Ministery with respect and courtesy

Treat all to whom we minister with respect and courtesy.
Provide pastoral ministry in a sufficiently safe environment, ordinarily one that is open and visible.
Ensure whenever reasonably possible that another adult is present or close by when providing pastoral ministry to a minor or vulnerable adult.
In the event of pastoral outings, behave with due prudence that has the other as its central concern. Avoid staying in the same room or travelling alone with a minor or vulnerable adult.
Avoid all inappropriate communication with children and vulnerable adults through the internet, e-mail, text messages or otherwise.
Ensure that permission of the parent/guardian is given when taking photographs and making videos or other recordings of children in the course of ministry to them.
Avoid the use of the pastoral role to foster relationships of dependence and subservience, over-familiarity with one child or vulnerable adult to the exclusion of others.
Avoid any form of over-familiarity or inappropriate language that could reasonably be interpreted as harassment.
Never provide alcohol or any drug/substance to a minor without the express permission of the parent/guardian.
Never act in a way that is intended to shame, humiliate, belittle or degrade.

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