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Safe Church & Pastoral Response

The Pastoral Response Coordinator receives disclosures of clergy sexual misconduct and responds pastorally in accordance with the process described here.  Clergy and lay persons may call her to discuss related concerns in this area.

Robin Hammeal-Urban
Pastoral Response Coordinator
Phone: 860-233-4481 or 800-842-0126 in CT, ext 122
rurban@ctdiocese.org

Robin Hammeal-Urban is an attorney with work experience on cases involving housing, domestic violence and poverty. In addition to serving as pastoral response coordinator, she also serves as the intake officer in the disciplinary process, and coordinates safe church training.

Contact Robin Hammeal-Urban at rurban@ctdiocese.org about documents or links you would like to see on this page.

Deb Kenney is the Adminstrator for Safe Church and Ordination Processes. She provides administrative support to the Pastoral Response Coordinator, Safe Church training, Title IV response, and Clergy Family Assistance Program. Contact her at dkenney @ ctdiocese.org. Phone 860-233-4481, ext. 132 or in CT 800-842-0126, ext. 132)

Safe Church & Pastoral Response Resources, including links to the training schedule, Healthy Church Practices, background-check information, policies regarding children and youth, and more.

Why would I ever want to call the Pastoral Response Coordinator?

Safe Church Training Schedule .

October 17, 2006 letter from Bishop Smith about background checks

House of Bishops 2003 pastoral letter on child sexual abuse

Healthy Church Practices

Policy for the Protection of Children & Youth (revised December 2006)

When to apply Safe Church protocols (background checks etc.) for adults working with youth and children in programs on church property

General Information about Safe Church Recertification Requirements (for Clergy) 2011-2012

Background Check Information
Why do we need background checks?
Application to Participate in Ministry with Children & Youth 

SecureSearch Public Records Checks (requirements for public records background checks, forms, and process) 

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