Children in kindergarten are invited to join the new Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium or "The Children's Chapel" at St. Thomas Church beginning in Fall 2021.

The Children's Chapel is an age appropriate, Montessori-styled space dedicated to forming children in God's love through the study of Sacred Scripture and the Liturgy.

The Children's Chapel is known as an "atrium," which literally means "portico, or porch entrance to a large house." "In the early church," Maria Montessori writes, "there was, indeed, a special room called the Atrium, generally adjoining the church, which was used for the training and instruction of catechumens" (people who studied the Catholic faith as they were formed and prepared for the Sacarments of Initiation). In a similar way, the children's atrium at St. Thomas serves the child's developmental needs as they are formed in a thoughtfully prepared environment which prepares them to enter into full, conscious, and active participation in the liturgical and communal life of the Catholic Church.


For more information about Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, please visit the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd tab found on the left-hand side of the screen or contact Olivia Seeger at stthomasformation@gmail.com or (502)-348-3717.