Bishop Michael Olson has put out a letter for everyone in the Diocese of Fort Worth. Please read the letter to see what we are doing to help stop abuse in the diocese and to respond to any reported abuse. 

The Diocese of Fort Worth requires that each person who serves the Church or any of the organizations in the Church attends a Safe Environment Awareness Session. The purpose of the sessions is to help the people of the church become the eyes and ears of the community to make sure we are doing everything we can to keep our whole community safe from any forms of abuse.  

For Adults to serve in an organization or ministry in the church each person is required to:
- Register with Virtus (new ministers will need to provide references) 
- Agree to follow the Code of Conduct for the Diocese of Fort Worth
- Need to have a background check (this is done every 4 years)
- Need to attend a Virtus Safe Environment Awareness Session (every 2 years) 

All Virtus Awareness session are in-person.. Please create a Virtus profile and sign-up for the session by click here. , then scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button that says 'Create a Virtus Profile'

Awareness sessions at St. Vincent de Paul: 
Saturday, April 27th -9:30 am in JAC 5-6
Tuesday, May 7th - 6:30 pm in JAC 3-4
Tuesday, May 28th- 6:30 pm - JAC 3-4  
Saturday, June 22nd - 9:30 am - in JAC 3-4 

For Teens/youth (7th grade -17 yrs)  who serve in a ministry in the church is required to: 
 - Participate in the Called to Protect session at Youth Night
- Attend a Teen Leadership Safe Environment Session
- Agreet o follow the Code of Conduct for the Diocese of Fort Worth

The Teen Leadership Safe Environment Sessions at St Vincent de Paul
Thursday, June 6th at 10 am in JAC 9-10 (upstairs) 

Please contact Renée Bader to register for the Teen Leadership Safe Environment Sessions.