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Safe Environment
for Our Children
Both the diocese and
our parish insist that all adults who work or volunteer even on a
limited basis with children complete the Safe Environment program. It does take effort
on our part, but we owe it to our children. This whole program is free
and is a valuable way to help protect our children. The process involves
several steps:
Diocesan Overview of
the VIRTUS process
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Participate in a
“Protecting God’s Children” training session. The sessions take place at various
locations in the diocese usually on a Saturday morning or a weekday
evening. Register at
www.virtus.org.
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Complete the
volunteer application form and submit to a background check.
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Read the
diocesan “Policies and Procedures for Addressing Sexual Misconduct”.
Complete and sign the acceptance form for this policy.
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Read the required monthly
training bulletins at
www.virtus.org to continue the education process. By e-mail, you
will be notified to complete the monthly assignment. The
status of your online training is shown on the website.
It is necessary to
complete all of these steps in order to work with children. If you have not yet signed up for the program,
please do so soon so that you can be involved in the various activities
here at St. Timothy Parish.
For more information or to check on your status, please contact
Kay Schuele
at the parish office (384-1100).
US Conference of
Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
Office of Child &
Youth Protection.
USCCB Charter for the
Protection of Children and Young People.
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