Rachael Pratt
(724) 966-7270
[email protected]

Thank you for considering our parish volunteer opportunities and for helping to ensure that our parish and ministries are safe environments for our children.

Before you can volunteer, it is important that all employees and volunteers in our parish over the age of 18 go through the Diocese of Pittsburgh's Safe Environment process. The Diocese has created a centralized electronic database of all those who work and minister within the Church - including religious, employees and volunteers in the parish. This database is not only our means to ensure that we fulfill the mandate of the Church in the United States as outlined in the USCCB Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, but also meets the requirements of state and federal law. You will NOT be able to work or volunteer within the Diocese of Pittsburgh unless you meet all of the requirements. 
 

To comply with the Diocese of Pittsburgh Safe Enivornment Policy ALL St. Matthias Parish employees and volunteers are required to complete the following steps found on the diocesan website:

Parish Volunteer ComplianceParish Employee Compliance

Please contact the St. Matthias Safe Envinroment Coordinator BEFORE staring this process.

In order to volunteer within St. Matthias Parish, all volunteers must be compliant with the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s Safe Environment Protocols. Volunteers will be receiving a letter in the mail regarding what steps they must take to complete this process. All volunteers must be fully compliant by June 15^th. If you are no longer able to volunteer within the parish, please contact Rachael at the email above or call one of the parish offices.
 

Thank you to all volunteers for your service to our parish!

To remain compliant with the Diocese of Pittsburgh Safe Environment Protocols, all volunteers must complete the Protecting God’s Children Maltreatment 3.2 and Vulnerable Adults Workshop through Virtus Online.

• Please visit https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/ and log in. Your user name should be your email (If you need assistance logging in, please contact Rachael).
• On the home page, to complete your online training, navigate to the "Current Training" tab and click on the link that says, “You have 1 online module assigned.”
• Click on the green circle to start the training.
• Once you are finished with the training, please print the certificate and either email a copy to [email protected] or drop off at one of the parish offices. 

• Office for the Protection of Children, Youth, and Vulnerable Adults
• Compliance Information
• Diocesan Abuse Hotline: 412-456-3093 or toll free at 1-888-808-1235
• Support for Victims/Survivors
• USCCB Child and Youth Protection