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Curriculum for Vocation Ministers updated

The NRVC Curriculum for Vocation Ministers was ratified by the National Board in 2009 and was amended at its fall meeting in September 2022.

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

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Updates

Updates Attendees at the 2022 convocation of the National Religious Vocation Conference show off a centerpiece candle.

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Call beyond borders

2020 Virtual Convocation Update

2020 Virtual Convocation Update Updated Sept. 3, 2020 What Convocation is all about  In collaboration with its members and strategic partners, the National Religious Vocation Conference's biennial Convocation

--- 2020 Convocation
--- NRVC Convocations

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Member area news

from May 18, 2022, November 21, 2022 Minutes from April 27, 2021, Minutes from January 19, 2021 Coordinators Sister Michele Fisher, C.S.F.N. | sorellamichele@aol.com vacant position Heartland Next

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Member area news

5, 1:00 - 2:30 pm via Zoom Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023, August 29, 2023 Minutes from May 18, 2022, November 21, 2022 Minutes from April 27, 2021, Minutes from January

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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

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Updates

The series began in September 2021 and will include five more sessions.

--- 2021 HORIZON No. 4 Fall--What draws people to religious life?

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Member area news

May 18, 2022, November 21, 2022 Minutes from April 27, 2021, Minutes from January 19, 2021 Coordinators Sister Michele Fisher, C.S.F.N. | sorellamichele@aol.com vacant position Heartland Next meeting

--- Member Area News

2022 Convocation

2022 Convocation Registration is open Join us for Convocation! Registration is open for our biennial Convocation hosted by the Pacific Northwest Member Area, in Spokane, WA, November 3-6, 2022

--- Fall & winter events

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Convocation Business Meeting

Convocation Business Meeting Friends, before you know it, we will be gathering in lovely Spokane, Washington, for our 2022 Convocation.

--- 2022 Posts

[ Maureen Cetera, Director of Finance and Operations ]  

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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2022 Winter Book notes: Books to read with discerners

2022 Winter Book notes: Books to read with discerners Both of these books are available at nrvc.net/store For purchase at nrvc.net/store.

--- 2022 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Young adult realities
--- Book reviews
--- Discernment

[ Sister Marcia Ziska O.S.B. ]  

Convocation 2020 virtual

Convocation 2020 virtual The NRVC board has made the decision to convert 2020 Convocation to a virtual gathering rather than meeting in Spokane.

--- NRVC Convocations

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Updates

Behavioral Assessment 2       October 5-6, 2021 Behavioral Assessment 1       October 8-10, 2021 Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors       October 12-16, 2021  Navigating Uncertainty with

--- 2021 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Communal and personal wellness

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Please vote on changes to NRVC Convocation

The revisions were publicized to all members in the August and September NRVC newsletters and can be accessed here.

--- 2020 Posts

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Member Area news

, August 29, 2023 Minutes from May 18, 2022, November 21, 2022 Coordinators Sister Michele Fisher, C.S.F.N. | sorellamichele@aol.com Sister Anita Quigley, S.H.C.J. | quigley@shcj.org Heartland Next

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NRVC publications win nine awards

NRVC publications win nine awards NRVC is honored that its publications won nine awards from the Catholic Press Association in 2022. Congratulations to our outstanding writers and editors!

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Curriculum for vocation directors is updated

Curriculum for vocation directors is updated At its September 2022 meeting, the NRVC board approved amendments to the curriculum for vocation ministers.

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Fall Institute educates 59

The next opportunity for professional education will be February 20-22, 2018 at the Mexican American Catholic College in San Antonio, Texas.

--- November 2017 newsletter

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Here’s an idea to Celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life!

When the NRVC Member Area Coordinators (MACs) gathered for their annual meeting in September, 2022, they visited the Gateway Arch and the Basilica of St. Louis as part of a vocation pilgrimage.

--- 2023 Posts

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

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Here's an idea for animating membership

Look specifically at page six, Responsibilities of Members for Vocation Ministry and consider ways to communicate these eight areas to every member of your institute: Share at summer assemblies, newsletters

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

Collaborator News and Events

, July 2024.

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Vocation Ambassadors Program

Vocation directors, communicators, and a focus group of young adults convened by NRVC met in September in Chicago to begin designing a "Vocation Ambassadors" program.

--- October 2015 newsletter

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Nominate a member of the NRVC for Recognition

Nominations are due by August 1, 2022. The NRVC Board selects from the nominations at its Fall meeting.

--- 2022 Posts

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

Collaborator News and Events

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, July 2024.

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NRVC in the news

EWTN News In Depth, A Call to Serve,  Roselle Reyes, beginning at 34:00, November 11, 2022. Saying 'yes' to God's call led to a journey of discovery and love written by Sr.

--- Media/press

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Updates

., July 20-22 Orientation Program by Brother Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C. and Sister Deborah Borneman, SS.C.M., July 24-28 The Assessment of Family of Origin Issues for Candidates to Religious Life by Father

--- 2015 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Rise, have no fear

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

Sister Mary Yun, O.P.

To help them be part of the ministry, I send them a monthly e-newsletter. Last March Sister Deborah Borneman, SS.C.M. did an in-service for my community about contemporary vocation ministry.

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

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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 ]  

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2020 Convocation pivots to virtual gathering

2020 Convocation pivots to virtual gathering Schedule, speakers, and registration to come. Updated July 15, 2020. 2020 Convocation will be a virtual gathering rather than a convening in Spokane, WA.

--- 2020 Posts

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Vocation

By late 2002, at the end of three rounds of funding, 88 church-related colleges and universities all across the country had received grants to enable them to mount programs focused on this theme.

--- Theology of Vocation

[ Craig Dykstra ]  

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How it all began

The first NRVC newsletter, long before the days of e-newsletters. Over time it became clear that only one religious vocation conference was needed.

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

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.

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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

Pre-Convocation: Dynamic Communication Strategies

Pre-Convocation: Dynamic Communication Strategies Pre-Convocation Workshop Communiucation Pre-Convocation Workshop on November 3, 2022 This Pre-Convocation workshop will focus on three areas: internal

--- Fall & winter events

2022 Convocation

2022 Convocation Register today Join us for Convocation! Registration is open for our biennial Convocation hosted by the Pacific Northwest Member Area, in Spokane, WA, November 3-6, 2022

--- NRVC Convocations
--- 2022 Convocation
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Convocation

Read more here.     2022 Convocation Call Beyond Boards For those who welcome details about our recent convocation in November 2022, that information is below.

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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

Older computers to lose NRVC access

Note: If you vaguely remember having read an article like this last summer in this newsletter, you're not losing your mind. 

--- February 2018 newsletter

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Making ecclesial diversity work in religious communities

An insightful analysis of youth today is reported in an article by Mary Anne Reese published in the September 22, 2003 issue of America.3 What follows is a brief summary of her work.

--- Reconciliation
--- 2004 HORIZON No. 3 -- Making the most of diversity

[ Nancy Schreck O.S.F. ]  

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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

Sister Julie Myers, O.S.F., Sylvania

After much prayer and discernment with our Leadership Team, I transitioned into the vocation world in September 2009.

--- December 2013 newsletter
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2020 Virtual Convocation registration fees

2020 Virtual Convocation registration fees This article was updated July 15, 2020.  Registration for 2020 Virtual Convocation begins by September 2020. Schedule and fees to be determined.   

--- 2020 Posts

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2020 Pre-Convocation virtual workshops to be determined

2020 Pre-Convocation virtual workshops to be determined Updated Sept. 29, 2020.

--- 2020 Posts

[ Sister Deborah M. Borneman SS.C.M. ]  

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2020 Virtual Convocation registration to open by September.

2020 Virtual Convocation registration to open by September. This article was updated July 15, 2020.

--- 2020 Posts

[ Marge Argyelan, Director of Database Administration ]  

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No increase to 2021 NRVC annual membership fees

No increase to 2021 NRVC annual membership fees We are happpy to report that NRVC annual membership fees will remain the same in 2021.

--- 2020 Posts

[ Maureen Cetera, Director of Finance and Operations ]  

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Vocation ministry in Canada today

Attendance in our churches seems to be mainly the older population, although World Youth Day 2002 helped.

--- Immigration and International Issues
--- International approaches to vocation ministry
--- 2005 HORIZON No. 1 -- Vocation realities around the world

NRVC Staff

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

--- Board & staff

2022 NCYC

2022 NCYC November 10-12, 2022   NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) is a powerfully unique three-day experience in Long Beach, CA, of prayer, community, evangelization, catechesis, service,

--- Fall & winter events