Register Now for January 20 & 27, 2018 Safer Church Certification Training
Updated as of January 8, 2018
If you serve in the Episcopal Church, either as staff or volunteer, you may be required to be “Safer Church” certified. The Episcopal Church in Vermont offers a 6-hour Basic Certification Program. Topics include: power and boundaries in adult ministerial relationships; prevention, identification and response to elder abuse; prevention, identification and response to sexual abuse of children and youth; Diocesan Policies and response to misconduct within a community of faith. The following Basic Certification opportunities are being offered in January:
Saturday, January 20, 2018
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM*
St. James Episcopal Church
2 St. James Place
Woodstock, VT
Saturday, January 27, 2018
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM*
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul
2 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT
*Each session begins at 9:00 AM, but participants are asked to arrive at 8:30 AM for coffee and networking.
Register Now
https://form.jotform.com/50365047404954
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Diocesan Office Assistant Ann Carroll at acarroll@dioceseofvermont.org or 802-863-3431.
Safer Church Training is grounded in our call to seek and serve Christ in all persons and respect the dignity of every human being. This training provides an opportunity to increase and enhance our ability to live out our Baptismal Covenant within our communities of faith and in the world beyond. Read our Safer Church Policy here: https://www.diovermont.org/safe-church/.