Membership Services, Benefits & Fees

Membership Benefits & Fees

NRVC has an annual membership of nearly 1,000 women and men representing over 275 religious institutes, organizations and dioceses, in 28 countries, most of whom are vocation ministers for religious congregations. 

Benefits of membership:
Essential for all religious institutes

  • 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; Catalyst Blog, a mid-month members-only update, and other updates.
  • Special rates on NRVC programs, publications, and resources for professional growth, continuing education, and formation in vocation ministry. Non-member rates are 50% higher than member rates.
  • Members-only website access. Member login allows access to the complete Vocation Director’s Manual, HORIZON archives, sample forms, Member Area Minutes, Member directory, and many other essential resources.  
  • Grant eligibility for the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV.org) to help defray the costs of accepting a candidate with educational debt, and for the NRVC Misericordia Scholarship Fund for financial assistance with registration, workshop, and Convocation fees.
  • Professional support network regionally, nationally, and internationally committed to vocation ministry including access to any Member Area meetings and Minutes, inclusion in the online member directory, and other networking opportunities.
  • Publicity for your religious institute highlighted on the NRVC website, and on the NRVC Facebook page on your congregational feast day.
  • VISION Vocation Network, the most comprehensive vocation discernment guide in print and online, including VISION Vocation Guide, VocationNetwork.org and VocationMatch.com. Advertisers are recognized in the print and online versions of VISION Vocation Guide.
  • Consultation about vocation ministry is available by calling or emailing the National Office team for help, suggestions, and support. (On-site consultations and presentations for religious institutes are available for an additional rate.)
  • Advocacy for vocations to religious life with the USCCB, the religious leadership conferences, the Catholic press, and media, other national and international Catholic organizations, and vocation conferences.
  • Engaged participation in NRVC as a voting member with eligibility for National Board and Member Area leadership.

Your spiritual, professional, and personal growth is essential as you promote vocations to religious life, accompany discerners and assess candidates for admission. Belonging to our national organization is one way to stay connected, enhance education, prevent burnout, and share best practices in vocation ministry. 

NRVC membership fees

Professional membership is open to vocation ministers appointed by their religious community, diocese, or organization, and others interested and/or involved in vocation ministry. 

Five Member License

Five (5) people per government unit of a religious institute/organization with full membership receive all NRVC benefits. (A government unit is defined as a region, province, or monastery with a designated major superior.) Institutes may purchase multiple 5-user licenses. Membership is open to full-time or part-time vocation directors as well as those persons interested or involved in vocation ministry.
Cost: $1,450 for 2024. 

Click here to REGISTER or RENEW

Individual Membership

One (1) person in a religious institute/organization with full membership receives all NRVC benefits.
Cost: $860 for 2024. 

Click here to REGISTER or RENEW

Workshop fees

Workshops are open to NRVC members at a discounted rate and for non-members at an affordable price. The length of the workshop varies, however, each workshop is $185 per person per day for members and $270 per person per day for non-members, regardless of the workshop. Summer Institute overnight accommodations are $115 per night while the Winter Workshop overnight accommodations are $130 per night.  Please note for 2024 budgeting, we do not intend to raise workshop fees. Venue fees fluctuate depending on the retreat center.

HORIZON Journal subscription fees

Every NRVC member receives a complimentary annual subscription to HORIZON as a benefit of membership. Additional annual subscriptions can be purchased by NRVC members to send journals to local convents and houses for an annual rate of $50. This helps to provide ongoing formation and lifelong education in both print and digital formats. Non-members can subscribe for $125 annually. To activate a subscription, click here.

VISION advertising fees

Through innovative online features, such as VocationMatch.com, insightful articles, and widespread distribution, VISION VOCATION NETWORK attracts the vocation inquirers you want to reach.  Anyone can order complimentary magazines and bookmarks to give away at vocation promotion events. NRVC members have the NRVC logo next to the contact information, however, advertising rates vary. Click here for the 2024 rates

 

Download and print this handy sheet on the "Five Essential Benefits of Membership."



Membership renewal

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NRVC membership fees

Professional membership is open to vocation ministers appointed by their religious community, diocese, or organization, and others interested and/or involved in vocation ministry. Annual membership follows the calendar year, January through December.

Five Member License

Five (5) people per government unit of a religious institute/organization with full membership receive all NRVC benefits. A government unit is defined as a region, province, or monastery with a designated major superior. Institutes may purchase multiple 5-user licenses. Membership is open to full-time or part-time vocation directors as well as those persons interested or involved in vocation ministry.
Cost: $1,450 for 2024. 

Click here to REGISTER or RENEW, or call Sister Dina at 773.363.5454.

Individual Membership

One (1) person in a religious institute/organization with full membership receives all NRVC benefits.
Cost: $860 for 2024. 

Click here to REGISTER or RENEW, or call Sister Dina  at 773.363.5454



Misericordia Scholarship

Financial Assistance for Members

Because we at NRVC believe in what do, we want to welcome all NRVC vocation ministers to our mission of promoting vocations to religious life.

The Misericordia Fund, initiated during the Year of Consecrated Life in 2015, provides scholarships for NRVC membership and programming to religious institutes that otherwise could not afford them, including attending Summer/Fall Institute and Convocation.

How to apply for a scholarship

In 2022, we awarded 31 communities with scholarships. Since 2015, NRVC members have provided 244 Misericordia scholarships totaling $152,0000 for NRVC members. This is a tremendous blessing that we pray continues to give financial assistance with membership fees and workshop fees due to the generosity of NRVC members and benefactors who have donated to the Misericordia Fund. Click here to review the guidelines for application.

To apply for financial assistance for membership or attendance at workshops, please complete this Misericordia Fund Online application form

Gratitude for assistance

The NRVC Misericordia Fund has assisted our congregation to assist with our membership fees and allows us to stay connected to the National Religious Vocation Conference. This relationship affords us the opportunity to stay fully informed throughout the year. We are grateful for the ongoing resources that benefit the discerners we serve, as well as the men in formation within our community.

Our community has been a recipient of the NRVC Misericordia grant for the past two years.  This generous assistance has enabled us to become members of the National Religious Vocation Conference which we otherwise would not have been able to afford.  The benefits of joining the NRVC have exponentially exceeded our expectations, which we would never have been able to realize without the most generous gift of the Misericordia Fund.  The resources and opportunities that are available to NRVC members have been extremely valuable to our community and we are now able to be a part of the larger Church in the promotion of religious vocations.

 



National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations

Applications open January 5 and ending April 17

NFCRV Mission 

The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV) serves as a sign of hope for the future of consecrated life and is dedicated to increasing the number of women and men entering religious communities. NFCRV hopes to accomplish this goal by: 

■ Offering financial assistance to religious institutes so that they may accept candidates who have student loan obligations.

■ Assisting congregations in developing policies and resources so that they may work effectively with those who have educational debt. 

■ Inviting contributors to invest so that the vital legacy of religious life continues for the Church and the world.

The Fund awards grants based on need. Any canonically recognized religious institute with membership in the National Religious Vocation Conference may apply for a grant to service a candidate’s educational debt during formation. 

Grant application open Jan. 5 to Apr. 17, 2023 

Please be reminded NRVC members are eligible if:

1. Your current NRVC dues are paid.

2. You have not received a prior year grant.

3. You have a current candidate with college debt who has not yet entered your order/institute.

Full guidelines and online application can be found at NFCRV.org

Application Process

The NFCRV Board meets annually to award grants. Application deadlines will vary each year, so please review the grant guidelines. You will receive confirmation of receipt of your application and will be notified regarding the decision of the NFCRV Board after its annual spring meeting. 

2023 GRANT GUIDELINES. 

For more information, please contact Mr. Phil Loftus at ploftus@nfcrv.org or 312.318.0180

 

 



Ensuring email delivery

Try these tips if you are not receiving our monthly emails

In addition to the monthly newsletter, Focus on Ministry and Catalyst mid-month update, the NRVC emails periodic broadcasts regarding upcoming events and other news. 

If you are not receiving email broadcasts from the NRVC, the first step is to make sure that we have your correct email address.  You can verify that we have your correct email address by logging into your account.  If we have an incorrect email address simply click “edit information” to update your address.  

If your email address is correct and you have stopped receiving emails from NRVC you may have inadvertently opted out of our email broadcast system.  This sometimes occurs when you forward an email to someone (instead of using the "share" function at the bottom of the email broadcast) and the recipient then opts out of the email, not realizing that the email was forwarded from you.  

Because of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) once an individual elects to opt out, we, the NRVC, cannot re-subscribe the person to the NRVC email broadcast system.  To re-subscribe to the NRVC email broadcasts click on the link below.

 https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1904207/1777538/

Finally, emails are sometimes blocked by strong spam filters employed by an IT department. You may need to request with your IT department that the NRVC domain names, nrvc.net and catholicworldwide.com be whitelisted if this is the case.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Marge Argyelan at 773-490-6556 or email margyelan@nrvc.net if you need assistance identifying the issue.  We want to make sure that you are receiving communications from the National Office.



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