Protecting God's Children

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF THE PARISH

An important goal of the Catholic Church is to prevent future incidences of sexual abuse of children by anyone associated with the church -whether ordained, staff or volunteer. Our Lady of Victory follows the Diocese of Columbus Safe Environment Program.

Volunteers are indispensable to many of our parish programs such as CLOW, Religious Education, Christmas program, etc. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the many people who volunteer so unselfishly in our Parish.



If you are interested in working with our young people, please complete the following three steps in order to be compliant with the Diocese: 

Step 1 – Complete the Volunteer Application (see link below in Documents)

Step 2 – Attend a Protecting God’s Children Session

Step 3 – Submit to a Criminal BCI Background Check (not FBI)

Directions:

Protecting God's Children Session (On-line Option): Participate in a “Protecting God’s Children” session. To register for a Protecting God`s Children program online, access  virtusonline.org   (clickable link) and click on the green link, “First-Time Registrant”, on the left side of the page. On the next page, you can either "View a list of Sessions" or "Begin the Registration Process." When asked to select your organization, scroll to “Columbus OH” and then click “Select”. If you have questions, please email the Religious Education Office at  [email protected] or call us at 614-486-7678. There is no fee for this course.

Protection God's Children Session (In-Person Option): Some sessions offer fingerprinting/background checks; If you are new to the parish or you have transferred from another parish where you volunteered or moved from out of state you need a BCI and FBI report from FastFingerprints or at the Protecting God’s Children course if Fingerprinting is offered at that Session.  All fingerprinting reports MUST be sent directly from the fingerprinting center (FastFingerprints) to the Diocese of Columbus. We cannot receive fingerprinting from you in person.

FastFingerprints, Bethel Centre, 1486 Bethel Road, takes 10 minutes. PLEASE DOWNLOAD the REGISTRATION FORM (see link below in Documents) and take it with you.

On-Line Educational Bulletins:

Virtus also has regularly scheduled on-line bulletins which reinforce the knowledge points made during Protecting God’s Children sessions. These bulletins cover a wide variety of educational topics such as – “Effective Communication with Teens”,  “Cyber-bullying”  and “The Importance of Self Esteem in Children.” These bulletins can be accessed at http://www.virtusonline.org/csa/PrintBulletinArchive.cfm. (clickable link)

Need to confide in someone? Need to communicate warning signs?
Contact one of the following confidential sources:

• Regina Quinn (Diocese of Columbus),614-241-2565, [email protected]
• Father Jacques Kik, 614-488-2428, [email protected]
• Krista Joseph or Pat Fulcher, 614-486-7678, [email protected]