HUNTERSVILLE — More than 80 children at St. Mark Church participated in Totus Tuus this summer, held the week of June 20-24. The children kicked off the week-long summer camp by attending morning Mass. Newly ordained Deacon Brian Becker delivered the homily directed to the children and their teachers to begin the week of faith, fun and fellowship.
The fun began right after Mass with a skit about weather performed by the catechists who led the program for the week. The skit ended with it “snowing” white yarn – the first of a series of special string-bracelets that all of the children collected and wore for the week. After learning about the Catholic faith in the classrooms, the fun resumed outside with a game of sharks and minnows on the church lawn (pictured).
For the sixth straight year, parishes across the Diocese of Charlotte have been hosting Totus Tuus Catholic youth programs for grades 1-12, dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through catechesis, evangelization, Christian witness and Eucharistic worship.
Totus Tuus, a Latin phrase meaning “totally yours,” was the motto of St. John Paul II. Taken from St. Louis de Montfort’s “True Devotion to Mary,” it signifies the desire to give oneself entirely to Jesus Christ through Mary.
— Photo provided by Amy Burger