Ms. Anita-Joyce Barnes

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Director
Phone: (313) 407-3831
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Ms. Barnes is a native of Detroit, an alumna of Gesu School, and a former school board member of Gesu School. She has been a Gesu parishioner for over fifty years and has been actively involved in the church, having been baptized, celebrated her First Communion, and confirmed at Gesu. Her faith has been enriched through her roles as a Lector and Eucharistic Minister, and she currently serves on the Universal Prayer and Sowers of the Seed Committees. In 2014, she obtained her Catechesis of the Good Shepherd certification and has since served as a Levels I and II catechist. She profoundly appreciates Gesu’s CGS program and what it offers the child—the foundation for a life of long-lasting love and trust in the Good Shepherd. Anita holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from Michigan State University. She has worked at Gesu since 2024.