ST. MARY'S - SPRING LAKE, MI
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Mary Peel
Administrative Assistant 
​616-842-1282 ext. 202
mpeel@slstm.org
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VIRTUS TRAINING AT ST. MARY'S SET FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 9 AT 2:00PM-5:00PM
If you are not VIRTUS trained and want to volunteer at our parish or school and will be around children under 18, you are required to be VIRTUS trained and have supporting documents on file at our School.  St. Mary's Parish will have a Protecting God's Children for adults training class conducted by VIRTUS certified facilitators on Sunday, June 9 at 2:00PM (3 hour class)
Register for this class online at https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list.cfm?theme=0
Where: St. Mary's Parish (Spring Lake)
When: Sunday, June 9, 2019 @ 2:00PM Estimated length of session: 3 hours
Once the presentation begins no one will be allowed to enter. Please arrive early - there is a brief sign-in procedure.

Attention all Volunteers
 
If you are a volunteer for our parish or school, and in that capacity, you are around any children under 18, you are required to be VIRTUS trained.
 
What does that mean?  That means, you are required to take  training which will delineate what VIRTUS is all about—Protecting God’s Children. 
 
Protecting God's Children® for Adults is training conducted by VIRTUS® certified facilitators on the prevention of child sexual abuse. The training makes participants aware of the signs of child sexual abuse, the methods and means by which offenders commit abuse, and five easy steps one can use to prevent child sexual abuse. Two videos are the centerpiece of the training: A Time to Protect God's Children™ and A Plan to Protect God's Children™. The facilitators incorporate policies and procedures into the training defining child sexual abuse, addressing the reporting of child sexual abuse, the screening and selection of employees and volunteers, and victim  advocacy. 
 
If you fall into one of the categories below, you are required to participate in a training before you can continue to volunteer in our school or parish:
 
Coach
Lunch Room Helper
Recess Helper
Library Walker
Classroom Party Volunteer
Field Trip Volunteer
Race for Education Volunteers
Boy/Girl Scout Leaders—affiliated with St. Mary’s Parish
Faith Formation Catechist & Aides
Youth Ministry Volunteers
Youth Choir
Sunday Nursery
Children’s Liturgy of the Word Volunteers
VBS
...anything to do with being around children
 
There are many training sessions available throughout the diocese.  You can find the list and the sign-up links listed below.
 
https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list2.cfm?theme=0
 
https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/
 
If you are a volunteer and have been through VIRTUS training, please contact the school office to have your training records updated.  This is a necessity.
 
If you have taken VIRTUS through another diocese in the state, please let us know, and we will get those records transferred to the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
 
Also, if you had a name change since taking the class, please let us know, and we will adjust that on the site.
 
There is a lot of information contained in this article.  Please do not hesitate to contact the school office with questions.

Thank you.
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Mary Peel
Safe Environment Coordinator for St. Mary’s School and Parish.
 
 
 

St, Mary’s Catholic Church
406 East Savidge •
Spring Lake • MI 49456
(616)842-1702

www.stmarysl.org
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Friday 9:30am to 4pm

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​Weekend Masses
Saturday 4:30pm
Sunday 9:00am & 11:00am
Tuesday thru Friday 9:00am
Reconciliation Tue-Fri 8:30-8:55am,
Wed 6-7:45pm, Sat 4-4:25pm
Eucharistic Adoration Wed. 6-8pm
St. Mary's Catholic School
430 E. Savidge Street
Spring Lake, MI 49456
(616) 842-1282

www.slstm.org
School Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4pm
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