Build support and enthusiasm for vocation ministry by bringing a guest to the NRVC virtual Convocation October 29-30. There is no extra cost for fully paid registrants to bring a leader or newer member of their community who entered after 2002. Your guest will hear from the many young religious who will be attending. He or she will talk and pray with vocation ministers from around the world. Your guest and you will reflect on the nature of hope, the path to reconciliation, and the gifts of Asian Americans in religious life. And more! Please ask someone from your religious institute who is not a novice, postulant, associate, or current NRVC member.  Learn more here.

Plan now to celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week with the rest of the U.S. church. This is an annual opportunity for educating Catholics about religious life, celebrating those in consecrated life, and inviting in the next generation. We have ideas and resources for all types of commemorations. Learn more here.

These handy business-sized cards are perfect for tucking into cards and notes you mail to your contacts during National Vocation Awareness Week (November 1-7). Stock up so you have these attention-getting messages on hand to follow up retreats, conversations, virtual tours, and other connections with discerners. NRVC members pay $6 for a pack of 100; $9 for non-members. Order some today!

It's time to renew your NRVC membership, a quick and easy online process. Renewal packets were mailed out this week. Also, be sure to tell us any time about address changes. Contact Marge Argyelan with any questions: margyelan@nrvc.net. Renew or update addresses at nrvc.net/signup.

On October 7, NRVC members  will be emailed an electronic ballot for voting on the proposed changes to the NRVC constitution. The changes—which were shaped with member feedback—are intended to bring our organization in line with current realities. NRVC sent members the proposed changes in September and is now asking them to kindly use the ballot emailed to them, even if abstaining. Results will be announced at the Convocation business meeting on October 31.

The 2019 Annual Report is now available for viewing online. With a theme of sustainability, the report reviews key accomplishments. In outward-focused ministry, the NRVC took part in World Youth Day, began a study of newer members, took part in and co-hosted webinars, continued its tradition of excellence in publishing and workshop offerings, and launched the blog "Catalyst." At the same time, the organization secured its future through the Team Leadership Model of staffing, board restructuring, and financial structure improvements. Learn more here.

The following NRVC member areas are meeting online, and any member of any region can attend these gatherings.

Southwest: November 3
Mid-Atlantic: November 16-17
Lake Erie/Ohio River: November 10
Hudson Valley: November 11
West Coast: December 10

See all the NRVC member area news here.