Guild of the Good Shepherd
promoting the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program
The Guild is partially funded by the Massachusetts Episcopal Diocese.
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The Guild of the Good Shepherd is please to announce a new Level I Formation Course, which covers the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program for children aged 3 to 6 years. As soon as you are sure that you would like to participate in this class, email your intentions to the course coordinator, Julie Fitzgerald (see her information below). If there are fewer than 12 registrants, we won't be able to hold the class -- in that case, your "nonrefundable" deposit will be cheerfully refunded. |
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Course Schedule, Location & Dates: This course will be held at St. Anne's in the Field, 147 Concord Road, Lincoln 01773 (Phone: 781.259.8834) on Saturdays from 9 AM to 4 PM. The dates for each class are: 2008 2009 |
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Formation Leaders: The Rev. Joyce Scherer-Hoock
and Julie Fitzgerald. The Rev. Joyce Scherer-Hoock is
the Director of Spiritual Formation at St. Anne's Episcopal
Church, Lincoln, MA. Joyce has an Masters of Divinity as well
as an undergraduate degree in Biblical Studies. She has been
an Episcopal priest for 18 years. Before ordination, she taught
high potential learning-disabled adolescents at Landmark School.
She loves material making and often works "Catechesis presentations"
into sermons and adult classes. The National Association of
the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd certifies Joyce as a Level
1, 2 and 3 Formation Leader. She and her husband, Robert, have
two teenage daughters. Julie Fitzgerald took her Level I training in Tennessee. Her Level II and III training were taken in Massachusetts. She is currently working in a Level III Atrium. Julie is in the process of becoming a Level I Formation Leader. Julie has a BA in Interior Design. She and her husband have two teenage boys. Course Coordinator: For any questions, Julie Fitzgerald, 508-422-9349; email: Registration: In order to register, please
complete the course's
brochure (click on it). Send your registration form and a
check for the $75 fee. Please make it payable to 'The Guild of
the Good Shepherd' by August 1, 2008 to: Julie Fitzgerald We will send, via e-mail, confirmation of your registration, directions and other information. Half of tuition balance is due at the first class and it is nonrefundable after the first class is completed. The remaining balance is due before the course is half over. We will also send directions to Lincoln, a syllabus by session date, and suggestions for your preparation. Course Fee: If you or your parish is not a Guild member for 2008,
you can join by filling out a registration form (from the Membership
link) and include it with a separate check for membership. (Again,
this will give you a lower tuition.) Suggested donations are: Individual-$25,
Parish-$50. If you have previously taken this course and wish to take a make-up class, you will be charged $25 per class. Please contact the course coordinator if you plan on taking such a class. Certification: The Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (www.cgsusa.org) offers a nationally recognized certification for those who complete the all sessions of the Level 1 Formation Course and have their album pages reviewed by the formation leader. Additional fee, $35 - also a separate check. Miscellaneous: |