St. Thomas Council Hosts Totus Tuus Dinner

Totus Tuus is a vibrant summer program led by a team of four individuals, 3 college students and a seminarian from the Diocese of Portland.  On fire with the faith and trained to hand it on to young people, they travel from parish to parish leading an intensive week-long program of learning, praying, and joyful living of the Catholic faith. 

This program was held at St. Therese of Lisieux Parish during the week of July 8th thru 13th. 43 area students participated in the program. The 43 consisted of 31 grade school students and 12 high school students. The St. Thomas council hosted a spaghetti dinner for the participants on Wednesday evening of that week.

12 Knights from the St. Thomas Council prepared and served dinner for the 43 participants and the four team members. Dinner consisted of spaghetti with Frank Pease's famous meat sauce, along with salad and assorted desserts. St. Therese parishioners and friends were also invited tio the dinner.

The Totus Tuus Team consisted of Erin Donlon, Emily Amann, Dale Brown and Delia Bonner.

Erin Donlon is a 2nd Pre-Theology Seminarian from Good Shepherd Parish in Saco Maine. Erin is a graduate of Maine Maritime Academy and is attending Seminary at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg Maryland.

Emily Amann is from Scarborough, Maine and is a parishioner at Saint Maximilian Kolbe Church.  Emily is currently a sophomore Catholic Studies and Psychology double major at Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Dale Brown is a communicant of Holy Family Church part of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston. Dale is a sophomore at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts concentrating in Business and Sport Management.  Dale is also a high school football coach.

Delia Bonner is originally from a little town in Northern Maine called Easton where she was a member of the Parish of the Precious Blood in Presque Isle. Delia is currently a freshman in college at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. Here at Franciscan she is currently undeclared with her major as she discerns different fields of study and where God is calling her. At Franciscan, Delia is a member of the collegiate women’s soccer team.