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I am NRVC: Sister Kathleen Persson, O.S.B.

I’m part of a “Pray, Walk, Eat” event taking place in Washington, DC in March 2022. It is something very new to me, and I am looking forward to the experience.

--- I am NRVC!

Sister Mary Yun, O.P.

I greatly enjoy accompanying young women on their sacred journey to deepen their sense of self and find out how they are called. I am always amazed at the work of the Holy Spirit leading the process.

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

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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Member area news

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

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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

NRVC in the news

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

--- Media/press

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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 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 ]  

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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

Fall Institute still accepting registrations

Behavioral Assessment 2   Oct. 8-9,  Behavioral Assessment 1   Oct. 11-13 Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors   Oct. 15-19 The Art of Accompaniment and Discernment   Oct. 21-23

--- October 2019 newsletter

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Member area news

5, 1:00 - 2:30 pm via Zoom Minutes 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

--- Member Area News

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

Convocation

Convocation Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2024 in Minneapolis 2024 Convocation Walking humbly together Registration begins in April. 

--- Fall & winter events

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Member area news

General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next meeting: August 29, 2023, in Philadelphia Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023 Minutes

--- Member Area News

For Vocation Directors: How VISION Vocation Guide works for you

Vocation Match, a sophisticated interactive service that matches discerners with participating religious communities based on their profiles.

--- VISION Vocation Guide

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

2020 Virtual Convocation Update

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

--- 2020 Convocation
--- NRVC Convocations

[ NRVC National Board ]  

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Vocation

By late 2002, at the end of three rounds of funding, 88 church-related colleges and universities all across the country had received grants to enable them to mount programs focused on this theme.

--- Theology of Vocation

[ Craig Dykstra ]  

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Please vote on changes to NRVC Convocation

Deadline Oct. 21. The National Board has proposed amending the NRVC Constitution, and we need your vote to confirm, abstain, or reject the amendment.

--- 2020 Posts

[ National Office ]  

NRVC Awards

NRVC Awards 2024 Outstanding Member award winners, left to right, Mr. Greg Darr (Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers) , Brother David Henley, G.H.M., and Sister Lisa Laguna, D.C.

--- Fall & winter events

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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

National Catholic Sisters Week

National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, 2014 National Catholic Sisters Week is taking place March 8-14, 2014 with a series of events taking place at St.

--- March 2014 newsletter

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One model for vocation ministry

To describe how we carry out such a vital ministry, I must begin with that long-term commitment.

--- 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. ]  

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

Links to research & reports

: Survey of the Ordinands to the Priesthood The Class of 2024: Survey of the Ordinands to the Priesthood The Class of 2023: Survey of the Ordinands to the Priesthood The Class of 2022: Survey of the

--- Links to Studies & Reports

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Fall Institute educates 59

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

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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

NRVC publications win nine awards

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!

--- Periodicals overview

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

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Here's an idea for animating membership

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 ]  

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The essential role of leadership in nurturing new members

The suggestions are based on the 2020 Study of New Vocations to Religious Life conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate for the National Religious Vocation Conference.

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Synodality and collaboration
--- Leadership of religious communities
--- Vocation ministry

HORIZON reading circles

HORIZON reading circles Established in Canada Building on an idea that started in the UK, Canadian vocation directors began in March to form HORIZON reading circles.

--- April 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

NRVC collaborators show support for 2020 study

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

World Day for Consecrated Life, February 2

World Day for Consecrated Life, February 2 Celebrated in parishes Feb. 3-4, 2024 About World Day for Consecrated Life In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day for women and men in consecrated

--- Fall & winter events

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Create a vocation communications plan

Used daily the strategic communications plan enhances your ability to carry out your vocation ministry goals.

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

[ Cheryl Aughton ]  

Take advantage of regional events

Take advantage of regional events Attend a learning/networking event Members of Region 4 have fun with an image of Pope Francis during their meeting in early March.

--- April 2016 Newsletter

Collaborator News and Events

Please click on each link to find out the costs for registration, exhibit tables, etc.

--- Collaborator Information

2022 Convocation

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

--- Fall & winter events

NRVC Board

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

--- Board & staff

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Advocacy, one of the NRVC’s core purposes.

In our March Focus On Vocation Ministry newsletter, we spoke of the high number of non-members who visit our website for information about World Youth Day.

--- 2023 Posts

[ Marge Argyelan, Director of Database Administration ]  

Program of Priestly Formation (PPF)

USCCB CCLV March 8, 2022 Principles of the PPF pre-Confirmatio Bulletin USCCB CCLV March 15, 2022 Principles of the PPF pre-Confirmatio Bulletin USCCB CCLV March 22, 2022 Principles of the PPF pre-Confirmatio

--- Vatican/USCCB documents

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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 ]  

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2024 Talk It Up Tuesdays is here - Let’s Connect!

Tuesday, February 27, 2024, Radiating Joy and Cultivating Possibilities in Vocation Ministry, presented by Brother Brian Poulin, f.m.s.

--- 2024 Posts

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

Seeking a back issue?

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

--- November 2014 newsletter

Collaborator News and Events

Please click on each link to find out the costs for registration, exhibit tables, etc.

--- Collaborator Information

Webinar 4 | Wellsprings of support for vocations

Webinar 4 | Wellsprings of support for vocations March 3, 2022 | 7 p.m. Central Primary audience: CAMPUS MINISTERS | YOUTH MINISTERS | VOCATION MINISTERS | DISCERNERS.  All are welcome.

--- 2020 Study on Recent Vocations Archives

Calendar

Social Media Presentation in New Orleans Sept. 17 NRVC Regional Coordinators Meeting Sept. 27-29 Kansas City Vocation Fair Oct

--- September 2016 newsletter

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Responding to inquirers

They contact us through multiple channels—web-matching sites (a shout-out to NRVC’s VISION and VocationMatch.com), our community’s website (www.ascjus.org), social media pages (mostly Facebook and Twitter

--- 2017 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Vocation ministry with vitality
--- Vocation ministry
--- Communications
--- Discernment
--- Program outlines

[ Sr. Virginia Herbers A.S.C.J. ]   [ Len Uhal ]   [ Sister Nancy Gilchriest S.S.N.D. ]