The Safe Church Committee implements the Diocese of Huron's Safe Church Policy. This policy is based on the Diocese's Canon 40, Screening in Faith:
"Every parish and Diocesan and Deanery organization that runs programs or services for children, youth, or vulnerable adults shall implement a screening program.
Special consideration must be taken in high-risk ministry situations where volunteers or paid staff have direct care of, or direct access to vulnerable persons or church assets. A person can be considered vulnerable when they have difficulty protecting themselves for any number of reasons, including age, disability, or temporary personal crisis. In making our churches safer places we must: safeguard preschoolers, children, youth, and vulnerable people in our church from abuse; protect the church staff and volunteer workers from potential allegations of abuse; limit the extent of legal risk and liability due to any such abuse and protect our leaders and volunteers from situations of risk."
To this end, the Diocese requires that Police Record Checks(PRC) are completed every 3 years for those individuals who are considered vulnerable, or whose responsibilities place them in a vulnerable position. The Holy Saviour Safe Church Coordinators are responsible for monitoring this process.
To help keep our church a safe space for all, Police Record Checks (PRCs) must be completed every 3 years for those in relevant roles. At Holy Saviour, Jennifer Ross and Wendy McIntyre coordinate this process, maintain records, and contact parishioners when renewals are due or when new responsibilities require a PRC.
The time involved in this committee is not onerous. Record keeping is an important task. We would welcome anyone who is interested in learning more.
If interested, please contact Jennifer Ross or Wendy McIntyre.