Totus Tuus Summer Catechetical Missionaries

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is looking to hire Catholic college age men and women, committed to their Catholic faith, who feel called to share the gospel message with the youth in parishes around the Archdiocese. This position is a temporary 2-month commitment (May 29-July 25, 2026). This includes one week of training and a one-week break for the 4th of July holiday. Pay for the entire summer is $4,471.60.  An additional eight-week option may be available, due to parish interest/needs, this eight-week pay would be $5,110.40 (see application form). 

Each TOTUS TUUS team consists of four members; two men and two women. You will be chosen based upon your desire to teach the faith, for your energy/enthusiasm, and for your individual leadership abilities. To run a week of TOTUS TUUS in a parish smoothly the teachers adhere to a well-defined schedule, which has as its foundation and backbone in a structured prayer life and the Sacraments.

Your commitment to TOTUS TUUS begins with a nine-day training program where each teacher will be prepared to work as a modern-day evangelist. Each teacher is trained to articulate the information contained in the 2025 curriculum and all aspects of the parish catechetical program. The TOTUS TUUS theme for this year is "The Commandments" with the focus on the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. Team members will learn to pray together, resolve conflict and work together.  The training period is also a time when team assignments and parish destinations will be announced.

Upon completion of the training week, your team will travel to six parishes throughout the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis. There is a vacation during the July 4th holiday week; evening of June 27 through the afternoon of July 4, 2026 (some parishes may opt to have you arrive the morning of  July 5, 2026.

It is mandatory that the team stay together and travel from parish to parish. The team will stay at host family houses so as to know the families of the parish better. Most of the team’s meals will be provided while the team is in the parish (except Friday evening, team night and Saturday lunch between parishes). Each team will provide their own transportation through the generosity of one of the team members for the entire summer travel. Team car mileage will be reimbursed by the Archdiocese to the vehicle owner. The team vehicle drivers will need to be 21 years of age or older.

The summer will conclude with an end of the year retreat for all team members.

Experience working with youth is helpful but not required.

The applicant must be:

• A high school graduate
• A practicing Catholic
• Confirmed
• A working knowledge of the Catholic faith
• A desire to work with youth

The teacher must be willing to:

• Learn and experience the faith
• Work with a team
• Respect team dynamics
• Strive for a stronger prayer life
• Teach children
• Travel well
• Spend oneself in rigorous schedule
• Complete a Myers Brigg Personality Test

New Teachers are required to submit a 2026 New Teacher Application Form and two (2) online References submitted to us: one being from a Former Employer and one a Volunteer Supervisor.  Please share this online link (click here) with these two references.  If written is preferred these reference letters can be emailed to totustuus@arcshpm.org.

Returning Teachers are required to submit a 2026 Returning Teacher | Seminarian Application Form.  No references are required unless you have never served in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis before.  If you have not served in our Archdiocese, please pass along the above link to your two references.