Protecting God’s Children Workshop

A "Protecting God's Children" Workshop will be held has been scheduled for Monday, January 30, 2012 from 6:30 pm until 9:30 pm in rooms 204/206.

To register for the January 30 workshop contact the Faith Formation Office at 724.941.9587 or email with your name and phone number to .

All Parish volunteers must attend one of these sessions in order to be compliant with Diocesan Safe Environment policies. Once you have completed a Workshop, you are not required to take it again.

Safe Environment Program

In the aftermath of 2002 and the promulgation of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People,” by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Diocese of Pittsburgh instituted a Safe Environment Program that mandates all adults who work with children and young people in any way, as an employee or volunteer, to meet the following requirements: register on the diocesan database, obtain a Pennsylvania State Police Clearance and Child Welfare Clearance, attend a Protecting God’s Children Workshop, and read and sign the Diocesan Code of Pastoral Conduct. Failure to comply with these directives renders one ineligible to work with children and young people in any capacity.

Volunteers who are not in compliance with the diocesan policy on safe environments must work to be compliant immediately.