@gmail.com
Tim has worked as an assisting and lead catechist at St. David’s and ECR since 2011. Tim has a Master’s Degree in Engineering and owns and operates multiple companies. You may have a chance to experience his tasty fermented products at an event at Resurrection. He is amazed at children’s ability to synthesize information and to express profound theological concepts at a very young age in the atrium.

Jesse Klatt, Director of Children's Ministries
jesse@ecraustin.org
Working with children inspires Jesse to ponder essential truths with joy and gratitude. In 2010, when her first child was three, she fell in love with Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. Jesse has spent over 400 hours in formation to help her better serve children in the Atrium. She spends her days appreciating nature and delving into literature, history and science with her four children. She also loves sourdough baking, gardening and fermenting vegetables.

Get involved!

  1. Follow the links at the top of the page to begin Catechesis with your child at home.

  2. Parents and interested volunteers, contact Jesse Klatt, at jesse@ecraustin.org.

  3. Adults observe in the Atrium and then may become Assistants and Catechists as they feel called through a period of discernment.  Safeguarding God’s Children certification is necessary, and easy to complete for all adults working with children.

  4. All families can make materials or donate money toward purchasing them. Ask to see our Wish List.

  5. Participate in one of our Adult formation offerings, such as Advent and Lenten retreats.