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During the week, Richena Curphey (�02) serves as the College�s head librarian, but on the weekend she goes by another name � �Miss Richena� � and serves an altogether different role as a Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) catechist at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Fillmore, California. There she maintains a CGS atrium, where the children in her class of 6-to-9 year-olds come to learn about the Faith through a hands-on curriculum based on Montessori principles.

Writing for Angelus, the official publication of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, columnist Heather King of Miss Curphey�s catechetical work at St. Francis, and why she is so devoted to the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. �It�s so much easier simply to buy a workbook,� Miss Curphey remarks. �But CGS has both an intellectual and a relational component. The child is building a relationship with Jesus Christ. That takes time, quiet, and someone who�s willing to be patient. But, oh, what great work it is. It is God�s work in the hearts of the children and in my soul.�

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