Convocation is days away!

More than 300 people from throughout the country and beyond will gather in Chicago November 6-10 for the 25th convocation of the National Religious Vocation Conference.

If you have last-minute questions or concerns, please feel free to contact NRVC: Sister Debbie Borneman, SS.C.M. at 773-363-5454 or debbiesscm@nrvc.net.

Two things you may want to plan for in advance are tipping the service staff (porters and room maids, who, as service laborers, rely on this additional income) and contributing to the collection that will take place at the final liturgy. The monies collected at the final Mass will go to the Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation, pbmr.org. This is a ministry of the Precious Blood men and women religious operating on Chicago's South Side to promote reconciliation in an environment where poverty, gangs, and violence are prevalent.

Thank you convocation sponsors!

NRVC takes this opportunity to thank the organizations whose generous assistance has made the convocation possible. They include:

• Christian Brothers Services for the sponsorship of keynote speaker Father Bernhard Eckerstorfer, O.S.B.

• Dominican Sisters of Peace for its contribution to Sunday’s coffee and tea break.

• Guest House for sponsoring the following two workshops: Discernment and Male Spirituality and Self-care: Achieving Balance and Avoiding Burnout.

• J.S. Paluch Company and World Library Publications for sponsoring Friday evening’s concert.

• Paluch Family Foundation for its contribution to the Opening Reception.

• Praesidium, Inc. for the sponsorship of Dr. Mary Gautier and our panel presenters.

• Presence Health for the sponsorship of keynote speakers Sister Theresa Rickard, O.P. and Sister Colleen Mary Mallon, O.P.

• Saint John Vianney Center for its contribution to Sunday’s coffee and tea break.

• Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

• Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception for providing our convocation centerpieces.

• Society of Mary (Marianists) for our Thursday and Friday coffee and tea breaks.

• TrueQuest Communications for its contribution to the Opening Reception.