Requirements for Retired Clergy:

  1. PA State Police Criminal History Check
  2. PA Child Abuse History Certification
  3. Volunteer Affidavit
  4. Signed Code of Pastoral Conduct  or Signed Code of Pastoral Conduct in Spanish
  5. Safe Environment Training
    • VIRTUS Protecting God’s Children Program
    • VIRTUS Mandated and Ethical Reporter Training

Background Checks are valid for FIVE (5) years.

Safe Environment Continued Training is completed on your online VIRTUS account monthly. The first Sunday of every month VIRTUS releases a new monthly bulletin to read and submit an answer to one question.