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

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

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 ]  

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!

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

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 ]  

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

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

--- Fall & winter events

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

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

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

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

--- VISION Vocation Guide

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

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

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

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

--- Fall & winter events

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

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

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

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 ]  

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. ]  

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

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 ]  

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

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

--- 2023 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

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 ]  

April 15, 2025 and February 12, 2025 Minutes from October 3, 2024 and December 10, 2024 Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023, August 29, 2023 Coordinators Sister Michele Fisher

--- 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 ]  

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

--- November 2014 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

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 ]  

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

--- 2024 Convocation

Our 2024 Convocation theme:  Walking Humbly Together, recognizes the unity of our diversity as consecrated people of God.

--- 2024 Posts

[ Phil Loftus, Director of Development ]  

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
--- Program outlines
--- Discernment

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

The Synod began in 2021 and is still continuing beyond 2024. Learn more about the Synod by using these helpful links. 

--- Spring & summer events

Mark your calendars for the 2024 Summer Institute. Registration opens in February. The 2024 NRVC Summer Institute will be offered again at the Marillac Center in Leavenworth, KS.

--- 2024 Posts

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

Become a 2024 Convocation Sponsor Many options available!

--- 2024 Convocation

[ Phil Loftus ]  

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

Convocation: Walking Humbly Together Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2024 Minneapolis, MN We are excited to be heading out to Minneapolis-St. Paul for our Convocation October 31- November 4, 2024.

--- 2024 Convocation

[ Phil Loftus ]  

2024 Convocation Dates, Theme, and Logo Announced The Member Area Coordinators voted to select the logo design for 2024 Convocation, at their annual gathering last month!    

--- 2023 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

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

--- Spring & summer events

2024 Workshop Information Registrations are near capacity General Information In 2024, the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) will offer five on-site Summer Institute workshops at the Marillac

--- Spring & summer events

2024 Workshop Information Plan now to attend, registration opens in February General Information In 2024, the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) will offer five on-site Summer Intitute workshops

--- Spring & summer events

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

A year of hope and trust The 2025 Jubilee Year with the theme of “Pilgrims of Hope” is to be a year of hope and trust for a world suffering from war, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and

--- Jubilee Year 2025