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 form 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) 

Virtus Awareness session are normally in-person. During the pandemic we have move the sessions to online live sessions through Zoom. 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'. Once you have created your profile, you will be able to select a session. You will want to select a session titled 'Z_other' or check the sessions that say they are at St. Catherine; these are the online sessions. 

Awareness sessions at St. Vincent de Paul:
We are waiting for the Diocese to let us know when we will be able to go back to in-person training at the church. We are hoping we will be able to hold sessions on the following days. 
Saturday, May 23rd - 9:30 pm in JAC 7-8
Tuesday, June 2nd - 6:30 pm in JAC 3-4
Saturday, June 27th - 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:
TBA 



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