The Institute for Ministry Formation continues to support and share in the mission of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. Staff members, Bobbie Abson and Anita Wright, and instructor, Celine Mitchell, participated in a 40th anniversary celebration of CGSUSA in Phoenix, Arizona – strategically planned close to the birth and death anniversaries of foundress, Sophia Cavalletti. The theme, Between Memory and Hope, recognized the decades of work of pioneer CGS catechists, many of whom actually learned from Cavalletti and her Montessori collaborator Gianna Gobbi, and extolled newer catechists to persevere in the challenging, yet privileged role of building up and maintaining CGS atria and programs where the Mystery of the Child meets the Mystery of God. The National organization supports catechists around the country (and internationally as well), advocates for CGS at the US Bishops’ conference, and maintains a standard of excellence among formators and catechists.