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Grant Application Window to Open in January 2024

Grant Application Window to Open in January 2024 A Blessed Advent Season to All.

--- 2023 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

NRVC in the news

, Religion News Service, written by Elizabeth Evans, March 1, 2024

--- Media/press

Collaborator News and Events

National Eucharistic Congress, July 17-21, 2024 July 26-28, 2024, NBSC, Black Catholic Women's Conference, Louisville, KY July 28-31, Black Catholic Joint Conference, Louisville, KY August 1-4, 2024

--- Collaborator Information

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Member area news

General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next meeting: Spring TBA Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023, August 29, 2023 Minutes from

--- Member Area News

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Monthly NRVC newsletter

Monthly NRVC newsletter Focus on Vocation Ministry Monthly newsletters November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017

--- Member Area News

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How it all began

At the 2004 Convocation, Father Timothy Radcliffe, OP and Father Andrew Carl Wisdom, OP.

--- History of Religious Life
--- History of religious life, NRVC
--- 2013 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- 25 years in the vineyard of the Lord

Sister Mary Yun, O.P.

Yes, I met some wonderful vocation directors when I took summer classes in 2014. I am still in touch with many of them.

--- November 2016 newsletter
--- I am NRVC!

Collaborator News and Events

June 4-6, 2024, CCMA Called 24 Conference June 18-21, 2024, Catholic Media Association Conference, Atlanta, GA July 3-7, 2024, 85th Annual Tekakwitha Conference, Raleigh, NC National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

--- Collaborator Information

Convocation: Walking humbly together

Convocation: Walking humbly together October 31 - November 4, 2024   Join us at Convocation!

--- Fall & winter events

2023 Workshop Information

2023 Workshop Information 2024 dates will be published in January General Information This year the NRVC is offering three workshops on-site at the Summer Institute in Leavenworth, KS, and three workshops

--- Spring & summer events
--- Fall & winter events

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Member Area news

General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next gathering: June 22, 2024, Huntingdon Valley, PA Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023

--- Member Area News

Membership renewal

Annual membership follows the calendar year, January through December.

--- Membership Services, Benefits & Fees

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Listening session for clergy and religious in ministries with persons with disabilities

Please register ASAP as it will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2024: 2:00 PM EST | 1:00 PM CST | 12:00 PM MST | 11:00 AM PST. Register in advance for the January 17 meeting here.

--- 2024 Posts

[ Sister Deborah M. Borneman SS.C.M., Director of Mission Integration ]  

Four tips toward a better newsletter

Four tips toward a better newsletter Quick ideas to put oomph in your newsletter An excellent newsletter will reflect well on your community.

--- May 2014 newsletter

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Board Nominations Open for 2024 - 2027

Board Nominations Open for 2024 - 2027 Nominations for the National Board are now open, and you are invited to prayerfully consider applying to serve by completing a self-nomination form or by nominating

--- 2023 Posts

[ Sister Deborah M. Borneman SS.C.M., Director of Mission Integration ]   [ Sr. Nicole Trahan F.M.I., NRVC Board Chair ]  

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Christmas Blessings

Looking forward to 2024 we hope to continue to cultivate all that is possible! Holiday office hours The National offices will be closed December 23 through January 1. 

--- 2023 Posts

[ National Office ]  

Membership Benefits & Fees

Publications: an annual subscription to the highly respected HORIZON quarterly journal, the only English-language professional vocation journal in the Church; Focus on Vocation Ministry, an online monthly newsletter

--- Membership Services, Benefits & Fees

Where to find NRVC publications online and how to submit article ideas

find NRVC publications online and how to submit article ideas Digital edition/online archives/submissions NRVC news Archives While news is now posted on the homepage, archived editions of the former newsletter

--- About HORIZON

NRVC membership to change in January 2014

NRVC membership to change in January 2014 On the advice of our financial advisors, and with an eye to ensure NRVC's fiscal stability now and in the future, we have revamped our membership structure.

--- October FVM Newsletter

Nominations to serve on NRVC board due January 31

Nominations to serve on NRVC board due January 31 NRVC members are encouraged to nominate themselves or another by January 31 for service on the board. 

--- News

GHR Foundation awards grant to NRVC

GHR Foundation awards grant to NRVC In January the NRVC was awarded a grant by the GHR Foundation to enhance the use of data collected in its 2020 study and to use the study’s information to articulate

--- News

NRVC Staff

Marge will be retiring from the NRVC in August 2024.  Email: margyelan@nrvc.net  Sister Dina Bato, S.P.

--- Board & staff

News of our collaborators

Fifty-five people took part in a January Life Awareness Retreat hosted by the Archdiocese of San Antonio, with assistance from many religious communities.

--- February 2018 newsletter

Men Religious Moving Forward in Hope

Meinrad, in December 2013 and at Holy Name Retreat Center, Houston, TX in January 2014 to focus on new membership issues. Approximately 125 men attended one of the two identical events.

--- Moving Forward in Hope Gatherings

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]   [ Compiled by Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 3-9, 2024

National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 3-9, 2024 Promote vocations to ordained ministry and consecrated life through prayer, invitation, and education.      

--- Fall & winter events

HORIZON and VISION win 12 awards

honored by the Catholic Press Association and Associated Church Press in several editorial categories, including best special interest magazine, regular column, reporting on vocations, guest commentary, e-newsletter

--- July 2018 newsletter

Webinar on vocation ministry strategies Nov. 17

Save the date for a January 13 evening webinar on collaboration in vocation ministry!

--- News

NRVC collaborators show support for 2020 study

NRVC collaborators show support for 2020 study Representatives gathered at a convening in Buffalo prior to the start of the NRVC Convocation Representatives of nine national organizations recently gave

--- 2020 Study on Recent Vocations Archives

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Discernment approaches

A formal come-and-see-experience, "A Monastic Observance," is scheduled each year from December 26-January 1.

--- Discernment

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Talking with video

In addition many groups now use short films on websites, in e-newsletters, etc.

--- 2018 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Talking with young people
--- Popular Media
--- Communications

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

Rest in peace

Rest in peace Father Jim Madden, MM NRVC mourns the death of member Father Jim Madden, MM who passed away January 9, 2014.

--- March 2014 newsletter

Membership Benefits & Fees

Publications: an annual subscription to the highly respected HORIZON quarterly journal, the only English-language professional vocation journal in the Church; Focus on Vocation Ministry, an online monthly newsletter

--- Membership Services, Benefits & Fees

Men Religious Moving Forward in Hope

Meinrad, IN in December 2013 and at Holy Name Retreat Center, Houston, TX in January 2014 to focus on new membership issues. Approximately 125 men attended one of the two identical events.

--- February 2014 newsletter

Brother Larry Schatz, F.S.C.

The 2022 convocation in Spokane was delightful, letting me finally meet my peers in person, rather than on a screen. What ideas have you used lately that you have been excited about?

--- I am NRVC!

Ministry openings

The administrative support includes handling correspondence, maintaining financial and other records, processing payments and receipts, coordinating registrations, and updating the website and e-newsletter

--- February 2016 newsletter

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What are the best practices for “Come and See” events?

NRVC-CARA study of new members  Involving others in the community Most vocation directors communicated news of an upcoming discernment event by e-mail blasts to members, information in the community’s newsletter

--- Program Outlines
--- 2011 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Charism and vocation ministry
--- Program outlines

[ Joel Schorn ]  

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What vocation education for adults might look like if we got serious about it

The listening sessions from January 1998 until the NRVC convocation in September 1998 produced reams of information which is discussed in other articles in this edition of HORIZON.

--- 1999 HORIZON No. 2 -- Parent nurturing of vocations

[ Jane Mary Lorbiecki S.S.N.D. ]  

For Vocation Directors: How VISION Vocation Guide works for you

year=2023   Toot your own horn VISION is your resource, NRVC Members! And it is award-winning year after year.

--- VISION Vocation Guide

NRVC Board

NRVC Board 2023 - 2024   The NRVC Board Row 1: Brother Joseph Bach, O.F.M. Conv., Mrs. Nancy Costello, Sister Margarita Hernandez, S.P.

--- Board & staff

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New knowledge about sexual abuse by Catholic clergy

McChesney addressed the National Religious Vocation Conference during its September 2004 Convocation.

--- Sex abuse
--- 2005 HORIZON No. 2 -- Convocation 2004: Fidelity to Jesus, Paradigm of Hope
--- Sexuality & Sexual Misconduct

[ Kathleen L. McChesney ]  

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Updates

Vocation ministers and other religious around the world have been able to share faith and hope with young people and discerners using electronic platforms such as blogs, Facebook, video-sharing, e-mails, e-newsletters

--- 2020 HORIZON No. 2 Spring — New members have abundant hope

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Involve your whole community

Creating interest is about inviting potential prospects to come to know you through practical mediums, such as your website, your newsletter and printed information packets, as well as through opportunities

--- Membership
--- 2009 HORIZON No. 3 -- Involving membership | Supervision | College outreach
--- Role of Membership and Religious Leadership

[ Andrew ]   [ Father Andrew Carl Wisdom O.P. ]  

2018 National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 4-10

It was later moved to Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in January.

--- Vatican/USCCB documents

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Updates

• Understanding, Assessing, and Fostering Psycho-Sexual Integration, July 20-23, 2020, Presented by Sister Lynn M. Levo, C.S.J., Ph.D.

--- 2020 HORIZON No. 1 Winter — Accompaniment

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Updates

honored by the Catholic Press Association and Associated Church Press in several editorial categories, including best special interest magazine, regular column, reporting on vocations, guest commentary, e-newsletter

--- 2018 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Youth, faith, vocation discernment

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Mark your calendars for the 2024 Summer Institute. Registration opens in February.

Mark your calendars for the 2024 Summer Institute. Registration opens in February. The 2024 NRVC Summer Institute will be offered again at the Marillac Center in Leavenworth, KS.

--- 2024 Posts

[ Sr. Dina Bato S.P., Director of Membership ]  

2024 Talk it Up Tuesdays!

2024 Talk it Up Tuesdays! Meet up and learn with NRVC members "Talk it Up Tuesdays," is back in February 2024!

--- Fall & winter events

2024 Workshop Information

2024 Workshop Information Registrations are near capacity General Information In 2024, the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) will offer five on-site Summer Institute workshops at the Marillac

--- Spring & summer events

2024 Workshop Information

2024 Workshop Information Plan now to attend, registration opens in February General Information In 2024, the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) will offer five on-site Summer Intitute workshops

--- Spring & summer events

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Updates

HORIZON and the NRVC website and newsletter will carry news of special activities and materials related to the 2015 Year of Consecrated Life. 2014 convocation theme:   “It is good that we are here.

--- 2014 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Vocation to action & contemplation