Totus Tuus
July 2025
Totus Tuus is a summer day camp and evening youth retreat run by trained college students at Catholic parishes during the summer. It is extremely fun, energetic, and engaging while bringing youth to the depths of the faith. Holy Cross is hosting Totus Tuus the last week of July. Totus Tuus at Holy Cross for grades 1-6 (day camp, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM) is Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25. For grades 7-12, Totus Tuus is Sunday, July 20 to Thursday, July 24 (evenings, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM). Sign up below!
Day program | GradeS 1-6
Monday, July 21 - Friday, July 25
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cost is $55/child. Family max is $110.
Evening Program | Grades 7-12
Sunday, July 28 - Thursday, July 24
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
$25/person
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Totus Tuus is a summer Catholic youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through evangelization, discipleship, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship. Started in 1988 by Father Bernard Gorges in Wichita, Kansas, our week-long Parish Mission Program assists parents and parishes to evangelize and disciple their youth by supplementing the work they are already doing.
The methodology, structure, content, and enthusiasm of Totus Tuus is not only concerned with teaching the faith, but also igniting the hearts of the team members and young people. The result has been the formation of young adults who continue to dedicate themselves to the Church’s mission of evangelization.
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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 constantly challenging them to give themselves entirely to Christ through Mary and by continually strengthening their prayer lives in imitation of her.
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Totus Tuus hires, trains, and Safe Environment certifies young adults who are passionate about their Catholic faith to serve as summer missionaries and collaborate with parishes to offer week-long parish mission programs designed to teach and inspire children and youth.