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Iowa

Regional Update 2022:  Iowa

Shepherd’s Staff

Member of CGSUSA since 2010

PO Box 7808, Urbandale, IA 50323, (515) 778-4847, [email protected]

Website      Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

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Diocese of Des Moines

Diocese of Sioux City

 

Membership Office, CGSUSA

The CGSUSA Membership Office is located in Urbandale, Iowa.
7406 Roseland Drive, Urbandale, Iowa 50322
Phone: (515) 321-9440
Email: [email protected]

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Kansas

Regional Update 2022:  Kansas

SonFlower

(Kansas and Northern Missouri)

2231 W. 97th St, Leawood, KS 66206

Website     SonFlower Region of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

SonFlower Region of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

Heartland

Website    Heartland Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

 

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Minnesota

Regional Update 2022:  Minnesota

Minnesota Catechists

1500 Franklin Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414

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Missouri

Regional Update 2022:  Missouri

Gateway Catechists

Gateway CGS St. Louis

 

SonFlower

SonFlower Regional Group includes Kansas and Northern Missouri

2231 W. 97th St, Leawood, KS 66206

Website     SonFlower Region of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

SonFlower Region of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

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Nebraska

Regional Update 2022:  Nebraska

Omaha Catechists

Archdiocese of Omaha, Office of Evangelization and Catechesis, Nazareth Hall, 3300 N. 60th St., Omaha, NE 68104-3402, 402.557.5610 ext 2101

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Diocese of Lincoln

Southern Nebraska Register

North Dakota

Regional Update 2022:  North Dakota

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in the Diocese of Bismarck, ND

Website    Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in the Diocese of Bismarck, ND

CGS Catechists of the Dakotas

CGS Catechists of the Dakotas

 

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South Dakota

Regional Update 2022:  South Dakota

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd – Diocese of Sioux Falls, SD

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd – Diocese of Sioux Falls

CGS Catechists of the Dakotas

CGS Catechists of the Dakotas

 

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In Catechesis of the Good Shepherd adults are given the opportunity to embrace a method of catechesis (or religious education) that will deepen one’s relationship with God. Catechist formation in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is both instructive as well as experiential. It captivates both the head as well as the heart.

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