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

--- 2023 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

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

, Religion News Service, written by Elizabeth Evans, March 1, 2024. 

--- Media/press

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

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

--- Spring & summer events
--- Fall & winter events

April 26-28, 2024, Young Catholic Professionals Conference, Frisco, TX June 4-6, 2024, CCMA Called 24 Conference June 18-21, 2024, Catholic Media Association Conference, Atlanta, GA July 3-7, 2024,

--- Collaborator Information

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

Meinrad, in December 2013 and at Holy Name Retreat Center, Houston, TX in January 2014 to focus on new membership issues. Approximately 125 men attended one of the two identical events.

--- Moving Forward in Hope Gatherings

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]   [ Compiled by Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

GHR Foundation awards grant to NRVC In January the NRVC was awarded a grant by the GHR Foundation to enhance the use of data collected in its 2020 study and to use the study’s information to articulate

--- News

Nominations to serve on NRVC board due January 31 NRVC members are encouraged to nominate themselves or another by January 31 for service on the board. 

--- News

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

--- Member Area News

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

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

NRVC membership to change in January 2014 On the advice of our financial advisors, and with an eye to ensure NRVC's fiscal stability now and in the future, we have revamped our membership structure.

--- October FVM Newsletter

Annual membership follows the calendar year, January through December.

--- Membership Services, Benefits & Fees

Please register ASAP as it will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2024: 2:00 PM EST | 1:00 PM CST | 12:00 PM MST | 11:00 AM PST. Register in advance for the January 17 meeting here.

--- 2024 Posts

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

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

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

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

--- Fall & winter events

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!

Meinrad, IN in December 2013 and at Holy Name Retreat Center, Houston, TX in January 2014 to focus on new membership issues. Approximately 125 men attended one of the two identical events.

--- February 2014 newsletter

Fifty-five people took part in a January Life Awareness Retreat hosted by the Archdiocese of San Antonio, with assistance from many religious communities.

--- February 2018 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 ]  

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

--- Discernment

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

NRVC collaborators show support for 2020 study Representatives gathered at a convening in Buffalo prior to the start of the NRVC Convocation Representatives of nine national organizations recently gave

--- 2020 Study on Recent Vocations Archives

Board Nominations Open for 2024 - 2027 Nominations for the National Board are now open, and you are invited to prayerfully consider applying to serve by completing a self-nomination form or by nominating

--- 2023 Posts

[ Sister Deborah M. Borneman SS.C.M., Director of Mission Integration ]   [ Sr. Nicole Trahan F.M.I., NRVC Board Chair ]  

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

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

Save the date for a January 13 evening webinar on collaboration in vocation ministry!

--- News

Looking forward to 2024 we hope to continue to cultivate all that is possible! Holiday office hours The National offices will be closed December 23 through January 1. 

--- 2023 Posts

[ National Office ]  

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 ]  

• Understanding, Assessing, and Fostering Psycho-Sexual Integration, July 20-23, 2020, Presented by Sister Lynn M. Levo, C.S.J., Ph.D.

--- 2020 HORIZON No. 1 Winter — Accompaniment

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

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

Marge will be retiring from the NRVC in August 2024.  Email: margyelan@nrvc.net  Sister Dina Bato, S.P.

--- Board & staff

The 2022 convocation in Spokane was delightful, letting me finally meet my peers in person, rather than on a screen. What ideas have you used lately that you have been excited about?

--- I am NRVC!

Creating interest is about inviting potential prospects to come to know you through practical mediums, such as your website, your newsletter and printed information packets, as well as through opportunities

--- Membership
--- 2009 HORIZON No. 3 -- Involving membership | Supervision | College outreach
--- Role of Membership and Religious Leadership

[ Andrew ]   [ Fr. Andrew Carl Wisdom OP ]  

McChesney addressed the National Religious Vocation Conference during its September 2004 Convocation.

--- 2005 HORIZON No. 2 -- Convocation 2004: Fidelity to Jesus, Paradigm of Hope
--- Sexuality & Sexual Misconduct
--- Sex abuse

[ Kathleen L. McChesney ]  

National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 3-9, 2024 Promote vocations to ordained ministry and consecrated life through prayer, invitation, and education.      

--- Fall & winter events

The listening sessions from January 1998 until the NRVC convocation in September 1998 produced reams of information which is discussed in other articles in this edition of HORIZON.

--- 1999 HORIZON No. 2 -- Parent nurturing of vocations

[ Jane Mary Lorbiecki S.S.N.D. ]  

Today's Catholic Sisters Los Angeles event on January 23 Don't miss your chance to learn about the newest generation of Catholic sisters and why we need them now more than ever at one more upcoming gathering

--- January 2016 newsletter

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. ]  

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

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

--- November 2014 newsletter

Moving Forward” meetings Following the positive feedback on the Women Religious Moving Forward in Hope series, a similar series of gatherings for men religious has been scheduled for December 2013 and January 2014

--- 2013 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Inviting young people

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

--- Terms & Conditions

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

When people see your website, ad, or e-newsletter, they should immediately recognize it is from your congregation. Another important resource to tap is the members of your community.

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

[ Cheryl Aughton ]