• Online VIRTUS Training for All Parish Volunteers
  
  Due to current restrictions and health concerns presented by the pandemic, the Archdiocese of Boston has made the following temporary adjustments to our child protection training requirements:
  
  All employees  and ALL volunteers who may have contact with children continue to be required to complete Protecting God’s Children Training. Due to our current inability to gather together for live trainings, volunteers can currently meet this requirement through participation in two online trainings: VIRTUS online PGC training, and Massachusetts online Mandated Reporter training.
  
  To complete the online PGC training, volunteers should go to www. virtusononline.org.
  1.    Click on 'First time registrant.'
  2.    On the next page click on 'Begin the registration process.'
  3.    Select 'Boston' from the drop-down list of dioceses.
  4.    Complete the registration process.
  
  Once registration is completed you will be directed to an online PGC training through VIRTUS.
  
  Upon completion of that training, individuals will be directed to a link to an additional online training on mandated reporting in Massachusetts. Both online trainings must be completed to be in compliance with child protection requirements. The Mandated reporter training can be found at 51a.middlesexcac.org
  
  If you have attended the VIRTUS program in the past, you need not attend another one. Please call the rectory when you have completed your training and send a copy of BOTH Certificates to the office. 508-376-2621.
  
  This a wonderful opportunity to complete this requirement. On-line training will not last forever it is only available now because of the pandemic.