The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV) has granted education debt assistance to six communities for 2020. Congratulations to these incoming religious!

1. Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate: Hien Nguyen 
2. Marist Brothers: Ryan Richter 
3. Daughters of Mary Salesians: Pamela Suresca 
4. Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis: Mariette Jumet 
5. Carmelite Sisters: Catherine Bier 
6. Totus Tuus: Megan Christ

Read more about NFCRV.

Our 2020 Convocation will be a virtual gathering October 29-31, rather than a meeting in Spokane, Washington. Read more.

NRVC is delighted to announce that its publications, HORIZON and VISION,  won four awards from the Catholic Press Association in late June 2020. They were for best magazine, best review, and best feature article (two awards in best feature article). Read more.

The print edition of 2021 VISION Vocation Guide begins shipping in August, and the 2021 digital edition and VocationNetwork.org website go live August 3. If you haven't already ordered your 2021 VISION resources, you are encouraged to place your orders online for bookmarks, posters, and print copies. VISION editors ask those placing orders to please be patient with the mail delivery, which has been slowed by the pandemic. Read more.

NRVC is inviting members to provide feedback by mid-August about proposed Constitution changes that will be presented for a member vote at the virtual convocation taking place online October 29-31, 2020. The NRVC Board will meet in August to review the proposed changes, so please communicate with your NRVC member area coordinator with any feedback you may have. Further details and copies of the proposed changes are in the members-only area of nrvc.net. Login and read more.

NRVC has produced a guide for reflecting in community on the 2020 Study on Recent Vocations to Religious Life. Guides are just $6 each for members, $9 non-members. Learn more and/or purchase them at nrvc.net. NRVC extends a warm thank you to those who helped develop this resource: Father John Schork, C.M., Sisters Jessi Beck, P.B.V.M., Rosemary Casaleno, C.S.J., Ivette Diaz, R.S.M., Mary Finlayson, R.S.C.J., Bernadette McCauley, S.C.C., Helene Sharp, C.S.C., and Valerie Zottola, C.S.J. In addition to the study guide, NRVC has produced several downloadable resources on the study: an infographic, a study brochure, and a Role of Leadership in Vocation Ministry handout. Find the full study and all the accompanying resources here.

Over 200 people attended NRVC's online Summer INstitute, July 7-22, a large majority commending NRVC for the quality of the experience. Thirty-two new vocation directors were commissioned following the Orientation Program, and others explored ethics, psycho-sexual integration, generational, cultural, and psychological issues. In addition to praise for the presenters, participants appreciated the small group discussions and the chat room exchange of ideas. "This format proved to be energizing by being with so many wonderful people in vocation ministry," wrote one attendee.

The National Religious Vocation Conference is raising funds to help offer scholarships to religious institutes in financial need to become members and attend programs such as Summer INstitute and the 2020 Convocation. Please help us reach previous year levels of giving. Read more.