Totus Tuus

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Totus Tuus

Totus Tuus is a parish-based summer catechetical program for both grade school age children, and junior and senior high school youth.

Teams of four, two men and two women, travel to a different parish each week, hosting a five-day catechetical program for grades 1-12, similar to “Vacation Bible School." The week is filled with faith, fun, and friendship. There are messy games and crazy skits. Our college-age teachers provide an authentic witness to the students.

Our Mission

The mission of Totus Tuus is to inspire in young people a true longing for holiness, a deep desire for daily conversion and an openness to their vocation by the constant challenge to give themselves entirely to Christ through Mary and by continually strengthening their prayer lives in imitation of her.

Our Motivation

Totus Tuus, a Latin phrase meaning “Totally Yours,” was the motto of Pope Saint John Paul II. Taken from St. Louis de Montfort’s “True Devotion to Mary” phrase, it signifies our desire to give ourselves entirely to Jesus Christ through Mary. It also expresses our effort to give our all to every young person we encounter. Through the teams’ example of joy and service, the youth see that these men and women are on fire with the Catholic Faith and long for the same thing in their lives.

Our Method

Totus Tuus calls upon college students and seminarians from across the United States to carry this mission to every young person they encounter. These young men and women are hired for their energy, enthusiasm, love of the Faith, commitment to spiritual growth, ability to work with a team and a desire to work with youth.

2024 Parish Registration Information

The following parishes will be hosting Totus Tuus 2024:

Week 1: June 16 – 22, 2024 TBD
Week 2: June 23 – 29, 2024 at St. Anne-St. Augustin, Manchester
(June 30 – July 6, 2024 – Vacation Week for the Missionaries; no parish assignment)
Week 3: July 7 – 13, 2024 at St. John Neumann, Merrimack
Week 4: July 14 – 20, 2024 at St. André Bessette, Laconia
Week 5: July 21 – 27, 2024 at Ste. Marie, Manchester
Week 6: July 28 – August 2, 2024 at Sacred Heart, Lebanon

To reserve the remaining available week for your parish, contact Marie Becklo at (603) 663-0108 or mbecklo@rcbm.org.

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If your parish would like to host Totus Tuus, please read the “Parish Coordinator’s Guide” thoroughly. Pastors are required to sign the Parish Participation Confirmation page, located on the last page of the document, as well as the Parish Coordinator. It is strongly recommended that the Pastor and the Totus Tuus Parish Coordinator work collaboratively implementing the program.

Once you have selected a week and have received confirmation from the Diocese, please be sure to read all documents and requirements under the Additional Parish Coordinator Information and Volunteer Information.

Additional Totus Tuus Parish Coordinator Information

Parishes are required to use the Totus Tuus registration forms, provided in both English and Spanish.

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If your parish is going to offer a half day, off-site, fun day on the last day, please be sure all chaperones follow the Diocesan Drivers Policy.

Volunteers

Volunteers, 18 years of age and older, must complete the Diocesan Safe Environment requirements. Please CLICK HERE for instructions on completing the Volunteer Application, Safe Haven Online Training and the New Hampshire Background Check. *Please be sure all volunteers complete the NH Background Check at least three weeks prior to the event.

Host Family Information

Host families are required to sign a Host Family Agreement, as well as be in compliance with the Safe Environment Program of the Diocese of Manchester, including successfully completing training on reporting suspected child abuse in accordance with New Hampshire law and also must undergo a criminal background check.

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Become a 2024 Missionary!

The Diocese of Manchester is seeking committed Catholic College Students, preferably sophomores or juniors, to serve as Totus Tuus Missionaries this summer. The commitment is from June 5 to August 2, 2024. The first ten days are dedicated to rigorous training to present the Totus Tuus Catholic curriculum, along with prayer, games, song, and witness to elementary age students and high school students in a team setting. Immediately following the training, missionaries from the Diocese of Manchester will travel to the first of six parishes to impart the week-long program. Missionaries will have the week of July 4 off. Room and board are provided by each parish, and a stipend is provided by the diocese.

CLICK HERE for the complete job description

To apply, please visit the Totus Tuus website. When applying, please check the box next to NH: Diocese of Manchester as the diocese to which you would like to apply.

For questions and more information, please contact Gloria Zapiain, Cabinet Secretary for Catholic Formation, at gzapiain@rcbm.org or (603) 669-0159.

Please prayerfully consider this unique opportunity to serve your faith and community.