Q: Who is required to take the class?

 All active priests and permanent deacons
 All seminarians
 All employees of the Archdiocese, including parishes and schools, regardless of position, ministry, part-time and full-time status
 All contract employees
 Volunteer directors/coordinators of religious education
 Religious education catechists and staff
 Volunteers in youth ministry programs, including Life Teen, e.g., regular drivers
 Volunteers in parochial and diocesan schools
 Coaches or volunteers in athletic programs
 Volunteers in quinceaneras preparation
 Scout Leaders (Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc.)
 Volunteers with children and youth choirs
 Volunteers in an early childhood center/program
 Volunteers in Mother’s Day Out programs
 Volunteers in a parish nursery
 Volunteer coordinators/trainers of altar servers
 Volunteers that include an overnight stay, e.g., retreats, lock-ins, away from the child/youth’s home
 Volunteers in Children’s Liturgy of the Word programs
 Instituted Acolytes
 St. Vincent de Paul sponsored food pantries

Q: Who is recommended to take the class?

Participants in other ministries are recommended to complete VIRTUS if, in the course of their ministry, they come into contact with children/youth.
Such ministries would be:

 Liturgical ministers* (lectors, ushers, EMHC’s, choirs, and wedding coordinators)
 Food Pantry volunteers* (other than SVDP) where families with children are served
 Volunteers in any other public ministry* which carries with it an “implied trust”

*We understand that each parish is unique and the final decision of who is recommended to take Protecting God’s Children is up to the Pastor of each parish.

Q: What do I need to bring to the class with me?

All individuals who are required to attend a Protecting God’s Children workshop must present a valid, non-expired form of Identification.
Anyone who has expired or none of the forms of ID listed below cannot take a PGC or KPA workshop. No Exceptions.

The forms of Identification accepted are:

 Valid and Current Passport
 Driver’s License
 Texas Identification Card
 Mexico Consulate Identification Card
 Guatemala Consulate Identification Card

VIRTUS® Keeping the Promise Alive ™ Refresher Program

Keeping the Promise Alive is a mandatory refresher course that goes into effect 2011-2012. Employees and volunteers, who have taken the Protecting God’s Children® program between the years 2003 and 2005, are required to attend. It is a 1.5 hour session with one video that provides ongoing awareness for the prevention of child sexual abuse. The material covered in Keeping the Promise Alive is designed to identify and reinforce the lessons of the original Protecting God’s Children program by clarifying some of the more challenging aspects of the sessions and strengthening the participants’ ability to recognize risky behavior by adults in their environments and take action to intervene in potentially threatening situations.

 

Q: Who is required to attend the KPA refresher?

All active employees and volunteers who took the VIRTUS® Protecting God’s Children workshop from 2003 – 2005.

Important Note: If you have not attended the 3 hour Protecting God’s Children class, please do not register to attend Keeping the Promise Alive. If you attend and do not meet the guidelines you will not be given credit and will be deleted from the database. No Exceptions.


 

Keeping the Promise Alive registration process for (VOLUNTEERS)

Please use the following steps below to complete your Background Check, Volunteer Code of Conduct, and pre-register for Keeping the Promise Alive Refresher training.

Go to www.virtus.org and enter your User ID and Password,

First you will click on your Toolbox tab and complete the Code of Conduct by selecting, “Yes, I understand”. Once you are complete, the page will show the date you agreed to your Code of Conduct.

Next, you will complete the Background Check by selecting, “Yes, I agree” and providing your correct date of birth. Make sure you enter your date of birth, if you do not then you will have to fill out the background check at the workshop. We cannot process electronic background checks without the correct date of birth.  Once you have completed both please select submit.

We would like for you to review your account information to make sure your address and parish location is correct. Please select Update my account in the Toolbox tab. After you make changes then select Save.

Next, you will click on Instructor-led Training to pre-register for the Keeping the Promise Alive workshop. You will select “If you would like to register for additional upcoming training sessions click here” and choose the session you want to attend. Then scroll down the bottom of the page and click submit registration.

You have now finished the preregistration process. Click the word Logout, located in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, to close your account screen.


 

Keeping the Promise Alive registration process for (EMPLOYEES)

Please use the following steps below to complete your Background Check, and pre-register for Keeping the Promise Alive Refresher training.
 

Go to www.virtus.org and enter your User ID and Password,

Next, you will click on your Toolbox tab and complete the Background Check by selecting, “Yes, I agree” and providing your correct date of birth. Make sure you enter your date of birth, if you do not then you will have to fill out the background check at the workshop. We cannot process electronic background checks without the correct date of birth.Once you have completed both please select submit.

We would like for you to review your account information to make sure your address is correct. Please select Update my account in the Toolbox tab. After you make changes then select Save.

Next, you will click on your Training tab, and then select Live Training to pre-register for the Keeping the Promise Alive workshop. You will select “Pre-register for an upcoming live training session in your area” and choose the session you want to attend. Then scroll down the bottom of the page and click submit registration.

You have now finished the preregistration process. Click the word Logout, located in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, to close your account screen.