Additional Opportunities for CGS Catechists

• "CGS Support" gatherings
  • The Church of St. Joseph, West St. Paul, MN: ​​Friday @ 9:00am) (7:30am Mass)
    • ​2026-27 school year: TBD
    • ​Enter the main church entrance and go through the Msgr. Foran Great Room to the Rosary Room.​​
• CGS MN Gathering: November 7, 2026 (Every 1st Saturday of November moving forward!!)
• AMI 3-6 and 6-12 Orientation Courses (Montessori foundations for the L1 and for the L2/3 child)
• Catholic Montessori Institute | University of Mary Online

• CGS Job Opportunities
  • ​L3 Catechist, Epiphany, Coon Rapids, MN (Contact Cathy: [email protected])
  • Primary Guide at Blessed Family Montessori near Chicago, IL (Contact: [email protected])

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Formation Courses​
Fall/Spring, 2025-26:

• Level 1a: Coon Rapids, MN  (10/25, 11/22, 1/24, 2/21, 3/21, 4/18) - MARY MINOR
• ​​Level 1b: Stillwater, MN (January 3-4, March 6-8, May 9)
• ​CLOSED - ​Level 3a: Stillwater, MN (August 22-23, December 12-13, February 27-28, April 24-25) - CLOSED

 

• Level 1: Menomonee Falls, WI (Mondays 9am-1pm, September 22 - April 27) - ELLEN SCHLOSSER
• Level 1a: Rapid City, SD (April 17-19, May 15-17)

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Summer, 2026:
Minnesota

• Level 1a: Winona, MN (June 1-6)
• Level 1a: Lakefield, MN (Southwestern MN) (June 5-7, 12-14) - ANDREA ZACHMAN
• CLOSED - Level 1a: St. Michael, MN (June 22-24, June 29-July 1) - ANDREA ZACHMAN - Contact to be placed on Waiting List!
• CLOSED - Level 1a: New Ulm, MN (July 27 - August 1) - CLOSED
• Level 1a: St. Cloud, MN August 10-15) - ANDREA ZACHMAN
• Level 1a: Wadena, MN August 24-25, August 31-September 3) - ANDREA ZACHMAN
• Level 1b: Rochester, MN (June 26-28 and August 7-9) - JODI COSGROVE
• Level 1b: Coon Rapids, MN (July 30-31 and August 1, 3-5) - MARY MINOR
• Level 1b: White Bear Lake, MN (August 4-6, 11-13) - KAREN SISSON
• Level 2a: Woodbury, MN (August 10-15) - Just a few open spaces remain!
• Level 2a: Alexandria, MN (June 8-13)
• Level 2b: Lakefield, MN (July 20-25) - southern MN

 Wisconsin:

• Level 1a: Rudolph, WI (June 29-July 1, August 10-12) - JENNY JOHNS
• Level 1a: Kaukauna, WI (Appleton area) (July 6-8, 23-25) - JENNY JOHNS
• Level 1a: Chippewa Falls, WI (July 30-August 1, August 3-5) - JENNY JOHNS
• Level 1b: Greenleaf, WI (June 11-13, 15-17) - JENNY JOHNS
• Level 1b: Shorewood, WI (June 12-14, 26-28) - ELLEN SCHLOSSER
• Level 1b: Oshkosh, WI (June 22-27) - JENNY JOHNS
• ​Level 1b: Rice Lake, WI (July 15-17, 20-22) - KAREN SISSON
• Level 2a: Madison, WI (July 13-18)
• ​Level 2b: Greenleaf, WI (August 3-8) - Green Bay area
• CLOSED - ​Level 3b: Greenleaf, WI (June 24 - July 2) - Green Bay area - CLOSED

 Midwest:

• Level 1a: Bismarck, ND (July 13-18) - MARY MINOR
• Level 1b: Dickinson, ND (May 28-30, June 1-3) - MARY MINOR
• ​Level 1b: Dekalb, IL (June 15-20)
• Level 2a: Watertown, SD (July 6-11)

Fall/Spring, 2026-27:

• Level 1a: West St. Paul, MN (9/19, 10/24, 11/21, 1/16, 2/13, 3/20)
• Level 1b: St. Michael, MN (8/22, 9/26, 10/24, 12/19, 1/23, 2/27) - ANDREA ZACHMAN
• ​Level 2a: Delano, MN (9/26, 10/31, 1/9, 2/6, 3/13, 5/8)
• Level 2b: Woodbury, MN (December 5-6, January 23-24, February 20-21)
• Level 3b: Stillwater, MN (August 28-29, December 11-12, February 26-27, April 23-24)

 

• Level 1: Omaha, NE (August 21-23, October 16-18, January 29-31, April 9-11)
• Level 1b: Rapid City, SD (September 11-13 and October 9-11)
• Level 1b: Brookings, SD (September 11-13 and October 2-4) - MARY MINOR
• Level 2a: Sioux Falls, SD (October 3-4, November 14-15, and April 3-4)
• Level 2b: Watertown, SD (April 16-18 and May 14-16)

Summer, 2027:
Minnesota

• Level 1b: Winona, MN (June 7-12)
• CLOSED - Level 1b: New Ulm, MN (July 26-31) - CLOSED
• Level 2a: Twin Cities, MN (August 9-14 or August 16-21)
• Level 2b: Alexandria, MN (June 14-19)
• Level 3a: Twin Cities, MN (June 23-July 1)

 Midwest:

• ​Level 1a: Fargo, ND (August 2-7)
• Level 2b: Madison, WI (July 19-24)
• Level 3a: Bismarck, ND (July 7-15)