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NRVC Awards

NRVC Awards 2024 Outstanding Member award winners, left to right, Mr. Greg Darr (Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers) , Brother David Henley, G.H.M., and Sister Lisa Laguna, D.C.

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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

NRVC in the news

., December 10, 2024. Dare to Love - Let's Hear About LCWR and NRVC Religious Conferences, CAVA  Archdiocese for Chicago, with Sister Dina Bato, S.P. and Mr. Phil Loftus, August 2024

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Member Area news

Louis Minutes from April 30-May 2, 2024 Minutes from May 11, 2023 Coordinators Sister Réjane Cytacki, S.C.L. | rcytacki@scls.org Ms.

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Member Area news

Louis Minutes from April 30-May 2, 2024 Minutes from May 11, 2023 Coordinators Sister Réjane Cytacki, S.C.L. | rcytacki@scls.org Ms.

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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

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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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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

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Member Area news

gathering: TBA for Spring 2025 Minutes from April 30-May 2, 2024 Minutes from May 11, 2023 Coordinators Sister Réjane Cytacki, S.C.L. | rcytacki@scls.org Ms.

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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

April 30 - May 2, 2024, Atchinson, KS Minutes from May 11, 2023 Minutes from October 13, 2022 Minutes from April 22, 2021 Coordinators Sister Réjane Cytacki, S.C.L. | rcytacki@scls.org Ms.

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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

Collaborator News and Events

This list is updated periodically and if you would like to have something added, please email mail@nrvc.net Events April 18-19, 2024 “Moving Along the Arc: Women and Men Religious as Agents of Reconciliation

--- Collaborator Information

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Grant Application Window to Open in January 2024

Grant Application Window to Open in January 2024 A Blessed Advent Season to All.

--- 2023 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

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

Collaborator News and Events

June 4-6, 2024, CCMA Called 24 Conference June 18-21, 2024, Catholic Media Association Conference, Atlanta, GA July 3-7, 2024, 85th Annual Tekakwitha Conference, Raleigh, NC National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

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Collaborator News and Events

March 18-20, 2025 Vocations Jamboree, Bismarck, ND April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando, FL April 25, 2025, Saint Louis University Vocation Fair, contact susanne.chawszczewski@slu.edu  April 30

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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.

--- July 2019 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

NRVC Awards

NRVC Awards 2024 Outstanding Member award winners, left to right, Mr. Greg Darr (Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers) , Brother David Henley, G.H.M., and Sister Lisa Laguna, D.C.

--- Fall & winter events

Collaborator News and Events

March 18-20, 2025 Vocations Jamboree, Bismarck, ND April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando, FL April 25, 2025, Saint Louis University Vocation Fair, contact susanne.chawszczewski@slu.edu  April 30

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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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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

Board and staff meeting April 21-24, thank you outgoing leaders

Board and staff meeting April 21-24, thank you outgoing leaders The NRVC board and staff will meet April 21-24, at the Carmelite Spiritual Center in Darien, Illinois.

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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

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

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2025 Membership Fees

2025 Membership Fees The National Board of the NRVC met in St. Paul, MN April 25-27, 2024.

--- 2024 Posts

[ Maureen Cetera, Director of Finance and Operations ]  

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Updates

Updates Join us for the 2024 convocation Mark your calendar to attend the convocation of the National Religious Vocation Conference October 31 to November 3 in Minneapolis.

--- 2024 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Ministering with balance

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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
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--- Communications

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

Collaborator News and Events

Feb. 14-16, 2025, Dallas Catholic Youth Conference February 20-23, 2025, LA Religious Education Congress March 18-20, 2025 Vocations Jamboree, Bismarck, ND April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando

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How it all began

At the 2004 Convocation, Father Timothy Radcliffe, OP and Father Andrew Carl Wisdom, OP.

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

Membership Benefits & Fees

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

--- Membership Services, Benefits & Fees

Sister Mary Yun, O.P.

Yes, I met some wonderful vocation directors when I took summer classes in 2014. I am still in touch with many of them.

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

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

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

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

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Editor's Note

who care about vocations—laity, priests and religious from many walks of life— celebrated the gift of consecrated and ordained life at the Continental Congress on Vocations held in Montreal this past April. (A

--- 2002 HORIZON No. 4 -- Strategic planning for vocations / Responses to the sex abuse crisis

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

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National Board Update

Brother Brian began serving in 2020 and chaired the Finance Advisory Committee.

--- 2025 Posts

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

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World Day of Prayer for Vocations – Making Meaningful Connections

World Day of Prayer for Vocations – Making Meaningful Connections On April 21st, we will joyfully celebrate World Day of Prayer for Vocations.

--- 2024 Posts

[ Sr. Dina Bato S.P., Director of Membership ]  

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Will you consider being a Board Member?

The three-year term begins in the Fall of 2025. Each NRVC member may submit one recommendation for the Board. At its spring meeting, the National Board selects new members from the recommendations.

--- 2024 Posts

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

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Updates

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

--- 2018 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Youth, faith, vocation discernment

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Book notes: Nuanced portrait of young adults points to hopes, challenges

Jeffrey Arnett in Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens through the Twenties (2004) notes that college enrollment among 18-21 year olds in the United States rose from less than 5 percent

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--- Emerging Adults

[ Avis Clendenen ]  

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

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Updates

Updates Hilton grants $2 million to NRVC In June 2014 the National Religious Vocation Conference received a three-year, $2 million grant from the Conrad N.

--- 2014 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Moving forward in hope

Convocation: Walking humbly together

Convocation: Walking humbly together October 31 - November 4, 2024   Join us at Convocation!

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2026 Convocation

2026 Convocation Save the date: November 19-23, 2026 Join us at Convocation in 2026!

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Membership Benefits & Fees

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

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Book notes: Nuanced portrait of young adults points to hopes, challenges

Jeffrey Arnett in Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens through the Twenties (2004) notes that college enrollment among 18-21 year olds in the United States rose from less than 5 percent

--- 2010 HORIZON No. 4 -- Global perspectives |Connect with young adults | Gifts of religious priesthood
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