NEWS
NRVC is hiring a director of communications
The NRVC is searching for a director of communications to join its national office leadership team. A primary aspect of the job will be to edit and produce the award-winning journal, HORIZON, as Carol Schuck Scheiber, publications editor, will be retiring in July 2025. Members and friends are encouraged to spread the word. Details about the position and how to apply are at nrvc.net.
Resource of the month: Religious Life Today booklets
This attractive, 16-page booklet gives an excellent overview of contemporary religious life, especially in terms of new membership. It summarizes the results of the 2020 NRVC study of recent vocations to religious life, using quotes from younger men and women who took part in the study. Order copies to give to community members, discerners, parishioners, and anyone who supports vocations to religious life. $1 each for members. $2 each for non-members.
Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14 | Re Brothers Day May 1
The church will celebrate Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14. The NRVC encourages members and friends to use the opportunity of this special week to call attention to the spirituality, ministry, and communal lives of women religious. For celebration ideas and resources, visit: nrvc.net and catholicsistersweek.org.
May 1 is Religious Brothers Day. Plan now to honor this vocation via prayer, social media, bulletin inserts, and more. Information and ideas for shining a light on religious brothers are at nrvc.net.
Register now for Summer Institute and enjoy early-bird pricing
Early-bird pricing is now available for the NRVC Summer Institute, which is offering three workshops at the Marillac Center in Leavenworth, Kansas July 9-20:
July 9-13, Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors
July 15-17, Behavioral Assessment 1
July 19-20, Vocation Promotion for Today’s Discerners
These workshops are an opportunity for professional growth, networking, and inspiration in a beautiful prairie setting. Register today to reserve your seat and enjoy our best prices this season.
Videos, viewers guides of convocation talks now available
Videos of two convocation presentations, along with viewer guides, are now available online. Consider sharing the following talks with your members to help engage them in vocation ministry. Viewer guides are a member-only benefit of the NRVC and are available in the Member Toolbox. Both presentations were also published in the Winter 2025 HORIZON.
Pray the Jubilee Prayer this Lent
Consider using the Jubilee Prayer to enrich your Lenten prayer life and ministry. The prayer is available at NRVC's Jubilee site, along with the logo you may wish to copy and use along with it.
Education debt scholarships — Apply by April 25
The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations is accepting grant applications through April 25 to assist with education debt. Grants are available only to current NRVC members and must be used for paying educational debt of a candidate to religious life. The NFCRV has provided dozens of grants since it began in 2015. Application details are here. To learn more, contact Phil Loftus at 312-318-0180 or ploftus@nfcrv.org.
Join us for "Talk it Up Tuesdays"
NRVC members are invited to take part in "Talk it Up Tuesdays," a free, 11-part online series of short presentations followed by discussion; the series lasts through April 8. The idea is to share ideas and give encouragement. Sessions begin at 1 p.m. CT and last one hour. The vocation ministry topics range from working with youth to incorporating Marian traditions. Details and registration are here.
Member Area gatherings
Collaborate and give and receive support in your vocation ministry. NRVC members are invited to log in to Member Area News to see what is happening in their area or to contact their Member Area coordinator.
International Member Area, March 13, via Zoom Presentation on AI in vocation ministry by Michelle Robertson in Ireland
Lake Erie/Ohio River Member Area, March 27, via Zoom
Delaware Valley Member Area, April 15, via Zoom
Pacific Northwest Member Area, April 23-24, Beaverton, Oregon, retreat by Dr. Elaine Classen Park
Heartland Member Area April 28-30, St. Louis, Missouri
MidAtlantic Member Area May 8, Washington DC, presentation on Influences on Young Adults in Discernment
