Protecting God's Children

All employees and volunteers who will be working with children, assisting with programs, or volunteering in classrooms with children are required to have a criminal background check and child protection training on file with our parish office.  Please see Diocesan policy 4110.0 linked below for more details. 

Curriculum support pamphlet for Protecting God's Children program 
4110.0 - Policy:  Criminal background checks and Child protection training - Employees and Volunteers 
4116.14 - Code of Conduct for Catechists 
4116.15 - Harassment Policy:  Personnel 
5140.05 - Harassment Policy:  Children and Youth 

Two-deep Policy:

POLICY 200.30 (Revised May 2019)
Parishes/schools/agencies must follow a strategy of “two-deep” ministry with minors, where at
least two (2) adults who are in full compliance with Diocesan safe environment policies are
present at all activities and situations. This includes, but is not limited to, transporting minors in
motor vehicles for field trips, practices, sporting events, mission trips, and so forth.
This does not apply to situations where the driver is the parent or legal guardian of ALL the
minors in the motor vehicle.

For the purposes of this policy, “full compliance with Diocesan safe environment policies”
means: (1) the person’s criminal background report is on file with the Safe Environment Office;
and, (2) the person has completed the VIRTUS Protecting God’s Children training.