Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Please take a moment to read the following information regarding the Protecting God’s Children Program for Adults that we use in our Quo Vadis Domine Family of Parishes in partnership with the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Protecting God’s Children is a researched based program that was established in 1998 by VIRTUS to educate adults on how to become better protectors of children and vulnerable adults. Participants of this training will better their knowledge and become an integral part of the solution to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse.
This session is 3 hours long and is for adults only (ages 18 and up) and is required for all clergy, employees, lectors, eucharistic ministers, etc., and volunteers of the Archdiocese of Detroit’s parishes, schools, and non-diocesan schools.
Our upcoming trainings will be taking place on:
- Wednesday, May 20 beginning at 9:30am
(this session is open to parishioners of the QVD Family of Parishes) - Saturday, May 30 beginning at 9:00am
(this session is open to the general public)
You must register at www.virtusonline.org/
Trainings will be held in the St. Anne Room of the Holy Family Hall. We ask that you arrive before the start of the class as any late participants will not be admitted into the class and asked to join another session. The materials in this training will include stories from survivors of child sexual abuse, as well as hearing from abusers. If you have any questions or concerns about the program or the subject content of child sexual abuse, please feel free to contact, The Office of Child and Youth Protection at protectchildren@aod.org or feel free to call us at 313.237.5826. We thank you for your time and efforts to have us come together and make all environments safe for our most vulnerable populations!
God Bless,
Maegan Pierson
Archdiocese of Detroit’s Safe Environments Manager