Totus Tuus Catholic Program for Children and Youth
Want a fun, Summer, faith-filled experience for your child?
We are very excited to offer this program at St. Patrick's Church in Sidney, NE.!!
Please Join us this Summer!
Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025-Friday, June 27, 2025.
Students and Volunteers Register at:
gidiocese.org/totus-tuus
$40.00 registration fee per child
Family Rate: 3 or more $120.00 maximum fee!
***Space is limited, early registration is encouraged and recommended!!***
Totus Tuus is a Latin term meaning "Totally Yours". This title comes from Blessed John Paul II who used it in many of his special writings. This unique and fun-filled program signifies and dedicates our desire to give ourselves entirely to Jesus Christ.
Totus Tuus is a week-long program, specifically for Catholic youth in grades 1st-12th and is dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through evangelization, catechesis, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship.
The Totus Tuus Curriculum
The Sacred Scriptures and the Catechism of the Catholic Church provide the foundation of the catechetical instruction of the Totus Tuus Sumer catechetical program.
Consequently, Totus Tuus has divided the four pillars of the Catechism into a six-year teaching cycle:
Year One: The Mystery of Salvation
Year Two: The Apostles' Creed
Year Three: The Sacraments
Year Four: The Commandments
Year Five: The Virtues
Year Six: Prayers and the Our Father
To complement this six-year cycle, Totus Tuus follows a four-year cycle dedicated to the mysteries of the Rosary:
The Joyful Mysteries
The Luminous Mysteries
The Sorrowful Mysteries
The Glorious Mysteries
The Totus Tuus curriculum is introduced by a talented, trained, team of college students and seminarians (2 men and 2 women) who engage and instruct our parish youth with skits, songs, games, and inspiring teachings.
If you can house the Totus Tuus team, either the ladies or the gentlemen for a week please call parish office at (308) 254-2828!
Day Program
The Totus Tuus Day Program is for students who have completed grades K-6th for the school year (2024/2025).
This program begins on Monday and concludes on Friday.
Day Program Grades 1-7th-9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
9:00-9:30 a.m. Opening Prayer, Songs and Skits
9:30-10:00 a.m. Class Period # 1
10:00-10:15 a.m. Break/Snack
10:15-10:30 a.m. Music Preparation for Mass
10:30-11:00 a.m. Class Period #2
11:00-11:30 a.m. Mass Preparation/Individual Classes to Confession
11:30 a.m. Mass
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch and Recess
1:15-1:30 p.m. Cool Down-Water Break
1:30-2:00 p.m. Class Period #3
2:00-2:10 p.m. Break
2:10-2:40 p.m. Class Period #4
2:40-3:00 p.m. Dismissal
The Totus Tuus Evening Program is for students who have completed grades 7-12th for the school year 2024-2025.
Evening Program Grades 8-12th-Sunday-Thursday-6:00-8:15 p.m.
6:00-6:30 p.m. Meal with Students
6:30-p.m. Evening begins
6:30-8:00 p.m. Games/Catechesis/Prayer
8:00 p.m. Nights Prayer
8:15 p.m. Evening Ends. Opportunity for Reconciliation-Wednesday & Thursday
*Daily Mass-Monday-Thursday at 11:30 a. m.
*Reconciliation-Monday-Thursday at 11:00 a.m.
*Reconciliation-Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. Evening Program
*Reconciliation-Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. Evening Program
*Adoration-Thursday at 1:40-2:40 p.m. Day Program
*Adoration-Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Evening Program
*Church Tours (Grades 1 & 2) at 2:10-2:40 p.m. Day Program
Please pack a lunch, and snacks including a drink for your child Monday through Friday.
***Please note lunches and snacks must be peanut/nut free. ***
May also bring items for recess (jump ropes, balls, etc.)
For any questions or concerns please contact Directors of Religious Education:
Jeremy Nesbitt Youth Ministry
and Joan Falcon Children's Ministry at (308) 254-2828.
***Space is limited, early registration is encouraged and recommended!!***
