Welcome to Your Catechist Page

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Thank you for answering God's call to share your faith with the children of Jesus the Good Shepherd Church. You are doing important work and this page aims to help you by connecting you with a variety of online resources.

Hopefully, you will find some inspiration and some help with your lesson plans here. We also have a variety of hard copy resources in the Children's Faith Formation office. Please stop by to take a look at those as well, email us at religioused@ccjgs.org, or call us at 410-257-3810 (x18) if you need help finding something.

JGS Catechist Symbaloo Page

We've created a Symbaloo page that groups helpful catechist web links by topic. Please check it out to find online resources that will aid in your lesson plans!

Catechist Certification 

While not required to become a catechist, the Archdiocese of Washington encourages all catechists to pursue certification. Click below to learn more.  

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"And this is the job of the catechist: constantly to go forth to others out of love to bear witness and to talk about Jesus, to proclaim Jesus. This is important because the Lord does it; it is the Lord that impels us to go forth." - Pope Francis

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