Media information Press release on the NRVC/CARA Vocation Study, Aug. 6, 2009 Press release of NRVC Executive Director to the U.S.

--- 2009 Study on Recent Vocations to Religious Life

Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C. bids farewell Sept. 15, 2016 NRVC updates: 2016 Convocation and Executive Director hiring schedule Aug. 15, 2016 NRVC updates: 2016 Convocation schedule July 15, 2016 NRVC

--- Member Area News

Archdiocese of Washington. 23 Aug. 2010. Web. 13 Jan. 2010. 5. Pope John Paul II. The Rapid Development. www. vatican.va. Vatican: The Holy See. 24 Jan. 2005. Web. 13 Jan. 2011. 6.

--- 2011 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Convocation 2010: Casting the net
--- Advertising & Media
--- Communications

[ Sr. Angela Ann Zukowski M.H.S.H. ]  

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

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

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

Service projects with religious Summer 2015 NRVC Summer Institute, Chicago July 17-31, 2015 Catholics on Call Young Adult Conference Aug. 4

--- July 2015 newsletter

Calendar Upcoming events   Service projects with religious Summer 2015 Catholics on Call Young Adult Conference Aug. 4-8, 2015 Today's

--- August 2015 newsletter

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 ]  

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

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

I hope to publish the details of this forthcoming resource in our newsletter, NRVC News. The resource should be of great help to the many communities reassessing their approach to assets and debts.

--- 2002 HORIZON No. 3 -- Variety issue

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

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!

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

Is there a weekly e-newsletter to learn more about campus ministry at this particular university?

--- 2012 HORIZON No. 2 Spring -- Vocations on campus
--- Campus ministry
--- College Students

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

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

year=2023   Toot your own horn VISION is your resource, NRVC Members! And it is award-winning year after year.

--- VISION Vocation Guide

Looking back at 2024: 10 noteworthy stories and series at Global Sisters Report, written by Stephanie Yeagle, Global Sisters Report, Jnaury 2, 2025.

--- Media/press

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

--- Fall & winter events

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 Dina joined the NRVC team in August 2022. As a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana, she made her perpetual profession in 2017.

--- Board & staff

Monthly updates go out through our province newsletter telling members where we stand for the month and year-to-date. Sometimes a push is needed in November and December to reach this goal.

--- Leadership of religious communities
--- 2007 HORIZON No. 4 -- Leadership and vocation ministers working together
--- Role of Membership and Religious Leadership

[ Jim Kent, O.F.M., Conv. ]  

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

--- Fall & winter 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

--- Collaborator Information

Convocation Pilgrimage November 4, 2024 The pilgrimage is sold out.

--- Fall & winter events

It should consist of measurable ways to gauge the outcome.

--- 2016 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Communications | Volunteers
--- Social media
--- Strategic Planning for Vocation Culture
--- Communications

[ Cheryl Aughton ]  

workshop Redeemer Health Spark Transformation Center, Huntingdon Valley, PA Minutes from February 12, 2025  Minutes from October 3, 2024, December 10, 2024 Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023

--- Member Area News

When first delving into social media as a vocation director, the question of trust plays a huge role in who you follow and friends you accept, as well as what topics you should or should not discuss.

--- 2016 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Communications | Volunteers
--- Social media
--- Social Media
--- Communications

[ Siobhán O’Neill Meluso ]  

World Day for Consecrated Life, February 2 Celebrated in parishes Feb. 3-4, 2024 About World Day for Consecrated Life In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day for women and men in consecrated

--- Fall & winter 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

This indecision's bugging me Welcome to the new normal. As we approach Month Six of doing things differently, I reflected on a line from a 1982 song "Should I stay or should I go?"

--- 2020 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

Announcing our 2024 Convocation Keynote Presenters Invite everyone who supports vocation ministry to join you in Minneapolis, MN, as the Upper Midwest Member Area hosts the NRVC Convocation from October

--- 2024 Posts

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

Find archived newsletters Back editions of the "Focus on Vocation Ministry" newsletter are available online.

--- November 2014 newsletter

2024 Convocation in Minneapolis Click here for complete information about our convocation in Minneapolis Oct. 31-Nov. 4.

--- 2024 Convocation

Tuesday, February 27, 2024, Radiating Joy and Cultivating Possibilities in Vocation Ministry, presented by Brother Brian Poulin, f.m.s.

--- 2024 Posts

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

With these and with our monthly e-newsletter, we try to drive our candidates to our website to learn more about us even though they may not want to reply to an e-mail or phone call.

--- 2017 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Vocation ministry with vitality
--- Vocation ministry
--- Communications
--- Discernment
--- Program outlines

[ Sr. Virginia Herbers A.S.C.J. ]   [ Len Uhal ]   [ Sister Nancy Gilchriest S.S.N.D. ]  

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

2024 Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors July 10-14, 2024 Registration is at capacity for this workshop.

--- Spring & summer events

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

--- 2023 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

2024 Talk it Up Tuesdays! Meet up and learn with NRVC members "Talk it Up Tuesdays," is back in February 2024!

--- Fall & winter events

2024 Health & Wellness in Candidate Assessment Workshop July 23-24, 2024   Workshop registration is now closed.

--- Spring & summer events

Quick link at the top of the monthly newsletter and other tips File under "good to know:" There is a "quick link" at the top of the NRVC newsletter email and at the top of the website post for the

--- 2019 Posts

[ Sister Deborah M. Borneman SS.C.M. ]  

The vocation minister will keep houses aware of each other’s initiatives and progress, as well as pass along helpful information by writing a regular column in the provincial newsletter.

--- Strategic planning / Structuring vocation ministry
--- 2002 HORIZON No. 4 -- Strategic planning for vocations / Responses to the sex abuse crisis
--- Strategic Planning for Vocation Culture

Editor's note Let's talk Has anyone ever recounted a conversation to you in which your words made a huge impression on them, but you don’t even remember the encounter?

--- 2018 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Talking with young people

VISION 2024 is available The latest edition of NRVC's award-winning VISION Vocation Guide, is now available, both in print and online.

--- News

Please click the links to review NFCRV Grant Application Guidelines and the 2020 Grant Application or contact executive director Phil Loftus at ploftus@nfcrv.org or 773-595-4028.

--- April 2020 newsletter

General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next gathering: June 22, 2024, Huntingdon Valley, PA Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023

--- Member Area News

Become a 2024 Convocation Sponsor Many options available!

--- 2024 Convocation

[ Phil Loftus ]  

Tuohy and Carol Schuck Scheiber   VISION awards (general and religious order magazine) Best photo story originating with a magazine or newsletter, 1st place: "Silent preachers amid nature's song"

--- July 2014 newsletter