Catechist Formation

Angie Bielefeld began working with children in the Atrium through the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in 2001. She is a certified CGS catechist in Levels I, II, and III and serves children in all three levels at Casa Dei Bambini in Wichita, KS. She is also a recognized formation leader by the National Association of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for Levels 1, 2 and 3.  Angie helped to bring CGS to several parishes in the Wichita Diocese. She currently serves on the Casa Dei Bambini Board of Directors, a ministry she helped found in 2018, whose mission is to offer CGS to all children in the Diocese of Wichita. Angie has served on formation teams in the dioceses of Wichita, Tulsa, Arkansas, Dodge City, and the Archdioceses of Kansas City and Oklahoma City. Angie has a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Pittsburg State University. Angie is a wife and mother to eight children.

Sally Korte received her Montessori certificate through the International Montessori Society and began working with children at a Montessori school in Mexico in 1994.  She  began a Shalom Prince of Peace Montessori Preschool in Augusta, KS in 2021.  She took her first Catechesis of the Good Shepherd formation course in 2008.  She is a certified CGS catechist in Levels I, II, and III.  Sally has a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education.  Sally is a wife and mother to eight children.

Katie Mitnaul was first introduced to the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd through the writings of Sofia Cavalletti. She began her formation in 2016 and is certified in Levels 1, 2, and 3. Katie studied theology at the University of Dallas and holds a Master’s degree in Religious Education from the Catholic University of America. She has served as Director of Religious Education at parishes in Virginia and New Hampshire. She currently serves as a catechist at Casa dei Bambini and at Blessed Sacrament, where she coordinates the Parish School of Religion. Katie is married to Larry, and they have seven children. She especially treasures the privilege of sharing CGS with parents and other adults!

Joni Rundle moved to Wichita in 2020 from Kansas City where she served as CGS coordinator for Cure’ of Ars school and parish in Leawood, KS. Joni is certified in Levels I, II, and III of CGS. She served on the Board of the SonFlower CGS Region from 2019 through 2021 and is currently a lead catechist and board member at Casa Dei Bambini. After earning a Master of Arts Degree in Education and teaching in a Catholic school for over twenty years, Joni fell in love with the beautiful method and essentiality of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. She took her first course in 2012 and has been immersed in atria work ever since.  Joni and her husband, Dan, have three grown children and two grandchildren. She is a parishioner at St. Catherine of Siena in West Wichita.