Dear Knights, Dames, Chaplains, and Provisional Members,
All three US Associations will sponsor the 12th Annual Pilgrimage to Champion, Wisconsin to the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion from August 7-9, 2025. The Shrine of Our Lady of Champion is the site of the only Marian apparition in the United States approved by the Catholic Church. This beautiful, peaceful, and holy place provides every pilgrim with the opportunity for spiritual renewal and healing. It is ideal for families and multi-generational groups and people unable to endure a more strenuous pilgrimage like Lourdes. The travel is shorter, the transportation from place to place is by bus, and it is in the summer when many schools are not in session.
We invite everyone to join us this summer.
Registration
Registration is now open. The registration fee will be $550 per adult to cover the costs of lunch/dinner and bus transportation to the Shrine and back each day. There is a reduced registration fee of $200 for children under eighteen. Children under 2 are free.
Registration fee includes: lunch and dinner daily in the hotel and at the various sites, round-trip transportation from the hotel to Our Lady of Champion Pilgrimage Medals, ballcaps/visors, and other materials you will receive when you check in on site.
To register, click HERE.
Tentative Schedule
Thursday, August 7: Registration; Malta Study Center Presentation; Pilgrimage Opening Mass at 5:00 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, dinner at the Hyatt, Night Prayer.
Friday, August 8: National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion; Mass in the Apparition Chapel; Confessions; tours; lunch in the Mother of Mercy Hall; National Shrine of St. Joseph; Eucharistic Procession; Healing service; Reception with Ministry Fair; dinner at the Hyatt, Night Prayer.
Saturday, August 9: Shrine of Our Lady of Champion; Rosary Procession; Mass and Anointing of the Sick; lunch; Adoration; Reflection; Vigil Mass; closing dinner at the Hyatt; medal distribution.
Malta Study Center Presentation
Dr. Daniel Gullo, Director of the Malta Study Center at St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN, will be giving a presentation on Thursday afternoon on the spirituality of the Order of Malta and the historical preservation of its artifacts and culture.
The Mission of the Malta Study Center is to preserve and make accessible the hand-written culture of Malta and the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (also known as the Order of Malta) through digitization, research, and public engagement.
The Malta Study Center maintains the largest collection of microfilms and digital images of manuscripts, art, and archival material related to Malta and the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in the world.
Ministry Fair
During a reception at the hotel on Friday evening before dinner, the 3 U.S. Associations will be hosting a Ministry Fair. This Fair will feature a number of informational tables from ministries of each Association. This will enable members of each of the respective Associations to learn more about the ministries being offered by the Order of Malta in the United States and to share ideas. The reception will feature a hosted bar of beer and wine along with hors d'oeuvres consisting of a Wisconsin favorite, cheese curds.
Accommodations
Hotel rates are $108 single/double occupancy plus tax or $133 triple occupancy plus tax. This includes a buffet breakfast per person, per day based on paid occupancy rate in guestroom. Parking is about $5 per day (50% off current rate). The Order of Malta special rate is available Tuesday, August 5 through Saturday, August 9, 2025. Please register EARLY to ensure availability of room preference. Double Queen Suites are the standard and room sharing is a viable option with adequate room for families. The rooms are quite large, with a sitting room, pull out sofa bed, wet bar, coffee bar, microwave, and mini- fridge.
Once registration is complete and payment is received, you will be sent the passkey to make online hotel reservations at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Green Bay.
Travel Arrangements
All pilgrims are responsible for making their own travel arrangements to and from Green Bay, Wisconsin and for making their own hotel reservations at the Hyatt Hotel on Main Street at 333 Main Street, Green Bay, at negotiated rates (including breakfast for up to two people and parking). All pilgrims should make hotel reservations as soon as possible after being notified of the acceptance of your registration. Hotel space often fills up quickly.
All cancellations must be received in writing by July 1, 2025 to receive a refund of the registration fee. If you cancel your registration, you are responsible for canceling your own travel arrangements, including your hotel reservation and your transportation.
If you have never been to Lourdes, this is a unique opportunity to share in the experience of a Marian Shrine pilgrimage. If you have been to Lourdes, this Pilgrimage will provide you with a very different setting in which to encounter the Love of the Blessed Mother and her Son, Jesus.
Please pray for the success of this Pilgrimage. It is a most special way to experience the spirituality of our Order in the company of Members of all the U.S. Associations.
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