Victim Assistance & Safe Environment

The Archdiocese of San Antonio has established an Office of Victim Assistance and Safe Environment (OVASE). The vision of the Office is to inform and implement their vision for creating a safe environment for all ages. The first step for St. Peter the Apostle was to train a Coordinator for each parish. Rick Zapf has been chosen and trained to help implement the Archdiocesan vision of a safe environment. Rick Zapf has been on staff with Children’s Ministries and has a background in counseling with children and families.

      The Archdiocese already implemented a policy for all staff and volunteers to have a criminal background check and to watch the Archdiocesan Sexual Misconduct Video. OVASE will continue this practice to help insure a safe environment. Rick has met with staff of all levels of faith formation regarding implementing “Child Lures” and "Yellow Dyno" into the current curriculum. As a parent, you will also be encouraged to go beyond the Archdiocesan guidelines at home with your children. Parent information is available online by following the links on this page.

     We hope the Archdiocese policy and materials will encourage and promote a safer environment for our community, parish, and our family. Should you need to report abuse relating to the church you can contact: