Good Shepherd Level II Training

CGS Level II Training Details:

Sandra McCutchon has worked in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd since 2000. She opened three atria in her home parish and helped open an atrium that serves all three levels at a local Catholic school. Sandra has been formed in all three CGS levels and is a current graduate of the Masters of Pastoral Studies/ CGS program at Aquinas Institute of Theology. She has 23 years of experience at all three levels and several years of experience leading formation courses for adults. Sandra is a retired physician, catechist, wife, and mother of four, the youngest of which she has homeschooled from kindergarten through high school.

Mary Ellen Galvan has an extensive teaching background, working with special needs children, Montessori and early childhood programs. She has been a catechist in CGS for twelve years, serving as a Level I, II and III catechist and pioneering atrium work with Middle School students. She is currently the coordinator for the Atrium at Incarnate Word Academy in Corpus Christi, Texas. Mary Ellen is a graduate of the Masters of Pastoral Studies/ CGS program at Aquinas Institute of Theology, 2019. She has served as a Level I CGS Formation Leader for several years and is currently discerning as a Level II formation leader.  Her work in Ignatian spiritual direction and iconography have brought her insights for this work too.  Mary Ellen lives in Corpus Christi, Texas with her husband Steve. They have been married since 1973 and serve together as L II catechists at the Corpus Christi Cathedral parish.