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Thank you, Carol!

The NRVC marks the end of an era at the end of July 2025. As she approaches retirement, we wish to congratulate and thank Carol Schuck Scheiber for her many years of dedicated service to the NRVC.

--- 2025 Posts

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

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

2024 Ethical Issues in Vocation and Formation Ministry Workshop

2024 Ethical Issues in Vocation and Formation Ministry Workshop July 16-17, 2024 This workshop will be offered again in July 2025 Workshop description This workshop is designed to assist vocation directors

--- Spring & summer events

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Social media: an invitation rooted in the gospel

Sister Julie Vieira, I.H.M., is a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe, Michigan.

--- Social Media
--- Social media
--- 2015 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Midlife vocations
--- Communications

[ Sister Julie Vieira I.H.M. ]  

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Your online image: what it is and why it matters

., newsletters). These are the most significant because they are your home base, they are the place where you are saying in your own voice who you are as a community.

--- 2019 HORIZON No. 2 Spring — Cultivating callings
--- Communications

[ Sister Julie Vieira I.H.M. ]  

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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

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

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

Summer workshops

Details are being finalized and will be announced in this newsletter and on nrvc.net.

--- January 2016 newsletter

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

Collaborator News and Events

, July 2024.

--- Collaborator Information

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Updates

appear in the Winter 2025 edition of HORIZON and eventually on YouTube.

--- HORIZON No. 4 Fall 2024--Vocation discernment

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2025 Summer Institute Registration is Open!

2025 Summer Institute Registration is Open! The 2025 NRVC Summer Institute will be offered at the Marillac Center in Leavenworth, KS.

--- 2025 Posts

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

2025 Behavioral Assessment 1 Workshop

2025 Behavioral Assessment 1 Workshop July 15-17, 2025 on-site This workshop will be offered virtually October 15-17, 2025.

--- Spring & summer events

2025 Workshop Information

Summer Institute will offer three onsite workshops at the Marillac Center, in Leavenworth, KS, July 8-21, 2025.

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

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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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

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

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Updates

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

2025 Talk it up Tuesdays

2025 Talk it up Tuesdays NRVC Member meet-up "Talk it Up Tuesdays," are back in January 2025!

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

Collaborator News and Events

September 4, 2025, 8:00 pm ET, Roundtable on the Vietnamese Catholic Migrant Experience, via Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89202435594 (Password: 000629) September 4-7, 2025 National Black Catholic

--- Collaborator Information

2025 Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors

2025 Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors July 9-13, 2025 on-site This workshop will be offered virtually October 6-10, 2025.

--- Spring & summer events

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TIUT Reminders, and Lights! Camera! Action!

There are four sessions left of our 2025 Talk it Up Tuesdays series. These gatherings allow participants to learn together, encourage each other, and share ideas.

--- 2025 Posts

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

NRVC in the news

., May 15, 2025. House of Discernment blends vocations and intercongregational community, written by Julie Ferraro, National Catholic Reporter, March 6, 2025. A

--- Media/press

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Updates

The July 8-22 Summer Institute workshops of the National Religious Vocation Conference have been confirmed; learn more at nrvc.net.

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

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Director of Communication

Carol Schuck Scheiber, editor of our award-winning quarterly journal, HORIZON, has announced her retirement in July 2025.

--- 2025 Posts

[ Maureen Cetera, Director of Finance and Operations ]  

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

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2025: A Year to Birth Something New

2025: A Year to Birth Something New Over the Thanksgiving break, I visited a friend who had recently given birth to a baby girl, whom she and her husband named Juliet.

--- 2024 Posts

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

2025 Vocation Promotion for Today’s Discerners

2025 Vocation Promotion for Today’s Discerners July 19-20, 2025 on-site   Workshop description Have you ever tried to connect with young people about how God may call them to serve, only to find that

--- Spring & summer events

Sister Carolyn Martin, L.S.P.

For the NRVC, I've been a Talk it up Tuesday presenter, and I'll be on the board starting in September 2025.

--- I am NRVC!

  February 2 - World Day For Consecrated Life March 8-14 - Catholic Sisters Week May 1 - Religious Brothers Day May 11, World Day of Prayer for Vocations July 8-21, NRVC Summer Institute October

--- Dates to Remember

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National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations Update

The final decision on 2020 grants will be made mid-July 2020.

--- 2020 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

Vocation fund director honored

The fund was established by NRVC and in July 2015 distributed its first 10 grants to pay student debt of sisters in formation.

--- September 2015 newsletter

Collaborator News and Events

Pilgrimage, July 2024.

--- Collaborator Information

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

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

NRVC publications earn 9 awards

NRVC publications earn 9 awards The Catholic Media Association presented nine awards to HORIZON vocation ministry journal and VISION Vocation Guide and at its most recent conference, held in June 2025

--- Periodicals overview

2017 NRVC Summer Institute, July 10-25, 2017

2017 NRVC Summer Institute, July 10-25, 2017 Registration and accommodation information   Our annual Summer Institute will offer four workshops at the downtown campus of DePaul University

--- 2017 Summer Institute

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!

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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

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage May - July 2024 What is a National Eucharistic Pilgrimage?

--- Spring & summer events

Communication Skills to Promote Vocations Workshop

Communication Skills to Promote Vocations Workshop July 22-24, 2019 Click here to register now This workshop is created from the syllabus of the NRVC Vocation Ambassadors Program and will teach those

--- Spring & summer events
--- Spring & summer 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

World Youth Day

World Youth Day Look for NRVC in Krakow NRVC and a number of its members will be part of World Youth Day, to be held in Krakow, Poland July 25-31.

--- July 2016 newsletter

Calendar

May 1 World Day of Prayer for Vocations May 7 Vocation Ambassadors Program June 9-12 NRVC Summer Institute July

--- April 2017 Newsletter

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

Learn to assess candidates

Learn to assess candidates Behavioral Assessment workshop prepares you The NRVC will offer the workshop "Behavioral Assessment" July 10-12 in Chicago at the De Paul downtown campus. Father Raymond P.

--- June 2017 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

Sister Julie Myers, O.S.F., Sylvania

Sister Julie Myers, O.S.F., Sylvania I am NRVC   How long have you been involved in vocation ministry? I spent 18 years in full-time ministry as a physical therapist assistant at Mercy St.

--- December 2013 newsletter
--- I am NRVC!

Calendar

Calendar Upcoming events   Vocation Ambassadors Program June 9-12 NRVC Summer Institute July 10-25 NRVC Fall Institute

--- June 2017 newsletter