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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

NRVC Staff

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

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

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Nominate a member of the NRVC for Recognition

Nominations are due by August 1, 2022. The NRVC Board selects from the nominations at its Fall meeting.

--- 2022 Posts

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

Updates

Primary audience: religious institute leaders and diocesan vocation personnel Wellsprings of support for vocations March 3, 2022.

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

Collaborator News and Events

with Loyola Marymount University October 18 - 20, 2025, Franciscan Justice Leadership Conference: Love in Action October 24-257 2025, Rooted in Sacred Ground: A Symposium on Culture, Community, and

--- Collaborator Information

NRVC in the news

God is constantly calling -- Women religous talk vocations, written by Jack Figge, The Pillar, August 21, 2025.

--- Media/press

Collaborator News and Events

, July 2024.

--- Collaborator Information

Farewell to Carol Schuck Scheiber, publications editor

Farewell to Carol Schuck Scheiber, publications editor The NRVC wishes Carol Schuck Scheiber well as she begins her retirement August 1 after some three decades in vocation publishing. 

--- News

Sister Mary Yun, O.P.

After I made my perpetual profession in August 2015 I became the vocation director.

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

2020 Virtual Convocation Update

2020 Virtual Convocation Update Updated Sept. 3, 2020 What Convocation is all about  In collaboration with its members and strategic partners, the National Religious Vocation Conference's biennial Convocation

--- 2020 Convocation
--- NRVC Convocations

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2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023 Mark your calendars for World Youth Day celebrated August 1-6, 2023.  Check the official website frequently for updated information.

--- Spring & summer events

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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

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Member area news

General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next meeting: August 29, 2023, in Philadelphia Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023 Minutes

--- Member Area News

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023 Mark your calendars for World Youth Day celebrated August 1-6, 2023.  Check the official website frequently for updated information.

--- World Youth Day

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023 Mark your calendars for World Youth Day celebrated August 1-6, 2023.  Check the official website frequently for updated information.

--- World Youth Day

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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 ]  

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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Another Resource to help you unpack Convocation 2022

Another Resource to help you unpack Convocation 2022 The second 2022 Convocation video has been published on our NRVC YouTube Channel.

--- 2023 Posts

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

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2022 Winter Book notes: Books to read with discerners

2022 Winter Book notes: Books to read with discerners Both of these books are available at nrvc.net/store For purchase at nrvc.net/store.

--- Book reviews
--- Book reviews
--- 2022 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Young adult realities
--- Book reviews
--- Discernment

[ Sister Marcia Ziska O.S.B. ]  

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We love to announce Good News

NRVC membership fees will remain the same in 2022 as for 2021:  single membership for 2022 will be $820, and license membership for up to five members will be $1,380.

--- 2021 Posts

[ Maureen Cetera, Director of Finance and Operations ]  

Where to find NRVC publications online and how to submit article ideas

find NRVC publications online and how to submit article ideas Digital edition/online archives/submissions NRVC news Archives While news is now posted on the homepage, archived editions of the former newsletter

--- About HORIZON

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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

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Please vote on changes to NRVC Convocation

The revisions were publicized to all members in the August and September NRVC newsletters and can be accessed here.

--- 2020 Posts

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NRVC present at summer conferences

NRVC present at summer conferences LCWR, RBC, CMSM, Paluch The World Youth Day Cross, which is on a national tour, was on display August 21 at the Paluch Vocation Seminar in Chicago, which  a number of

--- September 2018 newsletter

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.

--- News

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Member area news

General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next meeting: Spring TBA Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023, August 29, 2023 Minutes from

--- Member Area News

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

Collaborator News and Events

April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando, FL April 25, 2025, Saint Louis University Vocation Fair, contact susanne.chawszczewski@slu.edu  April 30-May 2, 2025 Catholic Volunteer Network Conference,

--- Collaborator Information

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

--- Collaborator Information

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Unpacking Convocation 2022, Part 3 - Sr. Barbara Reid. O.P.

Unpacking Convocation 2022, Part 3 - Sr. Barbara Reid. O.P. The third 2022 Convocation video has been uploaded to our NRVC YouTube Channel.

--- 2023 Posts

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

Thank you outgoing member area coordinators

The August newsletter will announce our newly elected member area coordinators.

--- News

News of our collaborators

Louis, July 31-August 3.

--- July 2018 newsletter

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

Nominate outstanding vocation ministers

Nominations must be submitted by August 1 for the NRVC Recognition Award. This award honors members of NRVC (for at least three years) who have made an outstanding contribution to vocation ministry.

--- July 2018 newsletter

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

--- Collaborator Information

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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 continues during COVID-19 shutdown

April meeting by Zoom, doing long-term planning for the organization, preparing for the study release, updating plans for the convocation, and electing three new members who will begin their terms in August

--- April 2020 newsletter

Collaborator News and Events

April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando, FL April 25, 2025, Saint Louis University Vocation Fair, contact susanne.chawszczewski@slu.edu  April 30-May 2, 2025 Catholic Volunteer Network Conference,

--- Collaborator Information

Do you know a young adult for our livestream panel at Convocation?

August 1 is application deadline Deacon Pedro Guevara- Mann NRVC is still accepting candidate applications for our young-adult livestream panel discussion at our convocation

--- July 2016 newsletter

World Youth Day

NRVC and VISION will be posting social media updates during the event and will share a World Youth Day report in the August newsletter.

--- July 2016 newsletter

VISION is your resource

The print edition, out August 1, will do justice to this important year of the vocation-youth synod. NRVC urges you to: Order copies. 

--- June 2018 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

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Here’s an idea to keep unpacking Convocation!

Over the next few months, the NRVC will release the 2022 Convocation video presentations on our NRVC YouTube Channel.

--- 2023 Posts

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

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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 ]  

Nominate an outstanding vocation minister or initiative

Nominate an outstanding vocation minister or initiative The NRVC welcomes nominations until August 1 for two awards to be given at the convocation this November.

--- News

Benefactors ask for prayers

So that members and benefactors can mutually support one another, these prayer requests are now being published on nrvc.net and will appear occasionally in this newsletter.

--- November 2015 newsletter

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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

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Connecting Leadership with the NRVC

July 26-August 1, Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM), Sister Debbie will present a workshop on the Role of Leadership in Vocation Ministry with Brother Mark Motz, S.M. and Fr.

--- 2024 Posts

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

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Vocation

By late 2002, at the end of three rounds of funding, 88 church-related colleges and universities all across the country had received grants to enable them to mount programs focused on this theme.

--- Theology of Vocation

[ Craig Dykstra ]