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Catholic News Herald

Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina

CHARLOTTE — Children across the Diocese of Charlotte gather each summer for faith, fun and fellowship at the week-long Totus Tuus summer camp. College-age missionaries teach campers the Catholic faith through the sacraments, prayer, skits, lessons and games.

This year they focused on the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary and the Apostle’s Creed. The kids attended Mass each day and had the opportunity to receive the sacrament of reconciliation. They also enjoyed a long-standing camp tradition – pouring sundae toppings on the missionaries!

“Just like the ‘human sundae’ at the Totus Tuus summer camp creates a mess, we would also be a mess if we didn’t pray,” says Luis Amaya, Totus Tuus missionary.

See scenes from the camps at Sacred Heart Parish in Salisbury and St. Mark Parish in Huntersville and hear from the young adults who devote their summers to growing the faith of our youth

 —  Videography by Colleen Sholtis, Catholic News Herald