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Domestic Church – a family of believers, most often those living in the same household. Learn more by reading page 12 of the article Reviewing Our Role as Domestic Church published on Sept 8, 2020 in the Texas Catholic Herald. For more editions visit the Texas Catholic Herald.
Faith Group – a gathering of 5-8 domestic churches who come together for prayer, learning, fellowship, and service (also known as Small Faith Groups or Small Christian Communities).
Flock – What we at Christ the Good Shepherd call a gathering of many Faith Groups who meet on the parish campus or can meet anywhere else.
Group Leaders—persons who have been trained to help their faith group walk through the CGS Guides together. Their role is not to teach, but to assist in facilitating conversation and helping people get the most out of the experience.
Catechism of the Catholic Church - a catechism promulgated for the Catholic Church by Pope John Paul II in 1992. It is a summary of the beliefs of the Catholic faithful. For full text visit the online version of The Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Curriculum Framework for Lifelong Faith Formation - the definitive framework by which catechesis is to be carried out in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in all contexts. It was promulgated by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and became effective on January 6, 2014. The CGS Guides and all our efforts are based on this “Framework.”
USCCB - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; an assembly of the hierarchy of bishops who jointly exercise pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands.