Below you will find announcements from partner organizations that were submitted for CMSM’s most recent edition of Items of Note. If you are not receiving Items of Note to your inbox, please email [email protected].
- National Religious Vocation Conference
April 21 is World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Initiated by Saint Paul VI during the Second Vatican Council in 1964, the purpose of this day is to support in prayer all who are discerning how to best respond to God’s call to holiness. For more information and to access resources to commemorate this global day, including the Papal message for 2024, visit the NRVC website.
Our annual Summer Institute will offer five onsite workshops at the Marillac Center, in Leavenworth, KS, July 9-30, 2024. Choose to attend one or several workshops, it’s your choice. All workshops include overnight accommodation at the Marillac Center.
Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors
July 10-14, 2024, presented by Sr. Deborah Borneman, SS.C.M., and Fr. Adam MacDonald, S.V.D.
Ethical Issues in Vocation and Formation Ministry
July 16-17, 2024, presented by Rev. Raymond P. Carey, Ph.D.
Behavioral Assessment 1
July 19-21, 2024, presented by Rev. Raymond P. Carey, Ph.D.
Health and Wellness Issues in Candidate Assessment
July 23-24, 2024, presented by Sr. Mary Catherine Redmond, P.B.V.M., and Sr. Chero Chuma, C.S.J.P., D.N.P.
Being Human and Sexual: An Evolving Understanding
July 26-29, 2024, presented by Sr. Lynn M. Levo, C.S.J., Ph.D.
For more information and to register, visit NRVC.net.
- National Religious Retirement Office
The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) and the Avila Institute of Gerontology will offer a free webinar titled Myths and Realities of End-of-Life Care: Supporting the Dying in their Final Days. This webinar will take place on Tuesday, May 7, at 1:00 p.m. (ET). Susan I. Belanger, Ph.D., MA, RN, NEA-BC, an experienced nurse and ethics educator, will lead this session to explore trends and options in end-of-life care with consideration of how they align with Catholic teachings. She will discuss advanced care planning, life-preserving measures, artificial life support, palliative care, and expressing end-of-life wishes.
Register now or learn more here.
We encourage you to visit our website and explore our webinar archive, where you will find recordings of previous webinars and other valuable resources for leadership, healthcare personnel, caregivers, and seniors.
- Resource Center for Religious Institutes
The Resource Center for Religious Institutes (RCRI) has developed numerous resources to assist Institute Leadership in planning for the future. We have provided a link on the RCRI website (www.trcri.org) to a listing of the Resources for Moving Toward Historical Completion with links to each of the resources. We hope you will find them helpful for your planning. Please contact us if you have any questions.
- Religious Formation Conference
Learn more about our upcoming programs: ForMission and the Life Commitment Program. More details are available here.
- Saint John Vianney Center
Saint John Vianney Center hosts monthly Support and Resource Meetings via Zoom for Men Religious Leadership. SJVC staff begin the meeting by discussing a particular topic and then open it up for discussion and sharing. The focus of the next meeting is Boundary Difficulties on April 18, 2024, at 4pm EST. All those in a leadership position are welcome. Come with questions or curiosity, or to gather information and resources for a healthy lifestyle for your men and community.
To register click here.
- The Labouré Society
Prayers for a blessed Easter from the Labouré Society! Has the Lord blessed your community with interested discerners, but who have student loan debt? That apparent burden can turn into a blessing, with the help of The Labouré Society! We are enrolling now for our upcoming class that begins in July. Our program is offered at no charge to you or your candidates, in order to help grow vocations in the Church. Contact us for more information at [email protected], or call Justine, Karen, or Sally at 651.212.4878.
- United States Catholic Mission Association
The United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA) is happy to announce its national Conference – The Mission of the Eucharist – Gather. Unite. Send. in Saint Louis, MO at the Pallottine Retreat Center October 29-31, 2024. Robert Elsberg, Publisher for Orbis Press, is the opening keynote on Dorothy Day’s deep connection between the Eucharist and Mission. Diane Huggins, President of the Parish Twinning Programs of the Americas, will reflect on her experience of adoration and her call to mission. Fr. Abdon Rwandekwe, S.J., from Rwanda, will talk about Eucharist, Mission, and Reconciliation. For more information and registration, click here.