Updates Attendees at the 2022 convocation of the National Religious Vocation Conference show off a centerpiece candle.

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Call beyond borders

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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Register for the 2023 Fall Institute. It’s a new year to learn. Register for the 2023 Fall Institute today!

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

Four tips toward a better newsletter Quick ideas to put oomph in your newsletter An excellent newsletter will reflect well on your community.

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General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next meeting: December 5, 1:00 - 2:30 pm via Zoom Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023, August

from May 18, 2022, November 21, 2022 Minutes from April 27, 2021, Minutes from January 19, 2021 Coordinators Sister Michele Fisher, C.S.F.N. | sorellamichele@aol.com vacant position Heartland Next

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General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next meeting: November 4, 2023, Holy Redeemer Farm, Huntington Valley, PA Fall Back Young Adult Retreat Day December

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General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next meeting: December 5, 1:00 - 2:30 pm via Zoom Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023, August

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 19, 2021 Coordinators Sister Michele

May 18, 2022, November 21, 2022 Minutes from April 27, 2021, Minutes from January 19, 2021 Coordinators Sister Michele Fisher, C.S.F.N. | sorellamichele@aol.com vacant position Heartland Next meeting

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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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Keeping the Sisterhood from extinction: The struggle to save nuns in America, written by Hollie McKay, December 6, 2023.

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August 29, 2023 Minutes from May 18, 2022, November 21, 2022 Minutes from April 27, 2021, Minutes from January 19, 2021 Coordinators Sister Michele Fisher, C.S.F.N. | sorellamichele@aol.com vacant

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Your Golden Opportunity – 2022 NRVC Membership Renewal of your NRVC Membership for 2022 (which includes a subscription to the HORIZON journal) will continue to provide you with valuable resources for

--- 2021 Posts

[ Sr. Charlene Herinckx, SSMO, Director of Membership ]  

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

Take Behavioral Assessment 2 in Tucson in December   The NRVC will offer the workshop “Behavioral Assessment 2” by Father Raymond P.

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Vow of celibacy

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

The first NRVC newsletter, long before the days of e-newsletters. Over time it became clear that only one religious vocation conference was needed.

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--- 2013 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- 25 years in the vineyard of the Lord

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. ]  

To help them be part of the ministry, I send them a monthly e-newsletter. Last March Sister Deborah Borneman, SS.C.M. did an in-service for my community about contemporary vocation ministry.

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

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

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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[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

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!

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When people visit your Web site, pick up your newsletter or come across one of your ads in a program book, they should immediately recognize it as belonging to your congregation.

--- 2008 HORIZON No. 2 -- Communications
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[ Jean Dennison ]  

Vatican releases statement on brothers Affirms vocation On December 14, the Vatican released a 54-page statement that examines the vocation of brotherhood and affirms its validity.

--- January 2016 newsletter

The administrative support includes handling correspondence, maintaining financial and other records, processing payments and receipts, coordinating registrations, and updating the website and e-newsletter

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Behavioral Assessment 2 offered Dec. 2-3 in Tucson The NRVC is offering the workshop "Behavioral Assessment 2" December 2-3 at the Redemptorist Renewal Center in Tucson, Arizona.

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Convocation Business Meeting Friends, before you know it, we will be gathering in lovely Spokane, Washington, for our 2022 Convocation.

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[ Maureen Cetera, Director of Finance and Operations ]  

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. 

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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 ]  

., July 20-22 Orientation Program Details and registration by Brother Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C. and Sister Deborah Borneman, SS.C.M., July 24-28 The Assessment of Family of Origin Issues for Candidates

--- February 2015 newsletter

Belinda Monahan, O.S.B. to serve as the Vice Chair of Membership and Data until her Board term ends in December 2023. Sr.

--- 2023 Posts

[ National Office ]  

2022 NCYC November 10-12, 2022   NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) is a powerfully unique three-day experience in Long Beach, CA, of prayer, community, evangelization, catechesis, service,

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HORIZON and the NRVC website and newsletter will carry news of special activities and materials related to the 2015 Year of Consecrated Life. 2014 convocation theme:   “It is good that we are here.

--- 2014 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Vocation to action & contemplation

Membership Payment/Dues All memberships are annual beginning January 1 and terminating December 31, regardless of when the membership is paid. 

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

--- VISION Vocation Guide

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

2022 Convocation

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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

A formal come-and-see-experience, "A Monastic Observance," is scheduled each year from December 26-January 1.

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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

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[ NRVC National Board ]  

Pre-Convocation: Dynamic Communication Strategies Pre-Convocation Workshop Communiucation Pre-Convocation Workshop on November 3, 2022 This Pre-Convocation workshop will focus on three areas: internal

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2022 Summer Institute

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Convocation 2022: Save the date Be sure to mark your calendar and prepare your budget for the November 3-6, 2022 Convocation of the NRVC.

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VISION 2022 is published Avail yourself of NRVC’s premier resource for those considering consecrated life:  VISION Vocation Guide, online and in print. Use the weblink vocationnetwork.org.

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2022 Convocation Logo Revealed This vivid artwork embodies the 2022 Convocation theme: Call beyond Borders, recognizing God’s endless call to holiness.

--- 2021 Posts

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

2023 Workshop Information 2024 dates will be published in January General Information This year the NRVC is offering three workshops on-site at the Summer Institute in Leavenworth, KS, and three workshops

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2022 Convocation Register today 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. 

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Convocation 2022 "Rewind the Future Roundtable" video released.

--- 2023 Posts

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

Ordination Class of 2022 Report published This USCCB/CARA annual report presents findings from a national survey of seminarians scheduled for ordination to the priesthood in 2022.

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