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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

NRVC in the news

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

--- Media/press

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

--- Collaborator Information

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Updates

Updates Our Fall 2023 workshops will take place online. Photo by headway, Unsplash.

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Synodality and collaboration

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!

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

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

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

Collaborator News and Events

FL November 20-22, 2025,  NFCYM National Catholic Youth Conference January 1-5, 2026, FOCUS SEEK, Columbus, Denver, and Fort Worth February 13-15, 2026, Dallas Catholic Youth Conference February 19

--- Collaborator Information

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Member Area news

General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next Zoom gatherings: November 11: 9 AM ET and January 20 - 10 AM ET Minutes from August 27, 2025 Minutes from

--- 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

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

Award nominations due August 15

Award nominations due August 15 August 15 is the deadline to nominate a person or group for the Outstanding Recognition Award or the Mustard Seed Award.

--- News

Collaborator News and Events

in Romeoville, IL July 28 - August 3, 2025, Jubilee Celebration of Young People in Rome July 31-August 3, 2025, Marian Days, Carthage, MO August 3, 2025, The Fest, Wickliffe, OH  November 20-22, 2025

--- Collaborator Information

Collaborator News and Events

, FL April 30-May 2, 2025 Catholic Volunteer Network Conference, Denver June 2-5, 2025 Catholic Campus Ministry Association Called Conference, University of Notre Dame, IN July 31-August 3, 2025, Marian

--- Collaborator Information

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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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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

Collaborator News and Events

in Romeoville, IL July 28 - August 3, 2025, Jubilee Celebration of Young People in Rome July 29-31, 2025, ¡El Futuro is Here!

--- Collaborator Information

Thank you outgoing member area coordinators

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

--- News

Be part of VISION Vocation Guide

Be part of VISION Vocation Guide NRVC's award-winning VISION Vocation Guide can still accept your ad reservation for its 2024 edition, to be published—in print and online—in August 2023.

--- News

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

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

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

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

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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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

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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

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Who's Outstanding?

All nominations are due by August 15, 2024. The NRVC Board will carefully review all nominations and select recipients at its September meeting.

--- 2024 Posts

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

Updates

The series began in September 2021 and will include five more sessions.

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

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

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

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

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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 ]  

Convocation: Walking humbly together

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

--- Fall & winter events

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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Go pro: work effectively with a communications staff

If you ask most communicators, they will tell you that they are a jack-of-all-trades operation: writer, editor, copy shop, greeting card design department, newsletter publisher, special event planner,

--- 2008 HORIZON No. 2 -- Communications
--- Advertising & Media
--- Communications

[ Jean Dennison ]  

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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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What are the best practices for “Come and See” events?

NRVC-CARA study of new members  Involving others in the community Most vocation directors communicated news of an upcoming discernment event by e-mail blasts to members, information in the community’s newsletter

--- Program Outlines
--- 2011 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Charism and vocation ministry
--- Program outlines

[ Joel Schorn ]  

Order your VISION copies

This edition to be released August 1 includes extra features in honor of the Year of Consecrated Life, including a multilingual poster of the cover, a poster of a timeline of consecrated life through the

--- July 2014 newsletter

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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

HORIZON Summer edition

HORIZON Summer edition "Moving foward in hope" talks published The Summer edition of HORIZON, which mails August 1, will carry the keynote presentations from the "Men Religious Moving Forward in Hope"

--- August 2014 newsletter

Recommendations sought

NRVC is encouraging members to submit by August 1 recommendations for the NRVC Recognition Award.

--- July 2014 newsletter

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Updates

Forthcoming editions of HORIZON will contain articles on the connection between vocation ministry and the New Evangelization, and the NRVC newsletter has initiated an “idea of the month” section on the

--- 2012 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Value of religious life, Nine ways to thrive

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

Know a great vocation minister?

broad impact on vocation ministry Develops innovative and creative approaches to vocation ministry Contact Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC at bpaulbcsc@nrvc.net for the recommendation form, which is due August 1

--- June 2014 newsletter

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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Convocation to include new entrants to religious life

Applicants will be notified by August 1, 2020 by the NRVC office with instructions on completing the Convocation registration process. 

--- 2020 Posts

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