As you know, the Church has taken a very                                                                    strong stance, in these last few years                                                                            regarding Child Abuse. This has come after                                                                  a greater understanding of the issue and                                                                      the mistakes that were made in the past.

                                                               Among a multiplicity of programs in place,                                                                   to keep our children safe are the
                                                               Requirements for employees and volunteers                                                                 who work with children and youth in the                                                                       Catholic Church.

In our parish, the volunteers who help with these programs and any like them need to fulfill all the requirements.



  • Altar Servers
  • Student Musicians
  • Christmas pageant
  • Family Gatherings
  • High School Youth Ministry
  • Middle School Youth Ministry
  • Grade School Youth Ministry
  • Mother’s Group C.A.L.M.
  • St. Monica School
  • Boy Scouts
  • Girl Scouts
  • Vacation Bible School
  • Religious Education Program
  • Children’s Church
  • Liturgy of the Word for Children
  • Student Lectors


In addition, volunteers in any programs where children or teens might be invited to participate such as: dinners, community soup kitchen, convalescent home visitation, ETC. must also have the required clearances.

The requirements are:
  •       Completed employee/volunteer disclosure statement
  • Pa State Police clearances
  • DPW – Childline clearance
  • FBI report if that person has not lived in PA for the last 2 years.
  • Completed On line training course – yearly

These clearances are good as long as the individual is an active volunteer or employee

I am so appreciative of all our many, many child and teen volunteers in the parish and I hate to have to put any of us through this process. But, because you are a volunteer, you like me, want to do every thing we can to safeguard the children entrusted to us.  

Thank You.
Fr. Bill

Youth Protection Act