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NEW OPPORTUNITIES EMERGE

2012 Annual Report National Religious Vocation Conference The National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) was showered with blessings this past year that will help shape our future and strengthen our mission with new, emerging opportunities for growth. With the confidence and generosity of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, NRVC has been able to increase its services, improve benefits, and widen outreach to ensure that women and men will hear and respond to God’s unique call to discipleship as consecrated religious. We continue to implement the goals and objectives of our 2011 National Vocation Plan through our Moving Forward in Hope programs generously supported by the GHR Foundation and other similar foundations. In addition, our award-winning publications are expand- ing internationally, and we are commissioning further research and study for the benefit of vocation directors and their religious institutes. The year 2013 is proving to be an extraordinary year as well: We witnessed the first papal resignation in eight centuries, the first newly elected from the southern hemi- sphere, and the first Jesuit to assume the papacy. Remarkably, all of these events have occurred in the Year of Faith declared by Pope Benedict XVI to commemorate the 50th anniversary of opening of the . On the heels of this grace-filled Year of Faith, NRVC will begin a year of jubilee, in November of 2013, celebrating 25 years of serving the Church and religious institutes in vocation awareness, promotion, and education. As we are proud of our past accom- plishments, we are also clearly aware of how a mission must adapt to the current Church and world to remain vital. I believe our many new initiatives—not to mention our new NRVC logo and soon-to-be-introduced website redesign—clearly indicate our commit- ment to meet the needs of contemporary vocation ministry in fresh, innovative ways. The success of our NRVC mission, however, depends upon the support of our mem- bers, collaborators, and benefactors. I thank you for your generous support this past year. Please take a moment to read through this Annual Report and celebrate all that we’ve accomplished together. God’s grace is abundant! New opportunities for the life of the Church, for religious life, and for all people of faith and good continue to emerge. Thanks be to God and thanks be to you for your continued partnership in mission.

With prayerful best wishes and blessings, I remain

Gratefully yours in Christ,

Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC Executive Director

2012 HIGHLIGHTS AND INITIATIVES

NRVC awarded a major capacity building cant student loans of some candidates and the financial grant by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation strain experienced by religious institutes in assum- The Conrad N. Hilton Foun- ing this liability. With the sponsorship of the Conrad dation recently launched a N. Hilton Foundation, and under the guidance of Dr. new strategic initiative to Kathleen Mahoney, project director, NRVC will soon broaden and deepen the issue guidelines for major superiors, vocation directors, impact of religious and treasurers in dealing with this issue. In addition, sisters by strengthening the NRVC has recently appointed a task force to explore the congregations to which they establishment of a national fund for educational debt belong. NRVC was identified relief for candidates to religious life. It is hoped that as a partner to assist in meeting this strategy’s goals and this fund will also serve as a resource to assist religious objectives, and as a result, was awarded by the Hilton institutes and incoming candidates with student loan Foundation a $650,000 organizational, capacity-building management. grant. Since June of 2012, therefore, NRVC has begun im- The complete study may be found on www.nrvc.net. plementing the following initiatives to strengthen NRVC’s Moving Forward in Hope governance, structures, programs, and resources: With a generous grant from the GHR Foundation, • Contracted with American City Bureau (ACB) to conduct a complete organizational assessment NRVC implemented two major goals of the National of governance, finance, technology, staffing and Plan for Vocations, which is the result of the 2010 programming. In addition, ACB is currently con- Moving Forward in Hope Symposium. ducting a feasibility study for the establishment of a 1) Keys to the Future development program and a national communica- tions office for vocations. After receiving 179 applications, 85 participants • Conducted leadership training for NRVC board were accepted to the Keys to the Future program members and regional coordinators. held at Renewal Center in San Antonio, TX, from June 4-6. The purpose of the program was to • Followed-up to the NRVC/CARA Study on Educa- tional Debt and Vocations to Religious Life. provide training in how to facilitate community discussions around the issues of community life, • Improved, expanded, and upgraded NRVC mem- communal prayer, the celebration of Eucharist, and bership and benefits, all NRVC sponsored publica- tions (VISION and HORIZON), websites, and print visibility—which the 2009 Study on Recent Voca- and online resources. tions determined to be critical. The • Replaced and upgraded all office technology and computer systems. days, which were facilitated by Sister The NRVC board, staff, and consultants continue Lynn Levo, CSJ, to work on these projects and are deeply grateful to the drew praise among Conrad N. Hilton Foundation for their ongoing sup- the participants for the program’s practicality, com- port, confidence, and encouragement of NRVC and its prehensiveness, and adaptability to the individual essential mission in the Church and consecrated reli- situation of each . gious life. A complimentary CD, which contains the com- plete program and a video of eight recently perpetu- NRVC/CARA Study on Educational Debt ally professed religious reflecting on these issues, and Vocations was mailed to all NRVC professional members In the spring of 2012, NRVC released its highly antici- and every major in the United States. The pated Study on Educational Debt and Religious Voca- video was well received and has now been reformat- tions conducted by the Center for Applied Research in ted into a resource to be used with young adults or the Apostolate (CARA). The study clearly indicates that those discerning a vocation to religious life. we are losing potential vocations because of the signifi- A summary report tracking the changes made 3 2012 HIGHLIGHTS AND INITIATIVES

by participating congregations as a result of this NRVC was privileged to have as guest speakers process will be published in the fall of 2013. Joseph Tobin, CSsR, former secretary to the Congregation for Institutes of and 2) Women Religious Moving Societies of Apostolic Life and newly appointed Arch- Forward in Hope bishop of Indianapolis, and Sister Kathryn J. Hermes, NRVC sponsored four gatherings of major superiors FSP, author, presenter, and retreat director. Both speak- and vocation directors from 120 women’s religious ers treated the topic of vocation directors as “bridge institutes representative of the two leadership con- builders” creating unity, understanding, and reconcili- ferences, over one fourth ation among all concerned parties so that religious life of the total of women’s may move into the future with vibrant faith and hope. religious institutes in In addition, Rev. Shawn McKnight, executive director the United States. The of the Secretariat for Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vo- purpose of these gather- cations, presented the results of a recent USCCB study ings was to explore the on the Consideration of Priesthood and Religious ethnic and generational Life Among Never-Married U.S. Catholics. Likewise, demographics of Catho- NRVC executive director, Paul Bednarczyk, lic women in the United CSC presented the results of the Educational Debt States, and the oppor- study conducted by NRVC. A panel of vocation direc- Approximately one quarter tunities, challenges, and tors also spoke on how they creatively implemented the of the institutes of religious implications they present best practices of the 2009 NRVC/CARA Study on Re- sisters in the U.S. participated for new membership to cent Vocations to Religious Life into their community’s in the Women Religious religious institutes. vocation programs. Moving Forward in Hope At the closing banquet Sister Elyse Ramirez, OP, program. Sister Mary Johnson, SNDdeN, a professor of coordinator of religious vocation ministries for the sociology at Washington University, pre- Archdiocese of Chicago, and Sister Josita Colbert, sented the research of her soon to be published book SNDdeN were on women’s religious life, co-authored with Sister awarded the 2012 Particia Wittberg, SC and Dr. Mary Gautier. Sis- NRVC Recognition ters Kieran Foley, FSE and Gloria Marie Jones, OP Awards for their served as facilitators and Sisters Lorraine Rheume, outstanding contri- OP and Anne Walsh, ASCJ were the scribes who bution to vocation will write a final summary of the four gatherings. ministry. NRVC Participants reported that the sessions were in- was also pleased to valuable for the quality of the information provided, present the Har- respectful dialogue, and the uplifting Eucharistic vest Award to the Liturgies and prayer. National Federation Sisters Josita Colbert, SNDdeN (left) for Catholic Youth and Elyse Ramirez, OP (right) were Convocation 2012: Ministry for their the recipients of the 2012 NRVC Vocation Ministers as Ambassadors increased collabo- Recognition Awards for outstanding service in vocation ministry. of Christ: A Reconciling Presence ration in promoting religious life. Accepting the award was NFCYM execu- In spite of travel disruptions caused by Hurricane tive director, Dr. Robert McCarty. Sandy, the 2012 NRVC Convocation held at the Mar- riott Hotel at Legacy Town Center, in Plano, TX, from HORIZON becoming more international, November 1-5, was a major success attracting approxi- continues to win awards mately 350 vocation directors, collaborators, and other interested vocation personnel from the United States The NRVC quarterly journal, HORIZON, is the only and abroad. professional journal in the English-speaking Church 4 2012 HIGHLIGHTS AND INITIATIVES that covers vocation ministry and related issues in the S In addition, the editors have begun producing a church, society, and religious life. series of music podcasts with general vocation themes, In response to interest from abroad, we have ex- and a series is currently in production on how Catholics panded the HORIZON Editorial Board to include live out their call. representatives from England, Ireland, and Canada. The The VISION editors also continued to make new new members are: Sister Cathy Jones, RA, Religious inroads in their outreach to young adults and campus Life Promoter for the National Office for Vocation in ministers through high profile sponsorship of youth England and Wales; Dr. Andrew O’Connell, Com- gatherings and conferences, more targeted online ad- munications Director for the Presentation Brothers in vertising, and a more strategic presence on Facebook, Dublin; and Sister Mary Rowell, CSJ, Board Mem- YouTube, and other social media outlets. ber of Canada’s National Association of Vocation and The guide received recognition from the Catho- Formation Directors’ Conference. While continuing lic Press in 2012 for its outstanding editorial content to focus on vocation ministry in the U.S., HORIZON including first place for best essay and third place for will regularly feature articles that are of interest to our general excellence. VISION Vocation Network is also growing international readership. listed among a select group of recommended vocation In a related move, NRVC has also begun to reach resources by the United States Conference of Catholic out to new subscribers in the U.S and abroad, including Bishops. Catholic university libraries and vocation ministers in other English-speaking countries. Subscribers can place orders online at www.nrvc.net. In 2012, HORIZON again won awards from the Catholic Press Association. It took first place in the book review category and second place in analytical writing. Congratulations to our award winning writers: Sister Judith Schaefer, OP, Father Bryan Massingale and to editor, Carol Schuck Scheiber.

NRVC executive director, Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC gave VISION Vocation Network expands its numerous workshops in Perth, Australia, in September 2012. outreach and multimedia features Here he speaks to religious educators on building a culture of discernment. Along with NRVC’s other resources, VISION Vocation Guide and VocationNetwork.org introduced a number of strategies and improvements to attract new readers, NRVC reaches across international borders viewers, and sponsors from around the world. Inter- NRVC continues to be recognized as a leader in voca- national readership overall increased by 5 percent in tion ministry as evidenced in the outreach to other 2012 with the most significant gains coming from Great vocation organizations around the world. NRVC rep- Britain, Ireland, and Mexico. VISION began offering a resented the United States at the annual meeting of the trial sponsorship, free for three months, to allow com- European Vocations Services (EVS) held in July of 2012 munities who have never before participated in the in Maynooth, Ireland. In November, executive director VISION Vocation Network to see the benefits of hav- Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC was invited by the Re- ing a directory listing and participating in VISION’s ligious Life Institute at Heythrop College in London to popular online features, including Community Search, participate in a symposium where several papers were Vocation Match, and the Events Calendar. presented on various topics pertaining to contemporary VISION expanded its inventory of videos to include consecrated life. In addition, Brother Paul was invited not only the videos communities provide to run along- by the Western Australian Vocations Network in Perth side their online listings, but short videos based on to give a series of workshops on vocation ministry to VISION articles on prayer and discernment, religious vocation directors, major superiors, religious educators, life, and being Catholic. catechists, and vocation committees. 5 NRVC BOARDS AND COMMITTEES

Black Religious Committee Sister Joyce Bemowski, RC Sister Mary Johnson, SNDdeN Mr. Mark McGuthrie, co-chair Ms. Judy Burnell, Sister Gloria Marie Jones, OP Sister Patricia Rogers, OP, co-chair finance coordinator Sister Donna Markham, OP Sister Josita Colbert, SNDdeN, Mr. Sebastian Fischer Sister Maureen Martin, ASCJ board liaison Ms. Melissa Keane-Smetana Sister Miriam Ukeritis, CSJ Sister Marie de Montford Breaux, Mr. Keith Zekind SSF NRVC National Board Sister Patricia Dual, OP Planning Committee, Sister Josita Colbert, SNDdeN Sister Magdala Marie Gilbert, OSP Moving Forward in Hope: Father Kevin DiPrinzio, OSA ++ Sister Chala Hill, FHM Keys to the Future Sister Michelle Vincent Fisher, Sister Gayle Lwanga, RGS Sister Deborah M. Borneman, CSFN Brother Patrick Winbush, OSB ss.C.M, chair Sister Elsa Garcia, CDP * Brother Jonathan Beebe, CSC Mrs. Maryellen Glackin, Editorial Board Ms. Jean Dennison board coordinator * Ms. Carol Schuck-Scheiber, editor Sister Charlene Diorka, SSJ Sister Marcia Hall, OSP Sister Mary Jane Hahner, CSFN Sister Maria Therese Healy, O.Carm. Brother Ronald Hingle, SC + Sister Virginia Herbers, ASCJ + Sister Virginia Herbers, ASCJ Sister Maria Iannuccillo, SSND Sister Cathy Jones, RA + Sister Lynn Levo, CSJ Sister Jo-Anne Miller, CSJP + Father Adam MacDonald, SVD + Father Mark Soehner, OFM Father Anthony Vinson, OSB * Mr. Joel Schorn ++ Father Freddy Washington, CSSp Sister Sheila Stevenson, RSM + Planning Committee, Father Vince Wirtner, CPPS Father Anthony Vinson, OSB, Moving Forward in Hope: board liaison Regional Gatherings of Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC, Father Andrew-Carl Wisdom, OP Women Religious ex officio Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC, Sister Deborah M. Borneman, Education Committee chair ss.CM, secretary Sister Marcia Hall, OSP, Mrs. Maryellen Glackin, + Began term in fall 2012 board liaison project coordinator Brother James Dries, FSC Sister Paul Marie Buley, IHM ++ Completed term in fall 2012 Ms. Opal Easter-Smith Sister Joyce Candidi, OSH * Member of NRVC leadership team Sister Kathleen Skrocki, CR Sister Kieran Foley, FSE Ms. Kathy Schmitt

Educational Debt and Vocations Working Group Dr. Kathleen Mahoney, program director Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC Sister Ellen Dauer, SC Sister Mary Johnson, SNDdeN Brother Campion Lally, OSF Dr. Sharon Miller Sister Patrica Twohill, OP Sister Anne Walsh, ASCJ

Finance Advisory Committee Father Anthony Vinson, OSB, chair Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC The 2011-12 NRVC Executive Board

6 COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS

Behind and before every vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life, is always the strong and intense prayer of someone: a grandmother, a grandfather, a mother, a father, a community . . . —, 2013 World Day of Prayer for Vocations

is privileged to collaborate and part- National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association NRVC ner with several Church organizations (NCYAMA) in their promotion of consecrated religious life. Their National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry support is integral to our mission and helps us to (NFCYM) sustain the vocation culture we celebrate. National Religious Retirement Organization (NRRO) Religious Brothers Conference (RBC) Major Collaborating Organizations Serra, USA Council United States Conference of Secular Institutes (US-CSI) Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR) J.S. Paluch Co, National Vocation Awareness Division Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors (NCDVD) Resource Center for Religious Institutes (RCRI) Religious Formation Conference (RFC) United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations

NRVC continues to be grateful to the J.S. Paluch Co. for Other Collaborating Organizations their sponsorship of an annual seminar for national leaders, Catholic Campus Ministry Association (CCMA) vocation directors, communicators, and family life and youth ministers. This past August was the 25th anniversary of this Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) annual event. Catholic Press Association Catholic Volunteer Network (CVN) International Vocation Organizations Catholics on Call Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) Catholic Vocation Ministry Australia (CVMA) Institute on Religious Life (IRL) European Vocations Services (EVS) National Catholic Development Conference (NCDC) National Association of Vocation and Formation National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Directors (Canada) National Conference of Vicars for Religious (NCVR) Office of Vocations, Bishops’ Conference of England National Communicators’ Network of Women and Wales Religious (NCNWR) Vocations Ireland

7 FINANCES

National Religious Vocation Conference Statements of Activities Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

2012 2011 Temporarily Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total

REVENUES AND SUPPORT Membership $ 88,550 $ $ 88,550 $ 99,854 $ $ 99,854 Contributions and grants 64,800 827,950 892,750 69,208 330,307 399,515 Publications and resources 96,471 96,471 101,880 101,880 In-kind donations 60,289 60,289 50,187 50,187 Honoraria 9,201 9 ,201 21,885 21,885 Workshops and programs 282,409 282,409 114,586 114,586 Investment income (loss) 37,295 37,295 (419) (419) Miscellaneous income 400 400 1,705 1,705 Net assets released from restriction 396,037 (396,037) 75,483 (75,483)

Total Revenues and Support 1,035,452 431,913 1,467,365 534,369 254,824 789,193

EXPENSES Salaries and benefits 225,141 225,141 210,862 210,862 Administrative and general 106,074 106,074 93,035 93,035 Board and committees 34,905 34,905 28,924 28,924 Publications and resources 64,405 64,405 75,233 75,233 Workshops and programs 198,757 198,757 78,379 78,379 Educational grant 13,212 13,212 Moving Forward in Hope 473 473 1,029 1,029 Hilton Foundation educational debt 6,608 6,608 38,657 38,657 Hilton Foundation program expense 248,333 248,333 GHR Foundation program expense 114,209 114,209 11,828 11,828 Anonymous Foundation expense 48 48 In-kind donations 60,289 60,289 50,187 50,187

Total Expenses 1,059,242 1,059,242 601,346 601,346

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (23,790) 431,913 408,124 (66,976) 254,824 187,849

NET ASSETS Beginning of year 292,056 288,005 580,061 359,032 33,181 392,213

End of year $ 268,267 $ 719,918 $ 988,185 $ 292,056 $ 288,005 $ 580,062

8 CONTRIBUTORS

is grateful for the generosity of Carmelite Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of (Discalced) Mission (Vincentians) Sparkill NRVC our benefactors who contrib- La Plata, MD Philadelphia, PA Sparkill, NY ute to our organization in grants, in-kind contribu- Carmelite Nuns Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of (Discalced) Sacred Hearts of Jesus Tacoma tions, and financial donations. Latrobe, PA and Mary Tacoma, WA Fairhaven, MA The following list reflects all gifts received Carmelite Nuns Dominican (Discalced) Congregation of the Chicago, IL from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012. Roxbury, MA Sacred Hearts of Jesus Dominican Friars and Mary Carmelite Nuns Oakland, CA Any donation or service received after that time Honolulu, HI (Discalced) of North Conventual Franciscan will be included in next year’s report. Every effort San Diego, CA America Friars Beaver Falls, PA was made to acknowledge all gifts received. We Carmelite Nuns Mount St. Francis, IN (Discalced) Crosier Fathers & Brothers Franciscan Brothers of regret any errors or omissions and would appreci- Seattle, WA Phoenix, AZ Brooklyn ate receiving the corrected information. Brooklyn Heights, NY Carmelite Sisters for the Daughters of Mary Aged and Infirm Immaculate Franciscan Brothers of RELIGIOUS Benedictine Sisters Germantown, NY San Antonio, TX the Holy Cross Springfield, IL INSTITUTES of Perpetual Adoration Cenacle Sisters of the Daughters of the Clyde, MO North American Province Heart of Mary Franciscan Friars Adorers of the Blood Bernardine Franciscan Chicago, IL Holyoke, MA Albuquerque, NM of Christ Sisters Claretian Missionaries Dominican Sisters Franciscan Friars St. Louis, MO Reading, PA Chicago, IL Grand Rapids, MI Cincinnati, OH Adorers of the Brothers of Charity Congregation of Divine Dominican Sisters of Franciscan Friars Holy Cross Sisters Laverock, PA Providence Caldwell Saginaw, MI Portland, OR Brothers of Christian San Antonio, TX Caldwell, NJ Franciscan Sisters of Alexian Brothers Instruction Chicago Arlington Heights, IL Alfred, ME Lemont, IL Apostles of the Brothers of the Christian Franciscan Sisters Sacred Heart of Jesus Schools of Little Falls Hamden, CT Burr Ridge, IL Little Falls, MN Brothers of the Christian Franciscan Sisters Chicago, IL Schools of Mary Benedictine Napa, CA Bridgeton, MO Shawnee, OK Brothers of the Holy Franciscan Sisters of Benedictine Monks Rosary Perpetual Adoration Aurora, IL Reno, NV La Crosse, WI Benedictine Monks Brothers of the Sacred Franciscan Sisters of Conception, MO Heart the Sacred Heart Benedictine Monks New Orleans, LA Frankfort, IL Huntsville, UT Brothers of the Sacred Glenmary Home Benedictine Monks Heart Missioners Latrobe, PA South Ozone Park, NY Cincinnati, OH Benedictine Monks Canossian Daughters of Grey Nuns of the Sacred Oceanside, CA Charity Heart Benedictine Monks Albuquerque, NM Yardley, PA Peosta, IA Capuchin Franciscan Handmaids of the Benedictine Monks Friars Minor Sacred Heart of Jesus Richardton, ND Denver, CO Haverford, PA Benedictine Monks Capuchin Franciscan Father Joseph Minuth, OP, prepares for his close- Jesuits () St. Meinrad, IN Friars Minor up in the filming of the DVD,Moving Forward in New York, NY Benedictine Monks Detroit, MI Hope: Keys to the Future. A complimentary DVD Jesuits (Society of Jesus) Washington, DC Carmelite Friars was mailed to every NRVC professional member Washington, DC (Discalced) Benedictine Sisters and major superior in the U.S. Josephites (St. Joseph Boerne, TX Darien, IL Society of the Sacred Carmelite Friars Heart) Benedictine Sisters Congregation of Holy Dominican Sisters of (Discalced) Baltimore, MD Colorado Springs, CO Cross, Midwest Province Hope Milwaukee, WI Benedictine Sisters Notre Dame, IN Ossining, NY Ladies of Bethany Fort Smith, AR Carmelite Nuns Congregation of Holy Dominican Sisters of Pittsburgh, PA Benedictine Sisters (Discalced) Cross, Moreau Province Mission San Jose Little Sisters of the As- Mt. Angel, OR Beacon, NY Austin, TX Fremont, CA sumption Benedictine Sisters Carmelite Nuns Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Walden, NY Warren, OH (Discalced) Infant Jesus Peace Little Sisters of the Poor Benedictine Sisters Concord, NH Rockville Center, NY Columbus, OH Palatine, IL Watertown, SD Carmelite Nuns Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Marian Sisters Benedictine Sisters (Discalced) Mission (Vincentians) St. Catherine de’Ricci (Diocese of Lincoln) Elizabeth, NJ Danville, PA Earth City, MO Upper Darby, PA Waverly, NE Benedictine Sisters Carmelite Nuns Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of San Marianists (Society of of the Annunciation (Discalced) Mission (Vincentians) Rafael Mary) Bismarck, ND Lafayette, LA Manchester, CT San Rafael, CA St. Louis, MO 9 CONTRIBUTORS

School Sisters of Notre Sisters of St. Francis of Sisters of the Most Dame Penance & Christian Holy Sacrament Baltimore, MD Charity Lafayette, LA School Srs. of St. Francis Stella Niagara, NY Sisters of the Order of Christ the King Sisters of St. Francis of St. Basil Lemont, IL of the Newman Commu- Uniontown, PA nities Sisters of the Order Chelsea, MI Syracuse, NY of St. Benedict Servants of the Sisters of St. Joseph Rock Island, IL Immaculate Heart of Mary Rochester, NY Sisters of the Order Biddeford, ME Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Benedict of Carondalet St. Joseph, MN Latham, NY of Cincinnati Sisters of the Precious Mount St. Joseph, OH Sisters of St. Joseph Blood of Cluny Dayton, OH Sisters of Charity Middletown, RI of Nazareth Sisters of the Presentation Nazareth, KY Sisters of St. Joseph Dubuque, IA of Peace Sisters of the Presentation Sisters of Charity Englewood Cliffs, NJ of Mary of Ottawa Sisters of St. Joseph Manchester, NH Lowell, MA Father Andrew McAlpin, OP; Sister Colleen of Philadelphia Sisters of the Presentation Sisters of Charity Smith, ASCJ; and Father Adam MacDonald, SVD Philadelphia, PA of the Blessed Mary of Seton Hill Sisters of St. Mary New Windsor, NY Greensburg, PA (l-r) joined several other NRVC members at the of Namur Sisters of the Resurrection National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry Sisters of Charity Buffalo, NY Chicago, IL of St. Augustine Sisters of St. Mary Sisters Servants of Mary held in Orlando, FL in November 2012. NRVC Richfield, OH and VISION also had a display booth. of Oregon Immaculate Sisters of Charity Beaverton, OR Sloatsburg, NY of St. Elizabeth Sisters of the Blessed Sisters, Servants of the Convent Station, NJ Notre Dame Sisters Sacrament Immaculate Heart of Mary New Orleans, LA Omaha, NE Sisters of Charity Bensalem, PA Monroe, MI of the Incarnate Word of Oblate Sisters Sisters of the Catholic Sisters, Servants of the Houston, TX the Schools of Providence Apostolate (Pallottines) Immaculate Heart of Mary Bayonne, NJ Baltimore, MD Sisters of Charity of Monroe, NY Scranton, PA the Incarnate Word Maryknoll Fathers & Oblate Sisters of the Sisters of the Society of the San Antonio, TX Brothers Sacred Heart of Jesus of Nazareth Precious Blood Maryknoll, NY Hubbard, OH Sisters of Mary of the Des Plaines, IL Liberty, MO Presentation Maryknoll Sisters of Pauline Fathers Valley City, ND St. Dominic (Order of St. Paul First Maryknoll, NY ) of the Missionaries of La Salette Doylestown, PA Americas Belmont, NC Hartford, CT Pallotine Fathers & Missionaries of Brothers Sisters of Mercy of the the Holy Family Milwaukee, WI Americas St. Louis, MO Parish Visitors of Mary Buffalo, NY Missionaries of the Immaculate Sisters of Mercy of the Precious Blood, Monroe, NY Americas Cincinnati Province Paulist Fathers Omaha, NE Dayton, OH Jamaica Estates, NY Sisters of Notre Dame Missionary Covington, KY of Mary Immaculate (Order of St. Clare) Sisters of Providence Washington, DC Andover, MA Holyoke, MA Missionary Sisters Poor Clares Sisters of Providence Archbishop Joseph Tobin, CSsR, former secretary to of Our Lady of Africa (Order of St. Clare) Renton, WA Winooski, VT Cincinnati, OH Sisters of St. Basil the the Vatican Congregation for Institutes of Consecrat- Missionary Sisters of the Poor Clares Great ed Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, speaks to the (Order of St. Clare) Uniontown, PA convocation participants on how vocation directors Paterson, NJ Jamaica Plain, MA Sisters of St. Benedict need to be bridge builders in the Church. Missionary Sisters Poor Handmaids of Crookston, MN of the Sacred Heart Jesus Christ Sisters of St. Benedict of Jesus (Cabrini Sisters) Donaldson, IN Ferdinand, IN Society of the Divine Word New York, NY Sisters of the Holy Priests of Sisters of St. Casimir Redeemer Techny, IL Missionary Sisters the Sacred Heart Chicago, IL Huntington Valley, PA Sisters of Charity Servants of the Holy Spirit Hales Corners, WI Sisters of Sts. Cyril and Hyacinthe, QC Techny, IL Sisters of the Holy Spirit Methodius and Mary Immaculate Trappistine Nuns Norbertine Fathers Brooklyn, NY Danville, PA San Antonio, TX Dubuque, IA and Brothers Redemptorists Sisters of St. Francis Depere, WI Sisters of the Incarnate (The Cistercian Denver, CO Oldenburg, IN Word and Blessed Order of the Strict Norbertine Fathers Sisters of St. Francis Sacrament Observance) and Brothers San Francisco, CA Rochester, MN Corpus Christi, TX Peosta, IA Paoli, PA

10 CONTRIBUTORS

Trappists (The Cistercian Most Reverend Nicholas Order of the Strict DiMarzio, Diocese of Observance) Brooklyn Spencer, MA Brooklyn, NY Trappists (The Cistercian Most Reverend Gustavo Order of the Strict Garcia-Siller, MSpS Arch- Observance) diocese of San Antonio Trappist, KY San Antonio, TX Trappists (The Cistercian Most Reverend Gregory J. Order of the Strict Hartmayer, OFM, Conv. Observance) Diocese of Savannah Vina, CA Savannah, GA Trinitarians Most Reverend Walter A. (Order of the Most Hurley, Diocese of Grand Holy Trinity) Rapids Baltimore, MD Grand Rapids, MI Ursuline Sisters Most Reverend Joseph Jamaica, NY E. Kurtz, Archdiocese of Louisville Ursuline Sisters Louisville, KY Kirkwood, MO Most Reverend Paul Ursuline Sisters of S. Loverde, Diocese of Youngstown Arlington Canfield, OH Arlington, VA Visitation Sisters Most Reverend Thomas Brooklyn, NY J. Olmstead, Diocese of Phoenix NRVC staff: (l-r) Miss Debbie Prieto, administrative assistant, Brother Baltimore, MD Phoenix, AZ His Eminence Sean P. Paul Bednarczyk, CSC, executive director, Sister Deborah M. Borneman, Cardinal O’Malley, OFM SS.C.M., associate director for programs and resources, and Ms. Judy Cap, Archdiocese of Burnell, finance coordinator. DIOCESES Boston Braintree, MA Most Reverend Gregory Most Reverend Michael Conrad N. Hilton 2012 NRVC Membership M. Aymond, Archdiocese D. Pfeifer, OMI Diocese of Foundation of New Orleans San Angelo Los Angeles, CA New Orleans, LA San Angelo, TX Professional 461 DePaul University Most Reverend John Most Reverend Todd D. Chicago, IL Associate 120 Brown, Diocese of Orange Charles Wester, Diocese Orange, CA of Salt Lake City GHR Foundation Group Associate 329 Salt Lake City, UT Minnetonka, MN Most Reverend William P. Callahan, OFM, Diocese J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. Par t ne r 11 Franklin Park, IL of La Crosse TOTAL 921 La Crosse, WI FRIENDS Knights of Columbus, Dallas Council 799 Most Reverend Joseph Anonymous Foundation The total membership Dallas, TX R. Cistone, Diocese of Christian Brothers reflects the following groups: Saginaw Services National Catholic Saginaw, MI Romeoville, IL Development Conference Sisters 676 (NCDC) Huntington, NY Priests 161 Praesidium, Inc. Arlington, TX Brothers 48 Saint John Vianney Center 4 Downington, PA Mrs. Carol Schuck- Laywomen 32 Scheiber Toledo, OH Laymen 13 Dr. Patricia Skarda Women’s Institutes 257 Easthampton, MA TrueQuest Men’s Institutes 93 Communications International Members Chicago, IL (representing 12 countries) 58 Ms. Patrice Tuohy Chicago, IL Diocesan Vocation Offices 5 Vincentian Community, Board members Father Vince Wirtner, CPPS and DePaul University Vicars for Religious 7 Sister Elsa Garcia, CDP are all smiles as they Chicago, IL Secular Institutes 3 assist in registering the 340 participants who Organizations 20 attended Convocation 2012.

11 Mission of the NRVC The National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) is a professional organization of vocation ministers that presents religious life as a viable option in the . NRVC promotes vocation awareness, invitation, and discernment to life as a religious sister, brother, or priest. NRVC reflects all forms of religious life and provides educational opportunities, resources, and other supportive services for spiritual, professional, and personal growth.

NRVC GOAL #1 The NRVC proclaims a positive and hopeful image of religious life in the Church and society, while affirming the call to holiness of each person.

NRVC GOAL #2 The NRVC provides education, resources, networking, and support to its members and others involved in vocation work.

NRVC GOAL #3 The NRVC promotes dialogue among national organizations concerned with Church vocations, in particular to religious life.

NRVC GOAL #4 The NRVC recognizes and values the diversity within our church and strives to be inclusive of this diversity in all of its endeavors and programs.

NRVC GOAL #5 The NRVC fosters dialogue on vocational issues with a variety of church organizations with special emphasis on those who serve young adults and parents.

NRVC GOAL #6 The Executive Director, staff, and board of the NRVC ensure that the administrative responsibilities of the organization support and facilitate the purpose and mission of the organization.

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