Our Lady of Hope Parish is committed to providing a safe environment for all.
We do this by complying with the Safe Environment Policy developed by the Diocese of Pittsburgh. This is an aggressive effort to make Catholic parishes and schools as safe as possible for young and old people from the threat of abuse.
Adult volunteers (age 18 and older) must complete a multi-step process in which they register with VIRTUS Online, submit a State Police Criminal Record Check, complete a PA Child Abuse History Clearance, participate in online training, and print and sign a disclaimer waiving the requirement to be fingerprinted for the FBI. (Employees of the Diocese must be fingerprinted)
Volunteers must register with the Diocese and complete all the above clearances and the two trainings. Begin the Safe Environment process by clicking here Safe Environment The diocesan password, when asked, is 'protect'.
It is also required that all volunteers please read the Code of Pastoral Conduct, The Child Protective Service Law, and the FBI Disclosure Statement (Referred to as an FBI waiver, this replaces the need for fingerprinting of volunteers only Paid employees of the Diocese must still register their fingerprints with the FBI). Those documents are available in the Parish office and can be mailed to you upon request by contacting Lynda McFarland, Safe Environment Coordinator at 412-833-6662. Please sign these pages and drop them off at the rectory or mail to:
Our Lady of Hope Parish
ATTN: Lynda McFarland
7003 Baptist Road
Bethel Park, PA 15102