Bishop's Charity Hunt | Catholic Charity Events, SD

30th Annual Bishop’s Charity Hunt

Thank you to all who joined us for the 2024 Bishop’s Charity Hunt!

Monday-Tuesday
September 16-17, 2024
Horseshoe K Lodge, Kimball, SD

About This Event

Where else will you find your Bishop trading in his traditional black clerics and donning blaze orange, other than the annual Bishop’s Charity Hunt? This fully catered event was established in 1995 and today is held in the heart of pheasant country on a private preserve near Kimball, SD. Proceeds benefit Newman Catholic Campus Ministry in the Diocese of Sioux Falls.

Event Includes:

Guided hunt with transportation
Dinners: Sunday (pork loin) & Monday (prime rib)
Breakfasts: Monday & Tuesday
Social on Sunday & Monday with open bar and unlimited heavy appetizers
One (1) night lodging
Trap shoot
Lunch in the field
Bird cleaning
Mass with Bishop DeGrood
Memories of a lifetime

Schedule

Sunday | Sept . 15

4:00 p.m. Check-in Opens

5:00 p.m. Social

7:00 p.m. Banquet

Monday | Sept. 16

7:30 a.m. Registration/Check-in

8:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet

8:00 a.m. Trap Shoot Warmup & Gun Safety Check

9:00 a.m. MANDATORY Safety Talk

9:30 a.m. Hunters Depart

12:00 p.m. Lunch in the Field

1:30 p.m. Hunters Return

2:30 p.m. Mass

3:30 p.m. Social

5:00 p.m. Banquet & Auction

Tuesday | Sept. 17

7:00 a.m. Check-in

7:30 a.m. Mass

8:15 a.m. Breakfast & Trap Shoot

9:00 a.m. MANDATORY Safety Talk

9:30 a.m. Hunters Depart

12:00 p.m. Lunch in the Field

1:30 p.m. Hunt Concludes

All of the proceeds from this charity event benefit

Newman Catholic Campus Ministry

About Newman Catholic Campus Ministry

Nearly 80% of Catholics leave the faith do so between the ages of 18-24. The decisions made during their university years will impact the rest of one’s life. Strong Catholic Campus Ministry forms the leaders of tomorrow in society and our Church – from strong husbands and wives to priests and religious vocations.

What’s going on at the Newman Ministries across our diocese?

Average of 130 students attending daily Mass
More than 700 students attending Sunday Mass
More than 90 weekly Bible studies held on campus with approximately 425 students attending
Over the past 5 years, 17 men have entered seminary, and 6 women have entered religious life
Services Newman Centers/clubs provide: daily Mass and Confession, Bible studies, retreat opportunities, service projects, mission trips, marriage prep, RCIA and counseling services

Click the logos to learn more about each Newman Ministry

Thank you to our 2024 sponsors & donors!

Presenting Sponsors

Banquet Sponsor

Puetz Design + Build

Social Sponsor

Fiegen Construction

Lunch Sponsors

Carr Chiropractic
Kevin & Jan Feterl
Reece & Kami Kurtenbach
Schwan Financial

Prime Rib & Pork Loin Donors

Dan & Renee Roemen | Sunshine Foods, Madison

Breakfast Sponsors

Costello Property Management
Divine Mercy Pastorate | Sioux Falls
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish | Madison

Firearm & Live Auction Donors

Kevin & Sheila Bruscher
Dan Coss, Auctioneer
Tim & Patty Czmowski
Kampeska Lodge

Jim Thares & BJ Schaefbauer | Primrose
Tom & Sue Thelen Family
Cody & Sarah Wesch
Kenyon & Stacey Gleason

Tom & Susan McDowell
Dick & Darlene Muth (2)
Paul & Deborah Muth
Shane & Jennifer Namanny
Paulson Air Heating & Cooling
Dana & Rebecca Randall
Tim Reisch
Terry & Deb Sabers
Jessie & Jon Schmidt
Bob & Julie Sebert
Dr. Steven & Carol Smith
Jeff & Lynne Smith
Chance & Erika Stoeser
Craig & Connie Swarthout
Dick & Kathy Sweetman
Tracy & Jim Thares
Wade & Cindy Vandover
Roger & Michele Weber
Theresa Wingen
Bob & Deb Winkles
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Knights of Columbus | Ipswitch
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