{"id":6503,"date":"2024-12-05T21:50:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T21:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/?p=6503"},"modified":"2024-12-05T21:51:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T21:51:36","slug":"safeenvironment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/2024\/12\/05\/safeenvironment\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Environment Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Safe Environment Training<\/h2>\n

The Diocese of Nashville and Saint Matthew Catholic Church uses Catholic Mutual Group (CMG) Connect as our Safe Environment management database. CMG manages all our safe environment records, including background checks, and also provides the trainings needed to receive safe environment certification in the diocese.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Diocese of Nashville and Saint Matthew Catholic Church are committed to providing the safest possible environment free from sexual abuse for our children and youth to know and encounter Jesus Christ. That means that all employees (including clergy and religious) and any volunteers who wish to minister to minors must be Safe Environment Trained and Background Checked prior to their employment or involvement in a ministry.\u00a0This is required for all international and temporally assigned priests in addition to a letter of suitability from their religious superior or bishop where they are incardinated.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET INVOLVED?<\/b><\/p>\n

STEP ONE<\/b><\/p>\n

Contact the head of the parish ministry you want to get involved in and express your interest, or contact Leslie Holt at lholt@stmatthewtn.org<\/span><\/p>\n

STEP TWO<\/b><\/p>\n

go to\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/nashville.cmgconnect.org\/<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and create an account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

STEP THREE<\/b><\/p>\n

Complete the Required Diocesan Safe Environment Training<\/span><\/p>\n