Our parish, together with the Diocese of Parramatta and the Carmelite Friars, are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults in our care and ensuring that they feel and are safe. It is an expectation, and moral imperative, that all parishioners engaged in voluntary roles – including liturgical ministry – complete and maintain mandatory safeguarding training.
As such, from 1 January 2026, only parishioners who have current safeguarding training in place will be included in the rosters for each liturgical ministry and be able to serve in ministerial roles. Parishioners’ ability to participate in ministries will be verified against a mandatory training register. If you think you may wish to help out in the parish in some way in the future, we recommend completing the training so that you can volunteer without delay.
The Diocese of Parramatta provides the required safeguarding training, which is valid for two years (after which, renewal training is required). Visit olmcwenty.org.au/safeguarding to access the online training platform. Alternatively, a face-to-face training opportunity will be held on Saturday 15 November, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm in the Parish Centre. Information about registering for this training will be provided soon.
We understand that this training requires the giving of your time, but hope you also share our desire to ensure that we do everything we can to ensure that young and vulnerable people are safe in our parish. Thank you for your support and cooperation.
Published in our parish bulletin, Carmel, 12 October 2025
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