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NRVC Staff

Marge joined the NRVC team in April of 2015. She has served in the nonprofit sector most of her career, either providing direct service or in an administrative capacity.

--- Board & staff

Take advantage of regional events

Following are April 2016 regional meetings whose agendas were available for newsletter publication. Find regional contacts and see what is happening in all the regions here.  

--- April 2016 Newsletter

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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

Reminders: NFCRV grants due April 15 | convocation registration opens

Reminders: NFCRV grants due April 15 | convocation registration opens From now through April 15, the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations is accepting new applications for education-debt assistance

--- April 2020 newsletter

Easter break April 1-5

Easter break April 1-5 The NRVC office will be closed April 1-5 in observance of the Triduum and Easter. The board and staff wish you a joyful celebration of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection!

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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

Member area news

29, 2023 Minutes 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

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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

--- Member Area News

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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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

--- Member Area News

Program of Priestly Formation (PPF)

USCCB CCLV March 8, 2022 Principles of the PPF pre-Confirmatio Bulletin USCCB CCLV March 15, 2022 Principles of the PPF pre-Confirmatio Bulletin USCCB CCLV March 22, 2022 Principles of the PPF pre-Confirmatio

--- Vatican/USCCB documents

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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

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Member area news

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 19, 2021 Coordinators Sister Michele

Member area news

29, 2023 Minutes 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

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Member area news

August 29, 2023 Minutes 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

--- Member Area News

New board leadership for NRVC

New board leadership for NRVC At its April 2023 meeting, the NRVC board made the following changes to its leadership:  Board chair:  Sister Nicole Trahan, F.M.I.

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Webinar 5 Addressing parental concerns: wisdom and advice

Webinar 5 Addressing parental concerns: wisdom and advice April 21, 2022 | 7 p.m. Central Primary audience: PARENTS | VOCATION MINISTERS | DISCERNERS | YOUNG ADULT MINISTERS.  All are welcome.

--- 2020 Study on Recent Vocations Archives

Reminders: Brothers Symposium, NFCRV grants, Convocation

Brothers Symposium A Religious Brothers Symposium will take place at Boston College on April 4 with a theme of "The Prophetic Call of the Brother in the Church."

--- March 2020 newsletter

Brothers to hold symposium April 4

Brothers to hold symposium April 4 Save the date Astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. will speak at the Religious Brothers Symposium.

--- February 2020 newsletter

NRVC in the news

Rocco, Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2022.

--- Media/press

NRVC continues during COVID-19 shutdown

Board meeting carries on by Zoom The NRVC board conducted its April meeting by Zoom, doing long-term planning for the organization, preparing for the study release, updating plans for the convocation,

--- April 2020 newsletter

Updates

The remaining five webinars are: Using all avenues to support vocation ministry November 17, 2021. Primary audience: vocation directors Creating a collaborative environment  January 13, 2022.

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

Free NRVC webinars in 2022

Free NRVC webinars in 2022 Wellsprings of support for vocations | March 3, 2022 Addressing parental concerns: Wisdom and advice | April 21, 2022 Call to Religious Life: New members stories | June 2, 2022

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Education grant deadline April 8

Education grant deadline April 8 Apply online for NFCRV monies The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations has announced that NRVC members are eligible to apply for grant assistance to cover education

--- April 2019 newsletter

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

Grants for education debt available

Grants for education debt available Apply by April 8 The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations has announced that NRVC members are eligible to apply for grant assistance to cover education debt

--- February 2019 newsletter

Brothers to hold symposium April 4

Brothers to hold symposium April 4 Save the date Astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. will speak at the Religious Brothers Symposium.

--- July 2019 newsletter

The Challenge of Synodality Webinar, January 11, 2022 by AHLMA and RFC Witnessing Joy: Catholic Sisters Today presented by Dr. Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ, January 13, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

--- Dates to Remember

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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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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

Religious Life Today Webinar Series Videos

vocation ministry | Nov. 17, 2021 Primary audience: VOCATION DIRECTORS All are welcome.

--- NRVC Public Videos

Webinars on Religious Life Today: Learn it! Love it! Live it!

Webinar video playlist 1   Fundamentals from call to charism to community living | Sept. 30, 2021 Primary audience: DISCERNERS View Webinar 1 VIDEO      2   Using all avenues to support vocation ministry

--- 2020 Study on Recent Vocations to Religious Life
--- Spring & summer events

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Updates

Three vocation webinars for 2022 On March 3, the National Religious Vocation Conference will continue its free webinar series entitled “Religious Life Today: Learn it! Love it! Live it!”

--- 2022 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Young adult realities

April 22 deadline to apply for education grant

April 22 deadline to apply for education grant The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV) is accepting grant applications until April 22, 2022.

--- News

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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

Convocation

Convocation Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2024 in Minneapolis 2024 Convocation Walking humbly together Registration begins in April

--- Fall & winter events

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!

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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Grant Application Window Opens for the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV)

Application Window Opens for the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV) The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations will accept on-line applications from NRVC members from January 3, 2022

--- 2022 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

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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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Local Pastors Given Tools to Assist with Vocation Discernment

Raymond Carey’s talk at the Third Continental Congress on Vocations, Montreal, April 2002.

--- Assessment Tools

[ Joan Gallagher SP ]  

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!

--- Periodicals overview

Brothers Symposium April 4

Brothers Symposium April 4 To elevate and discuss vocation of brothers Vatican astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. will be the keynote speaker at the symposium.

--- December 2019 newsletter

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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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 ]  

NRVC office closed MLK day

NRVC office closed MLK day The NRVC office will be closed on January 17, 2022 as the United States honors the birth, life, and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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

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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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

--- 2022 Posts

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

NRVC regional meetings

Region 1   May 2 Region 2   March 10, May 5, May 7 Region 3   April 29 Region 4   March 25, May 5-6 Region 5   Met January 15, next meeting September 18 Region 6   May TBA Region 7   April 28 Region 8  

--- March 2015 newsletter