​VIRTUS® Protecting God's Children™
​Training Session

Participants must arrive on time in order to be admitted to the session.  All Participants must be 18 or older.  No minors allowed in session. There is no charge but call, email or register on-line to save your spot.  Each parish is different.


Updated every month:

November sessions are complete.
Check back in December/January.
​Thank you.




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Protecting God's Children™ Program is a three-hour training  that helps clergy, staff, volunteers and parents to understand the five basic steps of child sexual abuse prevention. It is important awareness education for all parents, grandparents and every adult who wants to stay up to date about keeping children safe.  It is mandated training for all adults who work with or around children or teens on a regular basis at the parish.

The parent session also stresses monitoring of computers, cell phones and other technology that perpetrators use to gain access to children and young people.

This program certification is good for four years, then re-certification is required to stay current.

VIRTUS® Keeping the Promise Alive™
Refresher training session

Participants must arrive on time in order to be admitted to the session.  All Participants must be 18 or older.  No minors allowed in session. There is no charge but call, email or register on-line to save your spot.  Each parish is different. 


Updated every month:

Monday, December 2, 2019 (Spanish)
St. John Neumann Catholic Church (Santa Maria)
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
805-922-5288

Friday, January 10, 2020
Santa Clara Catholic Church (Oxnard)
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
805-483-6935

This is a free 1.5 hour training for everyone who completed the VIRTUS® certification Protecting God's Children™ Program. VIRTUS® certification is good for four years then re-certification is required to stay current.

Keeping the Promise Alive™ provides ongoing awareness for the prevention of child sexual abuse. The material covered is designed to identify and reinforce the lessons of the original Protecting God’s Children for Adults program by clarifying some of the more challenging aspects of the sessions and strengthening the participants’ ability to recognize risky behavior in their environments and take action to intervene in potentially threatening situations.

This program answers the questions, “What have been some results of the Protecting God’s Children program, and what else can we do to keep all children safe?”.
Our parish Safeguard the Children Committee serves as the eyes, ears and voice for children and the vulnerable in our community. Over the last several years, the committee has worked with the parish leadership and staff to provide a safe environment for our children, resulting in a number of improvements and the implementation of important policies.