Required Diocesan
Compliance
Required Diocesan Compliance
The Diocese of Cleveland's Protecting God's Children program is a continuing effort to instruct and inform everyone about the protection of children from sexual abuse.
As a Candidate in the Diocesan Lay Ecclesial Ministry program you are expected to be in the process of completing and must have completed before certification the diocesan compliance pieces listed below.
As a Certified Lay Ecclesial Minister you are expected to be in full compliance with diocesan requirements which include:
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BCII Fingerprint check on file with the Pastoral Ministry Office
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Completed on-site VIRTUS training and at least 24 on-line bulletins and mailed a report to the Pastoral Ministry Office
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Completed a Standards of Conduct Acknowledgement Form and mailed it to the Office
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Completed a Policy for the Safety of Children in Matters of Sexual Abuse revised 2007 Form and mailed it to the Office
If you have any questions regarding your status, please call the Pastoral Ministry Office at 440-943-7670.
To sign up for VIRTUS on-site and/or on-line training go to www.virtus.org
OR if you have questions about on-line or by-mail sign-up or follow-up contact:
Office for the Protection of Children and YouthSharon Minson, Director
216-696-6525 ext. 1157 or email: sminson@dioceseofcleveland.org