Charge to Champion Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion

Alumni, friends, and students of the University of Mary are invited to join Monsignor Shea and students on our fifth annual Charge to Champion, a bus pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion. Our Lady of Champion is the only Church-approved Marian apparition site in the US, placing it on the same spiritual footing as Lourdes and Fatima!

When: Friday – Sunday, August 14 – 16
Where: Champion, WI (near Green Bay)

We will also stop at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN, and the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, WI, for additional prayer, formation, and fellowship.

Trip Details

Departing from Bismarck or Fargo, ND: Board the bus on Friday, August 14, either on campus in Bismarck or at Sts. Anne and Joachim Catholic Church in Fargo. The cost is $625 per person or $1,100 per couple, including accommodations and meals.

Departing from Woodbury, MN: Board the bus on Saturday, August 15, at Saint Ambrose Catholic Church in Woodbury. The cost is $425 per person or $750 per couple, including accommodations and meals.

Departing from Bismarck or Fargo, ND: Board the bus on Friday, August 14, either on campus in Bismarck or at Sts. Anne and Joachim Catholic Church in Fargo. The bus fee is $150 per person, including accommodations and meals.

Departing from Woodbury, MN: Board the bus on Saturday, August 15, at Saint Ambrose Catholic Church in Woodbury. The bus fee is $75 per person, including accommodations and meals.

Students who wish to drive themselves are invited to a cookout and camping opportunity near Green Bay on Saturday evening and all shrine activities (including lunch) on Sunday, free of charge. All other accommodations and meals are on your own.

Schedule

11:00 AM — Departure from the University of Mary's main campus

2:30 PM — Departure from Sts. Anne and Joachim Catholic Church in Fargo after picking up Fargo area pilgrims

5:30 PM — Arrive at Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, MN

7:00 AM — Departure from Saint John’s Abbey

9:00 AM — Departure from Saint Ambrose Catholic Church in Woodbury after picking up Twin Cities area pilgrims

12:00 PM — Mass, lunch, and visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, WI

2:30 PM — Departure from the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

6:30 PM — Arrival in Green Bay, WI

7:00 PM — Dinner

8:00 PM — Adoration, Confessions, and fervorino

9:00 PM — Bonfire and fun

7:30 AM — Breakfast

8:45 AM — Arrive at the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, WI

9:30 AM — Mass and prayer of consecration for our upcoming year

10:15 AM — Eucharistic procession and rosary

11:30 AM — Lunch

12:30 PM — Departure for Minnesota and North Dakota

Questions?

Please email us with any questions. We hope to see you there!

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