Thus far, the Cluster has had two inter-congregational meetings for the purpose of discernment, with a third planned for November 2005:

• September 2004: After congregational meetings of the first discernment cycle, two Inter-Congregational Gatherings were held in Columbus and New Orleans as the second cycle in the Cluster discernment process
• February 2005: An Inter-Congregational Assembly took place February 18-20, 2005, in St. Louis, Missouri, as the third cycle in the Cluster discernment process.
• November 2005: After the congregational meetings of the fourth discernment cycle in the summer, sisters from all congregations gathered once again in St. Louis for further discernment. This fifth cycle in the Cluster discernment process was an Inter-Congregational Convocation that took place November 4-6, 2005.