Protecting God’s Children (VIRTUS) Workshops

All adult employees and volunteers in the Archdiocese of Boston must complete a one-time Protecting God’s Children (VIRTUS) class in addition to their yearly CORI. The training is an in-person, 3-hour training that is needed only once in your life.

If you have not taken the course yet, here is your chance to fulfill that requirement. The Collaborative will be sponsoring two Protecting God’s Children workshops on:

• Wednesday, July 16 at Nativity Hall, Merrimac, from 5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
• Friday, July 18, at IC St. Louis Hall, Newburyport, from9:45 a.m.–12:45 pm

Register online at https://www.virtusonline.org/ (see registration steps below).

How to Register for a PGC Workshop

• Go to https://www.virtusonline.org/
• Click on “First-Time Registrant”
• Click on “Begin the Registration Process”
• From the pull-down menu, choose “Boston, MA (Archdiocese),” ONLY and click “Select”
• When asked, “Have you previously registered with VIRTUS Online?” Click “NO”
• Create a username and password when asked to do so and click “Continue”
• Fill in all the required fields for contact information on the next screen and click “Continue”
• From the pull-down menu for “Location,” choose the name of your parish, church, or school
• When the roles appear, choose a primary role and an additional role
• In the box at the bottom, add a title (what you do for parish/school) and click “Continue”
• On the next page, you may choose YES or NO, depending on whether you want to associate your name with an additional parish, church, or school
• Answer the four YES/NO questions on the next page and click “Continue”
• When asked, “Have you already attended a VIRTUS Protecting God’s Children Session?” answer NO
• On the next page, choose a session entitled, “Protecting God’s Children for Adults” (ONLY)
• Confirm, and you are done!