NRVP Conference 2025 – Registration Now Open
The National Conference for Vocation Personnel (NRVP) is delighted to announce its 2025 Conference
The National Religious Vocations Personnel (NRVP) is delighted to announce its 2025 Conference, taking place on Saturday 1st November from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Galleon Suite, Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London – Euston WC1H 0DG.
This year’s theme is “Following Jesus in a VUCA World”, and the keynote speaker will be Gonzalo Fernández Sanz CMF, offering valuable insight and inspiration for all involved in vocation ministry.
The cost of the conference is £70. Places are limited and early booking is encouraged.
Click here to download the registration form. Please complete and return it by 10th October 2025 to secure a place.
Dupuis Retreat and Conference Centre 2025 Programme
Explore the 2025 Programme of events to see what’s on.
Dupuis Retreat and Conference Centre
St. Paul's Convent, 94 Selly Park Road B29 7LL.
Discover tranquillity and inspiration with a diverse range of retreats, quiet days, and conferences on offer.
Explore the 2025 Programme of events to see what’s on.
QUIET DAYS
Starting in September. These will take place from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on the 1st Wednesday of each month.
Days will be led by Sr. Pauline Myers SP
Cost: £20 Please bring own lunch. Tea and coffee provided
RETREATS
6-day Preached Retreat
‘Freedom to live as the children of God’
Fr. Chris Thomas, The Irenaeus Project, Archdiocese of Liverpool
March 19th-26th
Cost: £650
Individually Guided Retreat
6-day Individually Guided Retreat
Led by Sr. Pauline Myers SP and Sr. Una Coogan IBVM
May 19th-26th
Cost: £650
Midweek Preached Retreat
Led by Fr. Eamon Mulcahy CSSp
November 10th-14th
Cost: £220
Day Conferences
‘Easter, the Springtime of our lives’
Rev. Cameron Butland, Retreat Association Trustee
Saturday May 17th
Cost: £35 Please bring own lunch. Tea and coffee provided
HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT!
David Wells, author of ‘The Reluctant Disciple’ and ‘The Grateful Disciple’
Saturday June 14th
What is Hope, why do we need it, and what difference does it make? In a restless world of anxiety and heightened conflict, isn’t hope a bit of a luxury? When people are in the midst of struggle does Hope actually achieve anything? In this session we will explore the great virtues, especially Hope, and consider why people all over the world are awakening to the power of a virtuous approach to Monday mornings. Hope does not disappoint!
Cost: £35 Please bring own lunch. Tea and coffee provided
Quiet Day with the Retreat Association Icon – Reflecting on the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well
Alison MacTier, Director of the Retreat Association
Saturday October 18th
The day will include an exploration of how this beautiful icon was made, within the tradition of iconography, as well as how we can begin to interpret its meaning. Then we will spend time reflecting in detail on the Gospel story of this encounter and what it may mean for us today.
Cost: £35 Please bring own lunch. Tea and coffee provided.
For more information or to make a booking please contact Sr. Margaret Mattison - 0121 415 6100 - margaret.mattison@sellypark.org
National Religious Vocations Personnel Conference 2024
Saturday 2nd November 2024
Message from Fr Joseph Raju Katthula CMF, Religious Life Promoter at the National Office for Vocation.
Greetings from the National Office for Vocation (NOV). I hope and pray that you are keeping well by the grace of God.
We are delighted to invite you to register for the National Religious Vocations Personnel (NRVP) 2024, which is to be held on 2nd November 2024, 9.30 am to 4pm. We are fortunate this year to have two guest speakers. Fr Nicholas Crowe OP the provincial superior of the Dominican order in UK and Beth Przybylska, the strategic project director at Catholic Youth Ministry Federation (CYMFed). Fr Nicholas is author of the famous book ‘Living our Vocation (Even If You Don’t Know What It Is Yet)’. Fr Nicholas will guide us through his reflections on how we are able to sow the seeds of vocation into the hearts of people, while Beth will talk to us about the culture of young people today. Mass will be part of the schedule on the day.
The conference will take place at Galleon Suite, ROYAL NATIONAL HOTEL, 38-51 Beford way, London – Euston, WC1H 0DG. It is just five minutes’ walk from Euston station.
Please feel free to circulate the information and extend this invitation to as many religious as possible. NRVP has always been the best place for the religious to connect and become more integrated in England and Wales.
We invite you to book your slot by filling in the form and follow the instructions to make a registration fee payment of £60. The deadline for returning your application is 10th October 2024. Please note to secure arrangements, cancellations received less than 30 days before the conference start date, will not be refunded, but a nomination for a replacement delegate will be accepted free of charge. This fee includes snacks, tea, coffees on arrival, a fully catered lunch plus more refreshments in the afternoon.
We are really looking forward to meeting you in person!
Thanking you in anticipation.
Fr Joseph Raju Katthula CMF