More Virtus training scheduled

Virtus programs have been scheduled throughout the Albany Diocese in coming months to make attendance as convenient as possible.

Virtus is the required educational program for all Church employees and volunteers who have contact with children. It is part of the Diocese's ongoing effort to maintain a safe environment for children.

For information about Virtus, call the diocesan Office of Human Resources, 453-6635, or visit www.rcda.org. Here are upcoming programs:

AUGUST 30

* Catholic Central High, Troy, 6:30 p.m.

SEPT. 15

* St. Vincent de Paul, Cobleskill, 6:30 p.m.

SEPT. 21

* Pastoral Center, Albany, 1 p.m.

SEPT. 22

* St. Mary/St. Alphonsus School, Glens Falls, 6 p.m.

* Sacred Heart, Cairo, 6:30 p.m.

SEPT. 28

* St. Mary/St. Paul, Hudson Falls, 6:30 p.m.

SEPT. 30

* Annunciation, Ilion, 6:30 p.m.

OCT. 4

* St. John the Evangelist, Schenectady, 6:30 p.m.

OCT. 5

* St. Patrick, Cambridge, 6:30 p.m.

OCT. 6

* Our Lady of Mercy, Colonie, 6:30 p.m.

* St. Mary, Oneonta, 6:30 p.m.

OCT. 7

* St. Thomas, Delmar, 6:30 p.m.

OCT. 13

* Our Lady of Grace, Ballston Lake, 6:30 p.m.

OCT. 19

* Pastoral Center, Albany, 1 p.m.

OCT. 21

* St. Madeleine Sophie, Guilderland, 6:30 p.m.

* Immaculate Conception, Johnstown, 6:30 p.m.

OCT. 26

* Immaculate Conception, Glenville, 6:30 p.m.

OCT. 28

* St. Ambrose, Latham, 6:30 p.m.

NOV. 16

* Pastoral Center, Albany, 1 p.m.