St. Bernadette Catholic Church values all of our parishioners.  We strive to ensure all who are here feel welcome and safe. 
We want to thank all of you for your commitment to St. Bernadette Church,
for taking the Archdiocesan Online Training program, “Safe Haven-It’s Up to You” ,
and for helping us maintain a safe environment for all!

The background screening and Safe Environment training of all priests, deacons, clergy, employees, volunteers, groups, movements, and organizations is a requirement of the Archdiocese and assists in upholding our Safe Environment Policies.

CMG "Safe Haven" Online Training has replaced VIRTUS training.  “Safe Haven-It’s Up to You” is a three-part video that provides vignettes of real-life situations to educate the viewer about methods of grooming, desensitization, bullying, and neglect, all of which can lead to abuse.  Each part of the video is immediately followed by a brief questionnaire to further develop understanding, concluding with a criminal background check.
These trainings are available in English and Spanish. We will no longer offer live trainings; all Safe Environment trainings will only be available online.  Unfortunately, at this time the program is not compatible with cell phones; the training must be done on a tablet or computer. 

All employees and adult volunteers will complete the Safe Haven Online Training program instead of VIRTUS training.   

• All adults must complete the training, and complete a background check, prior to the start of employment and/or volunteer service.
• The 5-year anniversary date is still in place; individuals who recently attended VIRTUS will not be due to complete refresher trainings until they have met their 5-year anniversary date.
• As the 5-year anniversary date is met, individuals will need to log into CMGConnect with their email address or previous personal VIRTUS user ID, and 1234 as the password. Once the individual logs into their CMGConnect account, they will be prompted to change their password.  If they do not remember their user ID, they may contact St. Bernadette Safe Environment Coordinators at 832 915 5655 or safeenvironment@stbchurch.org

CMG Connect “Safe Haven” Online Training

Log in to:  https://galvestonhouston.cmgconnect.org/

• Previous VIRTUS training→ Click “Sign In” button. Use your previous personal VIRTUS user ID and the password 1234.  If you need help with your user ID, please contact St. Bernadette’s Safe Environment Coordinator at the email/phone number below.
  • Click the blue box labeled “Safe Environment MANDATORY training”. 
  • Complete the ““Safe Haven-It’s Up to You” online video training, which consists of 3 short vignette-style videos followed by a few questions.
  • Make sure the background check step at the end is completed.
• Are you new to Safe Environment training?  Follow these steps:
  • Click “Register for a New Account”. Follow the prompts to register your new CMG Connect account.  
  • Click the blue box labeled “Safe Environment MANDATORY training”. 
  • Complete the ““Safe Haven-It’s Up to You” online video training, which consists of 3 short vignette-style videos followed by a few questions.
  • Make sure the background check step at the end is completed.

Please reach out to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Victim's Assistance Coordinator, Diane Vines, at vac@archgh.org or confidential voicemail at 713-654-5799.

For more information please contact our Safe Environment Coordinators 
Teresa Kastelic or Aurora Summa
Email: safeenvironment@stbchurch.org
Call: 281 486 0337 ext. 111 or 120