Office for the Protection and Safeguarding
of the People of God
of the People of God
RESOURCES FOR PARISH BULLETIN EDITORS & COMMUNICATION STAFF
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS IS PLACED IN YOUR PARISH BULLETIN, POSTED ON YOUR PARISH’S SOCIAL MEDIA, SHOWCASED ON YOUR PARISH WEBSITE, OR PUBLISHED IN YOUR ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH.
Four Bulletin Announcements, English (doc) (pdf) | Spanish (doc) (pdf) | Creole (doc) (pdf)
Reporting Abuse Poster for social media and bulletin
- English: Version 1 (jpg) | Version 2 (jpg)
- Spanish: Version 1 (jpg) | Version 2 (jpg)
- Creole: Version 1 (jpg) | Version 2 (jpg)
- Portuguese: Version 1 (jpg) | Version 2 (jpg)
Bulletin Announcement Graphics, English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf) | Creole (pdf)
NEW book by Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, JCD.
Sexual Abuse Victims; A Juridical Analysis of Due Process in Canon Law
Book Presentation: PowerPoint | PDF
Copies are available for purchase on Amazon.
The New Office for the Protection and Safeguarding of the People of God;
Prestation by Gina-Marie Lorree, Chief Safeguarding Officer
Additional Safe Environments Resources:
a. Child Abuse Prevention Month Booklet:
April 2026: English
February 2024 - English and Spanish
b. USCCB Resources and April Bulletin Insert - or - see the Booklet
c. Knowledge without Action Makes No Difference (doc)
d. Children Need Safe Adults (doc)
e. Communicating concerns about boundaries (doc)
f. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month page
g. Other Resources
h. Audio Files from USCCB’s Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection for public service announcements
Additional Resources
- Child Abuse Prevention Month Booklet:
- USCCB Resources and April Bulletin Insert - or - see the Booklet
- Knowledge without Action Makes No Difference (doc)
- Children Need Safe Adults (doc)
- Communicating concerns about boundaries (doc)
- April is Child Abuse Prevention Month page
- DPB Resources page
- Audio Files from USCCB’s Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection for public service announcements
- Equipped for Every Good Work: A Proposal for Twelve Core Competencies In Ministering to Survivors of Sexual Abuse for Seminary Formation. By Fr. Thomas Berg, Dr. Timothy Locke and Dr. Justin M. Anderson
- Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused: WWW.Churchcares.com
- Considering Systemic Abuse: Impact and Response by Dr. Diane Langberg https://globaltraumarecovery.org/considering-systemic-abuse-impact-and-response/
- Amy’s Story (documentary on domestic violence) https://youtu.be/G_5GsLKmzIY?is=rrIFiEK8mUB9EAOv
- Abuse in the Religious Life and the Path to Healing by Dom Dysmas De Lassus
- Just Ministry by Richard M. Gula
- Letter to a Suffering Church by Bishop Robert Barron
- Descent into Light (podcast)
Graphics for Social Media
April - National Child Abuse Prevention Month - Click here for the dedicated page
Additional Graphics
