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VIRTUS

As of Nov. 1, 2017, the Archdiocese of Baltimore joined more than ninety dioceses using VIRTUS as a training and compliance management system. The Archdiocesan policies updated in 2014 remain unchanged. VIRTUS has worked with us to customize training tailored to our policies and Maryland law.

Church personnel, including volunteers, who have not already registered in Shield the Vulnerable, are required to register using VIRTUS. VIRTUS will direct volunteers to review the Code of Conduct for Church Personnel and A Statement of Policy for the Protection of Children and Youth. The Archdiocese of Baltimore will continue to work with Employment Screening Resources (ESR) to conduct online criminal history screening; as part of the registration process, VIRTUS will direct volunteers to the ESR website where they will be asked to submit to an online criminal history screening.

Volunteers With Substantial Contact

You will need to register as a volunteer with Substantial Contact with Children at and complete the training and provide a background check/criminal history screening.

​If you volunteer in a position from both categories, “Substantial and Non-Substantial Contact,” “Substantial Contact with Children” prevails and you need to complete Protecting God’s Children, Background check/Criminal History Screening and provide three references.

Contact and Questions

After you have completed all of the information required, please email our screening coordinator, Janet Wheat with the following information: The date you completed Protecting God’s Children training. Once she receives your email, she will notify the leader of the group in which you are volunteering and let them know you are eligible to begin.

Contact Janet Wheat, Parish Administrative Assistant, and Screening Coordinator with any questions.

Providing a safe environment for the children of our parish has always been a high priority for St. Isaac Jogues. Thank you for your service to our Church, and thank you for your cooperation in complying with the child protection requirements.

Volunteers in ministries involving children and volunteers between the ages of 14 and 17 are subject to additional requirements.

CONTACT:
Amy Whitlock: [email protected]
410-661-4888 X 1002

St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church