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Program Advisory Committee Helps Discern Emerging Realities of Religious Life

We're excited to share that the Conference has established a Program Advisory Committee (PAC) to advise, discern alongside, and guide the RFC in offering quality, innovative, timely and relevant programs. 

The purpose of the PAC is to discern emerging realities of religious life, to advise the Program Manager regarding revision of current programs and creation of new offerings, to suggest speakers for programs and to suggest topics for webinars and other offerings.

We are grateful to the leaders below for stepping up to serve on the PAC and for their help discerning the formative horizon before us.

Sr. Chela Gonzalez, OP is a Dominican Sister from Grand Rapids, and has over 30 years in a variety of ministries at both the parish and diocesan levels. Her ministerial experiences include Permanent Deacon Formation, Theological Field Education and Catechetical Formation. Her current ministries are Vocation Director for the Dominican Sisters (Grand Rapids), Sister IT Support and is a pastoral consultant for Renew International.

Fr. Peter D. Hill, C.Ss.R. is a Redemptorist from the Caribbean Island of Dominica. He is currently the Co-Director of Formation at the North American Redemptorist Formation Residence in San Antonio, TX. Fr. Peter holds a D.Min in preaching from the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis. MO.

Sr. Maria Hughes, ASC is an Adorer of the Blood of Christ and currently ministers on her U.S. Region (province) Leadership Team. She has been an active member of LCWR and has served on the Board, as Region 8 Chair, and on the Contemporary Religious Life Committee. She's also collaborated on the national level with the Religious Formation Conference (RFC) and the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC). She holds a MS in Educational Administration from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. 

Friar Paul Schloemer, OFM Conv. is an ordained member of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation of the the Conventual Franciscans. He served for seven years as Vocation Director before moving into Formation ministry in 2014. He is currently the Post-Novitiate Formation Director in San Antonio, TX.

Sr. Amy Taylor, FSPA currently serves on the Ongoing Formation Team for her congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Some prior ministries include Director of Membership(vocations), Pastoral Associate in parishes, Retreat Coordinator and Campus Ministry.  

Sr. Veronica Wood, OSF ministered in the field of secondary education for 35 years, as a teacher of Mathematics and later as an Administrator. Currently she is the Formation Director for the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities. Veronica completed the ForMission program in June 2017, and she is an active member of the RFC Lake Erie/Ohio River Member Area.

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The Religious Formation Conference (RFC) is a national Roman Catholic organization serving religious institutes of women and men with programs and services for those in the ministry of initial and lifelong formation, and general congregational membership.

Animated by God’s vivifying presence, the RFC will stand at the forefront of discerning the formative horizon of the emergent in religious life. In concert with members and collaborative partners, the Conference will lead in the areas of initial and ongoing formation and the professional preparation of formators.

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About RFC

About RFC

Mission, Vision, Values

Board of Directors

Staff / Contact

Membership

Congregational Members

Member Areas

Partners & Collaborators

Mary Emil Penet, IHM Award

Formators Network

Get news & notes

News Blog

Privacy Policy

Request More Information

Programs

Attend a Program

Request More Information

ForMission

ForMission 2.0

Life Commitment

Compromiso de Vida

Orientation to Formation

Ongoing Formation Circles

Webinars and Workshops

InterCongregational Collaborative Novitiate (ICCN)

Together

Programs and Initiatives Advisory Committee

Member Areas

Scholarship Funds

Cancellation Policies

Congress

Congress 2025

Congress 2023

Congress 2021

Congress 2019

Congress 2017

Congress 2015

Congress 2013

Congress 2011

Resources

Resources Portal

Online Formators Network

Webinar Recordings

Workshops & Presentations

InFormation Bulletins

Annual Reports

Scholarship Funds

News Blog

Online Store

Cancellation Policies

Request More Information

Members

Become a Member

Member Areas

Online Formators Network

Group Supervision

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