• Art and Environment – help with the flowers and plants in the church
• Councils and Committees – lay leadership for Pastoral and Finance
• Faith Formation – Catechists, assistant catechists, and baptism class teachers
• Funeral Reception Committee - Plans, shops, cooks, sets up and decorates the hall for parishioner funeral luncheons. Our mission is to help ease a difficult time for our parish families.
• Homebound & Nursing Home Ministry – healing, comfort, and support for those who can't join us in person
• International Food Festival – help with organizing this event
• Liturgical Ministers – altar servers, Extraodinary Ministers of Holy Communion, ushers, lectors
• Music Ministry – singers, cantors, instrumentalist
• Youth ministry – work with teen youth groups, plan and chaperone retreats, etc.
• Office Angels – help with clerical and other assorted tasks, at your convenience
• Saint Vincent de Paul - help with the food pantry, rent and bill assistance, etc.

  Ministries and Organizations

SAFE HAVEN / SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING FOR ADULTS
(Formerly VIRTUS training)

All adult volunteers are required to be Safe Haven trained.  Within one month of beginning to volunteer or serve as a minister, please ensure you have taken or renewed your training.

PREVIOUSLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS
If you have completed VIRTUS training in the past 5 years, do not create a new account in CMGConnect.  Log in with your previous personal user ID from VIRTUS and enter the password 1234. Once you log into your CMGConnect account, you will be able to change your password.

If you do not remember your VIRTUS user ID or are unable to log in, please contact your local Safe Environment Coordinator, Janice Romero (Janice@st-bart.org), or send an email to cmgconnect@catholicmutual.org for log-in assistance.

If you received training in a different diocese, you will need to take the training again to be valid and on the record in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

NEW VOLUNTEERS (NEVER ATTENDED A TRAINING BEFORE)
If you have never attended VIRTUS training in the past or never taken the Safe Haven online training, please register to create a new account via CMGConnect at https://GalvestonHouston.CMGConnect.org.

IMPORTANT NOTES
You will be required to complete a criminal background check as part of the registration process. Failure to complete the criminal background check in its entirety will delay the approval process for volunteer service. 

Please make sure you enter your legal name as it appears on your Government Issued ID (driver’s license, state-issued identification card, passport, Matrícula Consular).