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The series began in September 2021 and will include five more sessions.
--- 2021 HORIZON No. 4 Fall--What draws people to religious life?
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Updates New Orleans archdiocese to open house of discernment for women Beginning in September 2012, women in the Archdiocese of New Orleans considering religious life will have the option of living in
--- 2011 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Charism and vocation ministry
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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
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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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
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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The revisions were publicized to all members in the August and September NRVC newsletters and can be accessed here.
Members from any part of the country are free to take part in member area gatherings in September and October that will focus on retreats, professional development, and business.
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No increase to 2021 NRVC annual membership fees We are happpy to report that NRVC annual membership fees will remain the same in 2021. A
Webinar 1 | Fundamentals from call to charism to community living Sept. 30, 2021 | 8 p.m.
--- 2020 Study on Recent Vocations Archives
Cultural awareness matters in assessing candidates for religious life, written by Helga Leija, Global Sisters Report, September 16, 2025.
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!
2018 NRVC Summer Institute July 10-21, 2018 Our annual Summer Institute will offer five workshops at the downtown campus of DePaul University, July 10-21, 2018.
Vocation directors, communicators, and a focus group of young adults convened by NRVC met in September in Chicago to begin designing a "Vocation Ambassadors" program.
Summer Institute offers five workshops In Chicago July 10-21 Participants in the 2016 Summer Institute take an outdoor break.
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
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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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Charlotte McCorquodale will lead this research in two phases beginning November 2021 and concluding February 2023. This study will include fifty focus groups in 35-40 dioceses throughout the country.
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The men’s programs will be held at: Maritime Conference Center, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, July 13-14 Techny Towers Conference Center, Techny, Illinois, July 20-21 For details on the men’s programs
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
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Brother Brian began serving in 2020 and chaired the Finance Advisory Committee.
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2018 NRVC Summer Institute July 10-21, 2018 Our annual Summer Institute will offer five workshops at the downtown campus of DePaul University, July 10-21, 2018.
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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
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It will be the first in a six-part series of free hour-long webinars intended for a varying audience that will provide follow-up to the 2020 NRVC Study on Recent Vocations.
For the NRVC, I've been a Talk it up Tuesday presenter, and I'll be on the board starting in September 2025.
The administrative support includes handling correspondence, maintaining financial and other records, processing payments and receipts, coordinating registrations, and updating the website and e-newsletter
Catholics on Call Partner Conference Catholics on Call is sponsoring a conference for its partners (those who minister to young adults) September 24-25, 2015 at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.
Catholics on Call Partner Conference Catholics on Call is sponsoring a conference for its partners (those who minister to young adults) September 24-25, 2015 at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.
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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
The NRVC Fall Institute will take place in Leavenworth, Kansas, October 10-21, and anyone still seeking to register is welcome. Click below for details and registration.
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2020 Virtual Convocation registration fees This article was updated July 15, 2020. Registration for 2020 Virtual Convocation begins by September 2020. Schedule and fees to be determined.
2021 NCYC November 18-20, 2021 The National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) is a biennial three-day experience to encounter Christ, experience Church, and be empowered for discipleship, sponsored
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2020 Pre-Convocation virtual workshops to be determined Updated Sept. 29, 2020.
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2020 Convocation pivots to virtual gathering Schedule, speakers, and registration to come. Updated July 15, 2020. 2020 Convocation will be a virtual gathering rather than a convening in Spokane, WA.
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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
year=2023 Toot your own horn VISION is your resource, NRVC Members! And it is award-winning year after year.
Logo chosen for 2020 convocation Summer Institute participants vote This article was updated July 15, 2020. Please not that the 2020 Convocation will NOT be in Spokane, WA.
Sister Corrina Thomas, F.S.P.A. is one of four new NRVC Board members as of September 2025.
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2020 Virtual Convocation registration to open by September. This article was updated July 15, 2020.
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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
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When the NRVC Member Area Coordinators (MACs) gathered for their annual meeting in September, 2022, they visited the Gateway Arch and the Basilica of St. Louis as part of a vocation pilgrimage.
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The NRVC Curriculum for Vocation Ministers was ratified by the National Board in 2009 and was amended at its fall meeting in September 2022.
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Note: If you vaguely remember having read an article like this last summer in this newsletter, you're not losing your mind.
After much prayer and discernment with our Leadership Team, I transitioned into the vocation world in September 2009.
--- December 2013 newsletter
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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
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World Meeting of Families September 22-25, 2015 NRVC will be part of the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia September 22-25, which is expected to gather 10-15,000 Catholics from 150 countries.
Catholics on Call conference September 21-22 Frank Mercadante will speak at the Catholics on Call conference.
Day of Prayer with Religious September 13 As part of the Year of Consecrated Life, the U.S.
--- July 2015 newsletter
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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.
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--- 2007 HORIZON No. 4 -- Leadership and vocation ministers working together
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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
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