On Jan. 1, 2002, the Catholic Diocese of Austin instated policies on Ethics & Integrity in Ministry (EIM). EIM compliance is required of all clergy, religious, seminarians, diocesan employees, parish and Catholic school employees, and adult lay persons who volunteer in ministry with minors or vulnerable adults, or in any ministry, program or organization that serves youth or vulnerable adults in any manner, or functions at a time and place where they are typically present.
To be compliant, one submits an EIM Application for Ministry (one time only) and attends an EIM Workshop every three years.
Anyone, volunteers, paid staff, religious or clergy, involved in a ministry with minors (those under the age of 18) or vulnerable adults (those who are uniquely vulnerable to abuse because of physical or mental disabilities) is required to:
Effective January 1, 2019, all EIM Workshop attendees MUST PRE-REGISTER or SIGN UP AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE to attend a workshop. The workshop Roster will close 24 hours before the workshop start time.
Walk-in attendees will no longer be admitted to workshops. This will ensure that all persons required to be EIM compliant have submitted the application, had a background check and that workshop attendance is credited promptly to their EIM account. Contact the EIM Office at 512-949-2447 with questions.
To find the Schedule of EIM Workshops and/or sign up (pre-register) for a workshop:
If you have never submitted an EIM Application, click here to register/create a new account. However, if you believe you have submitted an application in the past but can’t login, please contact our parish EIM site administrator, Esther Quintanilla, at (512) 892-2420 or esther.quintanilla@stcatherine-austin.org or the EIM Office for assistance. Do not create a duplicate account
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EIM WORKSHOP NOTES AND INFORMATION:
Click here to learn more about the EIM Workshop Fulfilling our Commitment to Heal and Protect.
If you have experienced sexual abuse and have concerns regarding attending the EIM Workshop,please contact Emily Hurlimann at (512) 949-2447 to discuss an alternative workshop arrangement.
The Diocese of Austin, the Catholic Church of Central Texas, is committed to preventing harm from happening to any of our children or vulnerable adults. If you are aware of sexual abuse and/or neglect of a child or vulnerable adult by a volunteer, employee or clergy member, our Ethics and Integrity in Ministry policies require that you report that information and to do so, click here.