Would you like to get more involved? The Office of Child Protection requires that all individuals be fully compliant before beginning an employment or volunteer position within the Diocese. According to the Policy on the Protection of Children/Young People and the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct and/or Child Abuse,  any volunteer with substantial contact with children must attend a Virtus safe environment training. However, training attendance alone is not sufficient for compliance with the policy. Employees and volunteers must have cleared background checks as well. In order to streamline this process, employees and volunteers may now submit their background check information electronically. If you have questions or need more information, you can contact Kayla Dittmer in the parish office  at 540-659-1102 or email [email protected].