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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

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Denver June 2-5, 2025 Catholic Campus Ministry Association Called Conference, University of Notre Dame, IN June 22-28, 205 Instituto Fe y Vida National Catholic Leadership Program, Lewis University

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Collaborator News and Events

-May 2, 2025 Catholic Volunteer Network Conference, Denver June 2-5, 2025 Catholic Campus Ministry Association Called Conference, University of Notre Dame, IN June 22-28, 205 Instituto Fe y Vida National

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Vocation ambassadors

Vocation ambassadors June 9-11 One of the many teams that took part in the 2016 Vocation Ambassador Program.

--- June 2017 newsletter

2017 Vocation Ambassadors Program, June 9-12, 2017

2017 Vocation Ambassadors Program, June 9-12, 2017                                          The Vocation Ambassador program begins with a four-day "Share the Sacred" workshop that provides participants

--- Vocation Ambassadors

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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

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Member Area news

April 15, 2025 and February 12, 2025 Minutes from October 3, 2024 and December 10, 2024 Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023, August 29, 2023 Coordinators Sister Michele Fisher

--- 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

2025 Workshop Information

July 9-13, 2025, Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors July 15-17, 2025, Behavioral Assessment 1 workshop July 19-20, 2025, Vocation Promotion for Today’s Discerners workshop       Fall Institute

--- Fall & winter events
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Welcome, Sister Sharon!

New executive director starts June 1 NRVC staff and members extend a warm welcome to NRVC's new executive director, Sister Sharon Dillon, S.S.J.-T.O.S.F., who begins the job June 1.

--- April 2017 Newsletter

Collaborator News and Events

Denver June 2-5, 2025 Catholic Campus Ministry Association Called Conference, University of Notre Dame, IN June 22-28, 205 Instituto Fe y Vida National Catholic Leadership Program, Lewis University

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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

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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

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New Workshop in Three Locations

June 13, 2025, Delaware Valley Member Area, at Redeemer Health Spark Transformation Center, 521 Moredon Rd, Huntingdon Valley, PA (near Philadelphia)  September 2, 2025, Southwest Member Area, St.

--- 2025 Posts

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NRVC Board

NRVC Board 2025 -2026 The NRVC Board 2025 Row 1: Brother Joseph Bach, O.F.M. Conv.; Board Vice Chair Sister Eileen McCann, C.S.J.; Board Vice Chair Brother John Skrodinsky, S.T.

--- Board & staff

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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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Camino de California – A Eucharistic Pilgrimage Opportunity

Camino de California – A Eucharistic Pilgrimage Opportunity Friends, as part of the 3-year Eucharistic Renewal, the Drexel Route pilgrimage from Indianapolis (5/18/2025) to Los Angeles (6/22/2025) is

--- 2025 Posts

[ Maureen Cetera, Director of Finance and Operations ]  

HORIZON, VISION win 14 awards

HORIZON, VISION win 14 awards Honored by Catholic Press Association HORIZON and VISION earned 14 awards in this year's Catholic Press Association awards competition, the results of which were released June

--- July 2014 newsletter

I am NRVC: Mrs. Sandy Piwko

In addition, I have served since 2021 as co-coordinator of NRVC’s New England Member Area with Sister June Fitzgerald, O.P.  How long have you been involved in vocation ministry? Five years.

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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 ]  

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

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
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Webinar 6 Call to Religious Life: Newer Entrants' Stories

Webinar 6 Call to Religious Life: Newer Entrants' Stories June 2, 2022 | 7 p.m. Central Primary audience: ALL SUPPORTERS OF MEN & WOMEN IN CONSECRATED LIFE.  All are welcome.

--- 2020 Study on Recent Vocations Archives

Vocation Ambassadors Program

Debbi Della Porta; Sister June Fitzgerald, O.P.; Father Adam MacDonald, S.V.D.; Father Larry Rice, C.S.P.; and Sister Theresa Sullivan, D.C.

--- October 2015 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

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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 ]  

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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 ]  

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!

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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Create a vocation communications plan

., the community’s vocation director, during NRVC’s Vocation Ambassadors kickoff workshop in June 2016. YOUR BAGS ARE PACKED, and you are ready to begin a journey.

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

[ Cheryl Aughton ]  

Communication Skills to Promote Vocations Workshop

Learn practical tips for developing your social media platforms, website, newsletter, and other technology to share your unique charism.

--- Spring & summer events
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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

Updates

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

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

Candidate Assessment through the Lens of Interculturality

Dates and venues This one day workshop will be offered 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in the following Member Areas: June 13, 2025, Delaware Valley Member Area, at Redeemer Health Spark Transformation Center, 521

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Editor's note

Not resting on its laurels, in June 2015 it was recognized by the Catholic Press Association with these four honors: First place—Best essay Second Place—Best in-depth analysis “Vocation promotion in contemporary

--- 2015 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Midlife vocations

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

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

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Updates

Updates News about religious vocations NRVC condemns racism The 2019-2020 NRVC Board The national reckoning over racial injustice in the United States has been part of the conversation at the National

--- 2020 HORIZON No. 3 Summer — Inviting diversity

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Updates

Updates Hilton grants $2 million to NRVC In June 2014 the National Religious Vocation Conference received a three-year, $2 million grant from the Conrad N.

--- 2014 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Moving forward in hope

2026 Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors

2026 Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors July 8-12, 2026 on-site This workshop will be offered July 8-12, 2026, registration will open in 2026.

--- Spring & summer events

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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

and Transformative Action Towards a More Racially Just Church and Word", Center for the Study of Consecrated Life  June 13-16, 2024, Giving Voice National Gathering for Sisters under 50 National Eucharistic

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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

Calendar

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

--- June 2017 newsletter

Calendar

Calendar Upcoming events   Religious Brothers Day May 1 World Day of Prayer for Vocations May 7 Vocation Ambassadors Program June 9

--- April 2017 Newsletter

Calendar

Calendar Upcoming events   World Day of Prayer for Vocations May 7 Vocation Ambassadors Program June 9-12 NRVC Summer Institute

--- May 2017 Newsletter

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The Vincentian five-year provincial plan for vocation promotion

So that a new generation of vowed Vincentians might follow our own, the members of the Eastern Province gathered in convocation in June of 2000 and resolved to develop a new provincial plan that would

--- Strategic planning / Structuring vocation ministry
--- 2002 HORIZON No. 4 -- Strategic planning for vocations / Responses to the sex abuse crisis
--- Strategic Planning for Vocation Culture

Calendar

March 25 Religious Brothers Day May 1 World Day of Prayer for Vocations May 7 Vocation Ambassadors Program June 9

--- March 2017 newsletter

Calendar

2017 Religious Brothers Day May 1, 2017 World Day of Prayer for Vocations May 7, 2017 Vocation Ambassadors Program June 9

--- December 2016 newsletter

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