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About the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Association of Canada
Objectives:
- To assist in the establishment, growth and development of religious
formation initiatives on behalf of children centered in Atriums across Canada.
- To mentor, certify and support members of the formation team who will
provide adult catechetical formation in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
- To facilitate the formation of adults as
catechists in accordance with the work of Sofia Cavalletti and Gianna Gobbi,
founders of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
- To guide and support current research on the biblical and pedagogical themes
essential to the religious formation of the child.
- To promote communication, mentorship and
mutual support among Canadian catechists through the use of print, oral and telecommunications,
for the goal of furthering Christian religious formation of children and
adults.
- To co-operate with established ecclesial communities and other institutes
dedicated to similar goals to further the catechesis of adults and children.
- To establish and maintain links with the Christian denominations represented
by the membership of the CGSAC to further the ecumenical work of the Catechesis
of the Good Shepherd.
- To communicate and collaborate with the
associations of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in other countries and
the International Council of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, in order
to further the religious formation of children and adults.
- To promote the “32 Points of Reflection” as developed by the International
Council of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in all works of the CGSAC.
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